Dewars Caribbean Smooth 8 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 70cl £20 at Amazon

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Dewar’s Caribbean Smooth takes you from the Highlands to the Islands, bringing together the best of two worlds: Scotland and the Caribbean

Innovative 8-year-old whisky, finished in ex-Caribbean rum casks for extra flavour

The extra smoothness in this Dewar’s whisky comes from double ageing: simply put, we age, we blend, and we age again

Founded in 1846 by John Dewar; John Dewar & Sons LTD has grown from a small wine and spirits merchant shop in Perth, Scotland, to become a globally renowned and celebrated Blended Scotch Whisky brand

Dewar’s Caribbean Smooth is a blend of up to 40 single malts and grain whiskies that have been aged for at least 8 years and then double aged, before being finished in ex Caribbean rum casks for up to six months, creating a Caribbean smooth finish.

Dewar's 'Caribbean Smooth' 8 year old blended Scotch whisky is the biggest new product launch from Dewar's for many years

Alcohol Content 40 Percent by Volume

Liquid volume 700 Millilitres

Get ready for a trip from the Highlands to the Islands. And your friends will surely want to join in. Dewar’s Caribbean Smooth brings together the best of two worlds: Scotland and the Caribbean.

This innovative 8-year-old whisky is part of our cask-finished series. Created by our Master Blender, Stephanie Macleod, it’s made using a blend of up to 40 single malts and grain whiskies. They’ve been aged for at least 8 years, and then double aged. Finally, they’re finished in genuine ex-Caribbean rum casks for up to 6 months. The result is a whisky that is full of unexpected flavours. It begins with classic notes of apples, caramel and biscuity cereal. But then the Caribbean touch joins in, bringing notes of brown sugar and tropical fruits. The combination is a light-hearted blend with a smooth Caribbean finish.

Dewar’s Caribbean Smooth is just what you need to create a Coconut Highball. It’s the perfect party serve. Tangy, tropical, sweet and refreshing, it elevates the vanilla notes from the rum casks that are used to finish this Scotch Whisky. The coconut Highball will make you think you have sand between your toes and sun on your face. If you’re having a party, connecting with friends or socialising with meals, Dewar’s Caribbean Smooth sets a special mood. And while this whisky has a laid-back Caribbean vibe, it continues the serious Dewar’s tradition of being an award winner, taking a Best-In-Class as well as Double Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition in 2021.

The extra smoothness in this Dewar’s whisky comes from double ageing. Simply put: we age, we blend, and we age again. The finishing in ex-Caribbean rum casks provides a touch of the unexpected and makes this Scotch whisky a delight to discover.

A.J. Cameron (our first Master Blender) pioneered the double-ageing process in 1881. Our current Master Blender – Stephanie Macleod – has taken that process and given it an original and creative touch by using ex-Caribbean rum casks for the final ageing. And that type of creative craftsmanship is what Dewar’s is all about. Combining, wit, grit and craftsmanship, John Dewar & Sons LTD has grown from a small wine and spirits merchant shop in Perth, Scotland, to become a globally renowned and celebrated Blended Scotch Whisky brand.

Dewar’s Caribbean Smooth brings you the Highlands and the Caribbean. Your friends will want to know all about it.

The Dewar's whisky brand was created by John Dewar, Sr. in 1846. Under the control of his two sons, John A. Dewar Jr. and Thomas "Tommy" Dewar, the brand expanded to become a global market leader by 1896 and began to win several awards, including a gold medal in the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. Tommy became famous as the author of a travel journal, Ramble Round the Globe, which documented his travels while publicizing the Dewar name. Dewar's eventually expanded their product by constructing the Aberfeldy Distillery in 1896.

The company joined Distillers Company in 1925. Distillers was acquired by Guinness in 1986, and Guinness merged with Grand Metropolitan to form Diageo in 1997. Diageo sold Dewar's to Bacardi the next year.

Dewar's rose to prominence in the United States when Andrew Carnegie requested a small keg of Dewar's Scotch whisky be sent to the White House for President James Garfield's inauguration. Carnegie also sent the same gift to President Benjamin Harrison on his inauguration eight years later.

In 1987, numerous cases of still perfect Dewar's Scotch were recovered by underwater archaeologist E. Lee Spence from the shipwreck of the SS Regina, which sank in Lake HuronNorth America in 1913.

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1987 photo of Bottles of Dewar’s Scotch salvaged from the Regina, shown alongside of diver’s surface supplied air hose. HISTORY & SALVAGE OF THE SS REGIN

1910 photo of Canadian packet freighter SS Regina.

Courtesy of the Great Lakes Historical Society, Vermilion, Ohio

The scotch and champagne recovered from the sunken SS Regina were auctioned off in Chicago, Illinois in June of 1988. People queued up for the wine auction, with scotch and champagne fetching up to $90.00 a bottle. Around 300 bottles of French champagne and Scotch whiskey were salvaged from the Regina, bringing in a total of $3,460 at auction. SCUBA NEWS