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The next major landmark was 1928, when the firm of MacDonald and MacKintosh of
Inverness was acquired by MacEwen’s. This business was allowed to continue trading
under its own name, along with its whisky brand of Clan Chattan.

The last outlet to be opened was in Doune in Perthshire in 1960.

After having said all that, what we as collectors are really interested in is what was
produced in miniature, what we already have in our collections, and ultimately what we are
still looking for to complete the set.

The following pictorial checklist gives you what is hopefully a comprehensive set of what
has been produced over the years. The first two groups (photo’s 17 – 24) were the earliest
produced and did not display the strength of 70°proof. You will also note that all of the
outlets did not have their own jug at this time. The next three groups (photo’s 25 – 33)
shows the later version, depicting the strength of the contents on each jug, and of course
more outlets were represented by this time. You should note that I have been unable to
uncover jugs for the outlets at Doune and Inverness, but perhaps someone can confirm
whether or not any were produced. Then of course we have the products of Clan Chattan,
which must be included if we wish to complete the set. There were three variations of

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