Two Dewars on the Rocks (Bartlet's Order)

A paired serving of Dewar's blended Scotch presented in low, heavy-bottomed rocks glasses: roughly 4–6 oz amber liquid over two or three clear ice cubes, beads of condensation collecting at the glass shoulders. The drinks are invoked as an off-screen bar order — imagined rather than fully shown — and function as a prop of presence: characters half-smile, exchange a glance, or let the joke land as if the glasses sit just out of frame.

6 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

6 moments

S1E2 · Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc

Shot, Photo, and the Burden of Command

Two Dewars on the rocks exist here as a referenced prop in Bartlet's joke about Mrs. Landingham; they function as a comedic reminder of private comforts and the President's indulgences even during serious conversation.

Before: Referenced hypothetically in Bartlet's banter; not physically present on-screen.

After: Remain a rhetorical gag — the joke lands but no actual glasses are shown or consumed in this beat.

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S1E2 · Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc

Intimacy Interrupted — Leo Brings the Machine

Referenced as a joke when Bartlet quips about having 'Two Dewars on the rocks' — the object is an evoked prop that underscores Bartlet's conversational candor and self-deprecating humor. It functions as tonal color, not a physical presence, but signals a relaxation that is then curtailed by incoming formalities.

Before: Not physically present; exists only as a rhetorical image in Bartlet's joke.

After: Remains an evoked prop; the joke lands briefly but is overshadowed by the formal arrival and administrative flow.

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S3E9 · Bartlet for America (Restructured)

Leo's Whiskey Reverie and Raw Confession

Leo references Johnny Walker Blue as the pinnacle of scotch temptation poured during his relapse, its allure central to his murmured love for drinking rituals, amplifying the personal stakes bleeding into political vulnerability.

Before: Absent physically, recalled from hotel relapse

After: Symbolic temptation invoked in dialogue, no physical change

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S3E9 · Bartlet for America (Restructured)

Jordan Extracts Leo's Relapse Confession and Seals Alliance

Bottle of Johnny Walker Blue, described as 60-year-old scotch, is central to Leo's reverie, poured during the relapse, representing prestige and temptation that lured him back, heightening the confession's stakes in this pivotal vulnerability reveal.

Before: Referenced from past relapse

After: Referenced from past relapse

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S3E9 · Bartlet for America (Restructured)

CEO #2 Tempts Leo with Rare Johnny Walker Blue

The Bottle of Johnny Walker Blue serves as the central temptation device, uncorked by CEO #2 and slowly poured into a glass on the coffee table, its prestige and rarity verbally exalted to pierce Leo's sobriety, symbolizing the seductive pull of relapse amid political maneuvering.

Before: Corked and intact on or near the coffee table in the hotel suite.

After: Uncorked with contents partially poured into a glass on the coffee table.

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S3E9 · Bartlet for America (Restructured)

Leo's Tense Sip: Sobriety Fractures Under CEO Doubts

The Johnny Walker Blue bottle rests prominently on the coffee table as a silent temptress and symbol of excess, its presence fueling the atmosphere of indulgence and risk; it contextualizes the scotch poured into glasses, amplifying Leo's internal battle with addiction during this pivotal donor hedge negotiation.

Before: Uncorked and positioned on coffee table amid glasses in dimly lit suite

After: Unchanged on table, contents undepleted in this moment but emblematic of temptation

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