![]() ![]() The federal government made an exception the prescription of medicinal whisky from a doctor to be sold through a licensed pharmacy! ![]() The name was used to differentiate the product from other whisky as it was one of the first corn whiskies many people had come across.Īlthough throughout the years there have been many threats to the production of all alcohol, especially for the 13 years of the American Prohibition which banned all production, sale and use of alcohol, whisky stayed strong. It wasn’t until 1840 that a whisky product was labelled ‘Bourbon Whiskey’. ![]() Whisky drinkers often battle over the best bottle, be it Irish, Scottish or Bourbon. The expenses involved with the creation of whisky resulted in many going underground and starting production at night, this is where one of whisky’s finest and famous nicknames came from ‘moonshine’. In the years after the unification of England and Scotland, creating Great Britain, taxes rose dramatically. It still stands today and holds the title of the oldest licensed distillery in the world.īetween 1707-1725 there was a threat to the production of whisky. Ireland is known for its love of whiskey and, in 1608, The Old Bushmills Distillery was licensed in Northern Ireland. In America and Ireland, it became commonly spelt as ‘whiskey’ which helps in identifying a particular whiskies origin as the two spellings remain to this day with Scottish and Canadian spelling it “whisky”. As whisky became more popular it was even used as currency during the American Revolution. From 1600 whisky made its way to America and as more Scottish and Irish immigrants settled into their new territories they began to distil new types of ‘grains and mash’. In 1405 the first written record of ‘whisky’ appears in Ireland where it was said the leader of a clan died ingesting an excessive amount of whisky at Christmas! As time passed the production of whisky and drinking of whisky spread to the wider population. The monasteries, lacking the vineyards and grapes of the continent, turn to fermenting grain mash, resulting in the first distillations of modern whisky. The origin of whisky began over 1000 years ago when the process of distillation made its way across the world and into Ireland and Scotland via travelling monks. Once the process had spread to Europe it was used to create ingredients for both medicine and ceremonies. Civilisations evolved their techniques over the following centuries however still not venturing to alcohol. Unsurprisingly, as whisky was involved, exact dates of the origins of whisky have been forgotten! The first written record of distilling was from 100 AD when an Ancient Greek philosopher wrote of the process of taking sea water and distilling it into pure drinking water. The term ‘whisky’ derives originally from the Gaelic ‘uisge beatha’, or ‘usquebaugh’, meaning ‘water of life’. To help you celebrate this day in ease we have summed up the history of whisky and included some quick serves for this weekend. National Whisky Day is taking place on 21st May, this occasion is celebrated by whisky lovers worldwide. ![]()
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