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Distillery laws and illicit trade in Ireland and Scotland
A legislative review outlines the evolution of distillery taxation and survey in Ireland and Scotland, noting inefficiencies in license systems, shifts to surveys, and the impact on illicit distillation. It details malt and grain worts, wash, singlings, and the complexities of duty charges, with Scotland's Saccharometer use as a revenue tool and concerns over evasion, efficiency, and regional adaptations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fingland
House of Commons
Ireland
Scotland
Excise
Inngland
England
Parliament of Ireland
Ake
As of Cay
Haig
Board of Excise
Coffey
Esmay
Logie
Derry
Strabane
Wort
Dunlop
Officers of Excise