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Post by rubl on Jun 23, 2017 22:57:55 GMT 7
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Post by smokie36 on Jun 24, 2017 0:33:11 GMT 7
Its the Japanese.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2017 6:22:29 GMT 7
^^^ are you being sake?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2017 6:27:50 GMT 7
Move along gentlemen, nothing to see here.
It's only Scottish Whisky, so no need to panic.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2017 6:36:19 GMT 7
*Whiskey
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2017 6:39:50 GMT 7
Scottish is Whisky, Irish (the inventors of the drink) is Whiskey
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2017 7:22:50 GMT 7
Scottish is Whiskey, Irish (the inventors of the drink) is WhiskeyAre they not the same ? Or is it the way you say it ?  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2017 7:34:09 GMT 7
Scottish is Whiskey, Irish (the inventors of the drink) is WhiskeyAre they not the same ? Or is it the way you say it ? Sorry Mick, I have corrected my terrible mistake there. I believe the problem was due to my spell checker, which has problems in recognizing the Scottish copy of the drink |
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Post by AyG on Jun 24, 2017 8:32:13 GMT 7
Irish (the inventors of the drink) That's a fairly long stretch. The word whisk(e)y is ultimately derived from the Latin aqua vitae (water of life), so the Romans have a good claim to having been the inventors. And as evidence of production, the earliest Irish reference is 17th century in the Annals of Clonmacnoise. The earliest Scottish reference is in the Exchequer Rolls of 1494. It does rather look like the Scots got there first. |
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Post by Soutpeel on Jun 24, 2017 8:41:48 GMT 7
Irish (the inventors of the drink) That's a fairly long stretch. The word whisk(e)y is ultimately derived from the Latin aqua vitae (water of life), so the Romans have a good claim to having been the inventors. And as evidence of production, the earliest Irish reference is 17th century in the Annals of Clonmacnoise. The earliest Scottish reference is in the Exchequer Rolls of 1494. It does rather look like the Scots got there first. I believe the first reference to whiskey in this context comes from Ireland nearly a 100 years before the Scottish reference you mention, and it but none the less factually it was Irish monks who started the whole whiskey industry from around 1200 ...so the paddys get it |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2017 9:51:29 GMT 7
I'm going to have to go with AyG on this one. He seems to be the sharpest one in the argument !  |
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Post by rubl on Jun 24, 2017 11:21:53 GMT 7
"LIKE MOST PEOPLE, my interest in whisky started with my drinking it and finding that it was the cure for all ills, physical and mental. As the years progressed my taste developed, as my means increased, from the firewater to which my purse initially stretched, towards an enjoyment of the finer pleasures of the myriad malts we are blessed with. A secondary gratification came in that I could then marry my profession as an historian with an interest in the plethora of tales associated with the amber dew, not just the stirring tales of the illicit distillers which add so much historical flavour to the story of out national drink, but also in exploring the connections of uisge beatha with the wider events of Scottish history – the Act of Union of 1707, the Highland Clearances and others. Hopefully this small collection of tales will interest the devoted tippler and inform him or her about some of the fascinating background to the emergence of whisky from the mists of time, and further that they will enjoy the tales as they should be, with a drap o’ the craitur to hand."
Wee Scotch Whisky Tales - Ian R. Mitchell, Glasgow
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2017 12:34:01 GMT 7
That's a fairly long stretch. The word whisk(e)y is ultimately derived from the Latin aqua vitae (water of life), so the Romans have a good claim to having been the inventors. And as evidence of production, the earliest Irish reference is 17th century in the Annals of Clonmacnoise. The earliest Scottish reference is in the Exchequer Rolls of 1494. It does rather look like the Scots got there first. I believe the first reference to whiskey in this context comes from Ireland nearly a 100 years before the Scottish reference you mention, and it but none the less factually it was Irish monks who started the whole whiskey industry from around 1200 ...so the paddys get it Eh, no. The Chinese get it. It's well established that they invented the distillation process. All whisky is born of "vodka," and it was the medicinal property of alcohol that the Chinese were after. It is illegal to sell "whisky," that is less than two years old as it's still designated as "vodka, " till that age. In reality no whisky under 3 years old is used in any blend. We Scots ain't precious about the origin of whisky. We have established the worldwide protection of the brand and rejoice in the Indians and Japanese producing stunning product. The French are not rejoicing as whisky has wiped out brandy as the premium spirit of choice. And we Scots are rejoicing in becoming the UK's largest producer of gin, while also producing vast âmounts of vodka. These are both instant cash crops to us. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2017 12:35:36 GMT 7
Are they not the same ? Or is it the way you say it ? Sorry Mick, I have corrected my terrible mistake there. I believe the problem was due to my spell checker, which has problems in recognizing the Scottish copy of the drink You do know that Jamieson was Scottish? |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2017 12:43:16 GMT 7
Sorry Mick, I have corrected my terrible mistake there. I believe the problem was due to my spell checker, which has problems in recognizing the Scottish copy of the drink You do know that Jamieson was Scottish? Now now Blether, you may be worldly wise but please don't try to school me on the origins of Jamesons.  It was the Haig brothers (Jameson was married to Margeret Haig) that fronted the money and set him up in Ireland, as they (allegedly) saw him as competition . |
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