Dewar's Victoria Vat Bottled 1940s

Dewar's White Label

My Scotch taste typically runs to the Islays, with some Highlands thrown in for good measure. But sometimes on those steamy summer days, those whiskies are just too heavy. Upon recommendation of my Father In Law, I gave Dewar's White Label a try, and I can say I was wonderfully and pleasantly surprised. I had it on the rocks on a hot day, and it...

Score 90/100

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

Dewars Blended Scotch Whisky 1.5l

This was the hardest review for me to do. Dewars was my frist whisky. Trying to grade this one without all the sentimentality of my youth in service creeping in was harder to do than I thought. Just as Glenfiddich was my first single malt, Dewars was my first blended whisky. Vanilla, Creamy, Citrus arival gives way to medium lenght heavy veggie,...

Score 70/100

Dewars Blended Scotch Whisky 1.5l

Golden amber in the glass; a moderate nose of vanilla extract and nutmeg; medium bodied; an extraordinary palate of silky honey backed by hints of citrus and oak char; giving way to sweet mocha, somehow expertly balanced and in no way out of place. That the finish is at once malt giving way to key lime pie doesn’t change the fact that this is a...

Score 80/100