HIGHLIGHTING THE HARMONIOUS BLENDING OF CULTURES: DEWAR’S® ANNOUNCES NEW SERIES OF INNOVATIVE CASK-FINISHED WHISKIES WITH LAUNCH OF CARIBBEAN SMOOTH

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Premium 8-Year-Old Double-Aged Scotch Finished in Rum Casks Debuts in US and Canada this September

DEWAR’S® Scotch Whisky, the world’s most awarded blended scotch whisky, announces today the highly anticipated launch of DEWAR’S Caribbean Smooth: Dewar’s 8 year-old double-aged Scotch, finished in Caribbean rum casks for a tropical smooth finish. The first in a new cask-finished series of whisky, Caribbean Smooth brings together the best of two worlds – Scotland and the Caribbean – in a lighthearted blend of unexpected cultures and flavors.

“We’ve blended up to 40 single malts and grain whiskies that have laid in casks for at least 8 years, double aged the blend to ensure our distinctive extra smooth Dewar’s profile, and then finished in ex-Caribbean Rum casks for a period of around 6 months,” says Brian Cox, Vice President, DEWAR’s Scotch Whisky, North America. “The rum casks were sourced straight from the Caribbean and brought to our ageing warehouses in Glasgow to be filled with our flavorful 8-year-old blend. The first in a series of double-aged cask finishes, DEWAR’S will continue to bring these new and exciting flavor profiles to a broader market in order to drive renewed interest in our brand, and thereby the whisky category.”

Perfect neat, or in a Highball, the flavor profile and versatility of DEWAR’S Caribbean Smooth 8-year-old rum cask finish offers a great alternative to beer and wine for food pairings. Signature serves include The Coconut Highball, which reimagines the classic highball with a refreshing blend of coconut and citrus flavors, as well as The Cask to Colada that includes Caribbean Smooth, fresh pineapple juice, vanilla sugar and coconut water.

DEWAR’s Caribbean Smooth 8-year-old rum cask finish will be available in a 750mL bottle with a SRP of $21.99. For more information on DEWAR’S Caribbean Smooth and the rest of DEWAR’S whisky products, please visit www.dewars.com or on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

DEWAR’S CARIBBEAN SMOOTH SIGNATURE SERVE: THE COCONUT HIGHBALL

1 ½ parts Caribbean Smooth

½ part Lemon juice

½ part Coconut Syrup

3 parts Soda Water

Glass: Highball

Garnish: Lime wheel and mint sprig

Method: Add whisky, lemon juice and syrup to chilled Highball glass, filled with cubed ice, add soda, stir ingredients from the bottom upwards to mix thoroughly, and garnish with slapped mint sprig and lime wheel.

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