Malt Riot Glasgow 1725 5cl Miniature

Malt Riot tells the tale of the people of Glasgow, who came together as one to stand up for what they believed in. In the year 1725 the Government imposed a tax on Scotland’s Malted Barley. The Scot’s, foreseeing an increase in the cost of their whisky, beer and other daily essentials, rise up in opposition. Malt stores were the devilish excise men were chased from the city and the home of the local MP, and former tax collector were destroyed.