Buchanan's is a brand of

Scotch whisky Scotch whisky (; sco, Scots whisky/whiskie, whusk(e)y; often simply called whisky or Scotch) is malt whisky or grain whisky (or a blend of the two), made in Scotland. All Scotch whisky was originally made from malted barley. Commercial distil ...

produced by

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in Scotland.

History

James Buchanan James Buchanan Jr. ( ; April 23, 1791June 1, 1868) was an American lawyer, diplomat and politician who served as the 15th president of the United States from 1857 to 1861. He previously served as secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and repr ...

, born in Canada but son of

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

immigrants, returned to the United Kingdom shortly after he was born and he was brought up in Larne. He joined a Glasgow shipping firm as an office boy when he was fourteen or fifteen, and was later promoted to be a clerk. In 1868 he joined his brother in the

grain A grain is a small, hard, dry fruit (caryopsis) – with or without an attached hull layer – harvested for human or animal consumption. A grain crop is a grain-producing plant. The two main types of commercial grain crops are cereals and legum ...

business until 1879, when he moved to London as an agent for a company in the whisky trade. He realized that there was an untapped market in England for bottled

and set about producing his own, the ''Buchanan Blend''. He went into business on his own in 1884 as ''James Buchanan & Co''. In 1898, James Buchanan was given the

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to supply the Royal Household with Buchanan's Whisky to Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales.Sting.com - Buchanan's Forever to 'Present' an unprecedented musical experience with Sting in May 2010 - Proceeds to Benefit the Diageo 'Learning for Life' program that provides education and life skills to thousands of individuals throughout Latin America...
The company joined Distillers Company in 1925. Distillers was acquired by

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in 1986, and Guinness merged with Grand Metropolitan to form

in 1997.

Blends

*Black & White (Originally "Buchanan's Blend", then "House of Commons") 8 *De Luxe 12 *Special Reserve 18 *Master *Red Seal

Reviews

Buchanan's offerings have generally performed very well at international Spirit ratings organizations. The De Luxe 12-year, for example, earned a string of 3 gold medals and 2 double-golds from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition between 2005 and 2010. The 18-year was awarded three golds, a silver, and a double gold medal over that same time frame. In 2011, the Beverage Testing Institute gave the Red Seal a relatively strong score of 92 out of 100.

Buchanan's Forever

Buchanan's Forever is a musical experience that honours the legacy of Buchanan's founder by way of an ongoing community enrichment program which forms part of Diageo's regional social responsibility platform, ''Learning for Life''. Buchanan's Forever has been held in Mexico,

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, and Venezuela, and in each country it supports a charitable project that helps communities in each of these countries. Buchanan's Forever artists have included:

Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, pianist and composer. Commonly nicknamed the "Rocket Man" after his 1972 hit single of the same name, John has led a commercially successful career a ...

, James Blunt,

Jon Bon Jovi John Francis Bongiovi Jr. (born March 2, 1962), known professionally as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He is best known as the founder and frontman of the rock band Bon Jovi, which was formed in 1983. He ...

, Fonseca, Fito Páez,

Aleks Syntek Raúl Alejandro Escajadillo Peña (born 29 September 1969), known by his stage name, Aleks Syntek, is a Mexican singer and songwriter. He has earned nine nominations for the Latin Grammy Awards, a Grammy nomination, five nominations for the MT ...

Gerry Weil Gerhard Weilheim, better known as Gerry Weil (born 11 August 1939 in Vienna), is an Austrian-born Venezuelan jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and earl ...

, Franco De Vita,

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and

Ely Guerra Ely Guerra (born Elizabeth Guerra Vázquez, February 13, 1972) is a Mexican singer-songwriter who was raised in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. The daughter of Alberto Guerra and Gloria Vázquez, Guerra lived the first years of her life in Mont ...

References

External links

Official site
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