Johnnie Walker Red is the first in the famous House of Walker range. Next being the benchmark of all 12yo blended whiskies, Johnnie Walker Black Label, Green Label, Gold Label and finally Johnnie Walker Blue Label.
Being a blended whisky, it constitutes a blend of approximately 35 grain and malt whiskies with the lead malt being Talisker. Talisker is the only distillery on the Isle of Skye and is quite peaty for a non-Islay single malt. You pick this up in Johnnie Walker Red Label which is pretty much why I enjoy it so much. Red Label is produced to be mixed but is fantastic on its own. Try it and experiment with a few mixers of your choice, perhaps in a cocktail such as the Rusty Nail.
Johnie Walker Red is my whisky of choice at the moment, for many years I was a Bells drinker and I still enjoy it. I was introduced to whisky by my Father; "Beans" and he only used to drink it with a splash of tap water "which brings out the flavour of the whisky" and which is how I prefer it to this day. In fact whisky is the only spirit that I drink. A good blog Shaun, keep it going.
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