Johnnie Walker Gold Label 18 Year Old

Johnnie Walker Gold Label 18 Year Old

Well actually, a free sample of JW Blue Label whereby the finish lingered for about five miles later was the one that started my quest. Not willing to pay $200 US for Blue Label, I paid $90 US Gold Label 18 Year Old. Having pretty much hated scotch from having too many bad blends in my younger days, my first impression of this was WOW. Slightly...

Score 82/100

Johnnie Walker Gold Label 18 Year Old

I found a bar in town called the Triple Nickel (that my friends dubbed the "trickle nipple" years ago). The bar serves all of the Johnnie Walker major labels. The bartender was very nice. I mentioned that she looked remarkably like Helen Hunt and she very politely told me that she was quite tired of hearing that observation. She...

Score 88/100

Johnnie Walker Gold Label 18 Year Old

Nose, Taste, Finish and Balance are graded out of 2.5 each: Nose: Hints of chestnut, coated in wood-polish. Some apple and dried banana mingle in between almond flakes and honeyed raisins, all murmuring to a sweet and even peaty tune. Subtle yet quietly complex. 2.0 Taste: Aniseed and almonds roll smoothly over the tongue, pulling behind them...

Score 80/100

Johnnie Walker Gold Label 18 Year Old

Ah, an older edition of the Johnnie Walker Gold Label, which means this is a version that contains a ridiculous amount of Clynelish. My buddy Arno was looking for one of these, so I got it at an auction for him. My ‘commission’ was a generous dram. Very interesting mix of beeswax, honey, ferns and guimauve with a soft metallic touch, as if it’s...

Score 86/100