Rupert Patrick, the great-great grandson, decided to revive his ancestor’s famous James Eadie’s Trade Mark ‘X’. He tracked down Mr. Eadie’s ledgers, and discovered a forgotten blend of today’s most sought-after malts and grain. Then, he sampled one of the last surviving...

In a recent interview with trade magazine The Spirits Business, John Glaser, an American businessman, explained his thoughts when he found himself working for Johnnie Walker at the end of the last century.   ‘Scotch was not doing well then....