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.
Obviously, if you like Black Label, you should like this. It's pretty much a real smoky version of B.L. After adapting to this, regular B.L. just seems bland and weak, and a little more fruity. It is my all time favorite, but I like to venture out to try new tastes. I have not found one yet. I'm sure there is $100 whiskey out there that can beat it, but I can get this at BevMo for $45. Boom.
I have not had any other JW more than this. Example i have not had JW Blue, Platinum or Gold etc. So i dont know how JW Double Black is compared that. But compared to JW Black JW Double black is more smoother. But i felt it has a little bit of a sweeter after taste. I did not like that. For me the intention of this drink looks like to capture women or Americans. Because both of them prefer sweeter drinks. I am only referring to the majority here. For that i prefer JW Black which has a bit rough after taste. Feels manly :) Anyways, i would go with a JW Black than JW double black.
аромат достаточный интенсивный, без сивушности, вкус и послевкусие с нотами Лагавулина-во как!
I've been given a bottle of this from my college buddy as a graduation gift. I haven't tasted much, but I think this is one of the (for the lack of a better term) "manliest" drinks I've ever had. Now, my dad and I have some of this whenever we grill some porkchops.
I always have double black as a regular drink. Love the smoky flavour. However, on a rather special day, I would still go with Talisker...my favourite whisky. Nonetheless, JW Double Black has to be the best blended whiskey I've ever had (and which is quite many).
