Whisky (or whiskey if you’re Irish or American) has a 1,000-year long history. According to legend, Irish monks traveling to Mediterranean countries encountered the fundamentals of distilling and introduced the technique on their return. The Irish and Scots have both staked claim to whisky’s origins, but certainly the Scots were the first to produce it in large volumes from the 19th century onward.
Distillation techniques have been taken up around the world, famously in the United States and Japan. But now Taiwan is making its mark on the industry. Having only started producing whisky this century, the small island is making millions of bottles and scooping up top industry awards.
