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Johnnie Walker
Scotland
Blended
The Johnnie Walker Blue Label story begins in 1987 when the Distillers Company launched Johnnie Walker Oldest. It quickly became known as Blue Label, for obvious reasons, and was a blend of rare malt and grain whiskies bottled without an age statement with stylishly retro packaging that echoed the 19th century Johnnie Walker bottle.
Though expensive, or perhaps because it was expensive, it proved an instant hit. By 1997, it was selling 50,000 cases globally. As a known currency throughout the world, it’s perhaps the ultimate gift whisky. You know you’ve done a good job or your in-laws approve when you receive a bottle.
Blue Label is drawn from unparalleled Diageo reserves of maturing malt and grain whiskies from across four regions (Highland, Lowland, Speyside, and Islay), including ghost distilleries, that Johnnie Walker has privileged access to. Whatever the exact blend, a consistent flavour profile that’s a beautiful balance of rich, slightly smoky, and fruity elements.
Fragrant with good body. Notes of oak, crisp spice, dried fruit, pastries. Berry fruits, aniseed, hints of cedar, a touch of spice and citrus.
Supple and balanced. Good toffee and hints of very wistful smoke. Chocolate, hints of grass and a good hit of malt.
Floral, oaky, good length, urged on by a plume of very well-kept, highland style smoke. Dried fruit, spice, honey.
One of the ultimate premium blends, Blue Label is a legend in its own right and will continue to be.
£28.07 - £325.00
Being such a big fan of the Green Label I grabbed a bottle of Blue at duty free for a slight discount. As someone else said I can best describe it as underwhelming. I know it’s a blend but it seems to lack an identity. And given the premium price tag it should scream ‘JW Blue Label!’when you drink it. Instead it’s just Ho-hum bland. It now sits in my cabinet like some sort of trophy for guests to ogle over, meanwhile little do they know I’m embarrassed that I paid so much for it.
great whisky
Although this is the flagship label from JW I think it's pretty underwhelming and certainly so at the price point. It has flavour yes, but just not enough and not long lasting enough. The thin mouthfeel just adds to the overall underwhelm. When you think you could be into a Glenfarclas 25 or something equally rich and meaty for the same money, these well aged single malts simply bury this drink in a heartbeat. No point getting into a blended whisky bellyache because we all know blends can be awesome, unfortunately, just not this one. I sometimes wonder whether JW simply exists as a generation by generation gateway whisky, a doorway to far deeper and more enjoyable flavour and overall whisky drinking experience. It's not terrible by any means, just not much to write home about.
I bought one of those miniature airplane bottles for about 20 bucks. The scotch was decent, slight smoke, bit of vanilla, bit of sweet malt. I drank it neat. But lets face it, it is only a blend. If it were priced in the range of Chivas Regal or JW Black, it would be fine. But 180 dollars US for a full-sized bottle is nuts. For that price, you can get a 21-yr-old single malt. Try a small bottle, just for the experience, but don't waste your money on a big bottle.
It's a decent whiskey. But franky, it doesn't even compare well to JW Green or JW 18 years old, that cost less than 40% of JW Blue. It has a great nose, but it doesn't have a distinct finish and it isn't smooth. As the regular premium whiskey at virtually every bar, it has a lot of room to improve in future batches.