Pirates, smugglers and illicit distilling - the Glengoyne story with Gordon Dallas

Whisky is one of Scotland's major exports as well as a huge tourism driver. But did you know that some whisky history also includes illicit distilling, pirates and vagabonds? This week we delve into just that with the Glengoyne story, as told by their whisky experiential ambassador, Gordon Dallas.Rosalind finds out how Glengoyne was inextricably linked to the rapid rise of Glasgow as an industrial powerhouse, through violent vagabonds and Victorian entrepreneurs to modern day pirates.Rosalind also chats to Sean Murphy, editor of Scotsman Food and Drink, about distilling's murky past in Scotland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices