Dewar's Ancestor Spring Cap Bottled 1950s

Dewars Dewar's White Label (bottled 1960s)

I bought this through the LCBO / Waddingtons auction - they gave no mention of when it was bottled, but an identical bottle (with the decorative tin) was released in 1966. So let's just say 1960s, and at a slightly higher ABV. No batch number or bottle code is given. The colour is a pale gold. On the nose it's fairly malty and peaty while still...

Score 88/100

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 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

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