James Sword & Son was a historical Glasgow-based whisky blending company that was acquired by Stanley P. Morrison in 1983. It is not an active, independent company today.

Company History

The company was a prominent whisky blender with offices and a blending and bottling plant in Glasgow. It was run by William Walker for a number of years, who was the father-in-law of Stanley P. Morrison, the founder of Morrison Bowmore Distillers. The firm, along with A. Dewar Rattray, was purchased by Stanley P. Morrison in a period of consolidation in the company's history in 1983.

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James Sword & Son was a historic Scotch whisky blending and bottling firm based in Glasgow, which was acquired by Stanley P. Morrison in 1983. The business was run by the Sword family for generations, including a period in the mid-20th century under the leadership of a descendant who also managed William Walker & Co.

Company History

Early History:

The Sword family was involved in the whisky industry from at least the mid-1850s, possibly earlier, operating a blending and bottling plant and offices in Glasgow. Mid-20th Century Operations: The company was run by the maternal grandfather of Tim Morrison (co-founder of the Clydeside distillery), who also ran another whisky business, William Walker & Co., during that time.

Acquisition:

The business remained an independent entity until 1983 when it was purchased by Stanley P. Morrison, a company that had diversified into distillation, blending, and bottling two decades earlier. Legacy:

While the original company was absorbed, its name still exists as a listed bottler for various whiskies, such as the "Sword's Gauntlet Blended Scotch Whisky". The name "James Sword & Son Ltd." is now used by a subsidiary of The Vintage Malt Whisky Company for certain bottling's.