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- Raided Score: 93
- Publication: WhiskyCast
- Excerpt: The finish is long and fruity with a hint of spice, leaving you ready for another dram. An excellent, easy-drinking whisky!
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- Raided Score: 88
- Publication: Drinkhacker
- Excerpt: A light hint of tobacco and licorice on the finish add some level of seriousness. Whether it has the smoothness of the Portuguese… that’s a question for you, the reader, to answer.
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- Raided Score: 88
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: Overall, I hoped that the port would really elevate what Dewar's base blend is accomplished at doing but this release is thin and the Port only really shines on the palate.
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Intro:
Dewar's Portuguese features an 8 year age statement of their standard blend, and sees some additional time maturing in Port wine casks - a sweet, fortified dessert wine. 40% ABV.
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Nose:
Sweet honey, light oak and cream, caramel and a hint of pepper. Faint youth here, it's light, fruity and creamy. The port notes aren't particularly vibrant or expressive on the notes - unexpected.
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Taste:
Sweet on the palate. Very faint smoke note, with some lumber, toffee and apricot. The Port wine influence is much more apparent here, lending a jammy, fruity quality in the form of marmalade, currant and cherry to the lightly smoky base spirit.
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Finish:
Short finish. Not particularly complex. A bit of heat, unexpected for 40% ABV, some jammy cherry, light smoke and minerality and a hint of sweet malt.
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Overall:
Overall, I hoped that the port would really elevate what Dewar's base blend is accomplished at doing but this release is thin and the Port only really shines on the palate.
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Score:
5
- Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources