Whisky Johnnie Walker Platinum Label lt. 0,70 - Aged 18 years

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The Johnnie Walker Platinum Label whisky was the first new ‘colour’ to be released in many years, and it was initially introduced only into the travel retail. This release was brought out to replace the iconic Johnnie Walker Gold Label whisky and fits in next to the Johnnie Walker Blue Label. With a mix of malts around 18 years old, it is Diageo’s competing product in the 18 yo single malt market. In September 2021, Diageo launched the Johnnie Walker Experience building in Edinburgh to take advantage of the growing scotch tourism trend. However, readers should note this is not an active production facility but rather an immersive multimedia experience used as an educational tool to educate guests about the brand’s history and tradition. Maturation

Different kinds of glasses and different temperatures will affect the flavor—as will the addition of water or ice. In terms of receptacles, you really want a solid heavy-bottomed tumbler, or a snifter—a tulip-shaped glass. Single grain distilleries often utilize large column stills to operate a continuous distillation operation in which terminal wort is fed into one end, and clear distillate is pulled from the system at the other. These operations can run 24 hours, 7 days a week and may only stop for maintenance and repair. Scotch grain components are almost always made with corn or wheat — an input often determined by commodity grain price — and distilled to the relatively high 94.8 percent alcohol by volume allowed by UK regulations. This produces a mild and mellow whisky profile the blender will combine with the flavorful single malt components to create a range of final blended products. Today, the Johnnie Walker hefty square-shaped bottle—originally designed to withstand sea crossings—is recognizable to anyone who knows their alcoholic libations, and an absolute staple on bartender shelves. Johnnie Walker’s distillery in Scotland. What exactly is Johnnie Walker? Platinum Label is best served simply - over ice or with water. Where can I buy Johnnie Walker Platinum Label? Alternatively, you can also serve your Gold Label Reserve with apple juice and soda water, ginger beer or as an Old Fashioned. Where can I buy Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve?In the 1990s, the whisky renaissance we’ve become accustomed to was still a bit over the horizon. At the time, customers were just beginning to come around to what had long been considered an old man’s drink — whisky. But executives at Diageo spotted a promising demographic emerging — the aspirational whisky drinker. This was a customer who wasn’t only interested in a good dram, but all that came with it. Finish — Vanilla, coconut, a bit of bonfire smokiness and spicy cinnamon notes. Johnnie Walker Blue Label Blended Scotch Whisky Johnnie Walker has an expansive portfolio of scotches, offering several different blends to suit different budgets and tastes. They are identified by different colors and form a sort of Johnnie Walker hierarchy.

The Johnnie Walker Platinum Label combines a limited number of single malt and grain whiskies, each matured for a minimum of 18 years. According to Diageo, this release is blended in the elegant sweet Speyside style. The Johnnie Walker Platinum Label is more of a luxury Scotch. Each of the whiskies used in the blend is at least 18 years old, and it’s perfect for drinking straight with just a little water or ice. There are few alcoholic beverages with the same cult status and air of distinction as whisky. The name itself comes from the Gaelic phrase ‘Uisge Beatha’ which means ‘water of life.’ No wonder whisky drinkers take their tipple of choice seriously. The Gold Label is a symphony of 15 different whiskies, boasting selections like Talisker, Clynish, Royal Lochnagar, and Cardhu. Each of these whiskies has gracefully aged for a minimum of 18 years, resulting in a harmonious blend that Jim Murray himself deemed worthy of 96 points in his esteemed Whisky Bible. Johnnie Walker Platinum Label Whisky When placed side by side, it becomes evident just how subtle the differences are. They share striking similarities, beginning with their nearly identical hues, which make the choice all the more challenging.By the mid 20th century, Johnnie Walker was available in 120 countries around the world, and the company was even granted a Royal Warrant to supply whisky to the British royal family. John “Johnnie” began by selling whisky from a grocery shop in Ayrshire, Scotland. John Walker’s grandsons, Alexander Walker II and George Walker, established the colour-based naming system. Johnnie Walker Red Label launched in 1909. The colour based system extended from there.

Readers outside the United States may be familiar with Johnnie Walker Swing, a blended scotch product in a rounded glass bottle. Single malt scotch whisky products must be made from 100 percent malted barley. Single grain scotch whisky products can be made from various grains, a proportion of which will contain malted barley. The ‘single’ in both single malt and single grain is not a reference to the mash bill but an indicator that the whisky was made at a single distillery. The Diageo Archive will be gathering stories – and the Pimm’s and Balmoral Platinum Edition bottles - from this historic moment to place alongside a treasured collection of pictures, documents and items from royal celebrations over the decades, including the first bottles and advertising to carry Her Majesty The Queen’s Royal Warrant, a picture of Her Majesty in Scotland during the 1953 Coronation tour, and the John Walker & Sons Diamond Jubilee Blended Scotch Whisky, the legacy of which continues to support excellence in British craftsmanship through the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust.We will discuss the distillation differences between single malt and single grain whiskies in the next section. Palate — Malty, vanilla and oak, oily mouthfeel with tobacco, cinnamon, raisins notes and lingering medicinal smoke. Buttery.

You can drink Johnnie Walker neat—as the most ardent whisky fans would advise. Or you can add a drop or two of water to open up the flavors and decrease the intensity of the alcohol. Single malt scotch distilleries range from historic 18th-century buildings to gleaming, brand-new modern buildings launched among the current craft whiskey renaissance. However, all single malt distilleries have one thing in common: copper pot stills, which are required when making single malt whisky.I have chosen up to 18 different whiskies with remarkable flavours and character, including classic Speyside malts, such as Cardhu, Glen Elgin and Auchroisk for their sweetness and elegance; fruity and complex Highland malts including Blair Athol and beautifully aged island malts that enable me to introduce such a subtle smokiness.” If a product is labeled as a blended scotch whisky, it is nearly always a combination of single malt and single grain whiskies blended to create a specific flavor profile.