Johnnie Walker Double Black

Does anyone know how to remove the stupid plastic seal on the new johnnie walker double black bottle!!!????

Originally Posted by petetenniston

Does anyone know how to remove the stupid plastic seal on the new johnnie walker double black bottle!!!????

I assume you are referring to the metal seal over the cap. Just twist counter-clockwise and it will break the seal. If you are referring to the plastic one-way spout with the metal-ball regulator, good luck since it is part of the screw-top.

[silverfish]

I can't help with your question but was wondering what the going
rate is for a bottle of JWDB in the airports where it is available?

[nitehawk55]

A sharp knife ??

I'll have to look at one when I'm by the liquer store but I know with some others I cut a ring just below the cap where it meets the top of the neck .

Originally Posted by silverfish

I can't help with your question but was wondering what the going
rate is for a bottle of JWDB in the airports where it is available?

Price at FRA was 36.90 Euros.

[silverfish]

Good news! Luxist reports JWDB will be available worldwide in March 2011.

[Jojo]

Originally Posted by silverfish

Good news! Luxist reports JWDB will be available worldwide in March 2011.

Thanks Silverfish - you beat me to the punch!

Anyone figure out how to open it? After unscrewing the cap, there is a signifcant plastic cap, at the top if it theres an enclosed ball as well. What do you need to do to open the bottle? How much of the plastic eventually comes off and how to do you get into it!?

[Jojo]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Anyone figure out how to open it? After unscrewing the cap, there is a signifcant plastic cap, at the top if it theres an enclosed ball as well. What do you need to do to open the bottle? How much of the plastic eventually comes off and how to do you get into it!?

Turn it completely upside down with cap facing directly into glass so the whisky will knock the ball out of the way. Its just like Diageo's (parent company of JW) Buchanan's bottles.

Thanks for advice - though i'd broken something. What a horrid plastic thingie - stops all those nice sploshing noises and alsao demands patience pouring... No doubt they'll tell us the Whisky will taste all the better for this...

Yep. Just turn it upside down then give it a knock or 2.

My hubby took a mall metal-cutting saw to the top of the bottle, then dug out the ball & then made the hole big enough to properly pour. You can only imagine his comments about the new design!

[blenderm]

Everyone had better get used to this kind of a seal as it's a "Non Refillable fitment" that doesn't allow the bottle to be refilled with either a cheaper whisky or even a fake one. These types of seals, and there are a number of different types, have been used for at least 60 years but normally in the Asia Pacific area and in countries where there have been problems but they're becoming much more common..
As Poshest Man said tap the base and once it's been used there's no problems

What the hell were Johnnie Walker thinking about when they stuck the stupid thingy on the top of the bottle.

I will never ever buy another bottle from any company that allows such stupidity to get in the way of a product like this.

I have yet to taste to damn Scotch.

I have been drinking fine Scotch for years and I have never ever had such trouble having a drink.

Don't the idiots at Johnnie Walker test the thing before going to production?

And just in case... It is a stupid idea to hang the bottle upside down and giving it a tap or two to get the flow going. That is a recipe for disaster.

Never ever again.

thumbs down JWDB

[Tetovo]

Hi There,
I want to buy chivas regal 12y old from 50's, 60's 70's and 80's and I found alot on ebay, however I dont know how to tell if they are from that year. Can someone help me with this? How can I tell what year the whiskey is bottled

So Stupid!! Love Johnnie Walker Black, Talked into Double Black at a duty free but I resent trying 20 min to open it with no directions....also way cheaper at the local liquour store Don't buy it... taste is not worth it!

Originally Posted by Jojo

Turn it completely upside down with cap facing directly into glass so the whisky will knock the ball out of the way. Its just like Diageo's (parent company of JW) Buchanan's bottles.

Better to buy at home, Duty free was more than at home

Originally Posted by silverfish

I can't help with your question but was wondering what the going
rate is for a bottle of JWDB in the airports where it is available?

Takes a sharp knife tp take the rim off,,,,,,but it is really stupid .....,not supposed to take off the rim Just turn totally upside down and pour Took me an hour of frustration..... then I checked the web Taste is poor

Originally Posted by nitehawk55

A sharp knife ??

I'll have to look at one when I'm by the liquer store but I know with some others I cut a ring just below the cap where it meets the top of the neck .

Thank goodness for the Internet, all these posts allowed me to figure out how to get my scotch flowing. Thanks for the info..

Thanks for all of the posts! Because of you guys we figured out how to pour the whisky out of the bottle. How simple. Who knew you just needed to turn the bottle totally upside down! Now, the question is why do we need to do it that way?

A friend of mine brought this whiskey along to share on a golf trip and wow, nice stuff! Easy on the throat.

Thanks for the posts on the pourer.

FYI cost at the Buffalo Queenston / Lewison Bridge duty free crossing into Canada was $42 for 1 litre.

Sercole

omg thanks to this thread!!! I was like wtf when I opened it and thought I broke the cap or something....oh gosh.....

Solution - this blog has been running for two years. When will Johhnie Walker's PR people actually take notice and either give sensible instructions or get the message that customers don't like the new caps and revert to something more user-friendly?

Put the bottle upside down

We recently had a bit of fun trying to see how easily we could pour it out - followed by seeing if you could pour it back in. Solution found:

When pouring it back in to the bottle, you will see bubbles pushing the marble out of the way, and then watch as the liquid runs down one corner of the bottle - it will not fall straight down the middle.

If you hold that corner upwards when pouring, it should pour slowly at first, then smoothly from then.