Whiskey for the king of Scotland / day

The origin of whiskey is still in disputes between Scots and Irish, trying to find out who was the first to distill this strong alcoholic beverage from barley malt, indicate All about history. There is no shortage of legends and stories, but according to the archive documents so far, the pre -right to whiskey is in Scots. On June 1, 1495, a recording of the County County Finance Board of the Scottish False says King James IV has granted 48 bushels (about 740 kilograms) to Monk Koram to make « life water » AquavitaeAs the strong alcohol was called at the time, historian Jennita Fogy found out.

Since then, Scottish whiskey (not to be confused with adhesive tape, which was invented in the twenties of the last century, and gained a sign because American inventor and businessman Richard Dra has called his company in this name). Newspaper The Scotsman It is reported that whiskey exports account for 75% of all Scottish food and drink exports – about 1.14 billion bottles per year to other countries, and the Scottish whiskey distributed in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is not taken into account in these calculations.

In the centuries, both the recipes and technologies of drinking have changed, and at the moment no one will be able to tell if the first scotch brewed in Lindora Monastery has been a bit reminiscent of the drink we know today, emphasizes this name today, BBC History Magazine. What’s more, some historians believe that the first whiskey was not for oral use as a intoxicating drink, but was used to make a gunpowder.

Anyway, but later it was found in the right application, and soon the whiskey became the national drink not only of Scotland, but also for the whole of the British Empire, which could eventually afford not only aristocrats, but also so -called ordinary people.

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