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Johnnie Walker Green Label 15 Year
Blended Malt — Scotland
Reviewed
May 30, 2020 (edited September 20, 2020)
JWGreen 15YR/Poured Neat into Glencairn
*NOSE: Pear. Apple. Vanilla. Oatmeal with fresh Red Berries and Honey. Hint of Smoke/Peat. Light Floral. Tea.
*NEAT: Enters surprisingly Tropical & Sweet. Crushed Pineapple and Mango. Beeswax. Vanilla. Oak. Leather. Light Peat/Smoke shows up mid-palate through the finish with Sweet Tropical Fruit coating and layering on the palate along with some White Pepper, a wisp of Brine, and a hint of Ash. This is all delivered with a great Velvety mouthfeel.
*SPLASH: A couple drops of water add Iodine to the Nose. On the Palate, the Peat/Smoke notes become a little more prominent. A little Mint is added to the Fruit notes and the coating gets a little more Tingle.
*VERDICT: For a blend that includes both Caol Isla and Talisker, I expected a little more Peat influence and was very surprised by the sweet tropical nature of this one. The fruit notes seemed to "burst" and had an almost "juicy" character. The coating velvety mouthfeel is one of the best I can recall experiencing. At $60, it's decent VFM. I'm tempted to go 4 1/2, but I'll give it a strong 4 1/4.
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@DigitalCork Definitely agree that the 18 is far better VFM than the blue. Had no idea that it and Platinum were the same thing though! Thanks for the tip.
@Ctrexman Save yr whiskey capital for the JW18! Thought it was hands-down, better than the Blue. Found Blue was nice and peaty, but over-rated and stupid VFM. The 18 is just a rebranded Platinum - so you don't have to pay secondary market prices.
@Zachary-Robbins I definitely thought it was a fair price considering it contains 15 yo whisky from Talisker, Caol Ila, Cragganmore, etc.
This is one I keep passing over because in the back of my mind I know it's available and good. I swear I'll try it soon, but I said that last year lol. FYI it's $57 in SC so you get a fair price in NC.
Great review. This being as good as it is makes me want to try the Blue and Platinum