• Exports generated £4.3 billion for the UK balance of trade, a record high.
• Exports earned £135 every second.
• 40 bottles were shipped overseas each second.
• 140 million cases were exported worldwide.
• Laid end to end they would stretch more than 30,000kms - or about six times the distance between Edinburgh and New York.
• Around 10,000 are directly employed in the Scotch Whisky industry - many in economically deprived areas.
• Over 35,000 jobs across the UK are supported by the industry.
• About £1 billion contributed to the Exchequer in taxes.
• Some 20 million casks lie maturing in warehouses in Scotland.
• To be Scotch Whisky, the spirit must mature in oak casks in Scotland for at
  least 3 years.
• 108 distilleries are licensed to produce Scotch Whisky.

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• Scotch Whisky accounts for a quarter of UK food and drink exports.
• Scotch Whisky is sold in 200 markets worldwide.
• Scotch Whisky sells three times its nearest rival whisky.
• Over £1bn a year is invested across the industry's supply chain.
• About £3bn in Gross Value Added contributed annually to the Scottish economy.
• Highest price paid at auction for a Scotch Whisky is £288,000.
• Drinkers in the UK often choose to enjoy it with just a little water, but in Spain they mix it with cola. In Japan Scotch is enjoyed with lots of water and ice, and in China with cold green tea.
• More Scotch is sold in one month in France than Cognac in a year.