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- Category Scotch
- Country Scotland
- Distillery Dewar's
- Age 18 Year Old
- Style Blended Scotch Whisky
- Alcohol 40%*
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smoky
John Dewar Sr. founded the company in 1846. But it was when his two sons — John Dewar Jr. and Thomas Dewar took over the business that it really took off. The lads expanded the brand into a global market leader by the end of the century with attention to detail, a fine product, and quite frankly some brilliant marketing. Along the way they pioneered the technique of "marrying" where a blended Scotch is re-casked to allow for a period of aging together. And there have been a few mergers and acquisitions along the way, but the company is now owned by Bacardi who largely leave them alone to work their magic across six major Scotch and Single Malt brands.
Most people have never had a chance to taste Dewar’s 18 Year Old. But everyone should because it is a surprising treat. It even took home the Gold Medal at the International Wine and Spirits Competition a few years ago. Dewar’s keeps the range simple. They apply their signature blend of up to forty Single Malts and grain Whiskies consistently across the line. But as you move up the shelves, the ages and finishing get longer and the flavor profiles get richer.
Smartass Corner:
The Aberfeldy Distillery is the heart and soul of Dewar’s Scotch and home to their visitor experience center.
- Category Scotch
- Country Scotland
- Distillery Dewar's
- Age 18 Year Old
- Style Blended Scotch Whisky
- Alcohol 40%*
Appearance / Color
Dark Amber
Nose / Aroma / Smell
The aroma is dry with autumn grains, marzipan, and clove.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
At eighteen years the flavors become deeper and a bit smokier with toasted almonds and warm oatmeal over sticky caramel pudding.
Finish
The finish is nicely long with shortbread biscuits and light herbs.
Dark Amber
Nose / Aroma / Smell
The aroma is dry with autumn grains, marzipan, and clove.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
At eighteen years the flavors become deeper and a bit smokier with toasted almonds and warm oatmeal over sticky caramel pudding.
Finish
The finish is nicely long with shortbread biscuits and light herbs.
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About the Flavor Spiral
What does Dewar's 18 Year Old taste like?
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The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Dewar's 18 Year Old and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
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Dewar's
18 Year Old
Dog Dogson's
Smartass corner
Beer and malt Whisky seem to have quite a bit in common. Both drinks begin with malted barley, which deliver the enzymes and sugars needed for fermentation when steeped in hot water. The two go their separate ways at the wash stage, where they're fermented or aged to become the adult beverages you know and love.
Can Scotch go bad? Technically, an unopened bottle of Scotch can last forever. Air is the only true evil to Whisky; once the liquid is oxidized it is no longer immortal. After opening, as long as you store your Whisky in a cool, dry place, it will last another 5 years.
90% of all Scotch Whisky released in the market is a blend. That’s a hell of a lot.
Scotland is home to more than 20 million casks of maturing Whisky. That’s four for every person living there. Nuts!
Single Malt Scotch Whisky is made in Scotland using a pot still distillation process at a single distillery, with malted barley as the only grain ingredient. It must be matured in oak casks in Scotland for at least three years (most Single Malts are matured longer, though).
Whisky distilling goes way back to 1494 when the first recorded batch was made by a posse of monks who acquired about 60 gallons of barley and decided to turn it into "aqua vitae". They created the first 1,500 bottles of Scotch in History.
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Dog Dogson's
Smartass corner
Beer and malt Whisky seem to have quite a bit in common. Both drinks begin with malted barley, which deliver the enzymes and sugars needed for fermentation when steeped in hot water. The two go their separate ways at the wash stage, where they're fermented or aged to become the adult beverages you know and love.
Can Scotch go bad? Technically, an unopened bottle of Scotch can last forever. Air is the only true evil to Whisky; once the liquid is oxidized it is no longer immortal. After opening, as long as you store your Whisky in a cool, dry place, it will last another 5 years.
90% of all Scotch Whisky released in the market is a blend. That’s a hell of a lot.
Scotland is home to more than 20 million casks of maturing Whisky. That’s four for every person living there. Nuts!
Single Malt Scotch Whisky is made in Scotland using a pot still distillation process at a single distillery, with malted barley as the only grain ingredient. It must be matured in oak casks in Scotland for at least three years (most Single Malts are matured longer, though).
Whisky distilling goes way back to 1494 when the first recorded batch was made by a posse of monks who acquired about 60 gallons of barley and decided to turn it into "aqua vitae". They created the first 1,500 bottles of Scotch in History.
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