1. Christmas Traditions — 2019-12-27 02:21:30

   …2.|| == Christmas Eve == ||{{Image url="ForSanta.jpg" width="200" title="Mince Pie" }}||In Britain children leave out whisky or sherry and for Santa and a carrot for Rudolph and the other reindeer in front of the fire.|| == Christmas dinner =…

2. Whisky — 2016-05-26 10:22:03

   …/water of life//). Through the decades the process was perfected to become the world leaders in production of quality whisky. == Enter the Thirsty Monks == {{Image url="WhiskyJohnCor.jpg" class="right" title="Friar John Cor" width="" }} James…
   … IV of Scotland (r. 1488–1513) had a great liking for Scotch whisky and in **1494 Friar John Cor** received permission to produce ‘water of life’ from King James IV, making **Lindore…
   …s Abbey** the (unofficial) birthplace of Scotch whisky. But it was still a mainly monastic production and when King Henry VIII of England dissolved the monasteries in 1541 p…
   …roduction was forced underground and overnight. It was this period when whisky received its famous nickname **"moonshine"**. == Then there's Whiskey == With a licence to distil Irish whiskey from…

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