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Whyte & Mackay

Whyte & Mackay was founded in Glasgow in 1844 by James Whyte and Charles Mackay. The business grew out of the city’s 19th-century trading and shipbuilding economy, and the original blend was positioned as an alternative to Cognac for Glasgow drinkers. Whyte & Mackay is still closely tied to Glasgow today, with the company remaining headquartered there.

Whyte & Mackay was founded in Glasgow in 1844 by James Whyte and Charles Mackay. The business grew out of the city’s 19th-century trading and shipbuilding economy, and the original blend was positioned as an alternative to Cognac for Glasgow drinkers. Whyte & Mackay is still closely tied to Glasgow today, with the company remaining headquartered there.

About Whyte & Mackay

Whyte & Mackay was founded in Glasgow in 1844 by James Whyte and Charles Mackay. The business grew out of the city’s 19th-century trading and shipbuilding economy, and the original blend was positioned as an alternative to Cognac for Glasgow drinkers. Whyte & Mackay is still closely tied to Glasgow today, with the company remaining headquartered there.

A defining part of Whyte & Mackay is its triple maturation process. The malt whisky and grain whisky are matured separately, then married together in sherry casks, a production detail that has long sat at the centre of the blend’s identity.

Whyte & Mackay now sits within a wider Scotch whisky business that operates five distilleries in Scotland: Invergordon, The Dalmore, Jura, Fettercairn and Tamnavulin. Whyte and Mackay Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Emperador UK Limited, with Alliance Global Group as its ultimate parent company.

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