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1st June 1495: First written reference to Scotch whisky (distilled at @LindoresAbbey)
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Publish Date: 2018-05-31 21:05:45
Description: The royal Exchequer Rolls from Scotland recorded the first known written reference to Scotch whisky. The Scottish Exchequer was responsible for recording royal income and expenditure in Scotland. The well-preserved calfskin parchment, better known as vellum, bears an entry on 1 June 1495 that records “To Friar John Cor, by order of the King, to make aqua vitae VIII bolls of malt.” The Latin term aqua vitae means ‘water of life’. In Scottish Gaelic this same phrase translates as uisge-beatha, the first word being pronounced ‘ush-kee’. English language transcriptions subsequently recorded the word as ‘whisky’. In terms of the quantity, the boll ...
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