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Cutty Sark is a British clipper ship. Built on the River Leven, Dumbarton, Scotland in 1869 for the Jock Willis Shipping Line, she was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest, at the end of a long period of design development for this type of vessel, which ended as steamships took over their routes.
Visit Cutty Sark, the celebrated historic sailing ship and fastest of its time. Now an award-winning visitor attraction in Greenwich, London.
Jul 19, 2024 · Cutty Sark, three-masted British clipper ship, launched at Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, in 1869. The Cutty Sark was 212 feet 5 inches (64.7 metres) long and 36 feet (11 metres) wide, and it had a net tonnage of 921. Its name (meaning “short shirt”) came from the garment worn by the witch.
Cutty Sark is a brand of blended Scotch whisky produced by La Martiniquaise in Scotland. History. The whisky was created on 23 March 1923 as a product of Berry Bros. & Rudd, with the first home of the blend considered to be at The Glenrothes distillery in the Speyside region of Scotland. [citation needed] Name and label.
From state-of-the-art Victorian tea clipper to one of the world's most famous ships, Cutty Sark has led a dramatic life. Find out more about Cutty Sark's history, and the stories of the people who sailed the ship into the record books.
Cutty Sark represents the pinnacle of clipper ship design and was one of the fastest ships of its day. Aged 14 years, Cutty Sark started recording remarkably fast passage times, under her Master Richard Woodget, and became the dominant ship in bringing wool from Australia to England.
As an original and inimitable whisky launched at the heart of the Prohibition era, CUTTY SARK was deliberately created to defy conventions. With its inimitable smooth and mellow taste profile and its unique maritime and historical heritage CUTTY SARK will make you go on an adventure. Discover more.
Launched at the start of the 1920s, in the midst of an emerging cocktail culture, Cutty Sark can claim to be the first light-coloured blended Scotch whisky whose delicate, soft flavours made a lasting impact among its drinkers.
After nearly a century of adventures and discoveries, CUTTY SARK has gathered its passion and expertise to create a 12 year old high quality Whisky. Offering a « mellow mouthfeel », the expression is balanced by complex notes of spice and fruit. Discover.
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Discover what life was like aboard Cutty Sark, the world's last surviving tea clipper and the fastest ship of her time, now a major London attraction.
