.johnnie walker - blue label - 43%

43% abv, €150+, blend

Nose: sweet, vanilla, sour berries, red berries, very easy going
Palate: gentle, a hint of sweetness, vanilla, fruits, apples, pears, smooth mouthfeel, red fruits, strawberries, raspberries, brambles
Finish: smooth, sweet, vanilla, sugar, red fruit, raspberries, medium long
Mark: +++/++

Conclusion: she is quite nice, but if I had the budget, my choice would easily go to another (selection of) bottle(s). A marketing slogan in a bottle, where expensive must be exclusive. Not really my thing.

More info: from the website: "[...] The rare casks used in the blending of JOHNNIE WALKER BLUE LABEL are drawn from the largest reserves of whisky in the world. The casks are hand-selected and set aside for their exceptional quality, character and flavour. They are truly special, with only 1 in 10,000 containing whisky of sufficient character to deliver its remarkably smooth signature taste.

The rare craft that lies behind it sees today's Master Blender, Jim Beveridge, hand-picking and skillfully blending rare whiskies, with elusive flavours, from the four corners of Scotland to produce a true work of art. Jim, part of an unbroken blending heritage stretching back over 190 years, nurtures supremely rare casks from our unparalleled reserves for as long as they take to mature to perfection, and then blends them in small batches to create this most intense and complex of whiskies. [...] "

.johnnie walker - gold label - 18 - the centenary blend

40% abv, €35, blend

Nose: sweet, vanilla, citrus, papaya, herbal, sage, rosemary
Palate: sweet, vanilla, honey, rosewater, spicy, white pepper, floral, heather, roses, fruit, pears, banana, citrus, pineapple, lemons
Finish: medium long, medium dry, sweet, honey, fruit, bananas, citrus, pineapple, slight marmalade like bitter
Mark: +++/++

.johnnie walker - green label - 15

43% abv, €50, blended malt

Nose: sweet, vanilla, honey, floral, roses, citrus, blood-oranges, mint, eucalyptus, slight smoke
Palate: sweet, vanilla, honey, fruit, apples, mangos, citrus, oranges, floral, heather, spicy, red peper, slight bitter, slight smoke
Finish: sweet, vanilla, honey, rosewater, floral, roses, herbal, sage, citrus, orange peel, slight bitter - like marmalade
Mark: +++/++

.johnnie walker - double black

40% abv, €28, blend, chill filtered, caramel E150 added

Nose: sweet, honey, floral, heather, fruit, raisins, pears, slight peat, mild smoke
Palate: sweet, honey, floral, heather, fruit, apples, pears
Finish: sweet, honey, floral, heather, gentle smoke
Mark: ++++/+

.johnnie walker - black label - 43%

43% abv, €25, blend, chill filtered, caramel E150 added

Nose: sweet, honey, fruit, apples, pears, soapy, hint of peat
Palate: sweet, honey, slight spicy, white pepper, floral, fruit, apples, grapes, pears
Finish: medium long, medium dry, sweet, honey, floral, slight bitter
Mark: +++++

Conclusion: I quite like this, as far as blends go, I might want this as a standard edition is my cabinet, as a whisky to start the evening with, or just for - whenever. I would buy it on a good sale though, because it is not that good...

.johnnie walker - red label

40% abv, €15, blend, chill filtered, caramel E150 added

Nose: slight sour, raisins
Palate: sweet, honey, slight bitter, raisins, spicy, white pepper
Finish: medium long, raisins, slight bitter
Mark: +++++

Conclusion: well, it is not half bad. For the €15, I can imagine this being the best selling whisky in the world; it is not difficult, and at the same time it is not anything special. Good to have in the cabinet for whenever you feel like having a whisky and coke something that is being sold as Johnnie Walker One, pre-mixed in a can.