Although many people think that Scots invented whiskey, there is no document to prove this thesis. Therefore, “Did the Scots or the Irish discover whiskey?” Discussions regarding this issue still continue. Although we do not know for sure who invented whiskey, we should point out that the first written text containing the word "whisky" in history belonged to the Scots.
In 1494, the then Scottish King IV. James orders John Cor, a monk at the Lindores Monastery, to be given approximately 580 kg of barley to make "aqua vitae" (which means water of life in Latin). This barley was recorded in the Exchequer Rolls, that is, the royal treasury book, and this record became the first written official document mentioning whiskey in history.
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