THE LEGACY CONTINUES
Number 111, High Street, Perth. This is the address at which, on 15 May 1846, John Dewar set up a modest wine and spirit merchant shop. Around the same time, he began making his own blended whisky.
In the 1880s, the company was inherited by the founder’s two sons – Tommy and John Jr. The latter took over responsibility for the whisky and its production, while the former focused on marketing their product. In 1890 they hired master blender AJ Cameron, a champion of the double-ageing process, and this marked the beginning of Dewar’s worldwide success, leading to receipt of a Royal Warrant, a cask being dispatched to the White House and the now-iconic Dewar’s White Label.
Fast forward 175 years and John Dewar & Sons (JD&S) is part of behemoth spirits company Bacardi and
