Johnnie Walker Red Label Duty Free Bottled 1980s

Johnnie Walker Red Label

Nose: Immediate, cloying malty sort-of sweetness, aluminum cans, maybe some sweat. Taste: The taste is almost exactly like the nose, except the malty sweetness is not cloying at all and there's maybe a little less metal involved. Quite watery. Finish: Nope. Ok, so maybe I'm exaggerating when I say "Nose: Nope." but there's really barely...

Score 64/100

Johnnie Walker Green Label 15 Year Old

I first tasted Johnnie Walker Green a few years ago. I remember it was pretty good, but when I reviewed the older version it was my B-I-L's bottle and had been open a couple of years at least. That was in 2015 and his bottle is still around, though likely gassed. This expression has since been re-released for general distribution, and as my...

Score 86/100

Johnnie Walker Explorer's Club Collection the Adventurer

I picked this bottle up in a transit through Kuala Lumpur. Something cheap and easy to entertain in the hotel room for the next few weeks. Nose: English mustard, all-spice, fairy floss Taste: All-spice, tropical fruits, toffee Finish: Short spicy burst with cashews and orange peel This is positioned as the budget expression in the Explorer's...

Score 74/100

Johnnie Walk Double Black

The standard Black Label was always my whisky of choice after a few beers, usually swamped with ice and knocked back pretty quickly. Oh how I've changed ;) I still think the 12 BL is a solid blend but one to catch in the sales as it's gone a bit pricey. In that vein, I saw this on sale for £25 recently and took the plunge, just for a change,...

Score 72/100