Tasting Notes and Characteristics:

Soft and inviting on first sip, Aberfeldy 15Yr Bolgheri Cask Finish feels warm and silky, suited to quiet evenings or after-dinner conversation. It carries an ABV of 0.43 and is a 15-year-old single malt Scotch from Scotland finished in Bolgheri wine casks, a production choice that layers Mediterranean wine character onto classic Highland malt malted barley and gentle malt-forward spirit.

Flavors show honeyed malt, ripe red fruit and a hint of spicy oak from the Bolgheri finish, with subtle dark chocolate and dried cherry notes rounding the profile. It pairs especially well with seared duck, where the meat’s richness complements the whisky’s fruit and oak, and with good-quality dark chocolate, which echoes the whisky’s cocoa and tannic fruit tones.

Producer Information: John Dewar & Sons Ltd.

John Dewar & Sons Ltd is a Scotch whisky producer based in Perth, Scotland, founded in 1846 by John Dewar. The company grew from a local family grocer into a specialist blender and bottler, developing a production approach centered on marrying whiskies from multiple distilleries to achieve consistent house styles. They maintain dedicated marrying cellars and use controlled maturation and finishing in a range of casks, applying a signature double aging process to develop balance, texture, and integrated oak influence across their core expressions.

Beyond their flagship blended whiskies, the Dewar’s portfolio encompasses a spectrum of age‑statement blends and specialty finishes, plus single malt distilleries within the group such as Aberfeldy and Aultmore that supply character and backbone to blends and bottled single malts. The company experiments with cask finishes including bourbon, sherry and wine casks for limited and travel-retail releases, and as part of the Bacardi family they operate global distribution channels and seasonal collaborations that extend their offering into premium, limited-edition and single-cask bottlings.