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. 


Monday, 2 February 2015

Johnnie Walker Blue Label Voyager

This incredibly eye catching bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue Lable Voyager is a limited edition that has been designed to commemorate the epic journey of traditional 19th century whiskies, the first of which were exported to Australia in the 1860s! 

The Johnnie Walker Blue Label Voyager has been bottled at a higher percentage of 48% for a more intense flavour experience. There is bursts of smoke that explodes across the palate and the rich taste of mahogany wood, and the signature silky smooth finish and lingering taste that Johnnie Walker Blue Label all ways delivers. 

Not only does it taste amazing but if you line up three bottles of Johnnie Walker Blue Label Voyager you get an eye catching image of the Voyager ship. 

There is all so a limited edition stand availible to make it look like the Voyager ship is riding a wave. 

An incredible tasting blended scotch whisky and a great looking bottle! 


Sunday, 1 February 2015

Johnnie Walker Blue Label The Casks Edition

The Johnnie Walker Blue Label Casks Edition is a bold and robust special release for the duty free market. Bottled at 55.8% it's bursting with flavours! It's an intense blend of some of the rarest whiskies from Johnnie Walker with its signature smooth finish and lingering taste.

The casks were hand picked by Jim Beveridge the master blender of Johnnie Walker.

He comments, “Only one in ten thousand of our casks have sufficient character for Blue Label and in creating this special edition we really wanted to showcase the incredible flavours that come from the casks themselves"

On the nose there is plenty of oak and a little smoke in the background. All so hints of vanilla, butterscotch and citrus.

It's deep color of coppery gold. 

The overall impression is intense yet mellow. With its signature Johnnie Walker Smoothness. If you find the 55.8% a bit to strong just add a dash of water to dilute the whisky, it all so opens up more flavours on the palate. 

Each bottle is numbered and specially hand signed by Jim Beveridge.

Overall it's an amazing blend of whisky and if you can get your hands on a bottle I strongly recommend tasting it and sharing with close friends. 

Cheers!





Johnnie Walker Collection.

This is my collection of Johnnie Walker as of 2015, collecting Johnnie Walker is my passion. Not only the delicious amber liquid inside each bottle, but the rich history in every bottle. Each and every bottle has its own story behind it. I will be reviewing and tasting some of my favourite bottles in my collection over time. If there is any in particular bottle you would like to see or hear more of just let me know.