Great price for a great whisky, couldn't find it anywhere cheaper
17 comments
CABellamy
26 Nov 151#16
There are some good blends out there like Big Pete or the sublime Nikka Black but Jonnie Walker isn't among them. Waitrose have Nikka whiskey for £30 occasionally. Save your money and get something truly special instead. Good whiskey sells itself. I'd be very wary of any whiskey that needs millions spent in marketing to get people to drink it... Never a good sign. Enlighten yourself, don't follow the herd.
torcross1 to CABellamy
27 Nov 151#17
I agree with sheepsplitter, I buy & sell bottles of whisky and what I do know is a lot of people do not even know the difference between a single malt and blended whisky.
To all the 'I only drink single malt' I recently sold a bottle of blended whisky for £3200 and it was a Johnnie Walker on Scotch Whisky Auctions, so what these people are saying is they would not drink it because it is blended, so funny
nice one, you should post that, i filled my boots, got 6 bottles in total. Thanks
vikram_c to Monkeybumcheeks
26 Nov 151#14
Thanks for the link.. I ended up buying 2 X black 2 X Dblack and a gold.. hope they are not cheaper elsewhere :-)
derekscotia
26 Nov 15#8
I'm a single malt drinker and if you have a chance find a bottle of singletons of Glen Ord......remarkable drinking but this isn't the centenary gold label blend this is differant.....but I would say it's a quality tipple if us want rubbish made for Asian market there are plenty of howlers lol but this isn't one of em
IndianaBlues to derekscotia
26 Nov 151#9
I went to the distillery over the summer, got a bottle of the 12 but wishing I'd gone for the 15 and 18 as well, always next year I suppose!
As for those chastising this for being a blend rather than a single malt, there are good and bad single malts at varying price points, just as there are good and bad blends across the pricing spectrum too...not to mention single grains. This is certainly drinkable, and I've definitely tasted worse single malts :smiley:
phatgesus
26 Nov 15#7
surely its personal preference? i wouldnt stop someone drinking tea because i prefer coffee. One persons muck is another persons brass.
Rhys93B
26 Nov 15#6
£28.99 on Amazon
robertadamson
26 Nov 151#5
blended whiskey whish for the same money you could get a good single malt. know which id rather spend my money on
sheepsplitter to robertadamson
26 Nov 15#15
That's a bit of a blinkered attitude.
I'm not saying Johnnie Walker blends are fantastic, but the black and double black are pretty dependable, and the green (RIP) was very good.
If you don't think blends can be as good as single malts, go and get yourself a blend from Compass Box, and prepare to be re-calibrated.
Midge
26 Nov 151#4
Tis a nice bottle but overpriced, this £30 pricepoint is probably what it should normally be (imho). . .
That said I think the Black is actually a nicer drink and can be picked up a fair bit keener.
matthewward710667
25 Nov 15#3
Jonnie Walker Blue warrior here, not realising it was created for Japanese businessmen and is actually terrible blended whiskey.
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I agree with sheepsplitter, I buy & sell bottles of whisky and what I do know is a lot of people do not even know the difference between a single malt and blended whisky.
To all the 'I only drink single malt' I recently sold a bottle of blended whisky for £3200 and it was a Johnnie Walker on Scotch Whisky Auctions, so what these people are saying is they would not drink it because it is blended, so funny
https://www.scotchwhiskyauctions.com/auctions/92_the-54th-auction-runs-from-september-25-to-october-4-2015/76160_johnnie-walker-the-directors-blend-2013-release-with-letter-of-authenticity/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/b/ref=lp_8662765031_gbmh_mob_m-3_8767_cd54a279?rh=i%3Agrocery%2Cn%3A8662765031%2Cn%3A8662765031&ie=UTF8&emi=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&node=8662765031&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&dealid=cd54a279
As for those chastising this for being a blend rather than a single malt, there are good and bad single malts at varying price points, just as there are good and bad blends across the pricing spectrum too...not to mention single grains. This is certainly drinkable, and I've definitely tasted worse single malts :smiley:
I'm not saying Johnnie Walker blends are fantastic, but the black and double black are pretty dependable, and the green (RIP) was very good.
If you don't think blends can be as good as single malts, go and get yourself a blend from Compass Box, and prepare to be re-calibrated.
That said I think the Black is actually a nicer drink and can be picked up a fair bit keener.