Johnnie Walker Blue Label: One in Ten Thousand Casks — The Pinnacle Blend at £170
Johnnie Walker Blue Label is a Blended Scotch whisky made by Various (Diageo). ABV: 40% ABV. Age: NAS. Our expert rating is 8/10.
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Nose
Honey, vanilla, integrated wisps of smoke, sherry, sea air, brioche, apricot, red apple, berry fruits — impossibly smooth
Palate
Charred oak and rich vanilla cream, wisps of peat smoke, sweet chilli pepper, bittersweet chocolate, toffee, cinnamon, pecans, orange candyfloss, tobacco — full and round
Finish
Cotton-candy melt — lingering caramel, cocoa, peat, cinnamon, no alcohol burn whatsoever, round and full, the blend hiding its complexity behind silk
Expert Review
8/10Only one in ten thousand casks is deemed worthy. Launched in 1992 as the pinnacle of the Johnnie Walker range, Blue Label blends rare malt and grain whiskies from across Scotland's regions. Double Gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2013. The question isn't quality — it's value.
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