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Johnnie Walker
Scotland
Blended
Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve is a multi-award-winning blend (lots of gold medals, appropriately) created by master blender Jim Beveridge to celebrate nearly 200 years of the art of blending. The Gold Label Reserve was relaunched in 2012 as a replacement for the popular Gold Label 18 and is made from whiskies across Speyside, Islay, the Highlands, and Lowlands.
It’s built around a core of single malt whisky from Clynelish, but also features spirit from the likes of Cardhu, Blair Athol, and grain whisky from Cameronbridge, all chosen for their sweet, honeyed qualities. It’s delicious neat but also mixes well, like in serves such as the bespoke Gold & Apple created especially for this blend (recipe below). Although we think for the best effect, you should drink it while singing Spandau Ballet’s classic ‘Gold’. That’s what we do.
Gold & Apple cocktail recipe
Prep time: Five minutes
Servings: Makes one serving
Ingredients:
40ml Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve
75ml apple juice
75ml soda water
An apple slice and/or a sprig of rosemary to garnish
Method:
Fill a Highball glass with ice then add 40ml Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve. Pour 75ml apple juice and then 75ml soda water on top, then garnish with an apple slice and/or a sprig of rosemary.
Honey and heather with thick caramel notes and a subtle nutmeg spice. Dried meadow flowers and a hint of fresh banana.
Smooth and succulent with a honeyed sweetness that's typical of Johnnie Walker. There's more to this though, the floral elements are quite prominent and there's a spiced sweet vanilla note too.
Long, sweet and toffee-like.
A typically easy drinking blend from Johnnie Walker, this will not disappoint fans of the style.
Im not a whiskey snob but I've been around the block. I'd put me at a 4 out of 10 on the scotch snobbery scale... That being said, this Gold Reserve tastes like a $15 Speyside I had a few years ago. Earily similar; so much so that it popped into my mind like I drank it yesterday. I think it is a bit harsh for being closer to the top of the JW offerings. I much prefer JW Black. It's fuller, richer and not as rough up front. I'd like to get my hands on a bottle of the Gold 18 and see the difference. Regardless, it's definately drinkable and it won't go to waste. I'm just confused why I feel myself yearning for the Black Label when this bottle was much more expensive. Cheers, I'm off to drink me some more.
I highly recommend this drink if you truly enjoy to drink yur JW either straight or on the rocks
It is good to drink
The whole JW range is going down. Green is gone, so is the Gold 18. This has no complexity, overly sweet, with an unpleasant after taste. I haven't had the Blue Label in a while, I used to like it, Platinum is still good, but at much higher price. Come to think of it, many brands seem to be victims of their own success. Perhaps too much demand, so I am buying scotch far less often than a few years ago.
The whole JW range is going down. Green is gone, so is the Gold 18. This has no complexity, overly sweet, with an unpleasant after taste. I haven't had the Blue Label in a while, I used to like it, Platinum is still good, but at much higher price. Come to think of it, many brands seem to be victims of their own success. Perhaps too much demand, so I am buying scotch far less often than a few years ago.
