The First Mention of Scotch

June 1, 1495:

Friar John Cor records the first known batch of scotch whisky.
John Cor is the name of the friar referred to in the first known written reference to a batch of Scotch Whisky on June 1, 1495. The first mention is in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, 1495. John Cor was the distiller at Lindores Abbey in the Kingdom of Fife.
“To Friar John Cor, by order of the King, to make aqua vitae VIII bolls of malt.” — Exchequer Rolls 1494–95, Vol x, p. 487

To Scotland!