Whisky + Billy Joel explains the history of Scotch in 4 minutes

January 19, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment 0 min read

Props to this whisky blogger who manages to tell the history of distilling Scotch from 1494 to the present in about four minutes. How? By using Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” (Via Daily Record)

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is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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