How Scotch Whisky Came to Be
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A single line in a royal financial account leads us into the fascinating history of Scotch whisky. On June 1, 1495, a secretary penned the following: 'To Friar John Cor, by order of the King, to make aqua vitae, VIII bolls of malt.' This is the earliest mention we have of the manufacture of distilled spirits in Scotland—eight barrels of malt to make
aqua vitae
, 'the water of life' ('
usquebaugh
' in Gaelic.)
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