| Over the years, wine consumption has become | | | | system forced in the distillers, it began the |
| more and more popular. With more and more | | | | mysterious period of illicit distilling and smuggling of |
| money going into wine both as an investment and | | | | whiskey. In the United States, this is commonly |
| for later consumption, the history of the wine will | | | | known as moonshining. |
| always be in question. | | | | After about 150 years of smuggling, the Duke of |
| There are many questions regarding the origins of | | | | Gordon proposed to the House of Cords that the |
| Whiskey. Historically, the opinions are drastically | | | | government could perhaps execute a substantial |
| different according to the native country of the | | | | profit if whiskey was produced legally. It was then |
| person you ask. More so, it appears that more | | | | that the new law was implemented. It demanded |
| spectators tend to agree on the hypothesis of an | | | | that Distillers must pay a £10 license fee as |
| Irish origin. Although, there is no actual date as to | | | | an obligated payment per gallon of whiskey. |
| when whiskey was first produced, eventually the | | | | Indeed, this new law instantly diminished smuggling |
| origin of whiskey migrated from Ireland to | | | | of whiskey. |
| Scotland where the first definite record of | | | | Whiskey, which means "water of life," is liquor |
| whiskey making as a transaction in the Royal | | | | distilled from a mash of grains that are |
| Courts. | | | | fermented, generally rye, oats, barley, corn or |
| In 1757, Peter Roe purchased a small distiller for a | | | | wheat. Inferior whiskeys are distilled with beets, |
| business called George Roe and Company on | | | | potatoes, and other roots. The most impressive |
| Thomas Street. This distilling was powered by the | | | | whiskeys nationwide are Scotch, Irish, Canadian |
| largest windmill in Europe. To date, the Windmills | | | | and American. Made in pot stills, the Scotch |
| Tower still stands and is known as the St. | | | | Highland Whiskey as well as the Lowlands (patent |
| Patrick's Tower. The Thomas Street Distillery | | | | stills) differ in the amount of barley used, the |
| became well- known for providing fine whiskey, | | | | quality of the water and the amount of peat |
| Roe Whiskey, yet it was considered "curse of the | | | | employed in the curing of the malt. They also |
| people" for many years. | | | | differ in the way the distilling is done and the type |
| Subsequently, the late 19th and early 20th | | | | of casks in which they are matured. |
| centuries defined a challenging era for the whiskey | | | | The Irish whiskey similar to Scotch, however |
| industry in Ireland. Of course, the Roe Distillery | | | | there is no peat used for curing. More over, the |
| was affected. The Irish whiskey industry would | | | | Irish whiskey has a full, sweet taste as opposed |
| fall victim to the competitive whiskey industry of | | | | to a dry, somewhat smoky flavor of Scotch. The |
| Scotland with their blended whiskeys. There was | | | | Bourbon, American whiskey had a higher flavor |
| also a prohibition in the United States as well as | | | | and deeper color than either Irish or Scotch and |
| social and economic instabilities in Ireland. The | | | | requires two to three years longer to mature. |
| combination of these prominent issues caused | | | | According to law, the Canadian whiskey must be |
| many distillers to crumble. Roe Distillers and its | | | | made from cereal grains only. It has a |
| partners no longer produced whiskey by 1926. By | | | | characteristic lightness of body. Subsequently, |
| the mid 1940's, Geo. Roe and Company Distillers | | | | nearly all whiskey is stored seven or eight years |
| cease to exist. However, the Roe family | | | | before marketing. United States bonded whiskey |
| established a distillery in New Ross, Co. which is | | | | is required to remain a minimum of four years in |
| currently known as Waterford Brewery. Ideally, it | | | | bond before the item can be labeled a bourbon. |
| was the 16th and 17th centuries that made the | | | | Legal distillation of whiskey is fairly recent. Most |
| history of whiskey productive. | | | | distilleries produced whiskey exclusively for |
| Whiskey became very popular and was a part of | | | | blenders. Because Scotch whiskey is very |
| daily life in Scotland around the 16th century. It | | | | characteristic, and the taste varied from one |
| was the 17th century that the production of | | | | distiller to another, whiskey was actually confined |
| whiskey attracted the Scottish parliament. The | | | | to Scotland for many years. Coincidently, blended |
| parliament introduced a taxation system on the | | | | whiskey was the solution for international market. |
| end products. Due to the hardship that this | | | | |