Trouble brewing

The minimum price of alcohol that comes into force next year is having an extreme boost in sales of home brew kits and distillation equipment.

Farm and Household stores in Inverness report that all home brewing items are flying off the shelves and they're struggling to keep up with demand.

Beer and cider drinkers will be hit hardest by the new tax but thus far home brewed alcohol isn't subject to taxation on the end product.

Companies are catching on to the new spark of interest and it's thought that Boots the Chemist might once again offer their once popular beer and wine kits in Scotland.

A leisure boat operator at the harbour is looking into the possibility of running booze cruises to England in the New Year.

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