Dewar’s 15 Year Old, “The Monarch,” was created by master blender Stephanie Macleod and introduced in 2010, initially aimed at the Asian travel-retail market before wider release. Its name comes from Sir Edwin Landseer’s 1851 painting “The Monarch of the Glen,” depicting a red deer stag in the Highlands, which John Dewar & Sons bought in 1919 and used in decades of marketing before eventually selling it to the National Museum of Scotland in 2016. Its silky texture owes much to Dewar’s double-ageing process, known within the brand as “marrying.”
CHARACTER
Green Apple: apple tarts on the nose, golden apples on the palate
Honey: honey syrup on the nose
Vanilla: rounds out the palate
Cinnamon: on the finish
Coconut: toasted coconut on the nose
TASTING NOTES
NOSE- Fruity orchard aromas, Meyer lemon and apple tarts, hints of smoked fruitwood, toasted coconut and honey syrup warming in the pan.
PALATE- Golden apples and simmering applesauce, enough oak for a drying note, a dusting of mulled spices and vanilla.
FINISH- Smoked applewood, dry oak, leather and cinnamon applesauce, medium to long.
