🥃💼 Spirited Careers is a dedicated website, created by the #ScotchWhisky industry, for anyone looking for jobs vacancies or skills requirements for a career in our sector.

Explore the site, and the sector-wide jobs that have recently been added, here 👉 https://careers.scotch-whisky.org.uk/jobs/

🆕 SWA CEO Mark Kent responds to today's hike in excise duty, "Put simply, the government cannot expect the Scotch Whisky sector to just keep delivering growth, both at home and on the world stage, if the conditions which support growth are not nurtured."
👉 scotch-whisky.co/budget-response

We welcomed Richard Lochead, MSP For Moray and SNP candidate Laura Mitchell to Mortlach Distillery in Speyside to highlight how #WhiskyMakesScotland, and discuss tourism, #ScotchWhisky exports and our industry asks for the 2026 Scottish Election🥃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

👉 https://scotch-whisky.co/manifesto2026

We were delighted to join @SpiritsEurope colleagues in Brussels last week for their annual Assembly and Spirits Summit, meeting fellow trade associations to discuss future strategic priorities and challenges.
We look forward to welcoming the SpiritsEurope General Assembly to Edinburgh next year! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥃

#ICYMI: 📰 Former Secretaries of State for Scotland Lord Jack of Courance KBE, David Mundell MP and Alistair Carmichael MP have called for support for the #ScotchWhisky industry in this month's #AutumnBudget

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Measure, sip and savour your Scotch this festive season 🥃
It’s taken at least three years to make, so take your time to enjoy it.

Scotch Whisky is #MadeToBeMeasured 👉 https://scotch-whisky.co/MTBM

Alongside ISWAI and UKIBC, this week the SWA has met with Indian Government officials, Indian industry and British High Commission officials across Delhi and Hyderabad to continue building relationships and supporting trade and investment between the UK and India 🥃 🇮🇳

Know how many units of alcohol are in your favourite cocktails and follow the Chief Medical Officer's guidelines for responsible consumption.

Scotch Whisky is #MadeToBeMeasured, sipped and savoured responsibly 🥃 https://scotch-whisky.co/MTBM

After a visit to 🇰🇷 earlier this year, we were delighted to welcome Korean customs officials to Scotland to learn more about the #ScotchWhisky industry, and why it's critical to protect consumers & the industry from counterfeit products.
👉 scotch-whisky.co/protecting-scotch

Drinkers to brace for price rises this Xmas as cost of tipples soars DRINKERS are being told to brace for sobering price rises this Christmas as the cost of festive tipples climbs. Booze has pushed up inflation, contributing £3 to every £100 of UK price rises, resea…

"Paddy Fletcher, co-CEO of ­Edinburgh’s @leithdistillery, said: “A duty freeze from the UK Government would be a lifeline.
“It would give us the confidence to keep investing in our business and give a festive boost to customers.”

Read the full piece from The Scottish Sun ⤵️
https://bit.ly/491NZo0

We're calling on the Chancellor to #SupportScotch and freeze excise duty, not just for this year, but for this parliament, boosting jobs and investment here at home.

Learn more 👉 https://scotch-whisky.co/excise

Delighted to welcome Gary Bouse, SNP Candidate for #FalkirkWest to Rosebank Distillery today, to discuss the opportunities and challenges for the #ScotchWhisky industry 🥃

Learn more about our political engagement ➡️ https://www.scotch-whisky.org.uk/policy-campaigns/holyrood-engagement/

Growth spurt | Rock Your Return to Work Supporting parents returning to work with expert advice, coaching, and peer connections to boost confidence and career growth.

We’re thrilled that the SWA is included on the first cohort of organisations helping to roll out #GrowthSpurt, ensuring new parents coming back from their leave have the tools they need for a smooth and welcoming transition back into a very different work-life balance.

👉 https://growth-spurt.uk/

Hear from Laura, Dawn and Andrew on why legal protection for #ScotchWhisky around the world is so critical, and how they defend the reputation of Scotland's national drink.

Learn more about the work of the Legal Affairs team 👉 https://t.co/Ql1MrFkOqm

At #ScottishDistillersConference SWA CEO Mark Kent has called on Scotland’s distillers to add their voices to the growing calls for a spirits duty freeze.
Read more about his speech 👉 https://scotch-whisky.co/sdc-speech

📰 "[SWA] argued that supporting the UK spirits industry with action will save the public purse more than £300m.
"Recent figures show inflation has remained at 3.8%, with the SWA stating that excise duty is one of the few ways that the UK government can directly impact it."
👉 https://bit.ly/430z9KK

LEADING BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS CALL ON CHANCELLOR TO BACK THE UK SPIRITS INDUSTRY - Scottish Chambers Twelve leading organisations call on Chancellor to freeze spirits duty in November's Budget. A freeze represents an investment in some of the UK's most iconic products, the signatories say. The organisations highlight the importance of spirits to the UK...

