The whole thing is capped with a metal screw-on cap. I’m not knocking that specific aspect because I think the artwork is pretty neat, but it doesn’t help the transparency issue. Also obscuring our view is the massive yellow label plastered across the front with the Cutty Sark image on it. The glass itself is a dark green color, which stands out on the shelf but is a bit unfortunate for those looking to see the whiskey inside. What’s interesting is that the neck of the bottle is rather short and stout, a departure from the usual slender liquor bottle necks and making it slightly less comfortable to pour. They’re counting on that brand recognition and long history to bring in the customers, so changing the design drastically would be detrimental to their goals. Overall, the bottle is a pretty standard and old fashioned design, which makes sense considering it’s history. According to a 2018 article, the Edrington Group was going to continue to provide support for the actual production and blending of the product during a “transition period” but there’s no indication of whether that has passed. That said, which specific distilleries used is not disclosed, so we don’t know the exact provenance of the spirit. There’s not a whole lot of information about the source of this whisky, which is common for blended scotch such as this.Īs a scotch whisky, we know 100% of this product was distilled in Scotland and matured on-site for no less than three years. The brand was sold to the Scottish-based Edrington Group in 2010, who were themselves acquired by the French distilled spirits company La Martiniquaise-Bardinet in 2018.
& Rudd remains internationally renowned as wine merchants, but no longer own the Cutty Sark brand.
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A drawing of the ship in full sail (created by Sweedish artist Carl Georg August Wallin) has appeared on the whiskey label since 1955.īerry Bros. In it’s day, the ship was the fastest in the world - a short lived title that quickly disappeared with the appearance of steamer ships. & Rudd made their fortune), as well as transporting goods from Australia back to England. The name of the brand comes from a merchant sailing ship named Cutty Sark which was built in 1869 and operated in the tea trade (where Berry Bros. & Rudd decided to get in on the game and launched a brand of blended Scottish whisky they called “Cutty Sark.” The company originally started as a merchant selling coffee, but quickly expanded into tea, snuff, and other spices which propelled them into being known as a premiere luxury goods merchant.īlending scotch whisky has been a common practice for centuries among Scottish wine merchants, purchasing stock from different distilleries and creating a custom blend that they would then sell under their own brand. & Rudd is a family run wine and spirits merchant based in London. Founded in 1698 by the Widow Bourne, Berry Bros.
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