This is another one which I have written about before although a very long time ago. Johnnie Walker Double Black was one of the first bottles I wrote about and was part of a collection of articles exploring the history of the blended whisky brand and its association with my hometown. To have a side quest on my thoughts on Johnnie Walker products and history check out Johnnie Walker for all posts with that tag.
Today, this bottle can be picked up for around £35 to £40 and the basic idea here is that the double black has a higher peated whisky flavour profile which comes from using very darkly charred Caol Ila barrels. Simple really.
Tasting Notes
| Colour | Coloured to look exactly like whisky |
| Nose | condensed milk and caramel, burnt wood and ash. stale tobacco in a big damp room. lemon oil and candle wax. Now and again I get some sea salt |
| Palate | Very sweet. Artificial sweetener in a cup of tea Custard and custard cream biscuits. malted barley and more chemically sweet hits over the head |
| Finish | A long finish of icing sugar and birthday cake and light peat smoke over a dying fire |
Where Can I Buy?
Pretty much anywhere. The first bottle I ever bought of this was in a Spanish supermarket on holiday
Final Thoughts
I could have got older and wiser but the whisky sounded better in 2017. From memory I do think it was packing more Islay single malt then than now. Or the malting process at Port Ellen has changed the profile I dunno.
Malted 
Leave a comment