Country: Edinburgh, Scotland

Region: Lowland

Style: Blended Scotch

James Martin set up in business as a whisky merchant in Edinburgh in 1878. Producer of a popular eponymous range of blended whiskies, he developed lucrative export markets for his whiskies.

James Martin & Co Ltd was acquired by Glenmorangie brand owner Macdonald & Muir Ltd in 1912, and today, after the purchase of Glenmorangie by LVMH in 2004, the James Martin brand of blended whiskies was discontinued