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Oldest whisky still in the world dating back to 1494 is discovered at a medieval abbey in [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^
| November 28, 2018
| Phoebe Weston
Posted on 11/28/2018 6:26:35 AM PST by C19fan
The oldest whisky still in the world has been uncovered at a medieval abbey where William Wallace took refuge after defeating the English in battle.
Archaeologists found what they believe to be an installation used for the distillation process at Lindores Abbey in Fife.
The first ever written record of Scotch whisky distillation took place in the abbey in 1494, according to the exchequer rolls of King James IV.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Food; History; Local News
KEYWORDS: clickbait; fife; godsgravesglyphs; lindoresabbey; medieval; middleages; oenology; scotland; scotlandyet; whiskey; williamwallace; zymurgy
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posted on
11/28/2018 6:26:35 AM PST
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
This looked really cool until I went to the headline and saw it was a hole in the ground where a still would have been. Cool to learn the history but I was somehow hoping to see an actual still.
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posted on
11/28/2018 6:30:59 AM PST
by
pepsi_junkie
(Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
To: SunkenCiv
see the hole in the ground!
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posted on
11/28/2018 6:32:34 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committtee)
To: C19fan
4
posted on
11/28/2018 6:36:08 AM PST
by
\/\/ayne
(I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
To: \/\/ayne
I’ve always wanted to see that...
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posted on
11/28/2018 6:38:06 AM PST
by
Cowboy Bob
("Other People's Money" = The life blood of Liberalism)
To: C19fan
Well, at least they didn’t call it bourbon.
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posted on
11/28/2018 6:41:13 AM PST
by
libertylover
(I'm not against immigration; I'm against ILLEGAL immigration.)
To: libertylover
If they are selling the 20 year stuff for a hundred bucks a bottle, I shrudder to see what they will sell the 450 year stuff for.
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posted on
11/28/2018 6:43:13 AM PST
by
Ueriah
To: C19fan
My Nephew’s Daughter is attending college in Fife Scotland. I wonder if she will see it?
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posted on
11/28/2018 7:01:09 AM PST
by
yarddog
To: C19fan
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posted on
11/28/2018 7:06:11 AM PST
by
sauropod
(Yield to sin, and experience chastening and sorrow; yield to God, and experience joy and blessing.)
To: Ueriah
The title is poorly worded.
Unless you count residue they didn’t find actual whisky. The Scott’s drank all that ages ago.
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posted on
11/28/2018 7:10:27 AM PST
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: C19fan
The water of life. Drink enough and you dont give a s*&t if your alive or not.
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posted on
11/28/2018 7:17:38 AM PST
by
crz
To: Ueriah
Unlike wine, whisky and Scotch stop aging once they are bottled. if you bought a bottle of 20-year-old whisky 50 years ago, you do not have 70-year-old whisky. You have a 50-year-old bottle of 20-year-old whisky.
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posted on
11/28/2018 7:25:41 AM PST
by
10mm
To: C19fan
“Kind Edward I.” An autocomplete/spell check classic.
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posted on
11/28/2018 7:27:01 AM PST
by
sphinx
To: Ueriah
Whiskey doesn’t get any better after about 20 years. It may even get worse.
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posted on
11/28/2018 7:27:09 AM PST
by
AppyPappy
(How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?)
To: C19fan
World's Oldest Whisky? Aisle five.
To: C19fan; DuncanWaring; Chuckster; gnarledmaw; alarm rider; stump56; bcsco; PJ-Comix; kimmie7; ...
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posted on
11/28/2018 7:35:12 AM PST
by
Cletus.D.Yokel
(Catastrophic, Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym explains the science.)
To: Cletus.D.Yokel
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posted on
11/28/2018 7:57:00 AM PST
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit)
To: C19fan
The hidden importance of whiskey is its value as *money*.
That is, rural or wilderness farmers have a hard time getting their crops to market before they spoil. And they did so unaware if other farmers had good or bad harvests, so they could not predict the value of their crops.
Converting any surplus or late crop to whiskey solves that problem. Easy to transport, doesn’t spoil, maintains its value.
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posted on
11/28/2018 8:04:05 AM PST
by
yefragetuwrabrumuy
(Liberals have become moralistic, dogmatic, sententious, self-righteous, pinch-faced prudes.)
To: 10mm
To: yefragetuwrabrumuy
"Easy to transport, doesnt spoil, maintains its value."
And VERY Taxable, if found....
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posted on
11/28/2018 8:09:24 AM PST
by
Paladin2
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