Dewar’s Scotch whisky has announced its ‘Whisky of the Year’ win for its double-aged 32-year-old blended scotch at the prestigious International Whisky Competition 2020.
In addition, Dewar’s master blender Stephanie MacLeod received the ‘Master Blender of the Year’ title for a second year running, after she made history in 2019 as the first woman to win the award. #doubleisbetter.
The whisky received an outstanding score of 96.4 from the expert panel who judged the annual whisky tournament, which includes whisky author Sébastien Gavillet and world-renowned mixologist Francesco Lafranconi.
MacLeod said, “At Dewar's, we aim to push the boundaries of what is expected from the whisky category and have a long-standing commitment to innovation, so we are delighted with our success in the 2020 competition and it is an honour to be named Master Blender of the Year.”
“I accept this award on behalf of the whole team at Dewar’s who have shown relentless hard work and dedication, despite the challenges this year has held. It is incredibly rewarding indeed to see these efforts appreciated,” she added.
The brand’s double range of whiskey, sits amongst MacLeod’s ground-breaking innovations. Launched last year, the ultra-premium blended scotch series pays homage to the brand's signature double-ageing process utilised across the entire portfolio, innovating to create a landmark four-step ageing method or 'double-double-ageing'.
This builds on the brand’s success in the competition last year, where it won ‘Best Blended Scotch Whisky over 20 Years Old.’