Birthday of scotch

Today in 1495, the Friar John Cor made almost 1500 bottles of scotch whiskey from fourty-eight bushels of malt and thus distilled the first recorded batch. Happy birthday, my amber friend.

(Also, happy birthday to my father-in-law.)

Comments (4)

  1. Chris wrote::

    I hate scotch. It makes me want to vomit.

    Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at 11:00 #
  2. nomad wrote::

    I’ve got one of the first 1500 bottles right here &lt swig &gt *hic*

    Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at 11:02 #
  3. Logan wrote::

    Chris: More for me.

    I know old scotch is generally gooder, but is that true indefinitely? Would 500-year-old scotch be a transcendant experience? Or would it taste like dirt?

    Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at 11:22 #
  4. nomad wrote::

    Doesn’t it peak at 20 years?

    Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at 11:44 #