Name: Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old
Color: Gold brown
Nose: Wood, honey, rose, citrus, peach, smoke
Taste: Wood, slight burn, butterscotch
Review:
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If you have not heard of Johnnie Walker I will assume you are new to whisky. I can’t think of another reason you would have not heard of it if you are reading this. Johnnie Walker has several expressions and the Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old is relatively new but not too new. The 18 is a replacement for the Platinum expression. I always found the name Platinum to be a bit douchey since the Blue is a higher than the Platinum.
Johnnie Walker 18 is bottled at 40% and is a blend of 18 whiskies that are 18 years old. I could not find an exact list but since Diageo owns J Walker it’s probably all of their distilleries. Diageo, which is a massive spirits company, owns, but not limited to; Buchanan’s, Cardhu, J&B, Black and White, White Horses, Logan, Caol Ila, Vat 69, Oban, Talisker, Lagavulin, Black Dog, Glen Ord, Glenkinchie, Dalwhinnie, Cragganmore, Clynelish, Singleton, Haig, Royal Lochnagar, Glen Elgin, Knockando, The Dimple Pinch, King George IV, Dailuaine, Inchgower
JW comes from Kilmarnock, East Ayshire Scotland which is in the Lowlands.
Johnnie Walker 18 is very good, well balanced and has a very nice flavor but very nice and well blended. I was very surprised and enjoyed it very much.
Price around $80-100 ($60 in Costco) and worth the money. Skip the Blue and go with the 18.
If you like it, drink it! – Christopher
If you like it, drink it!
