WHISKEYS FROM THE CASK

1829-30 THE SCOTSMAN ROBERT
STEIN and the Irishman Aeneas Coffrey
invent the continuous still, also known as the
“Coffrey Still.” This new form of distillation
is very economic and revolutionizes whiskey
production. – Andrew Jackson is elected the 7th
President of the United States of America.
1853 ANDREW USHER offers an “Old
Vatted Glenlivet.” He is regarded as the father
of a new type of whisky, the blended scotch,
which blends pure malt whisky with an
innovative grain whisky. – The Crimean War
breaks out.
1879 PHYLLOXERA, which appeared
for the first time in 1863, destroys almost
all European vineyards, causing brandy
production to halt. Scottish whisky merchants,
such as John Buchanan (Black & White), the
Walkers from Kilmarnock, and the Dewars
(White Label), recognize their opportunity and
create whisky brands that are still very popular
today. Blended scotch becomes the most
sought-after drink worldwide. – Woolworth’s opens
its first store.
1898 THE BANKRUPTCY of the
Pattison Brothers puts the entire scotch whisky
industry at risk in the middle of a boom when
many new distilleries have just been built.
– The patent for the Zeppelin is registered.
1909 THE ROYAL COMMISSION
decides that all three types of whiskey – malt,
grain, and blended – are allowed to be called
“whiskey.” – American businessman HG Selfridge opens
a department store in London.
1915 A MINIMUM STORAGE PERIOD
for whiskey is stipulated. The minimum is
three years. – Albert Einstein postulates the theory of
relativity.
1920-33 PROHIBITION PREVAILS
IN THE UNITED STATES, which has a
huge impact on global whiskey production.
1923 MASATAKA TAKETSURU returns
to Japan after his years of apprenticeship in
Scotland, amongst others at the Lagavulin
distillery on the island of Islay. He builds the
Yamazaki distillery for Torii Shinjiro. – George
Gershwin composes Rhapsody in Blue.
1963 WILLIAM GRANT & SONS starts
to sell its “Glenfiddich” as the first single malt
worldwide. – John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas.
1969 THE GLENFIDDICH
DISTILLERY in Dufftown opens the very
first visitor center. – Apollo 11 was the first manned
mission to land on the moon.
1989 JOHN TEELING starts his Cooley
Distillery and increases the number of Irish
distilleries to three. – The Iron Curtain in Europe
comes down.
1995 THE ARRAN DISTILLERY
opens in Lochranza on the island of Arran. –
YAHOO! is founded in Santa Clara, California.
2008 THE EUROPEAN UNION
stipulates a binding whiskey definition. – The
Summer Olympic Games XXIX takes place in Beijing,
China.
2015 THE TEELING WHISKEY
DISTILLERY opens its gates in Dublin.
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