Johnnie Walker Blue Label Year of the Dragon
| Details about this bottle | Edit |
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| 39553 | |
| Blend-Scotch | |
| Scotland | |
| Blended Whisky | |
| 40% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Sherry:
Raisin:
Fruit:
Sweet:
Vanilla:
Nuts:
Oak:
Bonfire Smoke:
Malt:
Oil:
Zitrus:
Spices:
Herbs:
Caramel:
Herb:
Leather:
Heather:
Honey:
Chocolate:
Maritime Notes:
Lemon:
Seaweed:
Berries:
Orange:
Tropical Fruit:
Alcohol:
Pear:
Ham:
Blackberry:
Green Apple:
Apple:
Dried Fruit:
Black Currant:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Oak:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Spices:
Sherry:
Vanilla:
Nuts:
Chocolate:
Honey:
Herb:
Malt:
Oil:
Dark Chocolate:
Bonfire Smoke:
Caramel:
Alcohol:
Dried Fruit:
Seaweed:
Maritime Notes:
Pepper:
Wheat:
Pineapple:
Herbs:
Chili:
Tobacco:
Cinnamon:
Coffee:
Fig:
Heather:
Ham:
Zitrus:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Oak:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Spices:
Sweet:
Nuts:
Oil:
Zitrus:
Herb:
Malt:
Alcohol:
Honey:
Sherry:
Herbs:
Caramel:
Fruit:
Tobacco:
Heather:
Dried Fruit:
Apple:
Salt:
Lemon:
Chocolate:
Tropical Fruit:
Coffee:
Chili:
Orange:
Bonfire Smoke:
Green Apple:
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Quality rating of this bottle
4.2
Rate
103
66
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
04. Mar 2016
Rating of article "Johnnie Walker Blue label - 40% - 0.7l"
25. Aug 2019
Rating of article "Johnnie Walker Blue label - 40% - 0.7l"
17. Dec 2016
Rating of article "Johnnie Walker Blue label - 43% - 0.2l"
17. Dec 2016
Rating of article "Johnnie Walker Blue label - 43% - 0.2l"
12. Feb 2019
Rating of article "Johnnie Walker Blue Label - 40% - 0.2l"
21. Jan 2024
Rating of article "Johnnie Walker Blue label - 40% - 0.7l"
18. Dec 2018
Nosing: Sherry, complex fruitiness with a tiny hint of citrus, tiny bit of oak, and very slight smoke. The nose is amazingly complex and balanced. Sherry/sweet fruit up front seem to dominate, but the blenders have done a fantastic job balancing so many differant aspects.
Taste: Sweet, sherry, mixed fruits and vanilla hints of carmel or other sweets that are lost in the mix to me. Still very well balanced, and a nice, albeit weak dram. 
Finish: Finish is decent, no big revelations just more of the impeccable balance shown through the dram.
Comment: I tried this whisky long before I was "into" scotch. (recovering bourbon freak) I liked that it was approachable, complex, and had no hard edges. After dipping my toes into single malts (especially Islay... Peat FTW!) I can still appreciate this malt, but have learned that my elders have told me true, and that many single malts can be better for less money. What I have not found is any blend that can compare to this...... the artisanal hands of the blenders leave me in awe, while the cheapness of Diageo bottling this at 40% confound me. At half the price, this would be five stars for me all day long.
Taste: Sweet, sherry, mixed fruits and vanilla hints of carmel or other sweets that are lost in the mix to me. Still very well balanced, and a nice, albeit weak dram.
Finish: Finish is decent, no big revelations just more of the impeccable balance shown through the dram.
Comment: I tried this whisky long before I was "into" scotch. (recovering bourbon freak) I liked that it was approachable, complex, and had no hard edges. After dipping my toes into single malts (especially Islay... Peat FTW!) I can still appreciate this malt, but have learned that my elders have told me true, and that many single malts can be better for less money. What I have not found is any blend that can compare to this...... the artisanal hands of the blenders leave me in awe, while the cheapness of Diageo bottling this at 40% confound me. At half the price, this would be five stars for me all day long.
Rating of article "Johnnie Walker Blue label - 40% - 0.7l"
22. Dec 2015
Rating of article "Johnnie Walker Blue label - 43% - 0.2l"
02. Oct 2016
Rating of article "Johnnie Walker Blue label - 43% - 0.2l"
03. Oct 2016
Rating of article "Johnnie Walker Blue label - 43% - 0.2l"
