Two wine writers join forces to investigate the part
Played by moonshiners in the histories of Ireland and Scotland and in the development of the modern whisky (or whiskey) industry. While Susie Atkins goes in search of the poteen makers of Ireland who are still "legally distilling in hidden locations, Dave Broom travels to Speyside in Scotland to find out how the excisemen of the 18th century effectively criminalised much of the Highland population. Producer Paul Kobrak