Johnnie Walker 15 Years Old, Pure Malt
Blended Malt - Scotland - 43.00%
8 Neat, characterful and witty. Keeps the woody tones in the back.
Johnnie Walker Black Label
Blended - Scotland - 40.00%
8 Is Black Label a great whisky? Was Dizzy Gillespie a great musician?
Johnnie Walker Black Label
Blended - Scotland - 40.00%
9 Deceptively gentle at first. I have on occasion been completely led astray by what seems to be mildness of this whisky, then taken on a journey of rediscovery. I find new flavours every time.
Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Years Old
Blended - Scotland - 40.00%
The freshness of Red has been replaced by chewy mellow notes. Big
flavour. Exemplary blending.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Blended - Scotland - 40.00%
9 A lovely, luxurious whisky. I imagine a restaurant called café Opera. First, a little foie gras, then a couple of Maine lobsters, Marron glacé....and Blue Label?
Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Blended - Scotland - 40.00%
Again the smoke, again the richness of character.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label The Casks Edition
Blended - Scotland - 55.80%
8 A well structured dram. It only needs a small dash of water to cut the edges.
Johnnie Walker Double Black
Blended - Scotland - 40.00%
7 Not unpleasant but light in flavours although syrupy in texture.
Johnnie Walker Explorer's Club Collection The Spice Road
Blended - Scotland - 40.00%
7 A well-balanced dram. Enjoyable, just lacks some muscle.
Johnnie Walker Gold Label 18 Years Old
Blended - Scotland - 40.00%
Unctuous and smooth.
Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve
Blended - Scotland - 40.00%
8 Stylish and cool. Supper club whisky.
Johnnie Walker Green Label
Blended - Scotland - 43.00%
Multi-faceted,elegant and intriguing.
Johnnie Walker Platinum 18 years Old
Blended - Scotland - 40.00%
8 Though I miss Gold at this age statement this is a worthy replacement with a little more overt Walker characteristics: smoke and a sherried grip.
Johnnie Walker Red Label
Blended - Scotland - 40.00%
7 Full of youthful daring, but with enough stamina to last all night (this means that you and your buddy will probably drink the whole bottle).
Johnnie Walker Red Label
Blended - Scotland - 40.00%
The key here is how it performs dilute where the smoothness is accentuated but without eliminating the defining energy.
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Global intellectual property (IP) firm Rouse has successfully acted for Diageo in a landmark IP case in China.
Diageo accused Blueblood (Shanghai) Wine Co Ltd of adopting similar packaging to its Joh...
January 2009, Issue 77, page 6
Walking Tall
Diageo have unveiled two new super deluxe additions to their Johnnie Walker portfolio with the release of Gold Label Reserve and Platinum 18 Years Old. Johnnie Walker is the biggest selling global Sco...
July 2012, Issue 105, page 7
Liquid History
As every reader of Whisky Magazine will know, the most popular Scotch whisky in the world is Johnnie Walker. As a standard blend it tends to be over-looked by aficionados, though the 12 Years Old Blac...
March 2011, Issue 94, page 9
World Whiskies Design Awards 2012
Winners of the inaugural World Whiskies Design Awards were announced at the Waldorf Hilton on 22nd March. Highland Park 50 Years Old won the Best Design award and Stranger & Stranger took home the Bes...
April 2012, Issue 103, page 8
Whisky Gems
Dublin airport launches new Irish Whisky showcase, Joe Bates reports
January 2011, Issue 93, page 37
Scotch rules the roost at Ezeiza
Joe Bates gets the low down on the Buenos Aires scene
November 2006, Issue 60, page 55
Walker's Voyage
We report on a voyage to recreate Walker's earliest ventures
December 2012, Issue 108, page 42
Ask the expert
Now you can find both of John Rose's superb articles about collecting whisky in one place. In collections,he looks at some of the latest bottles to come up at auction. In questions,he fields your enqu...
September 2008, Issue 74, page 36
The Masters
Joe Bates looks at what's happening in the Asian market
June 2012, Issue 104, page 37
Ask the expert
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June 2008, Issue 72, page 33
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February 2008, Issue 70, page 76
Blending the blues
The last time I tried falling off a log I nearly broke my ankle. It looks easy enough, the principle isn't hard to understand but doing it gracefully is another matter. And doing it day after day is e...
April 2008, Issue 71, page 56
Blue is the colour
Johnnie Walker Blue Label is a thoroughbred whisky but does it live up to the hype? Ian Buxton got close and personal
July 2006, Issue 57, page 50
Business traffic drives whisky business at Frankfurt
Joe Bates reports from one of Europe's largest airports
July 2007, Issue 65, page 57
Making Waves
Joe Bates gets press ganged onto the Viking Line
April 2012, Issue 103, page 30
And over in the Blue corner...
