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[[advertisement]] Authentic [[graphic -- Scotsman in kilt with bagpipe]] The Dewar Highlander. FEATHER BONNET [[hat]] With white hackle (feather). Colored hackles are use din the British Army to differentiate between regiments. SILVER COLLAR BADGES [[neck collar]] The Dewar's Highlander wears the Saltire of St. Andrew, Patron Saint of Scotland. "WING" EPAULETS [[shoulder pads]] To protect the shoulders from sword cuts. SHOULDER PIN In cold weather, or at night, a clansman in the field would unfasten the shoulder pin so that his plaid became a warm cloak or blanket. SCARLET DOUBLET Known the world over as the Scottish and British soldier's colour. DRUM MAJOR'S BATON The Scots have marched into battle to the skirl of the pipes, from Bannockburn (1314) to Aden (1967). GOLD SASH Always worn over the left shoulder METAL "BREASTPLATE" Worn where belt and sash cross, and carrying the drumsticks symbolic of the role of the Drum Major. SPORRAN Originally a leather wallet, worn suspended from the waist belt to carry the day's ration. There are no pockets in the kilt. SWORD with basket hilt. Worn at the belt, it is called in Gaelic the claith veg, (claybeg), or small sword, to distinguish it from the claith mhor (claymore), or great sword. KILT Formerly in one piece with the shoulder plaid, but now worn separately. Highland regiments of the British Army wear the kilt. PLAID means a garment, the main garment of early times, which was kilt and blanket-wrap all in one piece. Tartan is the characteristic cloth of Scotland, woven in stripes. HOSE TOPS [[ties for socks]] Gaelic name, caddis, meaning striped. DEWAR'S "WHITE LABEL" Certain fine whiskies from the hills and glens of Scotland are blended into every drop of Dewar's "White Label." Before blending, every one of these selected whiskies is rested and matured in its own snug vat. Then, one by one they're brought together by the skilled hand of the master blender of Perth. [[image of White Label whiskey]] Dewar's never varies. BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKY * 86.8 PROOF * (C) SCHENLEY IMPORTS CO., N.Y., N.Y.