Johnnie Walker 'Island Green' Review
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- čas přidán 30. 11. 2022
- Review: Johnnie Walker 'Island Green'
Category
Blended Malt
Ingredient Single Malts
Caol Ila
Cardhu
Glenkinchie
Cylnelish
ABV
43%
Artificial Color?
Yes.
Chill Filtration?
Yes.
Age Statement?
None.
Availability
Only available at travel retail (duty free).
Price
$50 USD
Format
1 litre.
Closure
Cork Stopper.
Nose
Strong sweet peat notes dominate. Very maritime in character with sea salt laden air, beach bonfire and clear Islay influence.
Palate
Ginger, seaweed, spices, sage and sweet malt.
Finish
Long. Ashy, crest, vanilla and oak with peated malt sweetness. All spice too!
Cheers,
Jason Debly
Thank you Mr Debly for yet another interesting review, i'll for sure give it a try. I hope your golf game is going allright, like to hear an update on that in your next video!
Ha! I’ll definitely give an update on my struggles with that past time/obsession!
The smoke and the brine balance out the youthfulness quiet well. Taste wise suprisingly not bland. Not great on taste but great on value. I do recommend Island Green for a daily drink.
Well now I'm happy I got a bottle of this at Duty Free. I'll hold onto it and enjoy it.
Great review, thank you, Jason. Not sure this would appeal to me, maybe in a few years after an aquired taste. Nice for wife to pick you up something 🙂👍
Cheaper than a 750ml Black Label. Good deal. Long finishes are what it's all about!
It’s a good deal for sure!
Hi Jason. Interesting review. JW have a 12 year 42% Limited Ed Black Label blended malt called Islay Origin. Apparently only Islay malts with Lagavullin and Caol Ila at the heart. No other malts identified on the box. Described as sweat peat, bonfire embers, slight spice and lingering smoky finish. Sounds remarkably like your tasting notes. Also sold in 1 litre bottles for about £55 on Amazon. The edition number is not stated and it is a screw top. I suggest they are a variation from a larger vatting with minor teaspooning, in order to generate different marketing styles.
I would agree. Johnnie Walker puts out several variations on their established line up. Some are interesting, good or failures. A couple years ago, they released a Red Label essentially aged in ex-rye casks and I kinda liked it enough to buy again. They also tried it with white wine casks and it didnt work.
I used to have a contact at Diageo who said that the company will often test market products at Duty Free and if there are good sales they will consider expanding to their global distribution. This was the case with Johnnie Walker Double Black.
Thanks for commenting and Happy Holidays!
thx
I enjoy the Green Label but couldn't find Island Green outside travel retail, so when I did my Johnnie Walker Walkthrough from Red to Blue, I missed this one out.
Yeah, understandable. Johnnie Walker has several extensions to its established stable like Johnnie Walker Swing that I have never seen in Canada. Well worth seeking out if you or a friend does some travel.
I’ve picked up a few bottles of this whisky while traveling. The way I look at this expression is that this is to Green Label what Double Black is to Black Label. It’s as if Johnnie Walker turned up the dial on the Islay percentage. Not necessarily better - just different. Cheers
Island Green is definitely not better than Green Label, but different for sure.
Jason - agreed. The extra Islay whiskies mask the Cragganmore and Linkwood components which are what make Green Label so very good.
Green is my favorite JW and the real "cult favorite" of the line (as much as one can say to be "cult" when you're dealing with a Diageo product) so I find this intriguing. Is the Island Green similar to "Double Black" in the way that it offers a smoky variation on the more famous standard bottling?
Yeah, while Diageo on their website claim this is a variation on the 15 year old Green Label, it is anything but. It really, as another viewer pointed out in a comment, a variation on Black Label. Kinda like Double Black. Matter of fact, working from memory, I would say Double Black is better. I think if you are a big 15 year old Green Label, this Island Green will be a big disappointment.
It's weird that they call it island green when only one of the constituent malts is from an island (assuming it doesn't refer to Great Britain. LOL).
Maybe it's called 'Island Green' because the Islay malt of Caol Ila totally dominates? I dunno. Interesting insight of yours though.
Very misleading . I bought it thinking it was the 15 year old!!
Yup, it’s easy to confuse with Green 15 years.