For my recent birthday my brother-in-law gave me a bottle of whisky. I was told that it was not for drinking as it is a very old blend [I do not drink spirits so this will not be a problem]. It is a beautiful bottle and I have found the above adverts for this whisky in old newspapers for dates between 1953 to 1957.
The bottle now has home in my ‘sanctum sanctorum’ where I keep my books, write, make films, and listen to music. Next to the bottle of “Scott’s Special” is the lovely clock that Sian bought me for my birthday: and above them both is an oil portrait of “Mrs ‘Jam’ Scott” my great-great-great-great grandmother:
