whisky who made it first?

Question

who invented whisky first the irish or the scottish

Answer 1

The Irish - and they called it whiskEy. Must admit it is thought in certain circles that the Irish were originally Scottish BUT then there are those who say that the Scottish were originally Irish if you see what I mean! Keep drink either.

Answer 2

The Celts of course....
Etymologists trace the root of the word whisky to the Gaelic phrase for "water of life"--uisge beatha to the Scottish Gaels and uisce beatha to the Irish Gaels. Over time the word evolved to usquebaugh, which was eventually shortened to whisky.

Irish whiskey and Scottish whisky taste quite different yet vodka tastes nearly the same no matter where it was made. (Sure there is good and bad but I'm generalizing here.) So I'd say the Irish distilled the first Whiskey on the very same day the Scottish distilled the first Whisky.

It's a tie because both Irish and Scottish are good Whisk(e)y's.

Answer 3

Irish

Answer 4

Easy Question.

The Irish Made it first, but the Scots perfected it.

An so not to confuse the high quality whisky with the Irish, they gave it a name....Scotch.

BTW did you know that the Scots spell it Whisky, where as everyone else spells it Whiskey?

Damn, I need a drink now!

Answer 5

What is the origin of the name 'whisky'?

The term ‘whisky’ derives originally from the Gaelic ‘uisge beatha’, or ‘usquebaugh’, meaning ‘water of life’. Gaelic is that branch of Celtic spoken in the Highlands of Scotland.

When was Scotch Whisky first distilled?

Whisky has been distilled in Scotland for hundreds of years. There is some evidence to show that the art of distilling could have been brought to the country by Christian missionary monks, but it has never been proved that Highland farmers did not themselves discover how to distil spirits from their surplus barley.

The earliest historical reference to whisky comes much later, Mr J Marshall Robb, in his book ‘Scotch Whisky’, says: ‘The oldest reference to whisky occurs in the Scottish Exchequer Rolls for 1494, where there is an entry of ‘eight bolls of malt to Friar John Cor wherewith to make aquavitae’. A boll was an old Scottish measure of not more than six bushels. (One bushel is equivalent to 25.4 kiIograms)

Answer 6

Whisky has been produced in Scotland for hundreds of years. It is generally agreed that monks brought distillation with them along with Christianity in the fourth and fifth centuries. The first taxes on whisky production were imposed in 1644, causing a rise in illicit whisky distilling in the country. Around 1780, there were about 8 legal distilleries and 400 illegal ones. In 1823, Parliament eased restrictions on licensed distilleries with the "Excise Act", while at the same time making it harder for the illegal stills to operate, thereby ushering in the modern era of Scotch production.

Irish whiskey is believed to be one of the earliest distilled beverages in Europe, dating to the mid-12th century (see Distilled beverage). The Old Bushmills Distillery lays claim to being the oldest licensed distillery in the world since gaining a licence from James I in 1608.

Answer 7

All I could find

Did you know?
The earliest distilled spirit from grain was recorded in Ireland in 1100, whereas the first recorded sale of malt for distillation in Scotland was in 1494. That doesn't necessarily mean the Irish invented whiskey though, so be careful what you say when visiting Scotland!

Answer 8

Irish.

Answer 9

whisky is scottish.
whiskey with an "e" is irish.
they have slightly different distilling procedures so the answer for you is the scots but who really cares because the irish rock y'all

Answer 10

The Scottish of course, they make the best in the world, just one of many Scottish inventions.