Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Johnnie Walker Blue label Scotch whisky is the jewel in the crown of the house of Walker.
In 1820, John Walker pioneered the art of blending. Over 180 years later, the stocks available and the skills handed down through successive generations of Master Blenders allow for the creation of the rarest Scotch whisky in the world – Johnnie Walker Blue Label.
Crafted by experts in strictly limited quantities to evoke the powerful character of a traditional 19th Century blend, every component of Blue Label is handpicked from a range of the finest and rarest casks of the Walker reserves. Only particular flavours and properties from exceptional casks are destined to help craft this whisky.
The smoothness and velvety texture of Blue Label can only be achieved by using very aged whiskies. Whiskies that have had years to mellow and take on the flavours of the casks they are kept in. Some of the distilleries that produced these casks no longer exist, making the whiskies literally irreplaceable.
The vibrant flavours in Blue Label, on the other hand, can only be achieved by using younger whiskies alongside the older ones. Rare whiskies that still retain much of the character of the distilleries that made them.
Blue Label has a mellow, rounded nose, with a dry smokiness mixing with raisin sweetness. One sip reveals a velvety mouth-feel, then an explosion of flavour. At once you'll discover hazelnuts, honey, rose petals, sherry and oranges. Subsequent sips reward you with more hidden secrets like kumquats, wispy aromatic smoke, sandalwood, tobacco, and dark chocolate.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label whisky is best enjoyed from a balloon glass, the palate having first been cleansed with a sip of ice-cold highland spring water, served on the side.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label Scotch whisky has been awarded the gold medal of the best Blended Scotch Whisky in the International Wine and Spirit Competition for the years 1995, 1997, 1998 and 1999 at the Monde Selection; and gold at the International Spirits Challenge in 1999.
