Johnnie Walker Celebrity Blended Scotch Whisky Bottled 1970's

Johnnie Walker Blue Label

Nose: Brown sugar, chocolate chip cookies, hints of smoke, caramel popcorn, white pepper, pears. I can definitely detect that coastal Talisker note that I love. Taste: Buttery and round. Maybe too round. Malty sweetness, floral honey. Almost a bit Lowland in nature. Very restrained. Finish: Sweet, floral, oak, and a hint of peat. First off, some...

Score 80/100

Johnnie Walker Blue Label

I got this 20 cl bottle of Blue Label back in 2016, and had two separate tastings with a friend of mine in September and October of that year, which I type down for you here. It came in a classic light blue little bottle within a neat, cloth-filled, navy blue, cardboard box topped with a tiny cork stopper (check the pic.) Nice attention to detail....

Score 92/100

Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve

On my way uploading my tasting notebook here, today we have a review from Jan 2015 that took place at Platea, Madrid. During those times, as I've mentioned elsewhere, it was trendy to serve scotch on iceball, and at the bar they had this huge "Macallan Ice Ball Machine" that cost about 900 € just to ruin your sip. No wonder I've never...

Score 87/100

The John Walker

This is the ultra premium expression from the Blue Label range. Only 330 bottles are available from the current batch. Nose: Starting on light smoke with a slightly mossy - vaguely metallic - note it develops with figs & raisins building with orange peel (peel which has been left for a day to dry out), a hint of walnut and some furniture...

Score 84/100