Tuesday 15 December 2015

Johnnie Walker Collection 2015

As the year 2015 comes to an end I thought I would share a most recent video of my Johnnie Walker collection, i have been collecting for nine years now and look forward to many more years, if you have any questions about any of the bottles please feel free to contact me. I hope you enjoy.

Shane.

Monday 10 August 2015

Johnnie Walker Collecting

It is truly amazing the places you see and people you meet when collecting Johnnie Walker. if it wasn't for my passion in collecting Johnnie Walker, I would have never visited such places as Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau or New Zealand, places I often frequently visit now. Whether it be in person or via the Internet, I often have people asking me if it is safe to trade and buy with different people, and to be honest the majority of Johnnie Walker collectors in the collecting community are amazing.
These are some of the people who are honest and very helpful to deal with in no particular order 

Aviel Perl
Nicolas Mateo
Huang SiHao
Günther Ehrmann
Surasak Jitrittikrai
Dino Bullard
Timothy Bullard
Paul J Mason
Frans Op Den Kamp (John Walker)
Leon Lai
Mark Baynie
Robert Osullivan 
Jim Moore
Deniz Kanmaz
Martin Isaac
Julio Montes Imeri
Mick Best
Karl Sutcliffe
Jessie Chan
Stacy Seymour
Sharene Hicks 
Tom Stretton 
Lewi Lewi 
Ivan Vazquez
Mher Manian
Don Norman
Gavin White
Daniel Kershaw

Sorry if I have forgotten anyone.

Whether it be Aviel Perl inviting me to visit him and showing me around Isreal or Paul J Mason inviting me to try some of his Scotch whisky when in Melbourne or even Martin Isaac inviting me to see his collection when i visit London. Its amazing how through collecting you form friendships without even having met the person. 

Thank you to everyone who has helped me find a bottle or have purchased from me or even for information on bottles I knew nothing about. 

All your help and kindness is much appreciated, my collection wouldn't look like this without everyone's help.










People are often against collectors collecting Johnnie Walker bottles and not opening them for a sample taste, and others are against the ones who do open a rare bottle to sample it, at the end of the day it's personal preference and that's all that matters. You may like your scotch with ice rather than neat or mixing it. Enjoy it how you love to enjoy it and share the moment with close friends who will appreciate it. 

I think every bottle of Johnnie Walker I have is truly amazing, it's not only the taste of the beautiful gold liquid inside, but the story and history about each bottle. Whether it be a limited release or a bottle collaboration with a high end brand, or even how hard it was for me to obtain because of its limited availability to only one certain country! They're all individually amazing and pieces of Johnnie Walker history. 

Keep Walking.

Happy collecting! 




Thursday 7 May 2015

Johnnie Walker Blue Label 1867

For the relaunch of the newly designed Johnnie Walker Blue Label they have released a limited edition at the Johnnie Walker house of only 1867 bottles. 

In commemoration of Alexander Walker's Old Highland Whisky which was released in 1867


It comes standing proud on its own glass plinth.



Each and every bottle is signed by the Johnnie Walker master blender Jim Beveridge. 


It comes with its own certificate of authenticity signed by Jim Beveridge the master blender.



Tuesday 17 March 2015

Johnnie Walker Fu Lu Shou Limited Edition

The Johnnie Walker Fu Lu Shou is a three bottle limited edition set of Johnnie Walker Blue Label. 

It is exclusively available at the Johnnie Walker Houses in Beijing and Shanghai China. 


They are worshipped for their charismatic divinity, Fu, Lu, and Shou are three prominent deities believed to bestow fortune, prosperity, and longevity.

Each bottle is individually engraved in gold and shows outstanding craftsmenship and attention to detail. 
 
Prosperity 


Longevity 


Fortune


It is presented in a beautiful brown briefcase with the Johnnie Walker logo embroidered in the velvet lining of the display case. 




Wednesday 4 March 2015

Johnnie Walker The Directors Blend 2013

Johnnie Walkers 2013 Directors Blend is a very rare blended scotch whisky only given to the directors who work for Johnnie Walker. 


This prestigious blended scotch whisky is only made in small quantities and hand signed and numbered by Jim Beveridge the master blender of Johnnie Walker and the global brand director Gavin Pike.



There is only 588 bottles of this limited release. 


From 2008 - 2013 Johnnie Walker released very limited bottles of Directors Blends to the directors of Johnnie Walker making it one of the rarest and most sought after bottle series. 

Only a very small amount of privileged people have this complete set of Directors Blends, to my knowledge I only know of five people in the world to have a complete set, from Australia, Taiwan, Holland, Guatemala and the UK, these incredibly lucky people know who they are. 


