White Horse can trace its history back to 1880 when James Logan Mackie founded whisky merchant James Logan Mackie & Co., which by 1884 held a stake in Islay distillery Lagavulin.

In 1890, Peter Mackie, James Mackie’s nephew, became a partner and changed the company’s name to Mackie & Co. Peter Mackie saw the potential of the international market for a high quality, blended whisky and proudly introduced White Horse to the world.