Welsh whisky

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Welsh whisky (Welsh: Wisgi Cymreig; alternative forms: wysgi, chwisgi) is a distilled spirit made in Wales. Modern Welsh whisky has been produced by The Welsh Whisky Company since 2000 at Penderyn.

1 History of Welsh whisky
2 Modern Welsh whisky
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History of Welsh whisky

The first recorded instance of whisky produced in Wales dates back to the 4th century when a man known as Reaullt Hir of Bardsey Island, off the North Wales coast, produced a spirit known as “aqua-vitae”, or gwirod in the Welsh language. The last distillery in Wales closed in 1984, and no whiskey has been distilled until 2001.

[edit] Modern Welsh whisky

In 2000, The Welsh Whisky Company started production of whisky in Wales. The first bottles went on sale on 1 March 2004 , Saint David's Day.

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