Johnnie Walker Aged 18 Years | Blended Scotch Whisky | 40% Vol | 70cl | With Gift Box | Scottish Whisky | Notes Of Spice | Sweet Fruit & Cream |Neat Or In Mixed Drinks

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In addition to its range of blended Scotch whiskies, Johnnie Walker also produces a number of other famous drinks. These include the Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve, which is a luxurious blend that is aged for at least 18 years and has a rich and creamy flavor, and the Johnnie Walker Platinum Label, which is a smooth and sophisticated blend that is aged for at least 18 years and has notes of honey and vanilla. On the palate however, I taste hints of crisp refreshing apples, with sweet pear and vanilla. There’s also a toffee like sweetness that comes through with a tang that reminds me of aniseed. I’m usually not much of a fan of this sort of flavour, but it brings an aromatic element to this dram which works nicely with the sweet fruitiness. As much as I love the JW18, the Chivas Regal 18 is a truly stunning blend. It’s got these wonderful fruity spiced flavours that really dance in your glass. For me, it’s got fantastic depth and nostalgically reminds me of my grandmother’s home made marmalade on toast. There’s a beautiful zing to this whisky but with adult-level spice and complexity. The finish is long and lingering. The creamy flavours dark chocolate gives way to touches of honey and buttery vanilla before finally fading out into gentle smoky notes. It’s truly a delightful experience that’s enough to convert my single malt snobbishness. This whisky is utterly tremendous. Chivas Regal is made, blended and bottled in Scotland, therefore it is a Scotch and not a whiskey. The whiskies that make Chivas Regal are predominantly Speyside single malts, however, they do use an Orcadian malt whisky from Scapa and a wheat whisky from Glasgow. Meeting the strict regulations for blended Scotch, it is most certainly from Scotland.

This cookie is set by Rubicon Project to control synchronization of user identification and exchange of user data between various ad services.Straight up, this whisky is superbly fruity. Having been matured in ex-cognac casks for 15 years (hence the name) the Chivas Regal XV met my nose with a subtle sweet and fruity aroma. Nosing my glass, I get faint notes of juicy oranges, subtle peach and soft barley, which for me is a very inviting aroma. Compared to the flavour, the nose is a little weak. I have chosen up to 18 different whiskies with remarkable flavours and character, including classic Speyside malts, such as Cardhu, Glen Elgin and Auchroisk for their sweetness and elegance; fruity and complex Highland malts including Blair Athol and beautifully aged island malts that enable me to introduce such a subtle smokiness.”

As the whisky market became more unstable during the 1920s and 1930s, Johnnie Walker amalgamated with Distillers Company Limited (DCL).Diageo-owned blended Scotch whisky Johnnie Walker has renewed its focus on age statements by rebranding its Platinum Label edition as an 18-year-old expression. Johnnie Walker has replaced its Platinum Label expression with an 18-year-old age statement Chivas Regal and Johnnie Walker both make blended Scotch whisky. Neither of these brands make single malts. Instead they source malt and grain whiskies from various distilleries around Scotland which they use to make their various ages of blended Scotch. Beveridge added: “I find older whiskies fascinating to work with. The great whiskies I’ve selected for this blend have undergone a slow, easy maturation through at least 18 cold winters and warm summers. It’s a long time to wait but these whiskies have a wonderful balance.