Whisky Forum - Johnnie Walker Green Label

emjaydee · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:07 pm Post subject: Johnnie Walker Green Label

Manitoba Liquor is doing a big promo introduction(!) on the above expression which I thought was or had been discontinued. The price is $CDN 70 or about 36 GBP for 75cl. The store manager informed me that this will replace Big Peat and Peat Chimney which have been discontinued (by Manitoba). What's this stuff like? It can't be as peaty as the two aforementioned malt blends, can it?

Quaich1 · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:18 pm Post subject:

Interesting. Here in Ontario it is not available. I did pick up a bottle of Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve Bullion Special Edition at $79.90 CDN a few months ago but haven't opened it yet. I have not tried the JW Green.
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emjaydee · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 11:07 pm Post subject:

Quaich1, they are contemporaneously promoting the JW Double Black at $CDN 75.99. As I remember, a friend brought you a bottle from America recently.

Quaich1 · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 11:31 pm Post subject:

Charlie · Master Of Malts Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Posts: 1405

The Johnnie Walker Green Label has certainly disappeared from the UK market which is a pity as it is excellent. It is a blended malt like Big Peat and Peat Chimney but its flavour profile is nothing like them.

percyhedgehog · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 7:15 pm Post subject:

Green label is good. I have a bottle from cross border shopping a year ago. It's a good balance of the four single malts found in it. Caol Ila, Cragganmore, Linkwood, Talisker.

For $70 Cdn, I would definitely get one.
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