Johnnie Walker reviews

I consider Johnny Walker Black Label to be a very basic "anyone can drink" type of blended whisky. The double black is really a step up with a rather sweeter and dramatically smokier taste. It still…

Johnnie Walker's Green Label is aged 15yrs and is blended from pure malt whisky from four exceptional distilleries: Talisker, Cragganmore, Linkwood, and Caol Ila. I have before tasted their Black Label…

Nose: maritime character of Clynelish really shines through. Almond butter with honey. Creamy isn't a smell but I kept thinking of that word. palate: initially, smooth honey. once again, it's obvious…

A member of the family picked up a bottle of this for my birthday. I've been anxious to try it as it's not available in the states (or widely released either). I believe Diageo will be releasing it…

I got this for Christmas in 2009 and slowly drank half of it over the past year. It did not strike me as particularly remarkable, unfortunately. In preparation for writing a review, I have been sampling…

This is the ultra premium expression from the Blue Label range. Only 330 bottles are available from the current batch.Nose: Starting on light smoke with a slightly mossy - vaguely metallic - note it…

Nose, Taste, Finish and Balance are graded out of 2.5 each:Nose: Hints of chestnut, coated in wood-polish. Some apple and dried banana mingle in between almond flakes and honeyed raisins, all murmuring…

Johnnie Walker makes some good blends. This is the exception. It puzzles me how Black Label is so respectable while just below it on the Johnnie ladder the Red is so terrible. Must be made from the…

I posted that I was going to attend the Johnnie Walker Tasting "Experience" in NYC. I am posting this as a review of the event, as we all know JW is all about blends (and do SO well!), but the event is…

I think this is the best quality/price blended I ever taste. Sell with an elegant case for the 100 distillery's anniversary, this rich blended is very good on the rocks or with ice cream; it's very…