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[โ€“] Venator@lemmy.nz 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think while they invented it in the 14th century, they spent the 15th century perfecting it. ๐Ÿ˜…

The distillation process was still in its infancy; whisky itself was not allowed to age, and as a result tasted very raw and brutal compared to today's versions.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisky#Ireland_and_Scotland

[โ€“] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Oh, I'm sure. I'm also sure there were many other things going on in that century. I just like the idea that they were drunk as fuck for almost four times as long as I've been drunk.