Whisky Smuggling
Despite its criminal aspect, whisky
smuggling was seen as an honorable career in the late 18th and early 19th
century. These smugglers had to be sly and creative in order to produce a small
income and provide for the ever thirsty enthusiasts.
Many of the Scots living in these regions
were crofters with very little money. Whisky became a form of payment used to
pay tinkers for clothing and sold to land owners to pay rent. It became big
business, employing many and involving most of the people in the area in some
way. As incomes rose, people flocked to the border villages to be a part of it.
City dwellers also took to this black market very quickly.
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