John Crabbie's distinctive elephant trademark stems from the Scots merchant adventurers who pioneered trade with countries from the Orient, from which they still buy the herbs, spices, fruit & ginger (a reputed aphrodisiac & cure for 'mal de mer') for Crabbie's original Scottish Green Ginger. It was during the time of the Raj that another Scot, a Colonel Mac Donald, first created the famous ' Whisky Mac Donald' or ' Whisky Mac'
- Equal measure of Crabbie's & Scotch whisky), a truly warming experience.