In March before the world felt like it was ending in a COVID-19 based horror movie I saw press releases for a new display in Kilmarnock on the history of Johnnie Walker. This really peeked my interest and I knew I would have to go back to where I grew up and visit the museum […]
Johnnie Walker Green Label (New Release)
Coming from Kilmarnock Johnnie Walker whisky was a name I was always familiar with but yet knew nothing about. Very much in the same vein as people who happen to be born on Islay yet don’t care much for whisky I suppose. Anyway, the Green label was always the expression people got excited about. It […]
History of Johnnie Walker and Kilmarnock 1820-2012
Finally the last post in our mini series is on the history of Johnnie Walker and the plant in Kilmarnock. Using photographs from a number of sources we can see the changes in the people, the equipment and the town. John Walker Shop The story starts with a grocers shop in the centre of Kilmarnock. […]
Johnnie Walker Double Black
This is the second article in our Johnnie Walker series a review of the Double Black expression. A “Distiller’s Edition” of the Black label bottle if you like. The History The Johnnie Walker name starts in Kilmarnock which is a town in Ayrshire on the west of Scotland. A 14 year old boy called John […]
Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old
This is the first in a three part series on Johnnie Walker and their smoky offerings in the range. The first part will look at the Black Label release, followed by the more recent Double Black bottle before finishing with an historical article on the history of the brand and the town of Kilmarnock in […]
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