Do not equate popularization with invention. Check source spelling 'Pattinson' and associated dates. The 1494 record is evidence of a surviving reference, not the moment whisky was invented.
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Describes licensing reform, the whisky crash, Dewar family roles in production and marketing, and Glenfiddich's role in bringing single malt to wider attention.
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Tax, crashes, Dewar's and single malt promotion
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Describes licensing reform, the whisky crash, Dewar family roles in production and marketing, and Glenfiddich's role in bringing single malt to wider attention.
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Annotation
Do not equate popularization with invention. Check source spelling 'Pattinson' and associated dates. The 1494 record is evidence of a surviving reference, not the moment whisky was invented.
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Verified means faithful source capture, not external corroboration.