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Dewar's 12 Year Old The Ancestor Double Aged

While waiting the 50 minutes in the lobby before being admitted to the Last Great Malts of Scotland (2 nights ago) I was offered a modest dram of this 12 year old blend. We were told "only one per person"...that was plenty for me. Given the delays in starting the event, I had plenty of time to write some notes on a clean palate. Not as...

Score 80/100

Dewar's 12 Year Old The Ancestor Double Aged

I'm amazed I've never reviewed any Dewar's here, but then again I've only really had the 18 Year Old (at a bar in NYC) and the Signature (at Whisky Live in Toronto one year). I've never even tried the ubiquitous White Lable. Oh, and I did review Aberfeldy 12 Year Old, which is the heart of Dewar's and where you can find the Dewar World of Whisky...

Score 83/100

Dewar's White Label

Well, since I have some time (too much time), let's do a few Dewars. Or should I say, Dew a Few Dewars? How's that for branding, eh?? This is their current White Label bottling, which has what I presume is a batch number (CR-0078) and a bottle code (L19332ZA102 1250). Their entry level bottling is blended from up to 40 malt and grain whiskies,...

Score 85/100

Dewars Dewar's 21 Year Old Double Double

No, this is not in partnership with Tim Horton's. The Double Double series is a new range from master blender Stephanie Macleod, where the aged grains are married together; the aged malts are married together; and then the grains and malts are combined and further married together, then its all finished somehow - in this case, in oloroso casks....

Score 92/100