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Because they make a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLOT \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eof Whisky, including perennial Single-malt favorite \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Macallan, The Famous Grouse, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHighland Park \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003efor goodness sake! They also own \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrugal, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ewhich is the leading golden Rum in the Caribbean and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSnow Leopard Vodka. The Edrington Group \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eare not one of the super-giant-behemoths, but there is some serious skill in their bottles. \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\t \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCutty Sark \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eproduces a wide range of blended Whiskies that have formed the core of back-bars for decades. The Whisky gets its name from the ship — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Cutty Sark \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e— which was one of the last and fastest sailing cargo ships ever made. And it was built just a few miles from the distillery about the time the Robertson's started distilling near \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlasgow, Scotland. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eThe ship, in turn, was named after… ahem… a scantily-clad character in Robert Burn’s famous poem,\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \"Tam ‘o Shanter.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e In fact, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"cutty-sark\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eroughly translates to \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"short skirt\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ein the local vernacular.  Hot chicks, fast ships, and Whisky… some things never change. A carving of the fetching and bewitching lass was carved into the bow of the ship. \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\t \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\tCutty Sark Prohibition is dedicated to the \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"notorious Captain William McCoy\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e who smuggled \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCutty Sark \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003einto America during the dark days of Prohibition. So for this special edition bottling of their core blended Scotch Whisky, they pulled out all the stops. \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\t \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\tThe bottle is \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003erich black glass, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ethe \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003elabel old-school, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand the Spirit is bottled at \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e50% \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eABV\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003elike it was back in the \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1920s. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eThe normal Cutty Sark is 40% ABV, so \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCutty Sark Prohibition \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003emakes that other stuff look like a schoolboy. And all Cutty Sarks are \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"blended Scotch\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eWhiskies, which means that they balance it out with other grains to ensure a consistent flavor profile. 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