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.
I'm a single malt guy personally, but I'm aware enough to know that I needed to find this stuff. After looking around it was nowhere to be found until i stumbled upon 6 bottles at a local liquor warehouse store. I bought 2 bottles for $46 a piece which i think is a steal. It's very good scotch and I'm quite impressed with the full flavor and smoothness. I think I'm going to go back and buy one or two more as an investment because I don't see it listed on the JW website with their other labels, so I believe it is discontinued and may be worth something in the future. Also it doesn't hurt to have something this tasty lying around for desperate times.
I recently found 4 bottles in Vientiane, Lao and snatched them all up, at a price about the same as black would cost here in Thailand. It seems not as fragrant as I recall from 5 years ago (perhaps my nose has decayed?), yet it still rolls on my tongue like velvet tadpoles...
I'm with you and your comments about is being a little different from the original Green I like so much...tastes a lot like Black Label, although I think the Double Black is as good,if not better than the new release of Jonnie Walker Green; I found this at Costco. Probably won't buy it again and just go for the Double Black for blended scotch. My preference is for a single malt!
yes i saw a few people are finding it in Taiwan. Apparently they have a small operation still producing the original for Taiwan only. They just released it again for internationally though in the new bottle. I got a bottle and tried it. I'm not sure what to think though I have the feeling it is a new blend because I remember Looooooving this scotch before it was discontinued and now... meh it's fine, but I was missing that old warm balance and complexity that i remembered. Maybe my palet has changed but it tasted a lot more like the red and black labels to me so I'll probably go back to my Ballentines 18 year for the same price, which is what i switched to when they discontinued... after a little cry. anyone else feel the same way or am i way off?
I also found a bottle (they had three) in my local store. I picked one up. And yes the bottle does seem to be different from the original. It's basically the same bottle and label as the black just with a different top.
