Johnnie Walker Red Label Bottled 1930s

Johnnie Walker Blenders' Batch Red Rye Finish

Nose: I could easily say “bourbon” if I was doing a blind tasting, sweet oaky notes, vanilla, Amasya red apples, honey, grainy notes, it also has the flowery, light character of Irish whiskeys Mouth: Consistent with the nose, bourbon type sweetness, quite dry, reminded me of wine finished bourbons, cinnamon apple pie Finish: Medium; honey...

Score 86/100

Johnnie Walker Swing

The story behind this blend is well-known, so here’s the two-sentence version for the sake of brevity and non-redundancy: The late Sir Alexander Walker II, grandson of John Walker, crafted the Swing blend in 1932 for the ostensible purpose of creating a “swinging” bottle that would be distinctive on ocean-liner bar shelves. It’s also the last...

Score 89/100

Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old

This is great stuff. Just don't put ice in it. It becomes really bitter with ice. Straight or with the smallest drop of water it is glorious. I prefer it to the green label, as it has more smoke and attitude. Orange and honey leads to smoke and a big malt finish which is longer than most blends. Love it.

Score 83/100

Johnnie Walk Double Black

Johnnie Black is a standard fair and though its easy to be pretentious and stick with just top shelf single malts - this is a simple whiskey to be enjoyed with friends. The double black however has replaced my standard black on the shelf. It is delightfully smokey and very easy to drink.

Score 77/100