Johnnie Walker Green Label 15 Years Blended Scotch [700ML]

The Founder of the Johnnie Walker brand was John Walker, a grocer. Johnnie Walker originated in the Scottish burgh of Kilmarnock in East Ayrshire and is now owned by a British multinational beverage company, Diageo. After the death of John Walker in 1859, the brand was taken over by his son, Alexander Walker, who helped turn it into the global superpower that it is today. Under John Walker, whisky sales represented an estimated 8 per cent of the Company’s income and by the time Alexander was retiring and ready to pass on the Company to his sons, that whisky sales figure represented 90 to 95 per cent of the Company’s income.

Alexander Walker introduced the brand’s signature square bottle in 1860. This meant that more bottles could be fitted in the same space and fewer broken bottles due to damages. The other unique characteristic of the Johnnie Walker bottle introduced by Alexander was and is still is, the labelling. The label is applied at an angle of 24 degrees upwards left to right which allowed texts to be made larger and more visible.

Johnnie Walker Green Label was originally launched in 1997 under the name Johnnie Walker Pure Malt 15 Years and later renamed to the current name in 2004. Diageo discontinued Green Label globally in 2012 except for Taiwan where demand for Blended Malts is strong. Green Label was finally reintroduced in 2016 and is now available globally after the reconstruction of the Johnnie Walker product range and introduction of Gold Label Reserve and Platinum Label (Platinum Label has been rebranded as Johnnie Walker 18 Years).

Johnnie Walker Green Label is a Blended Malt whisky, which means it is made purely by mixing Single Malts whisky with no grain whisky added. The whisky is aged for a minimum of 15 Years.

TO THE EYE

Deep dark gold.

TO THE NOSE

Fresh citrus fruitiness.

TO THE TONGUE

Strong flavours of black pepper and cinnamon.

TO THE END

Long lingering smoky finish.