History of Whiskey

What is that Golden delight with a kick that we find in bottles and love to see in a small glass with iced cubes? Yes folks we are talking about Whiskey. The reason I wanted to write this post...well..reasons...are simple, Whiskey is the STAPLE of most bars (heck..ALL bars). Whiskey is one of those things that when people talk about it, ears perk up. No great bar story started out with everyone eating salad and drinking mineral water...oh no...Whiskey is a drink that Country Musicians, sad lonely people, fun awesome people, smart people, dumb people, and yes...DRUNK PEOPLE appreciate. Most whiskeys start the ball rolling at 40% (80 Proof) and go up from there (Such wonderful and strong bastards like Wild Turkey at 101 and a rare reserve WT at 108.2 keep the fun at a higher % )

Whiskey didn't start out (when it was created) as it does today...in fact it was much different... The earliest certain chemical distillations were by Greeks in Alexandria in about the 3rd century (AD), but these were not distillations of alcohol (pretty much they didn't know how to use it to party..Yet). The medieval Arabs adopted the distillation technique of the Alexandrian Greeks, and written records in Arabic begin in the 9th century, but again these were not distillations of alcohol (still using it for noble purposes and not "Rocking"..boo-hoo). Distilling technology passed from the medieval Arabs to the medieval Latins, with the earliest records in Latin in the early 12th century. The earliest records of the distillation of alcohol are in Italy in the 13th century (Gotta' love the Italians, where they love wine, the Irish love Whiskey) where alcohol was distilled from wine. An early description of the technique was given by Ramon Llull (1232 – 1315).Its use spread through medieval monasteries (Praise It!), largely for medicinal purposes, such as the treatment of colic, palsy, and smallpox,...still not to enjoy and consume..

Distillation spread to Ireland (DUH) and Scotland from the European continent in the later medieval centuries.Because the islands had few grapes (" Dis Ain't Italy") to make wine with, barley beer (IRISH BEER) was used instead, resulting in the development of Whisky...So this is why you have two different types of whiskey...Scotch Whiskey (Scotland) and your Irish whiskey (Ireland.."top-uh-da-mornin') There are also the great rye whiskeys and grain whiskeys in the US that were created here because the creators (Jack Daniels) probably admired the "Golden Drink" from across the "Pond".

Now, You're probably asking yourself "Is that True?"  " Is That Real?" "Is That how Whiskey was Invented"..."Is That how this wonderful (potent) beverage got into this small glass?"...Well...how the hell should I know (I'm probably Drunk), but I will say (slurr) this, it makes for interesting bar conversation, but if you do some research (why would you), this is the most common "type" of answer I can find, take it for what its worth ($ not much $ ), go out and start admiring something that has been around for CENTURIES! Shoot it in a shotglass, have it in a mix drink ( Jack-n-Coke anyone?), or drink it neat (like a real man)...savor it and drink responsible...responsibly....responses..responded...I think its responded... drink responded and answer the bartender when they talk to you...
-thisBARrocks.com

 (Potent) delight got into this small glass