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Dimple is a historic blended Scotch whisky from the House of Haig, known for its smooth, medium-bodied character and iconic triangular dimpled bottle. First introduced in the 19th century, it blends well-matured grain and malt whiskies, offering notes of toffee, honey, and soft oak.
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Dimple 15 years is a blended Scotch whisky from Scotland, bottled at 43% ABV. The brand belongs to John Haig and Company, with Diageo as parent since 1997. Every whisky in the blend has spent at least fifteen years in cask. Old bourbon oak casks do most of the shaping. Malts from Glenkinchie and Linkwood sit at the heart of the blend. That is why it tastes malty rather than grainy. Haig and Haig was set up in 1888 as an export business aimed at America. Dimple itself came to market in 1893, when blended Scotch was spreading fast. The bottle did the rest of the work. It is a lozenge with three pinched sides, like a pot still collapsing inward. That shape has stayed with the brand ever since. John Haig and Company was absorbed into the Distillers Company in 1919. Caramel arrives first, thick and sweet, with toffee close behind. Vanilla follows from the oak, along with a light citrus edge that keeps things from turning syrupy. A touch of spice runs underneath, more warm than sharp. Smoke never really shows up in Dimple 15 years. The finish is short and lands on burnt fudge and soft oak, with a last malty note before it fades. What sets this bottling apart is the age statement itself. Fifteen years is a long minimum for a blend. The extra time in old bourbon oak shows in the texture. In the United States the same whisky sells under the name Dimple Pinch. Ian Fleming poured it for James Bond in the original novels. Walter White drank it through Breaking Bad, which sent a new generation looking for the pinched bottle.
