Johnnie Walker 18 Years Platinum label
Average tasting notes Tasting Notes |
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Vanilla:
Malt:
Orange:
Zitrus:
Banana:
Caramel:
Cherry:
Heather:
Nuts:
Peach:
Pear:
Sherry:
Spices:
Herbs:
Tasting
Sweet:
Malt:
Nuts:
Oil:
Vanilla:
Fruit:
Wheat:
Almonds:
Dried Fruit:
Sherry:
Peat Smoke:
Spices:
Oak:
Orange:
Zitrus:
Heather:
Herbs:
Apple:
Bonfire Smoke:
Coffee:
Grape:
Green Apple:
Honey:
Seaweed:
Maritime Notes:
Herb:
Finish
Nuts:
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Oil:
Herb:
Almonds:
Chili:
Malt:
Mint:
Oak:
Spices:
Herbs:
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Quality rating of this bottle
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All tasting notes

Nicely balanced nose showing lots of Highland and Speyside character - peat smoke seems to be dialed back more and more with every new JW bottling. Platinum also shows the musty, wooly suggestions of old age as we know them from the Blue Label.
My favorite part, though, is the palate: big arrival, rich, oily, sweet and malty, possibly now the fullest of the JW line. It's probably a lot of oak tannin and syrup, but it works.
I was slightly offended to see the Gold Label 18 be re-branded, but the Platinum 18 is definitely a different blend. The price development must be seen as a sign of the times, I guess.
