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LEGENDS of SCOTLAND

LEGENDS of SCOTLAND
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_whisky



www.scotchwhiskyexperience.co.uk/about-whisky/history


The term ‘whisky’ derives originally from the Gaelic ‘uisge beatha’, or ‘usquebaugh’, meaning ‘water of life’. Gaelic is that branch of Celtic spoken in the Highlands of Scotland.
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The Scotland has been identified as the earliest site of fermented beverage in Europe is due to the pioneering efforts of its scientists, in particular palynologists. { Palynologist : palynology, scientific discipline concerned with the study of plant pollen, spores, and certain microscopic planktonic organisms, in both living and fossil form.} They were among the first to see the advantages of closely examining residues inside beakers and other beverage containers for pollen and other plant remains. If the same techniques and chemical analysis were applied at sites farther south in Europe, we would likely tap into treasure trove of fermented beverages to rival those of Scotland. ~ Page 138

The Scottish palynologists have probed dark-colored deposits on the inside of complete beakers from tombs of Ashgrove in Fife, north of Edinburgh, and at the henge and barrow (moujd) site of North Mains in Strathallan, a short distance further north. These sites date to ca. 1750-1500 B.C. from a much earlier period, the mid-fourth millennium B.C., large vats with 100-liter capacities have been analyzed from Tayside, also north of Edinburgh, and at the seaside settlement of Barnhouse of Mainland Island in the Orkneys, off the northern tip of Scotland. Lids have been found in the same vicinity at Tayside and Barnhouse, as well as at the famous Neolithic site of Shara Brea of Mainland Island: if they were used to cover the vats, then anaerobic fermentation sugar-rich liquids in the vats would have been facilitated. ~ Page s138
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