Johnnie Walker Green Label 15 Year Old

Worth £26 for sure! Nice buy. Nice dram.

@MadSingleMalt - Yeah I'd say so but my last bottle wasn't as good as the previous one was. Still, £26 for a 15 year old . . .

At just under $80 Canadian, this remains one of the few value for quality Scotches at the LCBO.

This is a whisky I like, but because I have such a large open cabinet I rarely open it, and given stable prices I made a tactical decision not to stock extra. I can see myself buying another when this gets low.

It's not a premium product, but when I want something to accompany company, a book, or watching TV, it's a great fit. Goes well with chocolate covered malt balls...beware!

It's like Kimchi. Great as an accompaniment, but I wouldn't choose it as the main focus all the time.

@Nozinan I think that's a good way of putting it. A not of interest though is that my understanding of age statements is that there can be nothing younger than 15 years in this malt blend, and I presume that most, or at least many, of the individual expressions at 15 would carry a significantly higher price tag than the JW green?

PS: i do love kimchi

@RikS, you're right about the age statement reg, and I think you're probably right too about the prices we would expect to see on the likes of Talisker 15 and Caol Ila 15 OBs if they should happen to ever exist.

@RikS I agree with your assessment of Caol Ila. I’ve always found its peat and smoke akin to dry leaves and twigs. That lovely green apple note also comes from Caol Ila. I’ve had the C.I. 12 year OB (43%), the 17 Year Unpeated CS, the 18 Year Unpeated CS, and a Gordon & MacPhail 10 Year CS, and that green apple note always shows up.

@OdysseusUnbound wow, you've tried a lot of Caol Ila. Some would be jealous, especially that 17 YO and the G&M...

@Nozinan I’ve enjoyed each and every one. I regret not buying this year’s 15 Year CS, but I can’t buy every single whisky that catches my eye.

@OdysseusUnbound Looks like that 15 YO is the 2014 version - at least if the LCBO listing is accurate.

You're in luck. Guess who found a lone bottle sitting in a store in Calgary last December...so lonely...so discounted....

When I open it you'll have a chance to try it.

Johnnie Walker gets a bashing from whisky fans I guess because it's owned by Diageo and because it's so marketed.

But I've always found the black and the green to be decent whiskies.

I wouldn't pay the normal £40 asking price for JWG as for that price I'd rather just have a bottle of Springbank or Benromach 10 yo. But anything under £30 is worth it.

£26 is a steal.