5 more famous whisky lovers

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You probably know lots of people who love whisky. We certainly do. Fine folks all of them. Some of them are quite well known in our circles, familiar faces on the ‘gram or published authors even.

But they’re not celebrities. Proper A-listers. And that makes them RUBBISH in the eyes of the baying public. The pitchfork populace, who demand only superstars and bloody royalty if you don’t mind too. We live to please, so if you want to hear about legitimately big names loving a drop of whisky, you’re in the right place.

This is part of a recurring series, with our first five famous whisky lovers already published on the blog. There’s more to follow, so if you haven’t seen the celebrity drammer you admire, hold your sweet horses as they’re probably on the way. Feel free to pitch any good ones in the comments, though. 

5 very famous whisky lovers

Queen Victoria – most amused if it’s all the same to you

One does not simply become a whisky powerhouse without a little help from royalty. Queen Victoria wasn’t just partial to the odd dram – she played a role in popularising the stuff. After falling in love with the Scottish Highlands, she made whisky a staple at Balmoral, even endorsing the first Royal Warrant for Scotch. Her preference? A tipple of Scotch mixed with claret. The original experimental bartender. Sans the tattoo sleeves and beard. We rate it. Why settle for one drink when you can have two at once?

James Bond – more than a Martini man

While 007 is mostly known for his ‘shaken, not stirred’ Martinis, he’s also got a serious thing for whisky. Well, anything with alcohol he seems to knock back at some point. But while Ian Fleming’s literary character had a penchant for bourbon, James Bond has sipped the likes of The Macallan and Lagavulin on screen. Maybe whisky is the real secret weapon. In fact, in Skyfall, he casually enjoys a 50-year-old Macallan while facing down a villain. Although if you ask me, he’s not all bad in that film. Murder and tyranny aside, of course. But he does at least he opens the bottle. How many people who own a bottle of 50-year-old Macallan single malt can say that? It’s all locked away in a cabinets, isn’t it? That’s the real crime. 

Christina Hendricks – stealing scenes and smashing stereotypes

“Well, Marilyn’s really a Joan, not the other way around”.

Christina Hendricks doesn’t just nail roles in everything from Good Girls to Mad Men, she’s busy championing whisky as the drink of choice for everyone – not just gruff old men in leather armchairs. As a former brand ambassador for Johnnie Walker, she’s made it her mission to challenge outdated perceptions. Her own whisky habit? She’s partial to Scotch neat, proving that she’s every bit as effortlessly cool as Joan Holloway. Who could no doubt hold her own in the whisky-soaked meetings in Mad Men.

Winston Churchill – whisky lover first, politician second

Churchill’s relationship with whisky was less of a casual affair and more of a lifelong marriage. He started the day with a whisky and soda (a ‘mouthwash’, as he called it) and kept the drinks flowing until the wee hours. His preference was Johnnie Walker Red Label, usually diluted with water – because hydration is key. His whisky habit was so legendary that when he visited the White House, Franklin D. Roosevelt had to lift Prohibition just to keep him happy. Now that’s influence.

Robert Burns – the patron saint of Scotch whisky

Ol’ Bobby Burns has appeared on this blog a lot recently thanks to the recent passing of Burns Night so you’re probably very familiar with how much Scotland’s beloved bard loved a good drop. He didn’t just write about whisky – he practically worshipped it. Burns waxed poetic about the “guid Scotch drink” in Tam o’ Shanter and even penned Scotch Drink, an ode dedicated entirely to his favourite tipple. If he’d been around today, he’d probably have a distillery. He’d know how to exploit some good tax loopholes as a former excise man… Oh, you know what, he 100% would have a whisky podcast, wouldn’t he?

The Last Drop – five famous whisky lovers in a flash

Ah, whisky. The drink of choice for poets, politicians, and secret agents alike. Some of history’s most fascinating figures have had a dram (or ten) as their constant companion. Let’s raise a glass to them and their boozy habits.

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