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
Jock Willis Shipping Line Company ships included: The company's motto, 'Where there's a will is a way' was a pun on the family name, and was displayed on the stern of all Willis ships. The company was dissolved in 1899, with the sale of the "Cutty Sark". Jock Willis Shipping Line John Willis & Sons of London, also called the Jock Willis Shipping Line, was a nineteenth century London based ship owning firm. It owned a number of clippers including the historic tea clipper "Cutty Sark". The company was founded in London by John 'Jock' Willis (1791-1862), a ship captain (nicknamed 'Old Stormy Willis').