Vintage Black & White Blended Scotch Whisky Advert
When was first made in 1879 was Initially known as Buchanan’s Blend and then House of Commons (after the British House of Commons), its nickname, referring to the black and white labelling, was eventually adopted as the official brand instead. The brand’s motif (featuring a black Scottish Terrier and a white West Highland White Terrier) was conceived by James Buchanan during the 1890s.
1950’s Spey Royal Advert
In 1815, when Lord Byron married Annabella Milbanke at Seaham Hall, he gave a cask of ‘SPEY’ whisky to King George III as a gift. The royal connection to SPEY whisky has continued in other ways, including this single malt from the Speyside Distillery – the SPEY Royal Choice.
The firm of W&A Gilbey began to concentrate on blended Scotch whisky alongside Gilbey’s gin when it bought into the Aberdeen blending firm of James Catto & Co. in 1916. It’s believed the Spey Royal blend was launched soon after. An advert in The Tatler from 1925 declared the blend was ‘worth hunting for’ – a statement emblazoned above a drawing of a huntsman blowing his horn. The ad claimed Spey Royal was ‘matured for many years in Sherry casks from the best distilleries in Glenlivet’. These were listed as Glen Spey, Strathmill and Knockando, all of which belonged to Gilbey’s.
The blend was once widely distributed from Manhattan to Milan and survived through the IDV years and into the 1970s under Grand Metropolitan. Today W&A Gilbey remains a dormant subsidiary of Diageo, which also owns the company’s associated trademarks. (credit scotchwhisky.com)
Vintage Johnnie Walker Blended Scotch Whisky Advert
The brand was first established by grocer John Walker, a native of Kilmarnock, who originally established the business and a grocery shop in 1820, with his son Alexander “Alec” Walker and grandson Alexander Walker II, being largely responsible for establishing the whisky as a favoured brand. It is the world’s highest selling Scotch whisky, sold in almost every country.
Vintage Black & White Scotch Whisky Advert
When the blend was first made in 1879 was Initially known as Buchanan’s Blend and then House of Commons (after the British House of Commons), its nickname, referring to the black and white labelling, was eventually adopted as the official brand instead. The brand’s motif (featuring a black Scottish Terrier and a white West Highland White Terrier) was conceived by James Buchanan during the 1890s.
VAT 69 Scotch Whisky Christmas Advertisements
n 1882, William Sanderson prepared one hundred casks of blended whisky and hired a panel of experts to taste them. The batch from the cask (or “vat”) with number 69 was judged to be the best, and this provided the whisky’s brand name.
This week we’ll show showcasing Scotch whisky advertisements which celebrate Christmas.
Black & White Scotch Whisky 1950 The Illustrated London News
When the blend was first made in 1879 was Initially known as Buchanan’s Blend and then House of Commons (after the British House of Commons), its nickname, referring to the black and white labelling, was eventually adopted as the official brand instead. The brand’s motif (featuring a black Scottish Terrier and a white West Highland White Terrier) was conceived by James Buchanan during the 1890s.
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Squirrel Appreciation Day. January 21st, 2023
A squirrel’s main food source is acorns.
Squirrels bury their acorns
Squirrels lose 80% of their buried acorns
This is how oak forests are made
Whisky is matured in oak casks. Harvested from Oak forests.
Without squirrels there would be no oak casks.
And whisky as we know it today would not exist.
So give a thought to the hard working oak cask team.
Help protect their habitat and food sources.
