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Johnnie Walker
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.
Tasting notes from the label which states:- "A rich & robust blend of only single malts including Talisker, Linkwood, Cragganmore & Caol Ila" This is from a 50ml miniature bottle bought tonight. I am learning to test whiskies when I can as there is so much garbage out there. Their wonderful, stalwart Black Label was changed- had the heart ripped out of it- then seemed to get it back by about 70%. Still worth buying. Just. Let's hope JW are listening. Who am I kidding? Their MBAs never think past the next quarterly report. First impressions; nice nose. Quite assertive and quite complex. I am now certain that there is a "mouthfeel consultant" at JW as this is something which they seem to have concentrated on in the last couple of years. This is often to disguise the lack of heart or quality in a blend as whisky-makers all over Scotland are told by CEOs to cut costs no matter how it affects the final product. "Don't worry. We've got a great Marketing department" However, it is pleasant. Taste. This is an upfront blend (for a vatted dram at this price). Lots of outside-of-the-teeth action, a decent level of oil. Sweet, but not overly so. A little dry. Some peat. Overall, this is perfectly decent. It has its own taste. And it stays with you for longer than you might suspect. But then it drops of a cliff with nothing but a barley-sugar residue. Somebody with real talent has been given a brief I am certain they resent. It initially seems to be the real deal, but there has been some cost cutting. And not that much. I'd estimate that JW have saved themselves about 11% of their costs and reduced the quality of this whisky by 8%. Not bad. If all you care about is your next bonus. Right now, it is enjoyable. Worth buying. God knows what it will taste like in a few years. I recommend stocking up.
Im a JW drinker a friend since my eary 20's Lately of all the JWs the green and the 18s are my lover drinks !
When this was (very briefly) 25 quid at the shops I bought a bottle. In terms of overall quality and value it is probably my fave JW product. I’m too much of a stingebag to shell out 40 notes on a regular basis for it though.
I last had a bottle of this in 2014 and the briney iodine from Talisker, cereal from Linkwood, refined mouthfeel from Cragganmore; and oily smoke from Caol Ila were all evident. It was sublime for a vatted malt. Got a bottle recently. A little let down tbh. Still an excellent vat at this price point but Where's the smoke and salty iodine brine gone? I was so excited to pull the Cork on this but now feel a bit let down. Still a great skilled blend just not the quirkiness of old.
I drank this in a side by side with Wemyss's Hive and Balvenie's Carribean Cask (as reference). I can't agree with the above description, the nose is really quite thin and bland compared to the other two and the palate cheap and smoky and tastes like the blended scotches my parents used to buy. Not bad, but nothing special. Quite drinkable but there are far better for very little extra cost.
