John Cor is the name of the friar who recorded the first known written reference to a batch of Scotch Whisky on June 1, 1494.

?To Friar John Cor, by order of the King, to make aqua vitae VIII bolls of malt.? ? Exchequer Rolls 1494?95, Vol x, p. 487.^[1]

References

1. ↑ See also Lord High Treasurer?s Accounts: ?Et per liberacionem factam fratri Johanni Cor per perceptum compotorum rotulatoris, ut asserit, de mandato domini regis ad faciendum aquavite infra hoc compotum viij bolle brasii? vol 1, p. 176.