PBMichiganWolverine
John Walker & Sons King George V
Blended — Scotland
Reviewed
July 12, 2024 (edited August 24, 2024)
I bought a few samples with me on my holiday to Alaska. I saved this one for last.
Having this while looking at the Denali range, sitting out on the front porch of our lodge. That environment certainly bumps this up 1/2 star.
I’ve had quite a few JW’s, and by far my favorite was always the Ghost and Rare Brora. Followed by Green ( which is great VFM). I think this one has replaced the Green as my 2nd favorite JW. Unfortunately, a full bottle is quite pricey, maybe more so than even the Ghost Brora. Which is fine…I feel I can get 80% there simply by having the $60 Green.
Light smokiness ( probably from the bit of Port Ellen?), orange cream, vanilla, fresh red apples. First word that comes to mind is elegant. There’s age and maturity, and all the elements seems to be well integrated together, not one malt vying over the other.
Really well done. Would I buy a full bottle? Probably not…If I’m to spend this much, I’d much rather get the Ghost Brora, which had layers more of complexity.
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@DrRHCMadden yeah, the Green is the only one I’d buy a full bottle. Not to say I didn’t like this , or heck, even love the Ghost and Rare Brora, but they’re simply too expensive.
I think JW green may be the only JW worth parting with coin for. Also, I never thought spam would make it into this app, but my word Anton has outdone himself.
@cascode yeah, agreed. It’s good, really good actually…but not that much so that I’d pay multiples over the Green
@PBMichiganWolverine Wow, just looked this up and it costs around AUD$700 over here. I could buy 7 bottles of JW Green for that - or even better 3 bottles of Ledaig 18 year old plus a bottle of Green Label. I know which way I would roll.