9-757: John Dewar may refer to: Dewar's Scotch Whisky, made by John Dewar & Sons John Dewar (academic) (born 1959), Vice-Chancellor of La Trobe University John Dewar Sr. (1805–1880), founder of John Dewar & Sons John Dewar, 1st Baron Forteviot (1856–1929), son of John Dewar, Sr. John Dewar, 2nd Baron Forteviot (1885–1947), Scottish businessman and soldier John Dewar (RAF officer) (1907–1940), World War II Royal Air Force fighter pilot John A. Dewar (1863–1945), farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island John Michael Dewar (1883–1941), British gynaecologist and ornithologist John Dewar (MP) (1740s–1795), British politician Topics referred to by
18-422: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dewar%27s Dewar's ( / ˈ dj uː ər z / ) is a brand of blended Scotch whisky manufactured by John Dewar & Sons, Ltd. , a unit of Bacardi Ltd. The Dewar's whisky brand was created by John Dewar, Sr. in 1846. Under the control of his two sons, John A. Dewar Jr. and Thomas "Tommy" Dewar ,
27-658: The SS Regina , which sank in Lake Huron in 1913. In 1998, Diageo sold John Dewar & Sons, Ltd . to Bacardi . In June 2023, the brand received a major honour at the International Whisky Competition, with the "Master Blender of the Year" award being given to Stephanie Macleod. Dewar's pioneered the process of "marrying" the whisky in oak casks to allow the blend to age as one within
36-592: The United States when Andrew Carnegie requested a small keg of Dewar's Scotch whisky be sent to the White House for President James Garfield 's inauguration. Carnegie also sent the same gift to President Benjamin Harrison on his inauguration eight years later. In 1987, numerous cases of still perfect Dewar's Scotch were recovered by underwater archaeologist E. Lee Spence from the shipwreck of
45-493: The United States, by leveraging innovative marketing techniques. Dewar's rose to prominence in the United States when Andrew Carnegie requested a small keg of Dewar's Scotch whisky be sent to the White House for President James Garfield 's inauguration. Carnegie also sent the same gift to President Benjamin Harrison on his inauguration eight years later. In 1920 the company faced challenges during Prohibition in
54-601: The brand expanded to become a global market leader by 1896 and began to win several awards, including a gold medal in the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair . Tommy became famous as the author of a travel journal, Ramble Round the Globe , which documented his travels while publicizing the Dewar name. Dewar's eventually expanded their product by constructing the Aberfeldy Distillery in 1896. Dewar's rose to prominence in
63-436: The casks. After the blend is created, the whisky is returned to an oak cask and aged even further to obtain a smooth, robust finish. John Dewar %26 Sons John Dewar & Sons, Ltd . is a Scottish company that distills Scotch whisky . It is a subsidiary of Bacardi . John Dewar was born in 1825 in the town of Ochterarder, Scotland. He began his career in the whisky trade in the early 1840s. John Dewar & Sons
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81-457: Was officially established by John Dewar and his two sons, John Alexander Dewar and James Dewar, in Perth, Scotland. Initially, the company operated as a whisky blender. In 1890, the company gained significant recognition for its blended whisky, particularly " Dewar's White Label ", which became the company's flagship product. In 1900, Dewar's expanded its reach internationally, particularly in
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