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Johnnie Walker Blue Label Reviews
- Distillery
- Johnnie Walker
- Style
- Blended
- Release
- Unspecified
- Age
- Unspecified
- Alcohol
- 43% abv.
- Region
- Scotland
- Bottled For
- Distillery
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Created in the 1990s Johnnie Walker Blue Label marks a return to the 1850s and the prestigious roots of the brand's founder, Johnnie Walker, who applied his tea blending skills to creating exclusive high quality blends of whisky for his most esteemed customers. The brand is enjoyed by the successful elite and represents high acheivement and personal progress.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Review by Alfio1421
- Color
- amber
- Nose
- smoky, yet subtle
- Body
- tingy, that's why you have to prepare your tongue for it.
- Palate
- You can taste the barrel in each sip.
- Finish
- long finish, that's why it is recommended to drink ice water on the side, to enhance the flavor.
Warning: can become addictive
Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Review by Slick
- Color
- medium blonde
- Nose
- bright, smooth. can be breathed deeply and comfortably
- Body
- silken glass
- Palate
- sterile, clean, silken smooth
- Finish
- mothers milk
Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Review by Swtoronto
- Color
- Pale amber
- Nose
- Blueberry, Citrus
- Body
- Honey sweet and smooth
- Palate
- liquid golden honey
- Finish
- Warm and tingly with a lingering aftertaste
Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Review by TradeWhisks
- Color
- Light Amber
- Nose
- Grains, Sweetened Malt, Oak, and some indication of Fruit and Citrus - bit of lemon, pear, and apple. No real hints of Peat or Smoke.
- Body
- Thick, yet unobtrusive.
- Palate
- Oak, Fruit, some Smoke, and a slight trickle of Toffee. Dangerously smooth.
- Finish
- Due to it's smoothness, the finish is slightly disappointing. The Warmth is minimal, short, and no real flavor lingers on the palate or the back of the tongue.
What this blend has gained in inordinate smoothness, it has lost in flavor. The warmth and smokiness of the Black Label is dulled away for marginal gains in sweetness. Perhaps there is a subtlety being missed here. In my opinion however, for all of it's unobtrusiveness , the flavors fall a bit flat. Without dominance there can be no balance.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Review by Kpeeps
- Color
- Light Amber
- Nose
- Fruit, Citrus, Faint Wood
- Body
- Medium
- Palate
- Earthy, fruity, a little nutty with very faint smokiness.
- Finish
- Surprisingly short but very warm and sweet.
Good but sadly overpriced. My friend bought me a double at my wedding for $34. It was a special treat that I did enjoy but at the end of the day I don't feel it was worth the money. Black Label is almost as good with a significantly better price tag.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- Golden Amber
- Nose
- Smokey, Very Peaty, Dewey, with pronounced hints of vanilla and citrus
- Body
- Very light yet rich, almost like cream.
- Palate
- Peat, oak, almond, and a bit of spice. Extremely smooth
- Finish
- Long yet unobtrusive, very warming and resonating.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- Light golden amber
- Nose
- Faint flowers and fruit. Maybe a little peat.
- Body
- Medium-light. Seems to get lighter with every sip.
- Palate
- A little honey, smoke and flowers all rolled together. Peat is almost absent.
- Finish
- Finish is somewhat short and wimpy.
This is smooth and balanced; just as you would expect from JW. But the profile doesn't match the price.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Review by Stosh
- Color
- Amber
- Nose
- Fruity,faint
- Body
- Medium bodied
- Palate
- Pears, berries, some peat, slight vanilla
- Finish
- Short finish, warm
A fine scotch, although not worth the price IMO. I've tasted single malts for half the cost and twice the character. Still, a damn good drink and one you should try just to be in the club
Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- Amber -1
- Nose
- Citrus, lemon, orange, slight peat, and a tad bit of smoke.
- Body
- Medium bodied, nothing too impressive on the legs.
- Palate
- Very slight peat, very smooth with citrus flavors, strawberry, and peaches.
- Finish
- Decent finish but ends too quickly.
This is a decent dram but the price does not justify the quality of the spirit inside the bottle.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- Light gold
- Nose
- Fine
- Body
- Thick, oily, perfect.
- Palate
- Candy, explosion, complex, sweet, fruit. Mix of many tastes coming in high frequency sequences. Mild.
- Finish
- Explosion of tastes, in medium time fades into a singel distinctive taste that holds for a very long time.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- Pale gold.
- Nose
- Hardly any smell at all. The smokiness that black label provided is gone.
- Body
- Thick body.
- Palate
- A bit geriatric in nature. Slow and flavorless. I expected more for something this expensive.
