Scotch whisky tourism saw record numbers of visitors in 2017, with 1.9 million visits to distilleries from tourists from all over the world as well as from across the UK.
The 2017 annual survey compiled by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) also revealed spending at visitor centres was up by 15.6 per cent to £60.9 million.
Visitor centres reported that the highest number of visitors came from Germany and the USA, followed by those from India, China and Japan.