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Probably my favourite expression of JW along with the KG V

N- Brandy soaked cherry at the front, follow by toffee and toasted malt. Evolved to marine cold stone mineral and touch of mossy, decay notes of salted fish. Heat build up overtime with spices coated dried fruits. P- Creamy and oat meal sweetness. Well married with soft and balance flavours. Roasted coffee bean with sweet dates. Frizzy soda. Dry mouthfeel but lightly spirity. F- Smooth and thick, bristling sensation expands to fresh oak and woody aroma of new book. — at The Whisky Bar, Kuala Lumpur.

pleasing with great PLV - pronounced fruit and Holtnoten - very complex for a blend

Quite a passable JW, sweet, quite sharp.

- very pleasant and good quality blend - balanced, slightly smoky and tasty rounded off with a nice warm mid-length departure - unfortunately it was taken off the market and through in 2016 replaced his successor (but he didn't get to the quality)

A mature, very neat blended malt!

This remains quite an impressive bottling of JW. Very well balanced, especially on the nose. Glad I still have two bottles of a similar batch on hand.

I like this Johnnie Walker because it comes with a calm smoke and spice mixture, which, together with a slightly fruity oiliness, characterizes the balance of a successful blended malt. Can be used without any problems for uncomplicated drinking enjoyment. :)

S 8 Balanced, complex, rich & creamy despite at 43%. Exceptional blend. Feels more Talisker & Caol Ila than the Pure Malt/Modern Label. Colour: Sauternes 08. Light legs. 86-90 - A to-share bottle

From the point of view of the PLV, this is a buy recommendation. You also lose the impression that it is just a blend. Peppery smoke reminiscent of Talisker. Just noticed :-)

Subtle and beautifully balanced.

http://www.weinkenner.de/2012/johnnie-walker-eine-schottische-whiskylegende-21172/ Color: gold, amber Nose: Full, soft, sea aromas, honey, delicately smoky Taste: Silky soft, fruity (apple, orange), aromas of barley (malt), delicate smoke, well balanced Finish: Balanced and long, spicy sherry sweetness Rating: A bit more complex than the Black Label, a bit more expensive but not better. 82 points

A solid blended malt!

15 different single malts are to be united here, including Talisker and Cragganmore. For me it is flat with little character. An easy-to-drinking vatted malt (or better blended single malt)

A very nice blend. Especially for the money. Reminds me a lot of oldschool blends.

I like this older version of the 15 better, although it is not a revelation either. But in terms of taste, nose and palate are balanced. Significantly better in the oral cavity. The finish also harmonizes better with the taste. Quite round and balanced.

This Johnnie Walker is quite complex copared to the Red and Black Label. The version (2012) seems more mature and got more different fruits in its charakter compared to the 2015 version. The 2015 version got more smoke and pepper on the palate but isn't quite as fruity. Though it's neck and neck. And for the money a lot of good whisky.Concerning price/performance ratio: 10/10

Lovely orchard fruits combine with toffee, butter, grass, spices, old wood, earth and a hint of tobacco to create a delicious whisky. There is a whiff of peat in the distance as well. Quite creamy despite the strength. Works best with one or two tiny drops of water. It will be interesting to see how more recent incarnations compare, but I am thoroughly enjoying this bottle.

Each distillery truly has its own distinct character, yet its homogeneity remains intact. Cragganmore, with its apples and subtle hints of sulfur. Old Taliskers, with their hints of sulfur and elegant maritime flavor. Caol Ila, with its light smoke, Linkwood, with its elegant florals. The sherry influence seems more intense than the newer ones. I wish they'd release this one unfiltered and at 46% ABV, so whisky lovers could relax! Price performance: Probably considered very good at the time, but average-good today. Would I buy it again?: If it hadn't been a gift, this was definitely a bottle I would have sought out and bought.

