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Post by Elliot Kane on Dec 17, 2007 19:48:11 GMT
The Cutty Sark was a tea clipper (Obviously a highly vital ship for Britain! Without tea, we Brits just cannot function! ;D). Beautiful ship, too. I actually saw it first hand as a kid - went round it. Compared to modern ships it's so small, but it has an elegance unimagined by modern shipwrights. Official Cutty Sark site. It got vandalised recently - burned - but they're rebuilding... Hopefully it will one day be as good as new again More Cutty Sark info
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Post by cleglaw on Dec 17, 2007 21:40:47 GMT
Why is a brand of Scotch whiskey named after the ship?
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Post by Elliot Kane on Dec 17, 2007 21:48:06 GMT
...Good question. I have no idea...
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Post by Galadriel on Dec 18, 2007 10:33:19 GMT
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Post by Glance A'Lot on Dec 18, 2007 11:22:36 GMT
"Cutty sark" is 18th century Scots for "short chemise" or "short undergarment".
Hyphenated, Cutty-sark was a nickname given to the witch Nannie, a fictional character created by Robert Burns in his Tam o' Shanter, after the garment she wore. The figurehead of the tea clipper Cutty Sark is named after the character.*
* and probably the whisky too
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Post by Glance A'Lot on Dec 18, 2007 11:28:12 GMT
Why is a brand of Scotch whisk ey named after the ship? I've been told that that's blasphemy (in Scotland, at least) - Irish drink whiskey, Scots drink whisky - the rest of the world's distillates is undeservant of the name... {Note, I'm not an expert on the matter - I prefer wine distillates over grain brews)
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Post by Gay Titan on Dec 25, 2007 11:59:50 GMT
From the Cutty Sark (whiskey) website....
*Established since 1698 at No. 3 St James’s Street, London.
*CUTTY SARK Scots Whisky was created on 20th March 1923 when the partners of wine & spirit merchants Berry Bros. discussed the launch of a new whisky.
*At the time, the popularity of Scotch Whisky was beginning to grow around the world.
*Senior partner Francis Berry had a strong belief in the potential for a new style of whisky. He insisted that only the finest malt whiskies should be selected for the new blend and that the whisky should be naturally light in colour.
*The partners had invited James McBey, a well known Scottish artist to a luncheon that day to discuss the launch. It was he who suggested the name and designed the label for the new whisky.
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Post by Gay Titan on Dec 25, 2007 12:00:50 GMT
And no, I don't drink Scotch. When I did drink (I gave it up), I was a huge fan of gin.
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