Pioneering Spirits: Scotland's 21st Century Whisky Distilleries

More distilleries were built during the first two decades of the 21st century than in the previous millennium. A new movement gripped the Scotch whisky industry: small to medium sized distilleries, often independently owned and fiercely singular in their vision and strategy, all striving to make extraordinarily good whisky. Having lived in Scotland for most of his adult life, industry veteran David Stirk considers much of life in this small country and how the world-conquering drink, known everywhere - except in its home county - as Scotch, slots into the story.