In the damp and often chilly Bruichladdich warehouse, alcohol evaporates more quickly than water, which means that the whisky gets less potent as it ages.
It says more than 20 agencies are involved at the border, with new IT systems needed in everything from VAT, to alcohol and tobacco warehousing, to databases on trader registers.
The club where the group played wasn't much happier, a meat warehouse-turned-youth centre, alcohol free, in an industrial no-mans land.
Far too often, prison has become a warehouse for people with drug or alcohol addiction.
In the twenties, locals established large warehouse barges to supply Florida with alcohol during prohibition.
One warehousing expert told the Guardian that major pharmaceuticals, alcohol, tobacco and car firms had put plans in place early as their products were both expensive and long-lasting, meaning any storage costs incurred could be more easily absorbed.
Legitimate manufacturers could not sell alcohol, but it was easy to make in a garage — or a warehouse".
Years ago, the federal Medicaid program sought to prevent the warehousing of individuals who were struggling with drug and alcohol abuse in large residential facilities.
