Johnnie Walker Double Black

Nose: fruity orchard notes, light citrusy orange peel, caramel-like malt, cereal notes, ashy char campfire log mixed with peat smoke, slightly sharp alcohol vapor punch. Taste: exactly as you’d expect. Fruit sweetness and caramel, maybe a touch of honey, all mixed in with the cereal notes and with a moderate peppery barrel spice, hint of a musty funk note, char smoke and peat envelop the entire package like a round ball with a scotch center. It really is just Johnnie Walker black but with extra, extra char and a little more peat. I suspect there’s more to it than this that just simply gets lost and covered up by all the char and peat. More harsh than what it needs to be. Overall, not bad, but certainly not great. I like peat and smoke, but this one doesn’t balance right for me. For the price, I’ll take the Green Label easily over this.