Johnnie Walker Blue Label Gift Pack 2 Glasses

Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old (purchased 1979)

@Victor generously provided me with a sample of Johnnie Walker Black, from a bottle that he purchased in 1979. So the whiskies within would have been distilled in the mid-to-late 1960s, if not earlier. This was bottled at 43.4% ABV. As I just reviewed a 43% mini (possibly bottled in the 1980s), let's see how it compares, to this and the current...

Score 95/100

Johnnie Walk Double Black

A member of the family picked up a bottle of this for my birthday. I've been anxious to try it as it's not available in the states (or widely released either). I believe Diageo will be releasing it globally next year. Anywho, I figured I would write a review on this stuff before it hits the main market. Nose: Pleasant and sweet with hints of peat...

Score 83/100

Johnnie Walker 80's Red Label

OK, third times the charm, hopefully, for this review ... I've been dabbling in older blends of late and this is the Red counterpart to the Black from the same era I recently reviewed - it was excellent, in case you were wondering (93). All in, I paid less than a bottle of Black Label would cost now for this and, given what passes for Red Label...

Score 90/100

Johnnie Walker Swing / Bot.1980s

In 1932 Alexander II – grandson of John Walker – released this special bottle. It rocks gently back and forth, hence the name. First class passengers on the big ocean lines between Glasgow and New York could thus enjoy their dram without fear of the bottle toppling over. I tried one before from the 1970s and felt that was great. This one was...

Score 81/100