Johnnie Walker Green Label 15 Year

This Green label contains Talisker, Linkwood, Cragganmore, Caol ila. Obviously we don't know what % of each one is in there. But it does make sense if you ever taste each distiller most whisky then if it's all in the Green Label. The smoky and peaty notes you get in here are from most likely from Caol ila 12, it taste very similar. The sweetness are most likely from Cragganmore...etc With a sniff on the nose, it's is so complex but at the same time it's so balance. There is not a single note that dominate the others. Even after a sip, you can feel all sugary flowing on top through you and all the bitterness, spices and smoky bits at the bottom all at the same time. This is indeed a wonderful blended whisky from Johnnie Walker.

Now we’re getting somewhere... This one is a blended malt, as opposed to JW Red & Black, which are just blended whiskies, so the grain component is absent from this malt, as is that offensive metallic note found on the noses of those two. Instead the nose is all maltiness with a smokey lemon note (maybe the Caol Ila?). On the palate, it still tastes like Johnnie, but fuller, rounder, more coating and complex. Quite a step up from JW Black. The proof lingers on the mid-palate (all 40% of it...), and the finish is considerably longer than its predecessors. Yeah! For those of you playing the home game, I’m reviewing my way through the Johnnie Walker core range as well as a few of its component malts. This one was solid, and was reminiscent of some non-sherried Highland or Speyside single malts. Is it worth $60 SRP? For me, no, because if I’m going to pay that much for a blend, it’s going to be something from Compass Box, but this malt is still a quality drop, and shows that House Walker doesn’t just produce bottom shelf swag. Cheers!

Tate’s like smoke from a campfire. Did not like at all