As the malt finishes, it becomes somewhat bitter and quite peppery making it not that good to be enjoyed neat; Red Label is better suited for a highball. Blue Label is the winner in terms of quality and exclusivity, it is a spectacular whisky that you have to try before you die.
Johnnie Walker is a blend of grain whiskeys and a blend of malt whiskeys from different distilleries. The Johnnie Walker range falls under the category of what is called blended Scotch whiskey, one of the five categories of Scotch whiskey.
Each of these five categories is made from single malt, grain whiskey, or a combination of both. The word «single» in single malt Scotch whiskey does not mean the amount of grain used.
Rather, it means that the whiskey comes from a single distillery. Yes, Johnnie Walker is the best-selling whiskey in the world and by a pretty big margin. Difficult to become a world leader in any category without being good. Personally, I recommend you start with the Black Label. If you can pay a little more, give the Green Label a chance, which I think is one of the best whiskeys that exist in terms of value for the money. Mild notes of spice mingle with bright and sweet fruits and a hint of vanilla.
The taste allows the malt to shine as the vanilla, spice, and fruit counter a distant wisp of smoke. That smoke warms as the sip fades out, leaving you with a final note of sweet wood. This is a very quaffable whisky that works wonders on the rocks. This no-age statement blend leans into that signature Walker marriage of Highland and Speyside whiskies with a small dose of Western Scottish juice for good measure.
Honey and oak greet you with a distant fruity nature and a little warmth. The fruit kicks up on the palate and becomes slightly tropical as a counterpoint of rich vanilla creaminess arrives. The end is subtle and long with the fruit and honey standing tall against a very distant echo of earthy peat.
This is tasty, refined, and fairly affordable. It used to be one of those bottles you could only get at duty-free but became widely available a few years ago. At the end of the day, this is a perfectly decent bottle of whisky that will not disappoint.
The blend is a marriage of ultra-rare stock from extinct Diageo distilleries around Scotland. This expression is all about barrel selection and the mastery of a great noser and blender working together to create something special.
Dried fruit with a plummy sweetness mingles with a very soft and almost dry pall of smoke. The palate then veers in a completely different direction — folding in orange oils, marzipan, rose water, honeycombs, and a dusting of bitter cacao once water is added. The end is slow, smoky, and full of dry fruits, nuts, and a malty nature.
There are many exceptional whiskies bearing the Johnny Walker Colors, but this is without a doubt, the most complex and smoothest of all. Continue reading. Log in. Blog Home » Whiskey ». Whiskey , Scotch. August 16, Posted by Redhead Blogger. The following is a line-up of all the products in the Johnnie Walker colors from the lowest to highest price, or quality : Johnnie Walker Red :This is a blend of about 35 different grain and malt whiskies.
Pin 2. Share Tags: black label , johnnie walker colors , blue label , red label , double black , gold label. With whiskies ranging from seven to fifty years old contained within, the key with this whisky is balance. This is a whisky of refinement and texture, a whisky to really take your time with. Older peated whiskies provide tropical fruits: pineapple, mango and apricot. The smoke fading in very gently with a weight of heavy silk. Highland and Speyside whiskies are giving it a backbone of raisins, fudge, vanilla and ice cream.
All topped off with the soft bitterness of smoke and earthy nuttiness. As said before, a whisky that all should definitely try. In , after the death of his father the previous year, a 15 year old Johnnie Walker opened a greengrocer shop in Kilmarnock, Scotland. Greengrocers were often known to sell a small range of single malt whiskies but they were very rarely consistent. Johnnie Walker began to blend whiskies together in order to produce a good quality whisky that could be sold continuously; this was the conception of what was to become Johnnie Walker whisky.
As Kilmarnock grew, so did the Walker name and by the time of his death in , Johnnie Walker was a respected businessman and leader of the local trade association.
By the mids, Walker was producing , gallons of whisky per year. In Alexander introduced the now iconic square bottle with the slanted label as a way of making the bottle stand out on the shelf. Willing to take risks, the Walker brothers invested their own money and borrowed heavily in order to expand their whisky business.
In they bought the Cardhu distillery and leased Annandale in order to guarantee whisky for blends. They went on to buy 6 more distilleries including Clynelish, Talisker, and Mortlach. It was created by artist Tom Browne, a well known cartoonist, and depicted a regency man in coattails and tophat which would become instantly recognisable as the Johnnie Walker logo. In the same year, the Johnnie Walker name was trademarked, completing the famous trifecta of the Johnnie Walker brand.
By , Johnnie Walker had become a global brand selling blended whisky in different countries, including the continual selling of whisky in North America illegally during the Prohibition era. In the Johnnie Walker Swing was released, marketed specifically toward North American consumers and travellers on trans-Atlantic liners.
These bottles were designed with a convex base so that they would swing with the movement of the ocean liners. This convex base is still a feature of Johnnie Walker bottles. In Johnnie Walker was awarded a Royal Warrant by King George V, the ultimate accolade of becoming an official product of the royal household.
Phil Your Glass , Whisky Blog. Whisky Blog , Whisky Education. The Core Johnnie Walker Range Johnnie Walker has had an instantly recognisable core range for decades which consists of 7 different coloured labels from the most iconic Red, Black and Blue labels to the slightly less well-known Green, Double Black, and Gold labels.
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