Cutty-sark (witch) Cutty-sark (witch) "Cutty sark" is 18th-century Scots for "short chemise" or "short undergarment". Hyphenated, Cutty-sark was a nickname given to the witch Nannie Dee, a fictional character created by Robert Burns in his "Tam o' Shanter", after the garment she wore. The figurehead of the tea clipper "Cutty Sark" is named after the character and a brand of Scotch whisky is named in turn for the ship. "Cutty" or "cuttie" (the diminutive form of "cuttit", from Early Middle English "cutte", "kutte", "cute" "ugly") is "short" or "stumpy". "Sark" or "serk" (from Old English "serc"; Old Norse "serk") is a "shift",
Clipper tea Clipper tea Clipper is a British, fairtrade tea company based in Beaminster, Dorset founded in 1984. In 1994, they were one of the first companies in the UK to receive the Fairtrade Mark. Clipper was purchased in 2012, by Royal Wessanen, for around £50 million. Clipper Tea was started in 1984 by wife and husband Lorraine and Mike Brehme, who were master tasters. They wanted to start a company with ingredients had been ethically sourced and naturally produced. It started in their Dorset kitchen with two chests of Assam tea, which they bought for £50 and sold to local health