![]() ![]() This specific creation is 80-proof and aged at least 21 years. The infamous Buchanan’s red lion crest is a tribute to the founder’s roots of “Buchanan’s Scotland.” Buchanan’s Red Sealīuchanan’s red seal Scotch is the company’s ultra-premium option offered to customers at a pretty hefty price. This drink was served to Queen Elizabeth, the Prince of Wales, and other royalty and pristine guests.īuchanan first designed his Scotch bottles to represent water canteens shared by British soldiers while in combat. In 1884 Buchanan’s product was such a success that he was given a royal warrant to produce and supply the royal house with his whisky. This was when Buchanan realized how well a whisky business would thrive in England and decided to start producing his own Scottish blend. After working with his brother for over a decade in the grain business, James moved to London after taking a job at a whisky company as an agent. James was a Canadian born to Scottish immigrants who, soon after having their son, moved the family back to the UK to the coastal Irish town of Larne. Now Some Buchanan’s Historyīuchanan’s smooth Scotch was introduced to the public in 1884 by a self-made entrepreneur named James Buchanan. At this time, wheat and rye whisky became prevalent, and the distillery process advanced, upgrading the alcohol and providing a much more refined product. In the 1800s, distillery licenses became available and smuggling faded. ![]() This forced many distillers to take their craft “underground” for a long time. As with everything else that was in high demand, the government decided to raise the taxes on it over and over again. Over time, Scotch whisky became a way of life for many people in the country. Scotch whisky, also known as the “water of life,” was often used for medicinal purposes, fighting off disease and illness, and would be used to warm up during the cold winters. It was in the 1600s that the Scottish monks upgraded the distillation processes and turned out to be masters in the niche. Due to this crude process, the results were highly potent, hard to swallow, and even deadly. At that time, whisky was made from malted barley, and the distillation process was less than ideal. The aged Scotch whiskies that we know and love today are nothing like the Scotch whiskies that originated in Scotland way back in the late 1400s.
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