Embassies to serve Scottish gin

What? Gin not Scotch whisky? UK embassies were told to serve gin at official functions as the UK’s government makes a concerted push to double the level of gin exports, media reported on 28 August 2015.

Britain is the largest exporter of gin in the world and some 70 percent is produced in Scotland. Exports of gin reached almost GBP 400 million (USD 620 million) in 2014 – an increase of 37 percent in the space of five years, it was reported. The UK’s government has said it wants to double these figures to “bring them in line” with the GBP 4 billion generated by Scotch whisky exporters.