- Finish
- No kick, maybe a quick bite but nothing more. A one night stand gone wrong.
For the Black label enthusiasts, you won't get a hint of "Black" in this "Blue."
Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- Caramel
- Nose
- Saw Dust, Cotton Candy, Pencil lead.
- Body
- Perfection. This is one of Blue's strong suits.
- Palate
- Lemon, Toffee, Spice.
- Finish
- Still going.
Spectacular. I am a long time scotch drinker. I drink more red wine than anything lately though. In my late twenties I drank quite a bit of whisky. I never had the money then to try some of this, but always loved Gold Label. I figured I would give it a go. I believe I can summarize my experience by saying "I have tasted many $100 bottles of wine, and thought, this is good, but not worth more than the typical $30 bottle. This "Blue" is worth every cent."
Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Review by Golfer-Bill
- Color
- Golden
- Nose
- Light, peaty with burnt fruit. Light smokey.
- Body
- Medium body Full flavor. Smooth
- Palate
- peat and smoke. Spicey fruit with nuts.
- Finish
- Nice medium finish. Stays with you for a bit then gently fades away.
Nice but as great as the price suggests. I put this in the class of JW Gold Label which I feel is a an exceptional whiskey. Taste is very similar. Very good just not worth the price they ask for it.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Review by Anonymous
Do a blind taste test between JWBlue and Teachers blend. Tell me if JWBlue is worth the extra $170! Try it, seriously! BTW Laphroaig 1/4 Cask is my favorite but for an everyday swill, Teachers can't be beat!
Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- Rich amber
- Nose
- Fine oak ssmoke with mild spice. Peaty
- Body
- Medium body. Comfortable
- Palate
- Oak fire with citrus spice. Earthy, peaty ,nutty
- Finish
- Medium finish. Comfortable.
Put in the same class as JW Gold Label. Lesser nose than JWGL. Too pricey for what is so much like JW Gold.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Review by Jasonk
- Color
- dark amber
- Nose
- smokey, earthy and peaty.
- Body
- very full luxurious coating on the tongue.
- Palate
- oakey notes with a hint of spice. great from start to finish with a great lingering fade.
- Finish
- smooth finish that is oh so enjoyable. one sits and revel in its balance.
an amazingly well balanced smooth whiskey that a novice can enjoy and appreciate. the alcohol is never overpowering. it is never harsh. a start that is pleasant and a finish that makes one smile as the finish fades ever so gently.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- amber
- Nose
- smokey, oaken, complex
- Body
- silky
- Palate
- slight sweetness, almost fruity
- Finish
- lingering, malty aftertaste
while jw blue is indeed a fine blended whiskey, relative to the scores i've seen on many other fine, equally smooth, and altogether more distinctive whiskeys on this site, it scores too high. so in an attempt to even things out a bit, i'm trying to adjust the average. seriously, look at some of the other scores of the fine whiskeys. the best average you'll tend to see is around 85; while jw blue is nice, it's a big homogeneous and indistinctive, worthy of no higher a score than the average earned by many other fine whiskeys on this site.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Review by ColoradoDram
- Color
- Thick orange amber.
- Nose
- Candied citrus peel, purple flower bushes (the kind bees like), dripping honey, wet oak wood.
- Body
- Luxurious on the tongue, though indistinct.
- Palate
- Old oak at the fore, a bevy of other flavors swish elsewhere. Mild all over - no attack whatsoever.
- Finish
- Verrrry long and warm, indicating some serious age blended in there. Smoother than a baby's bottom.
This is really good rich man's candy - smooth, varied, and an excellent mature finish - there may not be a finer blend on planet Earth for mere mortals to imbibe.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Review by MP
- Color
- Pale Primrose
- Nose
- Fresh Cherry, Smoke, Oak
- Body
- Oily, light.
- Palate
- Sea Salt, Cashews
- Finish
- Warm, Short, sweet
A very good whisky, well balanced and sweet from first sip to the end.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- Dark amber
- Nose
- Powerful, yet extremely delightful burnt wood smell that sifts through your nose. Fiery, sweet, and very spicily enjoyable smell.
- Body
- Heavy texture, great spicy sweet feeling on and especially around the tongue, numbing the pallet, great to breathe in. Absolute pleasure.
- Palate
- Spicy burnt oak that lingers in your mouth creating an anesthetically pleasing feeling. It reminds me of euphoria, with a mix of nostalgia (finished my bottle in a year's time).
- Finish
- It has the greatest aftertaste of any whiskey I've ever had. Long lasting spicy feeling in mouth, throat-warming feeling, The best is the tongue + pallet-numbing feeling it gives you. Lasts so long...
Buy this if you have the money.