Comments on: Review: Dewar’s 12 Year Special Reserve Scotch

By: Jason Debly

Jason Debly — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:40:45 +0000

For a 12 year old blended scotch whisky, it disappoints. Johnnie Walker Black, Chivas Regal 12 are much better value for money. Dewar’s 12 yrs is not recommended in my humble opinion.

By: Jason Debly

Jason Debly — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:39:00 +0000

Nose (undiluted)
Muted dandelions and malt notes. No strong aromas here. Very gentle scents.

Palate (undiluted)
Very sweet entry onto the palate followed by some feeble attempt to dry or evaporate, but this is mostly a failed attempt. Instead of drying there is a warm graininess. As for flavors, you will be greeted by sugary, cloyingly so, honey, followed by some malty notes and dark chocolate. There is a slight barnyard funkiness, something spoiled going on here. Not easy to put my finger on it. Think of the taste of rinds of tangerines left in the fruit bowl too long by the kitchen window, as the sun beams down day after day.

Finish (undiluted)
Artificially sweetened cereal. Think Captain Crunch and Lucky Charms in a bowl of chocolate milk with saccharine liberally sprinkled on top. That’s the very brief lingering taste. The saccharine really is a distinct and unfortunate (like a car accident) flavor on the finish. Yuck!

By: Justin Time

Justin Time — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:56:23 +0000

It has been a while since I bought Dewar’s, my grandfather and father drank Dewar’s, I grew up on it, have very fond memories of sitting around after hunting or fishing and drank lots of it. Over the years I switched to Johnnie Walker Black; the place that I usually visit for JWB was out, I spotted some White Label, and thought I would enjoy an the old fashioned taste of my youth. To my surprise and disappointment, Dewar’s tastes as if fortified, not aged properly or the quality is no longer possible from Dewar’s; all I can really say is that it did not have a pleasurable taste and has an unusual pungent smell of alcohol. After having a friend try some, just to see what he though, the result was the same. So, it’s like they say, you can’t go back home once you mature, sorry D you’ve been replaced for good; I will be staying with Johnnie Walker Black.

By: Dewar’s 18 Years Old Founders Reserve Blended Scotch Whisky | cocktailista.com

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:43:05 +0000

[...] It’s surprisingly simple, but well balanced. Though frankly, I’d recommend the Dewar’s 12 Year Special Reserve (at about a third of the price) for everyday [...]

By: Drinkhacker.com » Review: Dewar’s 18 Years Old Founders Reserve Blended Scotch Whisky

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:12:47 +0000

[...] It’s surprisingly simple, but well balanced. Though frankly, I’d recommend the Dewar’s 12 Year Special Reserve (at about a third of the price) for everyday [...]

By: The Whisky Travels : The Venetian at Macau, Dewar’s 12 Year Old Special Reserve, Moet Chandon and Infiniti Bathtubs | Whisky Party

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:19:01 +0000

[...] choice, but I wanted some whisky – WhiskyBoys review here, ForPeatSake here. Drinkhacker here, and John Hansell reviews the 18 Year Founder’s Reserve but throws in a kudos to the 12 year [...]

By: John Keats

John Keats — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:35:17 +0000

No comparison. Grouse is swill, this – while not spectacular – is not.

By: J. Lindsey

J. Lindsey — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:52:01 +0000

How does this compare to the Famous Grouse standard blend?

By: cnull

cnull — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:54:22 +0000

I hear your pain, but $24 for grade-A hooch is a very good deal. Plus, consider that there’s 15 shots in a bottle. That works out to just 40 cents extra a shot. Now you’d pay an extra 40 cents for a significantly better drink, wouldn’t you?

By: yoon

yoon — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:54:11 +0000

I don’t know, $24 vs $18 is a 33% increase on price. That is big bucks down the road for your run-of-the-mill lush (me).