A brochure for Prince of Wales Welsh Whisky unashamedly proclaims it ”the best Welsh Whisky made today.” Usually such statements are debatable, but in this case, there is no question as to Prince of Wales’ claim to the throne.

It’s the only Welsh whiskey made today.

What may be surprising is the fact that Welsh whiskey, not Irish, is the original whiskey. Dafydd Gittins, owner of the Welsh Whisky Co. in Brecon, Wales, said it was a fellow countryman who first produced whiskey