Piers Morgan is one of Britain's leading media personalities and he's promoting whisky. Dominic Roskrow met him
April 2006, Issue 55, page 14
The view from the top
The premium blended Scotch market has proved to be highly resilient and has emerged from the downturn strongly. Dominic Roskrow reports
October 2010, Issue 91, page 22
Do The Flip Flop Stomp
There's a number of things which happen when you mention Rio to your friends. First, they stop talking to you, then they begin to mutter about “jet-set lifestyle” but as the departure date looms t...
September 2012, Issue 106, page 12
British food and drink savoured in Lisbon
The Single Malt Club Of Scotland was launched in Portugal at a ceremony held at the Ambassador's Residence in Lisbon.
Over 100 whisky enthusiasts attended the event in April, including members of the ...
July 2001, Issue 17, page 13
Ask the expert
John Rose fields more of your questions
April 2007, Issue 63, page 53
Royal visit
The Earl of Wessex learnt more about the craft of coopering during a recent visit to Diageo's Dundashill Cooperage in Glasgow.
During a tour of the premises, which employs around 50 staff, the Earl o...
November 2008, Issue 76, page 7
In conversation (Evan Thomas Cattanach)
Charles MacLean meets Evan Thomas Cattanach, long-term Distillery Manager and now Director of Scotch Knowledge for Schefflin & Somerset in New York
December 2001, Issue 20, page 85
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October 2012, Issue 107, page 39
A sense of place
Joe Bates finds out how the new Frankfurt store gets local.
February 2010, Issue 86, page 36
Battle at Wounded Knee
Michael Jackson survives ot wonder about Jonnie Walker
December 2003, Issue 36, page 11
All that glisters is not gold
Ian Buxton looks at the recent ultra premium releases.
September 2009, Issue 82, page 18
Naughty but nice
Impossible to do whisky justice when it's in a cocktail? That's rubbish, as our recent Whisky Cocktail Challenge showed
June 2004, Issue 40, page 42
Whisky sales take off at Colombo airport
Joe Bates heads tothe Indian subcontinent tolook atSri Lanka's main airport.
February 2008, Issue 70, page 32
Norwegian whisky paradise
Joe Bates Gardermoen shops offer taxed locals whisky paradise
January 2007, Issue 61, page 55
The heart of Europe
Joe Bates looks at whisky in Brussels airport
July 2005, Issue 49, page 53
Vodka takes a back seat
Joe Bates looks at Kiev airport and brings the latest news from travel retail
August 2006, Issue 58, page 59
Go Johnnie go (Johnnie Wallker)
Johnnie Wallker is 200 years old. Ian Buxton looks at the history of a whisky icon
June 2005, Issue 48, page 20
Above the clouds
Joe Bates gives in-flight duty-free a chance.
July 2009, Issue 81, page 34
Under the Hammer
In this 100th Edition of the Whisky Magazine which was first printed on the 20th November 1998, John Rose has selected six bottles at the price collectors could have bought them at auction in that yea...
December 2011, Issue 100, page 96
Expanding Copenhagen
Joes Bates looks at the new Scandinavian store
September 2007, Issue 66, page 55
Age before beauty
Does older always mean better with whisky? Gavin Smith looks at the facts
May 2002, Issue 22, page 63
Thanks for the Memory
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December 2012, Issue 108, page 38
Right foot forward
The original John Walker supplied tea and biscuits, wine and whisky to the sober bughers of Kilmarnock; his descendant Sir Alec Walker built a bath big enough for Churchill. Charles Maclean looks at a...
March 1999, Issue 2, page 22
A tangled web
Richard Jolley delves into the ether for a wide world of whisky web sites and discusses the future for the spirit online
May 2002, Issue 22, page
On the home front
Dave looks at the recent goings on in the industry and Scotland.
September 2009, Issue 82, page 10
A matter of art in a glass
What makes a great blend,and why do the biggest brands command such loyalty? Ian Buxton reports
October 2005, Issue 51, page 22
Simply misunderstood
Dave Broom sticks up for the overlooked 'oddball' of the whisky world, with some expert help
August 2002, Issue 25, page 30
It Never Varies
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March 2012, Issue 102, page 32
If it moves, logo it...
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February 2004, Issue 37, page 32
Drink less but better
Ian Buxton delves into the world of premium aged blends
November 2007, Issue 67, page 16
A gem in the eye of a storm (Cardhu)
Say the word ‘Cardhu' and it stirs up images of underhand dealings. But the distillery intrinsically linked to last year's scandal is charming and impressive, and its staff outstanding. Ian Buxton r...
January 2005, Issue 45, page 30
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Chill to thrill
Young consumers are seeking innovative ways to drink alcohol. Andy Knott reports on how Diageo is promoting its super premium blends
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