An unpublished letter of February , written by Sir Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy to the Earl of Mar, reported that certain officers sent to Glenorchy by the King had been given the best entertainment that the season and the country allowed. Another writer affirms that aquavitae occasionally formed part of the rent paid for Highland farms, at any rate in Perthshire, but no actual date is given for this practice. What is the history of charging duty on Scotch Whisky? For the remainder of the 17th century various alterations were made to the types and amounts of duty collected.
After the Union of the Parliaments in , English revenue staff crossed the border to begin their lengthy attempts to bring whisky production under control. Ninety years later the excise laws were in such a hopeless state of confusion that no two distilleries were taxed at the same rate. Illicit distilling flourished, the smugglers seeing no good reason for paying for the privilege of making their native drink.
In , the duty was 5d 2. Richard Magrannell Chieftain of Moyntyreolas died at Christmas by taking a surfeit of aqua vitae. Mine author sayeth that it was not aqua vitae to him but aqua mortis. This St. A world event celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political […]. It is the third release […]. A lot of Finnish vodka is made from malted barley, and so I suppose it's equivalent to that un-aged Scotch that you've sampled.
Polish vodka is required by law to be based on rye or potatoes, although additional fruit and vegetable ingredients are common. CharliesDragon Tue Sep 13, pm The Irish did not make whisky before the Scottish - but they did make whiskey. Still, it amused me. Calling alcoholic beverages the water of life seems to have been quite popular.
Akvavit comes from the same root as whisky, the Latin aqua vitae, and clear fruit brandy is called eau de vie in French. Well, it might be called that in general in more cultured circles than what I frequent. Tue Sep 13, pm suze wrote: A lot of Finnish vodka is made from malted barley, and so I suppose it's equivalent to that un-aged Scotch that you've sampled.
Quite a lot of unbranded supermarket vodka actually IS made directly from the unaged distillate from Scottish whisky distilleries, so that's probably true Tue Sep 13, pm Quote: If the Italians invented it, where's their whisky industry now? Alfred E Neuman Wed Sep 14, am suze wrote: Australian vodka is often made from sugar cane, so I suppose it's actually un-aged rum.
I wondered why you never mentioned cane along with vodka as being made from sugar cane, but after doing a little light googling, I realise that it's probably because you've never heard of it. It's a South African drink, which is apparently distilled in the same way as vodka, and made fairly obviously from sugar cane.
It's quite popular due to it's price, and I know from empirical data that once mixed is almost impossible to tell apart from vodka. Well cheap vodka at any rate. Apparently Cane and Cremesoda has become a thing.
One cringes Page 1 of 2 Goto page 1 , 2 Next QI. Profile Log in to check your private messages. Register Log in. Mon Sep 12, pm. Welcome to the forums, OddsBodkins :- I can promise you that the QI researchers definitely do not use Wikipedia as a sole source. Also, another elf on another post wrote Menocchio wrote:. Whisky was invented in ancient China. Tue Sep 13, am. Thanks for the reply Jenny! However, these were the sources cited by the Commander in support of a long list of statements about things the Scots did not invent, so take your pick.
OddsBodkins wrote:. So what is it that distinguishes whisky from other spirituous liquors? A lot of non-premium vodka is also made from sugars rather than wheat.
Tue Sep 13, pm. For me, the crucial difference between bourbon and whisky is that I will drink the former until horizontal but abjure the latter. Spud McLaren. TBH I don't really care who invented it, as long as it's available. And the second point? Well, alright; points 1a and 1b. PDR wrote:. The Irish did not make whisky before the Scottish - but they did make whiskey.
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