Beneagles 75cl

The Thompson family can trace their involvement with whisky, as farmer-distillers, back to the eighteenth century. Peter Thomson’s father Alex established a grocery business in Perth during 1838, and in 1908 Peter opened his own shop located at 202 on Perth’s High Street, creating Peter Thomson (Perth) Limited. The shop dealt primarily in wines and spirits, and soon the company boasted four Perth retail outlets and developed a successful wholesale trade. 

Thomson was a skilful blender, with a fine working knowledge of Speyside malts, and what was originally Peter Thomson’s Whisky was re-branded as Beneagles during the 1920s. The name was inspired by the construction of the now world-famous Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire.

Peter Thomson died in 1939, but the company remained in the family, with the last retail shop closing in 1973, as activities were focused on wholesaling. In 1983 the firm was acquired by hotel magnate Reo Stakis, and subsequently became part of Waverley Vintners Ltd, which functioned as a subsidiary of the holding company Scottish & Newcastle Breweries plc, trading in the wholesale and retail of wines and spirits. Thomson’s ultimately came into the hands of Whyte & Mackay Distillers in 1993, and ceased to be a registered company in 2011.

Since then Peter’s great grandson, Finn Thomson has now followed in the family footsteps and has created his own independent whisky business, Finn Thomson Whisky, keeping the family traditions alive.

According to family legend, the Thompsons did not take part in the Jacobite rising of 1715 and 1745, being too busy distilling whisky on their farms.

40% ABV / 75cl

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