Vintage Pottery Ye Monks Scotch Whisky Decanters, Whiskey Decnters

Vintage Pair Of Whisky Decanters which housed Ye Monks Scotch Whisky. Ye Whisky of Ye Monks – a curious old whisky’ declares the label of one of the more eccentric blends in Diageo’s whisky stable. It was created by the Edinburgh whisky firm of Donald Fisher Ltd, some 400 years after the first written record of whisky being distilled in Scotland. Appropriately enough that was Friar John Cor from Fife who was given permission by the King in the Exchequer Roll of 1494 to make ‘acquavitae’ or the ‘water of life’ from ‘eight bolls of malt’. Whether this was the inspiration for Fisher’s blend is unclear, but it is still available in Latin America & the Far East with global sales of around 50,000 cases as of 2012. Stoneware jars of the whisky with a wax seal have become popular among collectors. in excellent vintage condition with stopper missing on one of the bottles. Dimensions: Height With Stopper (8′) Circumference (15.25) Vintage Pottery Ye Monks Scotch Whisky Decanters, Whiskey Decnters