The Monk, the Malt, and the First Written Record of Scotch Whisky
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The Monk, the Malt, and the First Written Record of Scotch Whisky
On 1 June 1494, a monk named John Cor made an entry in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland ordering eight bolls of malt to make aqua vitae. It was a routine transaction in a royal accounts book, unremarkable at the time, yet it stands as the earliest known written record of Scotch whisky. Clara Vale explores how a monastery shopping lis…
The Monk, the Malt, and the First Written Record of Scotch Whisky
On 1 June…