#ICYMI: A duty freeze is “an investment in British business, British exports, and British jobs - and a chance to back one of the UK’s most successful & globally recognised industries, alongside the sectors that bring these products to life”
via Scottish Chambers of Commerce 👉 https://bit.ly/4qLXq1p

Delighted to welcome Natalie Don-Innes, MSP for Renfrewshire North & West, to Glasgow Distillery at the end of last week to showcase how #WhiskyMakesScotland.

Learn more about the industry's asks of ahead of the Scottish election 👉 https://scotch-whisky.co/manifesto2026

Scotch whisky industry throws gauntlet down to Reeves as Budget nears Industry chiefs warn that a duty rise in Autumn Budget will 'undermine some of the UK’s most valuable products and hospitality venues'

🆕 📰 "It would surely be reckless for the Chancellor to consider throwing any more obstacles in the way of businesses striving to generate growth amid such challenging economic conditions."
👇 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25563152.scotch-whisky-industry-challenges-reeves-budget-nears/

UK inflation remains at 3.8% as food prices drop - what it means for you THE UK’s rate of inflation remained unchanged last month as food prices unexpectedly dropped. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 3.8% in the 12 months to September, according to the Office fo…

👏 UK Spirits Alliance are calling for a freeze on spirits duty in the upcoming #AutumnBudget. Alongside a coalition of drinks, tourism and farming bodies, businesses from across the country are pushing for support from HM Treasury so distillers are able to grow and invest 📈

https://bit.ly/4oAYEKU

We're calling on the UK Government to recognise the contribution of the sector, from accountants to wholesalers who can say #IMakeWhisky and commit to #SupportScotch in the upcoming Autumn Budget, with a multi-year freeze on excise duty.

Learn more 👉 https://scotch-whisky.co/excise

🆕 The SWA is urging the Chancellor to deliver a multi-year freeze on spirits duty in next month’s #AutumnBudget, as the industry faces mounting regulatory and taxation costs at home and unstable global trading conditions.

Read our full budget submission 👉 https://scotch-whisky.co/excise

We're #hiring! 🌍 🥃

The International Director will shape and deliver SWA’s international agenda, securing trade wins, tackling barriers to growth, and representing Scotch Whisky at the highest political and commercial levels.

Visit #SpiritedCareers 👉 scotch-whisky.co/international-director

Scotch Whisky is crucial to the UK’s economic prosperity 🥃

We're calling on the Chancellor to #SupportScotch with a multi-year freeze on excise duty on spirits, and allow the industry to protect jobs, achieve growth and maintain investment, delivering more Treasury revenue in return 📈

Come and join our team!
The Press and Social Media officer communicates industry priorities, successes and challenges to an external audience through our digital channels and via the press office 📰 📲

Apply on our dedicated careers site, #SpiritedCareers 👉 http://scotch-whisky.co/PSMO-role

Did you know in the UK, you pay more tax on your #ScotchWhisky than in any other country in the G7?

A move to #SupportScotch with a multi-year freeze on spirits duty in the #AutumnBudget will allow producers to protect jobs, achieve growth and continue to invest 👉 scotch-whisky.co/excise

SWA Chief Executive Mark Kent has joined PM Keir Starmer, SoS for Scotland Douglas Alexander, & SoS for Business and Trade Peter Kyle on a trade mission to India this week, following the landmark UK-India FTA announced earlier this year 🇮🇳 🥃 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

"Hospitality, and within it, the #ScotchWhisky industry, is being #TaxedOut."
UKHospitality's CEO Allen Simpson and Executive Director, Scotland Leon Thompson call for the government to #SupportScotch and the wider hospitality industry with a multi-year freeze on excise duty in the Autumn Budget.

Interested in investing in a cask of Scotch Whisky? 🥃
Potential investors should understand something of the structure & operating methods of the industry to assess the risk versus the reward of cask investment proposals.
👉 https://scotch-whisky.co/Cask_Investment_Guidance

🥃💼 Spirited Careers is a dedicated website, created by the #ScotchWhisky industry, for anyone looking for jobs vacancies or skills requirements for a career in our sector.

Explore the site, and the sector-wide jobs that have recently been added, here 👉 https://careers.scotch-whisky.org.uk/