United Distillers was a British company formed in 1987 from combining the businesses of Distillers Company Limited and Arthur Bell & Sons, both owned by Guinness. The company owned six Scotch whisky brands, which were relaunched as the Classic Malts range. In 1997 Guinness merged with Grand Metropolitan and United Distillers merged with International Distillers & Vintners to create United Distillers & Vintners. The business is now part of Diageo.
