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Johnnie
Walker Vault launches as brand's first
permanent prestige whisky.
Johnnie Walker has unveiled Johnnie
Walker Vault, a new luxury blended
Scotch whisky that celebrates Scotland's
whisky-making heritage through an
exceptional blend of rare, historic and
contemporary whiskies. Created by
Johnnie Walker Master Blender Dr Emma
Walker, the new release marks the
brand’s first permanent prestige whisky
expression.
Launched on October 2026, Johnnie
Walker Vault represents the pinnacle of
the brand’s blending expertise, bringing
together exceptional Scotch whiskies
from across Scotland in a blend inspired
by the country’s landscapes, history and
traditions.
The whisky takes its name from the
Johnnie Walker Vault, a creative atelier
located beneath The Johnnie Walker
Experience in Edinburgh. This specialist
blending space houses a rotating
collection of 500 whiskies drawn from
Diageo’s rare and ghost distillery
stocks, personally curated by Dr Emma
Walker. Selected from a portfolio of
more than 10 million casks of Scotch
whisky available to her, these
exceptional spirits provide the
ingredients for the new expression.
Drawing on both Scotland’s distilling
heritage and its modern revival, Dr
Walker has combined historic single
malts from closed distilleries with
contemporary whiskies to create a blend
that bridges generations of Scotch
whisky production.
A particularly significant component is
highly aged Brora single malt whisky,
distilled before the Highland distillery
closed in 1983. This is brought together
with younger Brora whisky distilled
after the distillery reopened following
decades of dormancy, marking the first
time the younger spirit has been
incorporated into a Johnnie Walker
creation. The combination brings
together different chapters in the
distillery’s history, adding depth and
character to this distinctive blended
Scotch whisky.
Described as a personal tribute to
Scotland, Johnnie Walker Vault reflects
Dr Emma Walker’s connection to her
homeland. Inspired by the Scottish
Highlands and the North Sea, the blend
aims to capture the character of the
country's landscapes and the memories
associated with them, translating these
influences into a whisky that celebrates
Scotland's enduring place in the world
of Scotch.
Dr Emma Walker, Johnnie Walker Master
Blender, said: "Johnnie Walker Vault is
what I’ve called my love letter to
Scotland - a truly special country to
which I hold a deep connection. The
creation of this whisky - a
hand-selected blend of our extraordinary
whiskies from across Scotland – is my
way to express that."
Johnnie Walker Vault is available
exclusively from Harrods in London, The
Johnnie Walker Experience in Edinburgh
and online through Justerini & Brooks,
with sales commencing.
Priced at a recommended retail price of
£1,100 per bottle, this new permanent
prestige release represents a
significant addition to the Johnnie
Walker portfolio, showcasing Dr Emma
Walker’s blending expertise and the
extraordinary range of rare Scotch
whiskies available to her.
You will find the current
Johnnie Walker whisky range available from specialist online whisky
shops such as
The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of Malt
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