With this selection you have the opportunity to taste very old blends from around 1940-1950.
All the whiskies are not available for sale anymore, so take your time and enjoy!
1940-1950 Blends
John Haig & Co. Ltd
John Haig opened the Cameron Bridge distillery in Windygates in 1824 and this was the first to produce grain whisky. His cousin, Robert Stein, created the first continuous still while his son, also called John, improved output by means of the then new practice of blending. The distinctive dimpled bottle was then introduced in the 1890s.
Ancestor Dewar's
1925 Dewars, Buchanans and Johnnie Walker amalgamate with the Distillers Company Ltd (DCL). John A.s son, John, takes a leading role in the newly formed DCL. 1954 Dewars Ancestor, a luxury blend of 12 year old whiskies, is introduced by the House of Dewar. It replaces Victoria Vat as the companys deluxe blend.
White Horse
White Horse Scotch Whisky is a blended Scotch Whisky from Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. It was first produced by James Logan Mackie in 1861. The single malt which gives White Horse its distinctive taste is Lagavulin.
Black &White Buchanans
Black & White was first produced by the London-based whisky blender founded by James Buchanan. After a series of mergers and acquisitions involving Dewars (1915), the Distillers Company, and Guinness (forming United Distillers), the brand is now owned by Diageo.
Johnnie Walker US
Originally known as Walker's Killme Whisky, the Johnnie Walker brand is a legacy left by John Johnnie Walker after he started to sell whisky in his
grocers shop in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Haig & Haig US
The distinctive dimpled bottle was introduced in the 1890s. This bottle became so well-known and important to the brand that it was registered as a trademark in the USA in 1958.
The family business was merged into United Distillers and Vintners (UDV) and then into the larger conglomerate Diageo.
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