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Okay, we should be upfront about the fact that no one has a definite date on the invention of the drink. The first written record of whiskey comes from the Lindores Abbey in Scotland in 1494. But, as a knowledgeable Scotsman once told us, the Irish were making whiskey well before that. So let’s agree that whiskey is an old drink, the Irish and the Scottish have equal claim to it, and it’s delicious no matter what kind you prefer. If we agree on all that, we can get back to the drinkware.
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Agreeing also allows us to speed up to the quaich in the 16th century. The first quaiches were made of wood and built purely for function, but as they grew as symbols, they began to take on new meaning. By the 1500s, the vessels were used to show off wealth and status as often as they were used to drink. Lower classes stuck with their simple wooden bowls, while the wealthy and powerful commissioned quaiches made of rare or culturally significant wood, precious metals, or both. Eventually, the symbolism around the bowls affected their usage.