As Whisky is cherished on this forum as well as port, this article might be of interest:
http://www.theguardian.com/business/201 ... nce-whisky
"Whisky maker Diageo fears impact of Scottish independence"
"Whisky maker Diageo fears impact of Scottish independence"
The Eleventh Commandment: Thou shalt know thy Port
-
LGTrotter
- Dalva Golden White Colheita 1952
- Posts: 3700
- Joined: 17:45 Fri 19 Oct 2012
- Location: Somerset, UK
Re: "Whisky maker Diageo fears impact of Scottish independen
I can't imagine they will all shut up shop and go home. They are probably just softening us up for a price hike if independence happens.
-
AHB
- Quinta do Noval Nacional 1962
- Posts: 11863
- Joined: 13:41 Mon 25 Jun 2007
- Location: Berkshire, UK
Re: "Whisky maker Diageo fears impact of Scottish independen
Well an independent Scotland will have to get their funding from taxing something. What else is there to tax now that the English have stolen all the oil?LGTrotter wrote:I can't imagine they will all shut up shop and go home. They are probably just softening us up for a price hike if independence happens.
Top Ports in 2018 (so far): Niepoort VV (1960's Bottling), Quinta do Noval Nacional 1994 and San Leonardo Very Old White (Bottled 2018)
2017 Ports of the year: Fonseca 1927 and Quinta do Noval 1927
2017 Ports of the year: Fonseca 1927 and Quinta do Noval 1927
Re: "Whisky maker Diageo fears impact of Scottish independen
Correction: the English have retained the right to tax the Americans who own the oil.AHB wrote:Well an independent Scotland will have to get their funding from taxing something. What else is there to tax now that the English have stolen all the oil?
Perhaps Presedente Salamanca will offer free whisky prescriptions of the SNHS?
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn