Good morning, welcome to our series sharing Food Holidays: July 27th, 2021, Take a look at the Holiday being celebrated today and let me know if you would like to celebrate National Scotch Day.
July 27
National Scotch Day
National Scotch Day—also known as Scotch Whiskey Day—is a Holiday that celebrates this popular Malted Barley Drink that can only legally be produced in Scotland.
Single Malt Scotch Whiskey is made at a single distillery from only Malted Barley and Water, and single Grain Scotch can contain not only Barley but other Whole or Malted Grains as well. All of this means that anyone who is interested in celebrating this hHoliday is going to want to make sure they buy the real stuff and don’t end up buying just plain old Whiskey.
The History Of Scotch Whiskey
We were unable to uncover the origins of National Scotch Day, we were able to find out the origins of sSotch Whiskey. According to hHstorical records, Scotch was made prior to the end of the 15th Century. By the 17th Century, Scotch was such a hot commodity, the Scottish Parliament placed the first taxes on Scotch.
Over the next Century or so, illicit Stills and smuggling became rampant, so the Excise Act of 1823 was passed. This act sanctioned Whiskey distillation procedures and instituted a license fee of £10. From that point on, Scotch Whiskey production became a more regulated and reliable product.
Facts About Scotch Whiskey
Since we’re talking the finer points of Scotch Whiskey, we might as well dig down and spend time talking about some of the fun facts we’ve unearthed about Scotch Whiskey during our research phase. Below are facts that will persuade just about anyone reading it that this Whiskey is different from all of the other Whiskeys available.
- It’s been estimated that Scotch Whiskey generates over £125 a second for Scotland.
- Every year, Scotland exports over 99 million cases of Scotch a year. That’s almost 40 bottles of Scotch being exported every single second of every day.
- At any one time, Scotland has 20 million casks of Scotch Whiskey maturing.
- The term “Whiskey” means “water of life” in Gaelic.
- Scotch Whiskey has to age for a minimum of 3-years before it can officially be called Scotch.
- A Single Malt Scotch may end up being produced from several different casks in a single distillery.
- Between 1757 and 1760, licensed Scotch Whiskey production was halted due to a poor Barley harvest.
Observing National Scotch Day
National Scotch Day is a Holiday that can be celebrated by enjoying a glass of fine Scotch. Just be sure that if you’re celebrating this day that you purchase real Scotch Whiskey. Remember, if its produced in the U.S., or anyplace else other than Scotland, then it’s not Scotch whiskey—it can only be called Whiskey. While you’re celebrating this Holiday, why not use the hashtag #NationalScotchDay on your Social Media accounts to let everyone know that you’re spending the day drinking…umm, we mean celebrating National Scotch Day.
Where is National Scotch Day celebrated?
There is no specific location where National Scotch Holiday is celebrated.
Five Facts about Scotch
- Single Malt Scotch Whisky is made from 100% Malted Barley and distilled at a Single Distillery.
- Blended Scotch Whisky is made by blending together a number of single Malts and Grain Whiskies.
- 90% of all Scotch Whisky sold in the market comprises of Blended Scotch Whisky.
- The Whisky in ‘Scotch Whisky’ is always spelt without an ‘e’.
- In Britain, the term ‘Whisky’ is taken to mean Scotch Whisky only, unless it has been specified.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
