Drinks Reviews & More
As many folks have heard, Johnnie Walker Green Label soon will be no more. So here we bid adieu to Green, which for the longest time was not available in the United States. (It was sold in duty-free stores and
Ah, the folks at Johnnie Walker sure know how to sling it: “Johnnie Walker Swing was originally created by Sir Alexander Walker, Master Blender par excellence and grandson of John Walker, during the golden age of travel in 1932. On
A fine friend brought us a 20 cl bottle of this single malt. It is a purple label that is dated September 26, 2010, and it is 55.6% alcohol (111.2 proof). (Here you may see a picture of the various colored
We first reviewed Johnnie Walker Black about 1 million years ago. Well, o.k., it was in the late 1990s, and the conditons were less than optimal—we were at a bender of a whisky tasting. In 2008, our older and wiser
We wrote about the discovery of Shackleton’s whisky back in August 2010. (See here for details.) Well, we wish we could say that we got the chance to taste some of the Scotch pulled from the icy cabin, but such
We’ve seen this in many bars in London but never got around to trying it. This time, though, we broke down. Seated at the gorgeous Salisbury bar just west of Covent Garden, we put a few drips in this blend