Graeme Littlejohn

Holyrood Sources is hosting the first major gathering of party leaders during the Scottish Parliament Election Campaign... and you can be there! Join us at Easter Road Stadium in Edinburgh as we record the biggest episode of Holyrood Sources yet as @CalumAM, @akmaciver and @geoffaberdein interview the leaders of Scotland's six major political parties! Tickets available at: holyroodsources.com/live

Delighted that @ScotchWhiskySWA is able to sponsor this event and @HolyroodSources over the course of the Scottish election campaign. Global success starts at home, and it is crucial that the next Parliament supports our industry, and business more widely, to boost growth.

🥃 Scotch Whisky is vital to the Highlands & Islands economy 👇 • 25% of Scotland’s Scotch Whisky production jobs • 106 distilleries • 11 warehouse sites • 7 other industry sites Ahead of #Holyrood26, we’re calling on the next Scottish Government to back conditions needed for investment & growth.

Following #InternationalWomensDay, our Scotch Whisky Association Council Chair Rita Greenwood talks on the industry’s Rooted and Ready strategy 🎥👇 Rita, Chief Investment Officer at William Grant & Sons, was appointed Chair in January this year and will lead the Council for the next two years. As the first female Council Chair in the Association’s history, we’re thrilled to have Rita at the helm as we pursue growth at home and overseas.

Did you catch our Director of Strategy & Communications Graeme Littlejohn speaking to last week's @BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show? 📻🥃 We're always happy to have the chance to highlight the global value of Scotch Whisky, the importance of responsible enjoyment, and why visitors heading to Radio 2 #InThePark in Stirling should definitely find time for a visit to a local distillery 👇

Engaging. Honest. Thoughtful. Great meeting with @UKGovScotland Minister @kirstyjmcneill earlier this week with Trade Associations Scotland. From global trade to domestic tax & regulation, much to discuss and work on in partnership in months ahead.

This week @MarkAGKent joined @EmmaforWycombe - @DefraUKGov Secretary of State - on a UK trade mission in Washington DC 🇺🇸 📢 "The Secretary of State’s visit is an important opportunity to build on that historic relationship while championing zero tariff trade." bit.ly/4b7W35M

Pleasure to join panel at the @heraldscotland Budget Briefing to give a business view on the Spring Statement The Chancellor’s signal that further trade deals will be central to her growth strategy is hugely welcome for #ScotchWhisky, but action on home front through root and branch review of the duty system - due this year - can reduce the competitive disadvantage faced by distillers in the UK

New data: HMRC receipts show that revenue from spirits taxation fell by £154m YOY between April-October 2025, the biggest fall of any category. With a review of the alcohol duty system due this year, government should re-evaluate the idea that high tax equals high revenue. Fair treatment of spirits delivers revenue, supports growth, and backs a home-grown sector. 🔗 Read the full story 👇 bit.ly/3MMMJfJ

Coverage in @spiritsbusiness of the tax-take blow following successive spirits duty hikes by @hmtreasury thespiritsbusiness.com/2026/02/uk-spi…

How do your drinks stack up? Scotch Whisky, wine, beer, whisky highball — they all contain different amounts of alcohol. 🥃 Stick to the Chief Medical Officer’s guidance: no more than 14 units a week. Know your units. Drink Responsibly. Learn more about our #MadeToBeMeasured campaign 👉 scotch-whisky.co/MTBM

The latest spirits revenue data was published by @HMRCgovuk this morning Spirits revenue down by over £150m year on year as a result of the 17% duty increase over last three years. @hmtreasury prefers to use full fiscal years to assess impact - well, 2025/26 is on track to be the first year since 2019/20 when spirits revenue does not top £4bn The trend is clear - the tax burden on #ScotchWhisky must fall to raise revenue and boost growth

The #ScotchWhisky industry exported 43 bottles every second in 2025 to more than 160 world markets 🌍 In a year marked by the signing of a landmark FTA with India, exports to the world’s largest whisky market grew by 15% in volume, making it the top destination by volume in 2025. Read more👉 scotch-whisky.org.uk/newsroom/2025-…

In 2 weeks, the Chancellor will deliver her Spring Statement. Not a full fat fiscal event, but business will be looking for it to deliver enough energy to catalyse sustained growth across the economy I'm looking forward to giving the view from the #ScotchWhisky industry at the @heraldscotland Budget Breakfast, chaired by @TannadiceLad 👉newsquestscotlandevents.com/events/budget-…

🆕 2025 #ScotchWhisky exports show a 15% volume decline to the US since April’s 10% tariff. Global value has decreased -0.6%, with global volume down -4.3% as a result of volatility in key markets, and cost and regulatory pressures here at home. Read the full release here 👇 scotch-whisky.org.uk/newsroom/2025-…

Scottish Labour leader @AnasSarwar calls for "much better deal with the US for our industries, the whisky industry being one example of that." #ScotchWhisky industry continues to be damaged by the 10% tariff, with US exports falling by 15%

"These figures show that despite the well-known resilience of the #ScotchWhisky industry, we’re not immune to global trends in trade, and the increasing burden of taxation and regulation at home” Hear from SWA Chief Exec @markagkent and interim International Director @EmilyRoads_ on the headlines and impact from the 2025 Scotch Whisky export figures. Read our full release here 👇 bit.ly/3OEs0er

Scotch whisky exports to the US drop 15% after Trump’s tariffs ft.trib.al/ditIXwe

🆕 The #ScotchWhisky export figures for 2025 have been published: 🥃 £5.36bn in value 🚢 43 bottles per second – a total of 1.34bn 🇺🇸 A 15% fall in volume to the US since tariffs were imposed in April last year. Read the full release 👉 bit.ly/2025_scotch_wh…

'The tax on a bottle of whisky is 70%!' GB News' Scotland Reporter Tony McGuire speaks live from Crieff amid supply change issues and business rates impacting the whiskey industry in Scotland.