Dewar's White Label 8 Year Old Bottled 1930's

Dewar's White Label

Basic Dewar's blend, thought of mainly as a mixer (check the attached pic and you'll a terrible high glass filled with terrible ice cubes) but not as bas as I first believed when sipped on its own (well, on ice.) This review was scribbled down in some paper napkin at a dark and forgettable bar, back in Nov 2015. For your enjoyment, here I type it...

Score 63/100

Dewars Dewar's Ancestor / Bot.1970s

OK, so here we have a rarity, an oddity, a one-of-a-kind. Or maybe just something uncommon. 'Tis but a 1970's bottle of Ancestor, that Dewar's dram of yore, that happened to be available for a friend and myself to taste. Which, in all honesty, I enjoyed: a sip of very old scotch over a nice conversation with a friend... that's pretty much as good...

Score 90/100

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

Dewar's 12 Year Old The Ancestor Double Aged

NOSE: having just opened the bottle I got marzipan, slight peat, toffee and vanilla. With a drop of water peat drowns altogether, leaving vanilla and creamy fruits. TASTE: somewhat reminds me of Glenfarclas 10 with its syrupy barley malt, very distant smoke. FINISH: short and sweet with a hint of cola.

Score 87/100