Reset Required? Martin Purvis of Commercial Spirits Intelligence
How much whisky is stored in warehouses across Scotland?
"Nobody really knows," says Martin Purvis of Commercial Spirits Intelligence. He tried to find out from HMRC - the UK's revenue and customs office. But they wouldn't tell him; not even when he used freedom of information legislation to get an answer.
But he fears there's too much stock in too many barrels in too many warehouses: "I joined the trade 20 odd years ago," he says, "and in that time all I've seen is warehouse building."
It's not just a Scottish problem. Whisky or whiskey, it doesn't matter. "Everywhere is struggling," Martn…
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