More than 300 years ago, the remote Scottish region of Speyside - now known as the largest whisky region in the world - was considered a smuggler's paradise with hidden distilleries in every Eckes. At that time, whisky was heavily taxed: landowners became richer and richer, while ordinary people struggled financially. In addition to illegal distillation, the labourers also showed great ingenuity in transporting and consuming the good drop as inconspicuously as possible. A century passed and still more than half of the Scotch whisky consumed was not taxed "illicit goods". In 1823, the House of Lords succeeded in bringing illicit distillation in particular back under control with a new law. There were various ways of smuggling whisky home, whether it was officially or unofficially produced. The most common tool was the "Copper Dog". This was a copper tube that was soldered to a penny at one end and sealed with a cork at the other. Copper Dogs were attached to the trousers or belt and kept well hidden. A favourite meeting place for whisky makers and connoisseurs in the region from 1893 was the Craigellachie Hotel Pub - where people would meet to enjoy a good drink from one of the other Copper Dogs. In 2014, the new hotel owner Piers Adam took these old stories as inspiration to realise his idea for his own whisky, Copper Dog. Copper Dog is a blend of no less than eight Speyside single malt whiskies (including Knockando, Inchgower and Roseisle) of different ages, matured in various casks (including refill American and European oak, first fill bourbon, but also rejuvenated casks).

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