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The poem ends ironically with a warning to men about the devilish
consequences of thoughts about women in skimpy clothes.

In 1954, the famous ship became a museum, anchored in the dry dock at
Greenwich, south-east London, near the National Maritime Museum.

Cutty Sark is a blended whiskey and was first produced in March 1923 at

Glenrothes Distillery in Speyside by Berry Bros. & Rudd. Berry Bros. & Rudd is
Britain's oldest wine and spirits merchant, and one of the ten oldest family-run
businesses in the UK. It was founded by the Widow Bourne in 1698 at 3 St.

James's Street, London, which today is a Grade II listed building still used as the
company's headquarters.

It is currently marketed with different maturation ages and alcohol volume of

40% and 43%, 700ml. There are also now, or have been, a number of variations
including Cutty 12, Cutty Black, Emerald, Imperial Kingdom, Prohibition Edition
and Storm, all of which have been made in miniature.

In 2010 Cutty Sark was sold to Edrington Group who, after a few years, decided

it did not fit in with their portfolio. The Brand was bought in 2019 by French
Group, La Martiniquinaise-Bardinet and fits well with their portfolio which

includes Label 5 & Sir Edward’s Scotch, Glen Moray Malt Scotch, Poliakov
Vodka, Porto Cruz, Negrita, Saint James Rum and Bardinet liqueurs.

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