Good to know: the origin of Scotch
The first written record of Scotch whisky is from 1494, in the Scottish Exchequer Rolls, where it states:
“Eight bolls of malt to Friar John Cor wherewith to make aqua vitae.”
Now, we know that John Cor was a friar at Lindores Abbey in Fife, and that aqua vitae means “water of life” in Latin. Anything else?
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Distillation likely originated in China and travelled west via Arabia
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It did not reach Europe until the 11th or 12th century
Good to know. Thanks be to Friar John and ye olde records of income and expenditure.
