Dewar’s Scotch will have fun golf’s 122nd US Open Championship with a 19-year aged whisky, as their commemorative 2022 U.S. Open bottle is known as “The Champions Version.”
This restricted whisky is created by Grasp Blender Stephanie Macleod and options additional maturation in ex-bourbon, new American oak, ex-rye whiskey casks.
A press release from the distiller notes that the commemorative Scotch is as wealthy and complicated as the sport of golf, that includes notes of heather, honey, butterscotch, and cinnamon spice with a fruit-forward end.
Dewar’s 19 “The Champions Version” (picture by way of Dewar’s)
Made up of as much as 40 totally different single malt and grain whiskies, this expression highlights an ethos that from many casks, one good mix emerges.
As a part of a multi-year settlement with the US Golf Affiliation (USGA), Dewar’s will produce a particular limited-edition commemorative bottle for annually’s U.S. Open, to be bought on-line and at spirits retailers because the official Scotch whisky and supporter of the US Open Championship.
This yr’s match is scheduled for June 16-19 at The Nation Membership in Brookline, Mass.
“When creating this mix of scotch whiskies, I needed to make sure the craft and traditions of over 175 years of Dewar’s whisky distillation and mixing in Scotland have been absolutely enhanced by the perfect of American wooden and cask growing older,” Grasp Blender Macleod mentioned. “We took pristine new American oak casks which have by no means been used to age both bourbon or sherry previous to this 19-year-old scotch and we completed lots of this mix’s parts in these.”
She mentioned they then took ex-bourbon and ex-rye whiskey casks to complete different parts in it. The ensuing whisky on the nostril has a mix of vanilla and wooden spices, adopted on the palate by taste notes of dried apricot, butterscotch and hints of vanilla.
A particular addition to the 122nd U.S. Open Championship this yr is the “Dewar’s Lemon Wedge,” a twist on the basic highball, which is able to function the official cocktail of the U.S. Open.
The recipe options Dewar’s 12-year-old whisky, membership soda, recent lemonade and is topped with a golf tee choose and lemon wedge for garnish. The Lemon Wedge shall be provided to patrons on-site and shall be served in a special-edition U.S. Open memorabilia cup in hospitality venues and ticketed services throughout the grounds.
For many who can not make it to the course however wish to increase a toast to the sport with the signature Dewar’s Lemon Wedge cocktail at house, they’ve created a cocktail package by way of Cocktail Courier accessible nationwide.
Brian Cox, vp of Dewar’s North America, mentioned The Champions Version is designed to have fun the model’s deep ties to the sports activities world, the place it has sponsored quite a few sporting occasions, competitions, and groups throughout the globe because the Nineties.
“We’re thrilled to proceed this partnership with the U.S. Open and this yr introduce the Lemon Wedge onto the golf green … or slightly the bars round it,” he mentioned.
Along with this partnership, a portion of the proceeds from the customized silver bottle, that serves as a nod to the U.S. Open trophy, will profit the USGA Basis.
Dewar’s 19 12 months Outdated “The Champions” Version clocks in at 43% ABV and has a urged retail worth of $79.99 per 750mL bottle.
For extra data, try www.dewars.com.
