Johnnie Walker reviews

One of the special releases Johnnie Walker launched in honor of the 200th anniversary of the company in 2020 was this Celebratory Blend, inspired by the original Old Highland Whisky. Lovely old school…

OK, third times the charm, hopefully, for this review ... I've been dabbling in older blends of late and this is the Red counterpart to the Black from the same era I recently reviewed - it was excellent…

Johnnie Walker is often looked down upon. I think this has three reasons. One: it’s the victim of its own success; two: the current Red Label is ridiculously bad; and three: unknown is unloved. When…

I was secretly hoping for a fourth release in the Ghost & Rare Series and this one actually would fit in that series (same luxurious packaging and it has some ‘ghost’ distilleries in the mix), but for…

Just when you thought you had tried all Johnnie's portfolio, it turns out they decide to produce a Blenders' Batches series, beginning with this pumped-up version of Red Label that adds some magic from…

I got this 20 cl bottle of Blue Label back in 2016, and had two separate tastings with a friend of mine in September and October of that year, which I type down for you here. It came in a classic light…

On my way uploading my tasting notebook here, today we have a review from Jan 2015 that took place at Platea, Madrid.During those times, as I've mentioned elsewhere, it was trendy to serve scotch on…

So what was so great about the 80's then? Well, yours truly was born for a start, the music was better than you might remember, Schwarzenegger and Norris, Aliens and Predator, tube socks and sweat bands…

I've had this blended many times, but this review comes from one particular evening with my uncle, back in March 2015, at the terrace of a venue named Club Gourmet Callao (where they poured the dram on…

This blended was crafted back in 2012 in order to replace the Gold Label within the Asian market, but time has passed and the truth is that both now coexist.A straw-colored pour that yields mostly peaty…