Good successful Blended Scotch Whisky

Johnnie Walker is the most popular and best-selling Scotch whiskey in the world. Johnnie Walker whiskey burns not own, but mixed (blended) different whiskeys together. Depending on the product Johnnie Walker used more or less high-quality whiskeys. For example, is located in the Red Label, a high proportion Grain Whisky and only a very small part of high-quality malt whiskey. In Black Label are then already clearly more malt whiskey shares what something can increase the selling price compared to the Red Label. The Johnnie Walker Blue Label is located in the Johnnie Walker range at the top end.

The Johnnie Walker Double Black is a brand new product from the house of Walker & Sons. It is produced since 2011 and is due to replace the Johnnie Walker Green Label. The Green Label it was a 15 year old blended malt Scotch whiskey, which consisted only of single malts. When Johnnie Walker Double Black is a Hidden Scotch Whisky with shares of single malts and grain whiskeys. Unlike the 12-year-old Johnnie Walker Black Label, has been omitted in the new Double Black in a specified age. The new Double Black is stored in heavily charred, American oak barrels, giving it particularly strong flavors. The storage time should be slightly less with him than with the Black Label. The Johnnie Walker Double Black will be bottled in a very nice dark bottle and sealed with a metal screw cap. Better an ordinary cork closure would have me here like naturally. However, there is a danger that the whiskey loses by a faulty cork quality, or even completely inedible. Because cork is a natural product, there is also the risk that the bottle does not seal properly, and thus the liquid contained, partly loses. In a screw cap these risks do not exist, however. The whiskey remains sealed and assumes no undesirable aftertaste.

Now we come to the tasting:

Nosing:
If one has a glass poured, you can smell a pleasant and not too intrusive peat smoke, with a very fruity note.

Tasting:
If you take the first sip, you can taste a vigorous spiciness and peat smoke. Sweet fruits such as pears and apples, with a touch of vanilla. On the second sip of peat-smoke resigns and there are tropical fruit flavors like mango and pineapple in the foreground.

Finish:
The finish is relatively long-lasting and you can taste a while yet light smoke.

Conclusion:
The new Johnnie Walker Double Black is a decent Blended Scotch Whisky. He is so much better than the 12 year old Black Label. Its aromas are pronounced a lot more complex and much more intense. The age of the whiskey is difficult to assess. It should be from 6 to 8 years old. Priced the new Double Black joins between the Black Label and Gold Label Reserve.

For completeness, I have listed here all times of Johnnie Walker whiskeys. Starting with Red Label to the legendary Blue Label in 1805. From him only 200 bottles were filled and it can be bought for a whopping £ 25,000. Many Johnnie Walker there are additionally in different versions, which differ in packaging, presentation, size and limitations.

Johnnie Walker Red Label
Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 years
Johnnie Walker Double Black Label
Johnnie Walker Green Label 15 years
Johnnie Walker Green Label 180 Cask
Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve
Johnnie Walker Gold Label 15 years
Johnnie Walker Gold Label 18 years
Johnnie Walker Gold Label XR
Johnnie Walker Platinum Label 18 years
Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Johnnie Walker Blue Label Porsche Edition
Johnnie Walker Blue Label The Casks Edition
Johnnie Walker Blue Label King George V
Johnnie Walker Blue Label 200th Anniversary
Johnnie Walker White Label
Johnnie Walker Swing
Johnnie Walker Swing Superior
Johnnie Walker Celebrity 1970
Johnnie Walker XR 21
Johnnie Walker Explorers Club Collection - The Spice Route
Johnnie Walker Explorers Club Collection - The Gold Route
Johnnie Walker Explorers Club Collection - The Royal Route
Johnnie Walker 1820
Johnnie Walker Quest
Johnnie Walker Deco
Johnnie Walker 21 years
Johnnie Walker Directors Blend Series
Johnnie Walker Diamond Jubilee
Johnnie Walker Premier Rare Old Blended
Johnnie Walker Kilmarnock 400
Baccarat Crystal Decanter Johnnie Walker
Johnnie Walker 150th Anniversary
Johnnie Walker Honour
Johnnie Walker odyssey
Johnnie Walker Blue Label 1805 Celebration Blend
.... And many more ....

I hope to have helped you with my product review something. If you have any suggestions, criticism or suggestions, please write me. For those who are unfamiliar with particularly whiskey, I recommend this Scotch without ice cubes and enjoy at room temperature. This applies not only for the Double Black, but basically for all whiskeys. If the whiskey too cold, then it smells and tastes a lot less flavor.

The Johnnie Walker Double Black is a good successful Blended Scotch Whisky. For me personally it tastes pretty good and I would not hesitate to give it 3 out of 5 stars. Please do not misunderstand my 3 stars. For 4 stars it is not enough because it does not matured in my eyes long enough and a little too much grain whiskey is included, which gives it a slightly bitter note. Nevertheless, concerns with the Double Black at an above-average Scotch. He is so much better than his little brothers, the Red Label and Black Label.

Best Regards
Christian Seip