Johnnie Walker reviews

It's no secret that I have a wee soft spot for JW. So, after hearing that this 200th anniversary bottling was a recreation of their original White Label blend, and that it was pretty good stuff, I went…

Thanks to @RianC for this sample of a 1980s Johnnie Walker Black Label.NoseAn interesting nose on this. Breakfast cereal, hint of smoke, white pepper and some wood sourness. It may be my imagination but…

This fairly recent release celebrates the 200th anniversary of John Walker's purchase of a Kilmarnock grocery store in 1820, thus launching one of the most successful alcohol brands in history. It is…

This is a 35cl bottle from the late 80's, bottled for the 500th anniversary of Scotch Whisky and was an Italian import. I picked this up at auction and it came in a larger pack with an information…

Review is of a 50ml sample kindly provided by @RianC from a bottle he secured at auction.I had a strange mixed anticipation when I poured this whisky and let it sit for 20 minutes. Firstly, I was keen…

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…