Cutty Sark (whisky) the famous poem by Robert Burns, "Tam o' Shanter". The drawing of the clipper ship "Cutty Sark" on the label of the whisky bottles is a work of the Swedish artist Carl Georg August Wallin. He was a mariner painter, and this is probably his most famous ship painting. This drawing has been on the whisky bottles since 1955. The Tall Ships' Races for large sailing ships were originally known as The Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Races, under the terms of sponsorship by the whisky brand. Cutty Sark was originally distributed in the United States by Buckingham Co., which was
Cutty Sark "The Tweed" for more than he paid for both. "The Tweed" was then lengthened and operated as a fast sailing vessel, but was considered too big for the tea runs. Willis also commissioned two all-iron clippers with designs based upon "The Tweed", "Hallowe'en" and "Blackadder". Linton was taken to view "The Tweed" in dry dock. Willis considered that "The Tweed"s bow shape was responsible for its notable performance, and this form seems to have been adopted for "Cutty Sark". Linton, however, felt that the stern was too barrel shaped and so gave "Cutty Sark" a squarer stern with less tumblehome.