Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost And Rare Brora Review

Blend of 8 distilleries.
Johnnie walker blue label ghost and rare brora review. Johnnie walker blue label ghost and rare brora is a rich velvety smooth blend of eight treasured scotch whiskies including three ghost whiskies from the silent distilleries of cambus pittyvaich and the highland single malt brora which lies at the heart of this special release bringing a deliciously light peatiness and sophisticated subtle sweetness. Johnnie walker blue label ghost and rare february 10 2018 the latest installment in diageo s johnnie walker scotch line isn t a new color but rather a special version of an existing one. 5 are open rare and are clynelish glenlossie royal lochnagar cameronbridge and glenkinchie. Specifically the blend includes casks from cambus pittyvaich and last but not least a highland single malt known as brora.
As for the whisky itself i have to say it is fantastic. Johnnie walker blue label ghost and rare brora distillery. I really like the name ghost that johnnie walker has appropriated for its new blue label offering. 3 are closed ghost and are brora pittyvaich and cambus.
In 2017 diageo introduced johnnie walker blue label ghost and rare the inaugural expression in a limited release series that intends to blend highly valuable ghost whiskies with rare malts. The ghost and rare port ellen tasting kit comes with a dram of the regular johnnie walker blue label that we all know and love because even with ghost whiskies in the ghost and rare blend there s no denying that the blue label dna remains intact. It s rich robust flavors blend well together leaving you with a sweet and fruity mild burn on the tip of your tongue. Johnnie walker blue label ghost and rare all up a superb complex and wonderfully smooth whisky.
The name is a reference to whiskies from distilleries that have long since closed a k a silent distilleries. Johnnie walker blue label ghost and rare as it awkwardly notes on the bottle is a special blend with brora rare. Really nice with a dusty warehouse as well as some earthy mineral notes that do hint towards brora. The nose teases some dark sugars along with some fresh pineapple.
A great addition to the johnnie walker portfolio and a whisky of which i think almost every producer would be proud if it were part of their lineup. 300 marked down from 400 color. Johnnie walker blue label ghost rare glenury royal blended scotch whisky is quite the mouthful.