To: NicknamedBob
The oldest reference to Scotch is in a document of 1494 stating that Friar John Cor was given eight bolls of malt to transform into aqua vitae.
To: Temple Owl
The oldest reference to Scotch is in a document of 1494 stating that Friar John Cor was given eight bolls of malt to transform into aqua vitae. Hmmm... better do some research into the origins of the work "whisk(e)y" -- 'e' added for our Irish friends. Comes from (in Scots Gaelic) "Uisge bheatha" (American: OOSHka vay-ha) which means...
drum roll...
"water of life". Akvavit. Aqea vitae. Hm...
5,590 posted on
01/11/2005 6:25:27 PM PST by
sionnsar
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To: Temple Owl
The oldest reference to Scotch is in a document of 1494 stating that Friar John Cor was given eight bolls of malt to transform into aqua vitae. Hmmm... better do some research into the origins of the work "whisk(e)y" -- 'e' added for our Irish friends. Comes from (in Scots Gaelic) "Uisge bheatha" (American: OOSHka vay-ha) which means...
drum roll...
"water of life". Akvavit. Aqea vitae. Hm...
5,591 posted on
01/11/2005 6:25:49 PM PST by
sionnsar
(† trad-anglican.faithweb.com † || Iran Azadi || Kiev County: http://www.soundpolitics.com)
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