One in five Scottish distilleries ‘in distress’ amid global whisky crisis

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The number of Scottish distilleries in distress leapt by 40.8% (from 49 to 69) in last three months of 2025

Nearly one in five of all of Scotland’s distilleries are facing financial distress amid a “perfect storm” of lower demand, higher production costs and new tariffs in key markets, new data shows. 

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