John Barr comes from one of the most esteemed whisky houses in Scotland – Whyte & Mackay. The whisky is named after John Barr Cumming, a renowned name in the whisky business in Scotland in the early 1900s. He was born to a whisky-making family from Speyside, Cumming travelled the world as an ambassador of his country’s signature spirit. His namesake whisky honours his legacy while bringing a richer style of blended scotch whisky to the world as he did in his lifetime. This blended Scotch whisky is carefully crafted by third generation Master Blenders from the house of Whyte & Mackay. John Barr has earned its place as the ultimate blended Scotch whisky achieving the highest score within its category and price tier at the Ultimate Spirit Challenge.