Facts About Scotch Whisky History & Whisky Production
WEBNov 12, 2023 · The first written record of whisky production in Scotland dates back to 1494 in the Exchequer Rolls, a legal document which mentioned a monk named Friar John Cor who was distilling whisky in Lindores Abbey in the county of Fife.
Story of Scotch - Scotch Whisky Association
WEBEarly beginnings. The story of Scotch begins as early as the 15thcentury. The earliest documented record of distilling in Scotland occurred in 1494 in the tax records of the day, the Exchequer Rolls. An entry lists “Eight bolls of …
A guide to Scottish whisky | National Trust for Scotland
WEBThe earliest written record of whisky distillation in Scotland dates from 1494, with an entry in the Exchequer Rolls that reads: ‘Eight bolls of malt to Friar John Cor wherewith to make aqua vitae.’. Aqua vitae is Latin for ‘water of …
On this day 1494…first mention of Scotch distilling
WEB01 June 2018 By Rupert Millar. On 1 June 1494, the Exchequer Rolls of James IV of Scotland record the granting of malt to a monk in order to make “aqua vitae” in what is considered the first...
Our Story | Lindores Abbey Distillery
WEBThe Whisky part of our history starts in 1494 and owes its origins to the Tironensian monks that lived at Lindores Abbey, or the ‘Church by the Water’, over half a millennium ago. Read about the years of research and archaeological exploration that have taken place into the history of Lindores, Friar John Cor and Aqua Vitae.
Scotch whisky - Wikipedia
WEBThe earliest record of distillation in Scotland is in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland for 1494. [8] [12] To Friar John Cor, by order of the King, to make aqua vitae, VIII bolls of malt.
Whisky Galore! The Archaeology of Scotland's 'Water of Life' …
WEBThe first record of whisky distilling in Scotland is a royal record of 1494, for eight bolls of malt given to Friar John Cor which would have made 1,500 bottles. Distilling soon grew to be popular outside of the royal court, but when whisky began to be taxed in 1644, illicit stills like the one pictured below sprang up across the country.
lindores-abbey-whisky-1494 | Lindores Abbey Distillery
WEBThis entry is recognised as the first written evidence of the production of whisky in Scotland. 1494 Distilling was taking place on this site at least as early as 1494, although it was most probably happening long before that.
Lindores Abbey dig unearths historic ‘first’ - Scotch Whisky
WEBNov 26, 2018 · The abbey has long been claimed as being where, in 1494, Brother John Cor received the first recorded delivery of malt to make spirit in Scotland and though his place of domicile has not been confirmed, Spiers pointed out that monastic distilling had been taken place in Britain since the 13th century.
Scotch whisky history made at Lindores Abbey
WEBWe opened Lindores Abbey Distillery in October this year on the site of the first recorded whisky distillation in Scotland. The exchequer rolls of 1494, note that Friar John Cor of Lindores Abbey in Fife paid duty on eight bolls of malt to make aqua vitae (400 70cl bottles) for King James IV.
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