Johnnie Walker Swing

by **The Fachan** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 10:25 am

Folks,

Can anyone help me out with tasting notes for Johnnie Walker Swing

Many thanks

Ian

by **kallaskander** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:13 pm

Hi there,

Johnnie Walker Swing

Johnnie Walker Swing was created for the 'golden age' of travel in the twenties and thirties when luxury liners carried high society passengers around the world. The Swing name derives from the rocking motion of the bottle, which swings to and fro on a convex base when gently pushed.

Swing has therefore been specially blended to reflect a perfect balance. It has a rich old gold colour and a nose of almost perfumed sweetness. It is smooth with a light freshness that covers a deeper fruitiness with some smoke and oak flavours. Unusually for a whisky it has no age statement.

From: http://www.johnniewalkerclassic.com/hou ... walker.htm

Greetings
kallaskander

by **irishwhiskeychaser** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 3:29 pm

Looks more like a cognac bottle

by **Lawrence** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 7:26 pm

Since the human eye is attracted to movement it was actually a brilliant idea when the whisky bottle was on ships crossing the atlantic, since it was moving with the sway of the ocean it stood out amongst all the other bottles and more often than not it was ordered from the vast selection available.

by **MGillespie** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 5:52 pm

More on this as well in WhiskyCast Episode 18...had an interview with one of Johnnie Walker's historians discussing it...

Mark

by **dsoneil** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:13 am

I just finished a review of Swing on my website. The funny thing is that my parents had an unopened bottle of Swing hanging around their house for about 15 years. Somehow they finally decided to open it, and send me home with the bottle.

Johnnie Walker Swing

The quick tasting notes are as follows:

Sweet on the nose with sherry and fruit with a little smoke. On the tongue it starts off sweet and then the spicy notes hit about mid palate and then the smoke and peat come out. It has a smooth lingering smoke and spice finish. The one aspect that is very noticeable is that this is an exceptionally smooth scotch. There is no bite or raw alcohol heat.

by **cavalryjim** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 1:31 am

I just picked up two bottles of JW Swing from the duty free store at San Juan Airport. It was 2 for $80 and I regret not buy more.

Jim

by **Doug1937** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:45 am

I wasn't impressed with my bottle of Swing...I liked the Dimple Pinch a bit better, and it was much cheaper too.

by **lockejn** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:36 pm

I love Swing - it's probably my favorite JW. Makes me nervous every time I walk by the shelf though. . .

by **SheltieBoy** » Wed May 02, 2012 6:18 pm

There are very few on-line reviews of Swing.
I appreciate the detail here! Thanks, folks!

by **whiskgeek** » Fri May 04, 2012 3:43 am

I agree 100% with what dsoneil said. I like it a lot.

And I'll add that my bottle oxidized very quickly when close to empty.

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