Teachers Whisky - One of UK's favorite blends

Teachers Whisky, or Teachers Highland Cream as it is fondly known is a blended Whisky and is widely available in particular in the UK.

Teachers Whisky was established in 1884, and in 2005, the parent company Allied Domecq were themselves taken over by the huge French owned Pernod - Ricard Company

ALLIED DISTILLERS LTD, KILMALID, STIRLING ROAD, DUMBARTON DUNBARTONSHIRE, SCOTLAND G82 2SS

History

He married the owner’s daughter, persuaded the firm to take out a licence to sell wines and spirits and expanded into 'dram shops'.

These were basic public houses selling reliable spirits, with rules against buying rounds and having loud conversations; drunks and rowdies were quickly removed.

Within twenty years he was the largest licence holder in Glasgow.

By this time he had been joined in the business by his sons, Adam and William. Following the example of others they moved into wholesaling, providing special blends for specific customers.

One of these became very popular, so they concentrated their energies on producing and marketing it as Teacher's Whisky (it was registered in 1884).

Export growth was the next move: as early as 1903 the brand was being exported to America.

During the First World War, the company voluntarily reduced sales of its whisky, by giving customers a ration card which entitled them to only five glasses a week or a bottle a fortnight.

As a result, when peace returned the company had a great deal of whisky in store.

The demand for Teacher's Whisky (Highland Cream) grew steadily over the years, so much so that the company was able to build a modern blending and bottling plant in Glasgow in 1962.

In 1976 William Teacher & Sons Ltd joined Allied Distillers, who became Allied Domecq, and who themselves are now part of the huge Pernod - Ricard empire.

Today, Teachers Whisky is a key brand and is among the top five best-selling whiskies in Britain, with a strong position in the world market.

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