A quality whisky despite it’s reputation as a supermarket blend. Nice and fruity, woody, malt cereals, Sherried notes of chocolate milk, crispy apples, a perfect calibration whisky to get the evening going. The earlier bottles according to Ralphy appear to have better quality casks than later versions. I find the combination of quality malts works for me.

Really loved this, and it shows how great it is to taste blind from time to time to take away any prejudice. This was definitely the surprise of the evening for me. Full of flavour despite the 43% (imagine this was bottled at 46 or 48!). Everybody thought Speyside, 15-20 years old but the smoke at the back end of the palate threw a lot of people off, including me.

A dessert of persimmon coated generously in unrefined sugar. Additional Note When first opened, the bottle showed strong rotten-fruit and cheesy off-notes (mostly on the nose and somewhat on the palate), raising concerns about a potential fault. After two months of opening, all such off-notes have completely disappeared.

So far the best of the tested Johnnie Walker blends

the Talisker comes through well, behind highland malts from ex-bourbon barrels, light smoke, apples pear, Pfeffrigkeit is to be guessed, vanilla, round, harmonious, ripe, flowery ... a great blend, like a better black label

paprika malt

eyes copper nose :wet socks, oak, basement taste: round sweet caramel, spiced

I am actually pleasantly surprised. This is a pretty nice blend. Perhaps my favourite so far along with Compass Box Spice Tree. A good blend.

A mellow and extremely easy going blend. Characters of the distiller as stated on the box (Caol Ila, Talisker, Linkwood) are not really apparent. Quite a watered down version of 3 distilleries if I must say so. Nonetheless, a decent blend for daily drinking.

This whisky matches the color of its label, but not my taste, offering a rather woody and bitter profile.

JW Green Label, blended/vatted malt whisky: This one is being discontinued in most countries. For me it`s not that I am going to miss it. It is good produced, don`t get me wrong, but I just don`t find it exciting and worth it over their other products. I think is has been blended with too many malts which makes it available for the wide public, but very flat in flavour. Nothing realy stands out. In my humble opinion, although blended scotch (with grain) the Black and Gold Label (try to find the old Gold 18 yo) are more exciting from JW. If you are looking specifically for blended malt whisky I can recommend Compass Box. They produce some great malt blend whiskies (and blended Scotch) for around the same budget.

I have been on the hunt for JW Green Label for a while, scouring the stores and mom and pop places. Well yesterday while sitting in a restaurant, my eyes peered upon a bottle and I though "no.. can't be" and sure enough it was a bottle of Johnny Walker Green Label 3/4 full. I asked if I could buy the entire bottle and got it for 25,000 colones ($45.00) I was excited that I have finally found a JW Green and proceeded to pour everyone at the table a wee dram to give it a try. The entire table loved it. Last night I then had my first real taste after warming up the tongue with some Grant's Special Ale Cask edition. Nose - Fruit, spices, vanilla, caramel, maple syrup, hint of peat. Taste - Leather, peat, pear.. lots of pear, apple, malt, cereal, fruit, pepper, earthy Body - Good body and has some good legs on the glass. Finish - an earthy peaty finish that dissipates into a apple pear then closes with a ham maple syrup lingering. I have to say that I REALLY enjoy JWGreen Label. My wife and I sat out last night and watched the sun go down and both went well together. It is exciting to finally get to try this and I feel like I have accomplished  a treasure hunt in finding this open bottle. It also feels special to be able to drink a brand that is no longer made and one appreciates it so much more because of that. I will continue to keep my eyes open for bottles at bars and restaurants and continue being the "dusty hunter" looking for the un-opened bottle of Johnny Walker Green Label. If you ever find an opened bottle, snag it. If you ever find a un-opened bottle, save it for a very special occasion with dear friends and family.

I'm so lucky I live in Taiwan where this is still readily available everywhere for only around $25USD (no joke). I'm thinking of stockpiling some. Good idea?

For me this is a pretty straightforward 15yo ex-bourbon scotch.  I don't think it's any better than, say, Glenfiddich 15, and it is more expensive/harder to source where I live (mid-Atlantic US).