Earliest reference to whisky distillery dating back to 1505 is discovered by historians; Researchers said it was a significant find and could change understanding of drink's origins

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Researchers from the University of Aberdeen have found a 1505 record for a still for making aqua vite - water of life in Latin - in burgh records.

It is not the first reference to whisky itself, which is widely recognised as being in 1494.

However the Scotch Whisky Association described the Aberdeen find as an "exciting discovery".

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