Cutty Sark in such a short undergarment caused Tam to cry out "Weel done, Cutty-sark", which subsequently became a well known catchphrase. Originally, carvings by Hellyer of the other scantily clad witches followed behind the figurehead along the bow, but these were removed by Willis in deference to 'good taste'. Tam o' Shanter riding "Meg" was to be seen along the ship's quarter. The motto, "Where there's a Willis away", was inscribed along the taffrail. "The Tweed", which acted as a model for much of the ship which followed her, had a figurehead depicting Tam o' Shanter. "Cutty Sark" was destined for
Cutty Sark (whisky) also of Cussler himself, who is featured as a bit character in most of his novels. A bottle of Cutty Sark vintage 1985 is mentioned to be worth a fortune in science fiction novel "Lies, Inc." by Philip K. Dick. In Yukio Mishima's 1971 novel "The Decay of the Angel", Cutty Sark is the whiskey of choice for Honda, the main character. James Hadley Chase refers to Cutty Sark in several of his crime novels. In the second part of the 2009 novel "Invisible" by Paul Auster, the protagonist Adam Walker serves Cutty Sark on ice to his sister Gwyn,