Going back to the question of spirits in Glorantha: I've just found a web
site on the subject of whisky, which includes some history. Have a look at
http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jhb/whisky/history.html
- and the rest of the site if you want to plan a tour of Scotland.
Factoids not backed up by references, unfortunately, but what's there looks
hopeful.
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* Jane Williams * "All viewpoints are equally (in)correct" *
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