Scotland
Johnnie Walker Green Label is a blended malt made entirely with single malts from the four corners of Scotland and aged for at least 15 years. It's one of the best bargains in Scotch whisky and a favourite among bartenders.
The nose is quite rich and full. There are notes of mochaccino and espresso coffee, wood smoke and a fireplace, as well as a touch of bitter chocolate and oak.
The palate has a medium-body with notes of crisp cereals, coffee beans and chocolate, a date note with a touch of walnut.
The finish is quite long and spicy with honeyed sweetness and oak.
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Just opened up a bottle I got a gift and I feel like it’s got potential if some air gets in the bottle over time. I’m comparing this to my two other Johnnie bottles that I’m most familiar with, Gold and Black. My initial thoughts are that while it doesn’t have the smokiness of Johnnie Gold 18, it doesn’t drown into saltiness with water like Johnnie Gold 18 does. It seems to be a decent blend that doesn’t burn the tongue like Black does and also doesn’t have the somewhat oily taste that Black can have. It’s good but overall, I feel like just seems to come up short and is missing something. As my summary states, maybe it needs to breathe a bit over time.
Distant smoke, creamy, sweet. I dont get bitter finish that some report, pretty delicate, no burn. Chocolate and coffee dominates but nothing extraordinary. Oak on milder side, definitelly, deeply soaked oak if you know what I mean. Pleasant, not aggressive, a classical music rather than a rock song. Good solid sipper, good for special occasions, to share or to enjoy in privacy. Not far from his younger brother 12 Black, but less bite. Try to get it in 1l bottles in travel retail, I paid 40e for mine at EU airport. Steal.
This is my favourite blended scotch whisky by a long shot. It's easy to drown in the mentality that single malt whiskies are the only ones worth buying, but I challenge you purists to venture into the realm of blends by starting with this one ~ you're in for a pleasant surprise with its bold-yet-smooth posture. Through vatting, the four single malts marry really nicely, and they are each a flagship on their own. I'd much rather spend $150 on 3 on these bottles than on one bottle of blue lable.
My "house whisky" Best value for money AND also in the top when it comes to absolute terms. A Whisky with an age statement, all 15+ yr, all malt, no grain. 43% is the minimum I would accept for a Whisky - so its ok I was lucky that during the time it was discontinued in EU, it was still available in Taiwan - while I lived in China. So I never dried out... Now that it is back it tastes for me a bit more intense in general but with the same character I like so much
A more single malt Scottish Whisky, light peaty, sweet and full, having its own personality with feelings kept in mind for endless time, affordable price, decent, and pretty:) JWGL Cheers!
