...to make aqua vite VIII bolls of malt

On this day in 1495 - Friar John Cor, a distiller at Lindores Abbey in the Kingdom of Fife, Scotland, records an order for scotch whisky to be delivered to King Henry VII. It is the first written mention of scotch in history.

“To Friar John Cor, by order of the King, to make aqua vitae VIII bolls of malt.” Exchequer Rolls 1494–95

The Historical Inebriant:  A nice 500 year old Scotch          

Aqua vitae is Latin for "water of life". Funny how some things never change.

For a list of the top 10 most expensive bottles of Scotch
http://www.mostcostly.com/most-expensive-scotch

Lindores Abbey

Richard Drew, Scotch tape, and the only way to drink Scotch

On this day in 1930 Scotch tape, invented by 3M engineer Richard Drew, went on sale.

Introduced during the Great Depression, Scotch Transparent Tape quickly helped people prolong the life of items they could not afford to replace. The new tape was used to seal opened cans, mend torn pages of books, and fix broken toys.  Banks used it to repair torn currency, and farmers used it to seal cracked eggs, for example. The possible uses for Scotch Tape, it seemed, were limited only by consumers' imaginations. (paraphrased from About.com)

Who knew.

The Historical Inebriant:  Scotch, neat

Want to know more:
http://www.history.com/shows/modern-marvels/videos/scotch-tape#scotch-tape

http://artofmanliness.com/2009/04/05/the-art-of-manliness-guide-to-scotch-whisky/