Grand Old Parr

In 1871, Scottish brothers James and Samuel Greenlees established their whisky blender and merchant business in London. The market for blended Scotch whiskies was still in its infancy - and they hoped to exploit the newly emerging market. The Grenlees Brothers believed that combining the best whiskies at precisely the right point in their maturation would produce a blend of extraordinary flavor. Driven by this idea, they experimented tirelessly, determined to create a blend that would be acknowledged as one of the finest scotch whiskies the world had ever seen.

In 1909, The Greenlees Brothers introduced (Ancient) Old Parr; named after famous Englishman Thomas Parr, who is said to be England's longest lived man, aged 152 when he died in 1635. His long life symbolized the maturity of the whiskies used in the blend, whilst his wisdom represented the skill and knowledge required to produce it. Today, Grand Old Parr is celebrated across the world; synonymous for it's fine blended Scotch whisky that has made Grand Old Parr so renowned.