1970s Nostalgia Gift Hamper "William Lawson's" 

William Lawson's Rare Light Blended Scotch Whisky (75cl, 43%), Finest Blended Miniature (5cl,40%), Water Jug made in France by Moulin des Loups Pottery, Steel and Black Leather Hip Flask Crafted in England, Two Branded Tumblers and Cartes à Jouer de Luxe (Set of 54 Playing Cards)

all from those good old days ...

A well-preserved 1970s bottling of William Lawson's Blended Scotch Whisky, produced over 30 years ago. The William Lawson's blend has enjoyed a resurgence as it has come to light that William Lawson was supposedly raised by wolves. That might just be a fabrication though. Or it might be the truth. Who knows!

The initial years of the brand’s history are ambiguous and unclear although after their blending and bottling facilities were moved from Dublin to Liverpool, a clearer picture of the William Lawson history appears.

The company founder William Lawson was born in Scotland in 1850s and said to have begun working in the city of Dublin for E&J Burke’s blending company as an exports manager in the year 1888.

The trademark for the William Lawson & Co was registered in 1889 and was bought by Clan Munro Whisky Ltd in 1963. Between these two events, William Lawson & Co.’s production moved from Dublin to Liverpool and further events that remain unknown.

William Lawson Whisky Ltd. was established in 1969, followed by the acquisition of the Macduff distillery that supplies much of the fingerprint whisky for William Lawson’s blends. Its single malt was marketed as Glen Deveron.

In 1993 rum specialist Bacardi purchased Martini & Rossi, giving it the William Lawson blended Scotch brand and Macduff distillery, and in 1998 new headquarters facilities were developed at Parkhead, in the east end of Glasgow. Until that year the company had no other distilleries apart from Macduff, but this situation changed with the acquisition of John Dewar & Sons Ltd and five distilleries from Diageo plc.