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American Oak
Ancnoc
Highland
Single Malt
Grand
Macnish Black
Oban Little Bay
Single Malt
Balblair Highland
Single Malt
ter blender Stephanie Macleod, it is comprised of carefully selected
single malt and single grain whiskies that were matured for a mini-
mum of 15 years in Sherry and Bourbon casks. Once blended, this
skillfully crafted whisky is fi lled back into specially selected oak casks
for an additional period of maturation to achieve enhanced smooth-
ness and a longer, lingering fi nish.
According to Macleod, "Dewar's 15-Year is a luxuriously smooth
and enticing blend with notes of honey, coconut, vanilla and golden
toffee. The palate slowly reveals the fl avors of succulent exotic fruits,
citrus and green apple."
The Grand Macnish range of blended Scotch whiskies, which
includes a 12-year and 15-year marque, recently expanded with the
launch of Grand Macnish Black Edition. Made in Glasgow, the bold
and smoky extra-aged whisky is matured in double-charred Bour-
bon casks. It is a full-bodied Scotch with a sweet honey and peat-
smoke nose, a rich mouth feel and a smooth, long fi nish.
Adds Gary Shaw, executive vice president of national sales,
"There are few blended Scotches on the market that use this type of
extended aging in double-charred oak. We do this all while offering
exceptional value to our customers. By intensifying the char on our
Bourbon casks, the Scotch develops a more complex, smoky char-
acter. We have created a unique and complex Scotch without carry-
ing an age statement."
ROBERT PLOTKIN is a judge at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition and
author of 16 books on bartending and beverage management including Secrets
Revealed of America's Greatest Cocktails. He can be reached at www.American-
Cocktails.com or by e-mail at robert@barmedia.com.
(Thousands 9-Liter Cases)
Brand Supplier 2012 2013 % Chg
Dewar's White Bacardi USA 191,727 195,700 2.1%
Johnnie Walker Diageo 182,587 184,415 1.0%
Clan MacGregor William Grant & Sons 77,746 76,596 -1.5%
Lauder's Sazerac 74,429 69,875 -6.1%
The Glenlivet Pernod Ricard USA 57,857 61,890 7.0%
Scoresby Diageo 61,580 58,076 -5.7%
Chivas Regal Pernod Ricard USA 50,416 50,191 -0.4%
J & B Diageo 43,296 41,461 -4.2%
Inver House Sazerac 44,845 41,114 -8.3%
Famous Grouse Remy Cointreau USA 31,056 29,960 -3.5%
Top Ten Leading Brands 815,539 809,278 -0.8%
Source: NABCA data.
LEADING SCOTCH WHISKIES IN THE CONTROL STATES
