Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 years + 2 miniatures / 40% / 0.7l
- Alexander Walker created his first signature blend, Old Highland Whisky also called White Label, in 1865. He soon added Special Old Highland Whisky, which came with red label and Extra Special Old Highland Whisky with black label.
Product description
In 1865 Alexander Walker created his first blend, Old Highland Whisky, also known as White Label. This was soon followed by Special Old Highland Whisky (red label) and Extra Special Highland Whisky (black label).
White Label did not conquer the market and was soon withdrawn from the offer, while the other two, christened by consumers Red Label and Black Label, are still breaking records of success. Black Label is blended from about 40 components aged for no less than 12 years, the most important of which are Cardhu, Caol Ila, Glenlossie, Talisker and Clynelish. The value of the Johnnie Walker brand is estimated at 4.5 billion dollars today, and each year more than 300 million bottles of this whisky are sold. To the 12-year-old presented here, we add 50 ml bottles of Double Black and Gold Label.
Nose: slightly smoky, toffee, vanilla, buttered toast, raisins, dried plums and figs, notes of white pepper and toasted oak.
Taste : toffee, caramel, vanilla cream, dark chocolate, dried plums and cherries, allspice, roasted peanuts, traces of peat and oak.
Finish : quite long, with notes of caramel, mixed nuts, cocoa powder and a distant trace of smoke.