Johnnie Walker

Johnnie Walker Swing Scotch Whisky Review

Johnnie Walker Swing

Back in the early 1930s, Sir Alexander Walker, grandson to John Walker, was a passenger on a trans-Atlantic voyage.  During a visit to the ship’s bar, he noticed all the bottles of liquor moving around chaotically with the motion of the ship.  Mr. Walker took note.  When he arrived back in Scotland, he went to work designing a bottle that would swing back and forth with the motion of the ship.  With this new swinging bottle, Alexander also created a new blended Scotch whisky.  Nowadays, Johnnie Walker Swing can be found in duty free shops.  However, every now and then it will appear on a store shelf, which is how I picked up my bottle.

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Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve Scotch Whisky Review

Johnnie Walker Gold Reserve

Our Johnnie Walker review series continues with one of the newest members of the brand’s permanent lineup, Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve.  Until 2013, there was Johnnie Walker Gold Label 18 Year Old.  That’s been dropped from the lineup and Diageo added this no-age statement blend and Johnnie Walker Platinum Label, aged 18 years.  We’ll get to a comparison between the two Gold Labels here at AdventuresInWhiskey.com soon enough.  JW Gold Reserve is a blended Scotch whisky, containing several malts, like Clynelish, blended with grain whiskies.  The result is a creamy take on the Johnnie Walker house style.

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Johnnie Walker Red Label Scotch Whisky Review

Johnnie Walker Red

Johnnie Walker Red Label is the brand’s entry level whisky.  Like all Johnnie Walker releases, this is a blended Scotch whisky.  No age statement and a pretty low price leads me to think JW Red Label is a young whisky.  According to owner Diageo’s product information sheet, Johnnie Walker Red Label is the world’s best selling whisky.  Red Label is a blend of 30 young malt and grain whiskies, and is designed to be a mixer.

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