Johnnie Walker Blue Label old packaging

Johnnie Walker Green Label 15 Year Old

First neat, then on ice, at home. It pours bright golden, with some greenish shades and the oily streaks that are so common in any Johnnie Walker when hit directly by light. I must say the greenish tinges are only apt for the name of the scotch! Aroma, though not very intense, is rather nice and varied: some heavy scents (cocoa, vanilla), some...

Score 87/100

Johnnie Walker Green Label 15 Year Old

This is a very recent bottling with the changed packaging in the UK (giving more alcohol info.) which isn't quite as classy as the most recent incarnation imo. There was no bottling date that I could find . . . Anyways, I've a soft spot for JW, especially the Black Label, as it was probably the whisky which got me really into the world of...

Score 83/100

Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old 35cl

After being very familiar with the Chivas 12, I bought a small bottle of this JW Black 12. It is different on the nose, very tiny smoky (J&B had the same smoky nose). On the palate it is sweet, cereals, bit like a buffed Chivas 12. It is drinkable but if Chivas and JW 12 would be the top of the whiskys I would just drink my Belgium Beers and...

Score 70/100

Johnnie Walker Gold Label 18 Year Old

Ah, an older edition of the Johnnie Walker Gold Label, which means this is a version that contains a ridiculous amount of Clynelish. My buddy Arno was looking for one of these, so I got it at an auction for him. My ‘commission’ was a generous dram. Very interesting mix of beeswax, honey, ferns and guimauve with a soft metallic touch, as if it’s...

Score 86/100