Dewar’s 21 Year Double Double Aged for Ultimate Smoothness Mizunara Cask Finish

Review by: zSolaris

Distillery: Blend.

Region: Blend.

Age: 21 year.

ABV: 46.0%.

Cask Type: Finished in Mizunara Oak Casks.

Price: $115.

Color: 0.8, Old Gold.

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Nose: Starts a little fruity with some poached pears and then makes a turn toward dessert notes. Milk chocolate, crème brûlée, and a really decadent vanilla cream.

Palate: Fruitier than the palate is, though it still has some of the dessert notes. Banana pudding with some vanilla ice cream are the major notes. Some citrus blossom notes come through as well as a woody note that I am not familiar with. I have to presume that is the mizunara talking there.

Finish: Shorter in length than I’d like and on the dry side. It’s a smidge hot with some of the unfamiliar woody note and some vanilla.

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Conclusion: I haven’t had any whisky aged in mizunara before so I was really excited to give this Dewar’s blend a whirl. I’ve previously enjoyed the regular Dewar’s 21 Year so I was also interested to see how different this would be from that version. There are places where you get some of the same themes such as the citrus zest in the regular 21 year and the citrus blossoms in this one and some similar dessert notes. The mizunara though, certainly shows its impact. You get these nice woody notes that give this an extra element that makes this more interesting than the standard. Overall, pretty happy with this whisky and glad to have it!

Rating: 80

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Scoring Legend:

• 95-100: As good as it gets. Jaw-dropping, eye-widening, unforgettable whisky.
• 90-94: Sublime, a personal favorite in its category.
• 85-89: Excellent, a standout dram.
• 80-84: Quite good. Quality stuff.
• 75-79: Decent whisky worth tasting.
• 70-74: Meh. It’s definitely drinkable, but it can do better.
• 60-69: Not so good. I might not turn down a glass if I needed a drink.
• 50-59: Save it for mixing.
• 0-49: Blech.