The Entire History of Scotch Whisky in 29 Minutes

Support me on Patreon to keep making videos like this:   / firstphilwhisky   In this video, we look at the surprising history and origins of scotch whisky, where whisky is from originally, who invented whisky, when scotch whisky was invented and how Scotland became so famous around the world. In this video, we explore a timeline of events, from all the way back to the early history of Aqva Vitae with the monks and then to the recent whisky crash in the 1980s. 0:00 The History of Whisky Intro 0:59 500ad Invention of Highland Beer 1:19 What is Alcohol? 2:10 Invention of Distillation 3:47 Who Invented Whisky? 4:34 SPONSOR SEGMENT 5:19 Where Is Whisky From Originally? - Ireland to Scotland 5:50 The Canterbury Tales - Alchemists make whisky 6:27 1494 First Evidence of Whisky Making - Exchequer Rolls 7:24 The King that loved Scotch - King James IV 8:03 Local communities start to make whisky 9:19 Whisky and TAX - Acts of Union 1707 9:58 1725 Extension of the Malt Tax 10:11 Malt Tax Riots 1725 10:48 The rise of Illicit distilling and smuggling 11:46 The Lowland–Highland tax line 13:10 The King who drank only Highland whisky 14:01 Excise Act 1823 16:06 The 1820s Whisky Merchants 16:47 The History of Glenlivet Distillery - George Smith 17:06 Lowlands make better whisky 17:59 Invention of the continuous column still 18:59 The Phylloxera Plague 19:44 1890s - The first whisky boom 20:23 Prohibition in the United States 20:41 Wood Maturation & David George 23:04 Whisky boom in the 1950s & 1960s 23:54 Whisky bust of the 1970s & 1980s 24:52 The Whisky Loch 25:38 Rising Age Statements 26:15 The modern whisky boom 28:03 Help me make more videos Join the banter about whisky here: Instagram:   / firstphilwhisky   Join the new First Phil Discord Whisky Community for whisky banter, reviews, and meet other like-minded whisky folks:   / discord   Buy unique whisky branded merch: https://www.etsy.com/nz/shop/FirstPhil Buy me a dram to support the channel: paypal.me/firstphilwhisky I also sell digital landscape photos (like the ones in the background): https://phillipgowphotography.com/prints Any enquiries? Email me at [email protected] ----------- AFFILIATE LINKS WHISKY: Whisky glass I use: https://amzn.to/36sPr24 Whisky water jug: https://amzn.to/3o6pz1U My favourite whisky book: https://amzn.to/2TqOGlP GEAR: My Camera I use: https://amzn.to/3qkGXli Lens I use: https://amzn.to/36sWxU3 Second favourite lens: https://amzn.to/36qDd9W Light I use: https://amzn.to/2VqsSEI