Honest John Profile

Blended Scotch Whisky

Honest John was a Glasgow-made blend designed exclusively for the Italian market in the 1970s and 1980s. A standard NAS blend of unknown make-up, it was bottled at 40% abv.

  • Production type
    Blended Scotch

Honest John History

Established in 1968, the Tanist Bonding Company operated out of an office in Hope Street, Glasgow. With strong Italian-Scots links, the company exported its brands during the 1970s and ‘80s to the Italian market. Honest John was one of them.

The Tanist Bonding Company brands ceased towards the end of the 1980s and the company was eventually dissolved in 1992.

Timeline

  • 1968 Tanist Bonding Company Ltd is registered in Glasgow
  • 1970-80s Honest John is exported to Italy as a 4/5 quart (0.91l) bottling at 40% abv
  • 1992 Tanist Bonding Company Ltd is dissolved

Owner

The Tanist Bonding Company logo

Current owner

  • The Tanist Bonding Company

See also

  • Kintocher Whisky Co Kintocher Whisky Co Kintocher Whisky Co Blender

    Kintocher Whisky Co

    Owner of a variety of export Scotch brands and a subsidiary of Acredyke Whisky Ltd.

  • Hamish Robertson and Company Hamish Robertson and Company Hamish Robertson and Company Blender

    Hamish Robertson and Company

    Glasgow-based blender and bottler of Consulate and Highland Reserve Scotch whisky blends.

  • Seven Eleven Seven Eleven Seven Eleven Brand

    Seven Eleven

    Scotch blend created for the Italian market by the Tanist Bonding Company of Glasgow.

  • R Thorne and Sons R Thorne and Sons R Thorne and Sons Blender

    R Thorne and Sons

    Long-lost distiller and blender that operated out of Greenock, London and Dublin.

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