Since the 2013 bottle was the last released in the Directors Blend series, Johnnie Walker has since continued the same theme with their Private Collection series making it more available to the general market. 


Friday 27 February 2015

Johnnie Walker The John Walker

Johnnie Walker The John Walker was created to celebrate the life and accomplishments of John Walker, A real tribute to the founder of the brand.


Each bottle is 
presented in a lacquered solid wood display cabinet with luxurious leather padding. 

Each display cabinet takes over sixty man hours of craftsmanship to create, A truly beautiful cabinet to house such a special bottle.


Elegantly bottled in an individually numbered and hand blown Baccarat crystal decanter. 

True craftsmanship to hold the one of a kind blended scotch whisky with only 330 bottles available worldwide.


The neck of the Baccarat crystal decanter is 24K gold plated collar, with the words The John Walker blended scotch whisky embossed in to it. 


After opening your bottle of The John Walker you can chose to use the beautifully hand crafted crystal stopper that accompanies the bottle. 


Looking down through the crystal stopper you can see the Johnnie Walker emblem engraved in to the crystal. 


A beautifully handcrafted booklet is all so presented with the bottle of The John Walker. 


In it is details of John Walkers accomplishments and the scotch whiskies used to create this masterpiece.

The John Walker is created from whiskies drawn from just nine distilleries, six malt and three grain. some of the last remaining casks from long gone distilleries.

Each contribution comes from a distillery once available to John Walker himself, each single cask batch is married in specially sourced cask wood over one hundred years old.

These priceless, irreplaceable liquids, including the distillers last stocks of single malt from Glen Albyn, closed in 1983 and Cambus, closed in 1993 make up this once in a life time blended scotch whisky, A true masterpiece from Johnnie Walker. 


Tuesday 24 February 2015

Johnnie Walker Blue Label Willow Art Chengdu Edition

The new Johnnie Walker Blue Label Chengdhu Willow Art Collection is exclusively designed for the opening of the new Johnnie Walker House in Chengdhu China. 

Designed by renowned Sichuanese painter Liu Zhengxing. 

"It is set against a background of blue, this exquisite work depicts a sweeping journey, from the highlands of Scotland to the Tibetan plateau, from the storied Cardhu Distillery to sacred Mount Kangrinboqê, from the lighthouses of Islay Island to the ruins of ancient Kugê, from the golden gorse of the Scottish isles to the cosmos flowers of the Himalayan steppes. Celebrating Johnnie Walker’s epic arrival in China"

A truly amazing  bottle. And when you put all four bottles together it makes a beautiful picture of the artists work. 

Limited to only 522 bottles.





Monday 16 February 2015

Johnnie Walker Blue Label Zodiac Year of the Ram



The new Johnnie Walker Blue Label Zodiac Year of the Ram is a limited edition released for the Chinese New Year. Inspired by a famouse Chinese painting called the "Three Rams" it's royal Blue Chinese ceramic bottle is a real eye catcher! 

Three sides of the bottle have a white elegant Ram on it, if you get four bottles and line them up it makes one beautiful collective art piece. 


The Ram is often seen as a symbol of good luck in the Chinese culture. 

An amazing collectible eye catching bottle by Johnnie Walker. 






Friday 13 February 2015

The Johnnie Walker Oliver Sweeney Brogue Shoes

Johnnie Walker have collaborated with Oliver Sweeney Shoes to make a pair of Tan Brogues that conceal a miniature bottle of Johnnie Walker Red Label in the heel. The bottom of the heel is transparent to reveal the whisky inside. Inside the heel is lined with red suede, leather soul, lining and upper shoe and made in Italy. An amazing crafted shoe from Johnnie Walker and Oliver Sweeney.





Monday 9 February 2015

Johnnie Walker Green Label 180 Cask

The Johnnie Walker Green Label 180 Cask is a blend of 180 malt whiskies selected by The Master Blender Jim Beveridge, he has personally selected the finest malt whiskies to blend each batch, sourcing the casks from the four whisky regions. He believes through selecting just 180 casks he has created the definitive Johnnie Walker blended malt. All tho very hard to find it is still available, definitely worth a taste if you can source this amazing blend. 

Taste: This woody smoke and touches of peat are on the nose and palette. A long lingering smokey flavour and silky smooth finish in the mouth. It goes together well with some dark chocolate. 


Thursday 5 February 2015

J&B Rare UV Limited Edition Whisky

Great eye catching bottles from J&B Rare Whisky (Justerini & Brooks) Still the same silky smooth blended scotch whisky inside, but presented in an ultraviolet bottle. They come in a range of bright colours and the bottles change colour when under a "black light" making it a perfect bottle for nightclubs and bars. 

Overall a great bottle set to have and impress friends with.