Dewar's: The Drinking Man's Scotch Preferred by English Women Claire Forlani stars in new ads
Dewar's is trying to convince young drinkers that Scotch whiskey isn't just a drink for your irrationally angry grandfather. It's also a drink for irrationally angry hot English women with Scottish accents! Dewar's got Opperman Weiss to make some ads with English actress Claire Forlani (aka Lauren Hunter from NCIS: Los Angeles). The tagline: "Are you ready to take life seriously?" Coming from her, it almost sounds like a threat. I guess they're implying that Dewar's is for serious, grown-ass adult drinkers, which has darker implications. So far they're missing the self-awareness and fun of ads by rivals like Jameson. We'll see if they pick it up in future ads.


- Embattled P&G CEO Out, Replaced by Predecessor
- The Guardian to Consolidate Web Properties Under One Domain
- JCPenney One of 10 Brands Predicted to Die in Next Year
- Are You Young and Male? Discovery Says This TestTube's for You
- NSA Media Creates Alliance With Wishabi
- Dwell Media Hires New Head of Digital From Yahoo
- FTC May Not Be Done With Google Yet
- Top Digital Publishers Praise Yahoo's Tumblr Deal
- JCPenney One of 10 Brands Predicted to Die in Next Year
- Rapture-Palooza Star Anna Kendrick Is Addicted to Reddit
- Ad of the Day: Dodge
- Microsoft Humiliates Siri in Biting Parody of Apple's iPad Ads
- What If Arrested Development Were Coming Back on YouTube?
- Cadillac Nears Decision in Creative Review
- Group of Web Video Companies Band Together to Ensure Ads Are Viewable
- Embattled P&G CEO Out, Replaced by Predecessor
AdFreak is your daily blog of the best and worst of creativity in advertising, media, marketing and design. Follow us as we celebrate (and skewer) the latest, greatest, quirkiest and freakiest commercials, promos, trailers, posters, billboards, logos and package designs around. Edited by Adweek's Tim Nudd. Updated every weekday, with a weekly recap on Saturdays.


Email
Print







