Dewar’s Debuts A New Port Cask Finished Blended Scotch Whisky
Dewar’s Debuts A New Port Cask Finished Blended Scotch Whisky
Dewar’s Scotch Whisky, a popular blended Scotch label owned by Bacardi, recently announced the launch of Dewar’s Portuguese Smooth an 8-year-old Portuguese port cask finish that is said to combine the flavors of Portugal and Scotland. This is the third iteration in the brand’s Cask-Finished Innovation Series to commemorate its 75th-anniversary this year, and comes after the launches of Dewar’s Caribbean Smooth Rum Cask Finish and Dewar’s Ilegal Smooth Mezcal Cask Finish.
Dewar’s Portuguese Smooth, the brand noted of it, features flavor notes of freshly sliced ripe apricots, honeydew melon, red cherries and black currants drizzled with heather honey – all enveloped in rich creamy notes of vanilla.
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Dewar’s is tripling down on its doubled-aged blended Scotch series with Portuguese Smooth, an eight-year-old whisky with a Port-cask finish. The new blend joins the company’s Caribbean Smooth Rum Cask Finish and Ilegal Smooth Mezcal Finish in the grouping.
Finishing touches have been used for decades for single-malt Scotches, but are relatively new to the world of blended Scotch. The process involves long maturation in casks previously used for another type of liquid (typically Bourbon barrels) and then a shorter aging in another cask. In this case, the second vessels are ex-Port wine casks from the Douro Valley of Portugal hence the name.