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Tasting two 12yo blends by Dewar’s
Let’s do another of these supposedly ‘funny’ (well, I have fun!) sessions where we’ll oppose some very old bottling to a newer version of a brand or distillery.
This time it’ll be two blends by Dewar’s, a very old ‘Victoria Vat’ from around WWII bearing a spring cap and Dewar’s newish 12 yo ‘Double Aged’.
Dewar's 12yo 'Double Aged' (40%, OB, +/- 2010)
Double aged? Does that mean that the regular Dewar’s are six years old?
Colour: gold.
Nose: very nice, mildly smoky at first nosing, with whiffs of hot toasts, then quite some candle wax and light honey, butterscotch, orange cake, vanilla fudge… An obvious smokiness stays there hile the whole moves towards more leafy and slightly tea-ish notes, rather drier. More and more on fresh walnuts. Very pleasant nose, very well composed. One cannot not think of the best batches of Johnnie Black here.
Mouth: nice but not in the same league anymore, I’m afraid. Simpler, maybe a tad weakish, lacking depth and fruits… Not bad at all but a tad dry, too much on toasted bread and herbs for my taste. A little corn syrup. Having said that, it’s still one of the very good blends in my opinion and I’m sure a version at 43% vol. would be much more ‘satisfying’.
Finish: short and rather thin. Same comments!
Comments: an almost perfect nose! A blend to nose? That’s rather new to me.
SGP:242 - 77 points.