A SELF-MADE MAN

Buchanan’s is named after the late James Buchanan, a driven whisky entrepreneur who crafted a Scotch that redefined greatness. Instead of creating a Scotch to be revered, he created a uniquely smooth blend that could be shared and enjoyed by all. Using contacts from his Mackinlay days, his business grew and he was soon selling his whisky to the London music halls and the Members Bar at the House of Commons. In fact, the original Buchanan’s bottle design was inspired by the selfless act of sharing water canteens between British soldiers during times of conflict. Buchanan launched his whisky company in 1884 and quickly shared it with the world, traveling from Scotland to London to Latin America. Today, the bottle’s Red Lion crest proudly wears its origin, “Buchanan’s Scotland,” but continues to spread its smoothness around the globe from Bogota to Los Angeles to Mexico City. After all, greatness is meant to be shared by all. James Buchanan died in 1935 at the age of 85, though his name continued to live on through his whisky legacy. Through subsequent mergers his company became part of Diageo, with both Buchanan’s and Black and White still going strong today.