By Dewar’s is welcoming in the year of the rabbit with its largest multi-channel campaign yet for the Lunar New Year. The campaign is running at 11 locations in the Asia Pacific region, including in China, Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan, throughout the spring festival period. It is centred around the travel
Tasting: Kilbeggan – Kilbeggan Black
KilbegganKilbeggan BlackBeam Suntory ABV: 40.0%Country: Rep. of IrelandStyle: BlendedPrice per bottle: €19.99Availability: Travel Retail Phoebe Calver – 7.6 Nose: Stewed apples covered in brown sugar with a dollop of vanilla custard. Stacked hay bales, a hint of dairy farm, coconut shavings and figs.Palate: Delicate at first, with a hint of
Tasting: Johnnie Walker – Blue Label
Johnnie WalkerBlue LabelDiageo ABV: 40.0%Country: ScotlandStyle: BlendedPrice per bottle: £30.00Availability: Travel Retail Phoebe Calver – 8.2 Nose: A breakfast buffet of blackcurrant-covered pastries, a little ginger spice, sandalwood box and orange zest.Palate: Very different here, getting dark and rich. Hints of tiramisu, with lots of creamy dark chocolate, some oaky spice
Tasting: Johnnie Walker – Gold Label Reserve
Johnnie WalkerGold Label ReserveDiageo ABV: 40.0%Country: ScotlandStyle: BlendedPrice per bottle: GB£33.00Availability: Travel Retail Phoebe Calver – 8.4 Nose: A hint of eggnog spice, grated nutmeg and stroopwafel. There’s runny honey drizzled on rye bread and heathery wildflowers. Palate: Thick caramel sauce, like banoffee pie, with more of the heathery herbal notes,
Tasting: Mount Gay – Black Barrel
Mount GayBlack BarrelRémy Cointreau ABV: 43.0%Country: BarbadosStyle: BlendedPrice per bottle: GB£55.00Availability: Travel Retail Peter Holland – 9.3 Nose: Nutty and herbaceous. Dried coconut, along with raisins, dates, and a nice hint of ginger biscuits.Palate: Lovely texture. It’s rich, and packed full of dried stone fruits and molasses. More ginger biscuits
Tasting: Johnnie Walker – Black Label
Johnnie WalkerBlack LabelDiageo ABV: 40.0%Country: ScotlandStyle: BlendedPrice per bottle: GB£30.00Availability: Travel Retail Phoebe Calver – 8.2 Nose: Relatively chilled, with Christmas pudding notes, maple syrup and some orange zest. Palate: All gets a little smokier here, like your clothes after a bonfire, with malted milk biscuits, banoffee pie and some sage
Tasting: Dewar’s – Double Agent 16 Years Old
Dewar’sDouble Agent 16 Years OldBacardi ABV: 40.0%Country: ScotlandStyle: BlendedPrice per bottle: US$70.00Availability: Travel Retail Phoebe Calver – 8.3 Nose: All sweet and smoky, bringing pork chops on a barbeque, followed by rich earthy peaty smoked raisins and vanilla cream.Palate: The sweet smokiness continues here, but with more of an earthy
Tasting: Molly Malone – Small Batch
Molly MaloneSmall BatchThe Molly Malone Whiskey Company ABV: 40.0%Country: Rep. of IrelandStyle: BlendedPrice per bottle: $40.00Availability: Travel Retail Phoebe Calver – 8.0 Nose: A slight hint of acetone, then pear drops and vanilla custard, red berry compote and icing sugar on top of brioche French toast and physalis fruit.Palate: Some
Tasting: Mount Gay – XO
Mount GayXORémy Cointreau ABV: 43.0%Country: BarbadosStyle: BlendedPrice per bottle: GB£37.00Availability: Travel Retail Peter Holland – 9.5 Nose: Juicy, tart, honied oak. Orange peel and chewy honeycomb. Pineapple, and gentle notes of cinnamon and cardamom. Palate: Zesty orange and ripe pineapple. Dried coconut and gentle baking spices.Finish: A lovely grip of sweet
Tasting: Chivas Regal – 12 Years Old
Chivas Regal12 Years OldPernod Ricard ABV: 40.0%Country: ScotlandStyle: BlendedPrice per bottle: GB£28.00Availability: Travel Retail Phoebe Calver – 8.2 Nose: A luscious lemon cheesecake with chunks of rind. Clotted cream on top and a vanilla shortbread biscuit. A fresh note of peppermint.Palate: The lemon cheesecake becomes banoffee, with more caramel and
