JAMES WHYTE AND CHARLES MACKAY BEGAN THEIR CAREER AS WHISKY MERCHANTS IN GLASGOW IN 1881. TODAY WHYTE & MACKAY IS ONE OF SCOTLAND'S MOST ESTEEMED WHISKY HOUSES, EARNING THE TITLE OF UK SPIRITS PRODUCER OF THE YEAR BY THE INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRITS COMPETITION*.

AS A REVERED BLEND IN THE WHYTE AND MACKAY PORTFOLIO, CAREFULLY CRAFTED BY THE HOUSE'S 3RD GENERATION MASTER BLENDER, JOHN BARR RESERVE BLEND HAS EARNED ITS PLACE AS THE ULTIMATE BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKY, ACHIEVING THE HIGHEST SCORE WITHIN ITS CATEGORY AND PRICE TIER AT THE ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE 2016.