This blend was created by the now dissolved firm of RH Thomson & Co Distillers Ltd, which was founded in Leith in 1938. Among the firm’s other blends were Old Angus and Windsor Castle. They became part of the Distillers Company Ltd (DCL), the forerunner of Diageo, and bottling of this brand ended in the mid 1970’s.

The brand name, which is not to be confused with Burns Malt bottled by Arran, is still owned by Diageo.