William Lawson's

William Lawson's is a blended Scotch whisky brand created in 1849. William Lawson's parent company, John Dewar & Sons, Ltd. is owned by Bacardi Ltd.

William Lawson's

Type	Blended Scotch whisky
Manufacturer	John Dewar & Sons (Bacardi)
Country of origin	Scotland
Introduced	1849
Alcohol by volume	40%
Website	William Lawson's

History

William Lawson's was created in 1849 by William Lawson, a Scottish immigrant who moved to Ireland. In 1889, the brand name "W Lawson & Co" was registered by William Lawson while working as an export manager at E&J Burke in Dublin.^[1]

In 1953, Clan Munro Whisky Ltd acquired the Lawson's trademark and renamed it William Lawson's to avoid confusion with another blend.^[2]

It has been distilled and blended in the Macduff distillery^[3] alongside the Glen Deveron single malt whisky since the distillery was acquired by William Lawson Distillers Ltd in 1972.^[4]

In 1993, Bacardi acquired Martini & Rossi, which included the William Lawson's brand.^[4]

The brand is the world's 6th best-selling Scotch whisky with sales of 3.4 million cases in 2021.^[5] The brand has the best sales in France, Portugal, Spain and Mexico.^[6]