Johnnie Walker Blue Label Whisky

Meh....

Reasonable nose, but not overpowering. Dried fruits and spice.
Some good tastes, but more peat than I remember from a drink I had several years ago. Also, a bit more astringent than I recall.
Long finish, which is nice. Some caramel.

For the price, there are better whiskies - think Glenmorangie Signet or even the Quinta Ruben at nearly 1/2 the price. However, a decent whisky, although the bottle I have in 2023 was not as good as the one I had in 2019. Perhaps a slight change in ratios or my palate's altered, but hasn't kept the standard up as well as -- and I keep coming back to it -- the Glenmorangie SIgnet at the same price point.

Overpriced. Definitely overpriced. Did I mention overpriced?
This whisky is a badge to be worn. So many more superbly complex and infinity tastier drams out there for half the price.

I really like this whisky, my only problem is the 40% abv, at that price point I expect natural presentation and a 46%+ abv. I like the flavor, I like what they tried to do and I also understand it's not really made with the whisky hobbyists in mind.

This is the drink for when you just want to sit back and enjoy. When you don't have the space to critique or assess nose or finish.

It's a great whisky for the uninitiated and stands tall amongst others in it's class.

It is overpriced for what it is, but many things in life are. A MontBlanc pen, a Mercedes Benz, a Hugo Boss three piece are all similar examples of products which have lower priced competition, but which are still an enduring mark of quality.

I had Jonny Walker Blue Label as part of a blind taste test of 5 exclusive Whiskies and it was my second least favourite. Harsh, unrefined, lacked a full bodied flavour in my opinion it -from memory I preferred Black Label as at least it had a smokey flavour.

So, this is the whisky. THE Whisky! The capital W is well deserved. It's
the best I have ever had in all my long years of kicking them back and
sipping. Just hands down the very best. It'll make you never want to drink
anything less worthy ever again. It's like the bottle of life and getting
kicked out of the Garden of Eden because now your eyes are opened. LOL!
What can I say. The first drink was good, but the second one hit me like a
blinding light. It's so smooth you won't believe it. I mean, people are
always saying that about different "special" whiskeys and "not" so special
whiskeys, but this is it to a T. You take that first drink and nothing
major happens at first. There's no punch to the mouth or fire or bight that
makes you quickly open your mouth to exhaust the fumes or anything like
that. Then it slides down your throat and you feel a nice warm sensation in
the belly. Just wow! Now what this does is allow you to taste all those
subtle flavors that the pros are always talking about. Without that fire in
the mouth all the flavors are there and easy to get to. I noticed at the
second drink. I was like wow, there's that caramel, and cream, and peat
(very light), and many other things that'd be hidden in a less refined
whiskey.
So, I'm not sure where I go from here. The angels with fiery swords have
pushed me out of the Garden, but I think I'll break back in! :')

Johnnie Walker blue is that whiskey for the people that don’t really like whiskey but want to come across as cool and interesting. It’s still a decent bottling, and I have ordered the Chinese New Year bottles as the art is brilliant.

I do realize some view this as a vanity item. However, for me this scotch whiskey blend simply has my favorite finish of all time. Its a 5 for me because I long for that distinct spice/tabacco finish that compliments the subtle hints of sweetness and chocolate.

Not a bad drink, nice nose, rich aftertaste, but too overpriced. What can you do about modern marketing.