Johnnie Walker Blue Label US Magnum

Johnnie Walker Ghost & Rare - Pittyvaich

I've had to wait a long time for it, but I don't complain. After all, I received the bottle as a gift from Dearly Beloved for my birthday. Then patience is appropriate. This fourth Ghost & Rare edition (after the Brora, Port Ellen and Glenury Royal) has Pittyvaich as the fingerprint malt and that's a good thing, because in 2021 there was no...

Score 86/100

Johnnie Walk Double Black

A while ago, my buddy Luc H (H for Harley Davidson) handed me a sample to try. Let me know what you think, he said. Later, after I had done so, he let me know what dram it was that I had tasted. Tasting blind: it is always a challenge. The nose is rather closed and needs some time. After a few moments I get some white fruit and a hint of wet...

Score 82/100

Johnnie Walker Gold Label 18 Year Old

Nose: sweet, floral, fruity, smooth Taste: this is very sweet and very smooth immediately. There is moderate pleasant peat, with wine flavours also present and more noticeable after a few seconds. On the palate this is a delicious and elegant dram. Finish: rather long with some sherry and peat remaining until the very end. Balance: this is a very...

Score 90/100

Johnnie Walker A Song of Ice

Following the undeserved success of The White Walker, Diageo has released two more Game of Thrones blends: A Song of Ice and A Song of Fire. I also picked up the Royal Lochnagar GoT so we'll do that one too. Apparently, this one is primarily Clynelish, and is inspired by the House Stark and its sigil, The Direwolf (which looks like um a wolf). I...

Score 70/100