Instances of smuggling had risen dramatically since the Act of Union in 1707 which allowed hefty English taxes to be imposed equally upon goods in Scotland. The introduction of a malt tax in 1725 which led to a sharp increase in the price of ale was met with universal disapproval.
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Licensed scotch distillers, many of which had plenty of experience of the smuggling lifestyle, developed ever more ingenious methods to smuggle their mountain ...
Jun 23, 2015 · Imposing the tax, it was hoped, would also help to crack down on the smuggling and illicit distillation of whisky, and make the industry more ...
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Aug 19, 2020 · ... Malt Tax Riots, Malt Riot, smuggling, illegal ... (1725 to 1823 was the golden age of the illegal trade), it ... trade in contraband. He also thought ...
fast as the smugglers; and the collectors reasonably complained when, having captured a smuggling vessel, instead of converting it to a revenue craft, the.
Smuggling became the order of the day for the next century and a half with excisemen known as gaugers fighting the highland farmers for whom it was the ...
Smuggling died out almost completely over the next ten years and, in fact, a great many of the present day distilleries stand on sites used by smugglers of old.
... malt tax riots of 1725, the Porteous riot of 1736, smuggling, and illicit spirit distilling – further shows that the post-Union tax regime was ill-suited to ...
Nov 10, 2019 · Another female activity related to smuggling was that wives of smugglers ... Additionally, a tax on malt, an essential ingredient of whisky ...
