First reference to whisky, 1494
Price
£18.00
Section of Scottish exchequer roll containing the earliest known reference to whisky. The exchequer collected and spent money due to the crown. Friar John Corr, a monk at Lindores Abbey, was granted 8 bolls of grain to make aqua vitae
Category
Start date
1494
End date
1494
Photo ID
IMGAAA00427
Institutional Reference
E38/306
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