Blended
Scotland
Originally released to the travel retail market, Double Black combines the rich, malty flavour of Black Label with slightly peatier whisky and casks that were more heavily charred. The result is a toasty, smoky whisky with Johnnie Walker's usual rich, malty core.
Slightly smoky and almost medicinal on the nose, it offers up hints of vanilla, a little tar, a touch of barbecue sauce, citrus and malt.
Good body and very creamy with a sublimely malty core. It offers up a surprising level of peat smoke which works really well. Creamy sweetness, hints of soft wood smoke, salty butter, custard and cereal grains.
Good length with notes of malt, boiled sweets, black pepper and cool smoke.
As Austen Powers would say I only really tried this for sh**s & Giggles. I usually favour a higher strength single malt, but thought lets try it at 40% and see hat its like. There is little i would add to the notes already listed by MOM, they seem rather conclusive and exhaustive; really BBQ sauce?! Really?! :P For me this whisky might actually fill quite an important if not bizarre niche; to become my regular accompanying dram whilst i play COD online! Alas my trusted Talisker 10 may finally be retired from this honourable charge. All, in all i have to say it really isn't a bad whisky. As much as i should, i cannot compare it with too many blended whiskys for the simple reason i tend not to drink them, but as a stand alone drink it not bad. My fave whisky so far this year though is the Bunnahabain 19 years (murrary McDavid bottling) thats fantastic!
My recommendation is always Johnnie Walker
Over the years I have been an imbiber of Scottish whisky and even JW Blue label. I have experienced Double Black only as a traveller and I can only say I think this is the best J.W. I have experienced, as value for quality I have ever tasted better. Full points to J.W. for giving the world a magical experience at an affordable price. When will this gem be available in the retail stores? I can't wait as I don't travel every week.
