A drinks blogger has created an epic video that tells the entire history of Scotch whisky in only four minutes using a classic hit from the past.

The amusing clip was created by the man behind Whisky and Wisdom, a popular Australian blog which regularly posts content articles about Scotland's national drink.

Featuring a twist on Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire', the fun video takes whisky fans on a journey from the spirit's humble beginnings in 1494 right through to the modern day explosion of interest in single malts.

Posting on his website, the blog's founder, Andrew Derbidge, wrote: "Want to learn the history of Scotch whisky in just four minutes (and have a laugh at the same time)?

"This song/music video covers off the basics."

Incredibly, the drinks industry expert also added that he not only wrote the full song, but that he played the instruments and even supplied the "slightly-out-of-tune" vocals.

Featuring everything from the Excise Act and the invention of the Coffey Still, through to the advent of the Whisky Barons and the Pattison Crash, it's an incredible summary of the entire Scotch whisky timeline.

The Whisky and Wisdom song covers everything from booms and crashes to the creation of modern fakes.
The song hilariously covers everything from booms and crashes to the creation of modern fakes

The music video takes a look at the technological advances that changed the industry, including the reduction of malting floors, the creation of stainless steel washbacks and even the phasing out of direct fired-stills.

It also includes a very interesting pronunciation of "uisge beatha" - which Andrew confesses came down to him having to quickly add the extra two syllables to "fit the tune".

Andrew said: "I’ve been running the blog for over six years now, and I’m always thinking about new content and new things to write about or feature.

"I had the idea for the song a few years ago actually, and bits and pieces of it had been rolling around in my head for a long time."

He explained that he had some time off over the Christmas Holidays meaning he was able to finally knuckled down and put pen to paper, he added: "It took a few days to get the lyrics right.  I used to be a muso in a former life and you can do some pretty amazing things just with home studio setups these days, so I recorded all the instruments and put together the backing track."

Stating that he knows, he isn't the best singer, he added: "I have a very average voice, but I didn’t know anyone who could have a crack at the vocals, so I ended up doing the singing myself.  

"It took three days to do all the recording – mostly because I kept tripping on the lyrics with each take."

The whisky aficionado explained he was originally just going to upload the song as an MP3 but was worried people might struggle to hear and understand all the lyrics, as the words shoot across each other very quickly. 

So he decided to create the video with the lyrics as captions instead, he said: "I’ve travelled to Scotland many times and visited over 100 of the whisky distilleries, and so lots of the images in the video were my own photos."

"It took about four days of editing to get the video right – particularly the timing of all the pics and transitions so that they matched the rhythm and beat of the song. 

"Again, all just done with some amateur software at home."

The creative video has caused a bit of a stir on social media, with some fans describing it as "epic" and "bloody brilliant".

One wrote: "Brilliant, this should be taught in schools! It would make home learning easier too."

While another joked: "This is equally the best and worst thing I've heard in ages, great effort."