Johnnie Walker Blue Label (Overpriced and overrated?) | No Nonsense Whisky #69
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- Johnnie Walker is a name that is not only prevalent in the minds of whisky lovers worldwide but also a wider audience.
The name Johnnie Walker appears on billboards, sporting events, TV slots and, of course, shelves literally everywhere. If a liquor store was built on the moon, you can guarantee the first stock would be Johnnie Walker.
The brand covers all levels of affordability starting with the Red Label and ending the Blue Label.
The Johnnie Walker Blue Label is billed as super premium blend and sold for roughly £150.
I don't have to tell you lovely people that this is quite a lot of money, so you need to be sure before you buy some.
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My boss was serving it at a party and she poured me a glass as if it was nothing. I had no idea what brand it was but loved it. After 3 I was HAMMERED but in a good way. I bought it for myself at Christmas and have a glass once a year.
Just tried my first JW Blue. Completely agree on the strong start and finish with a taste that really lets it down. Enjoying watching some older videos and how your content has progressed.
some years ago I bought a JW special edition box at an airport, had a variety of their whiskies. Sampled a bit of each side-by-side, and to my surprise enjoyed Green and Gold more than Blue
I think that shows a keen eye for whisky. You appreciate a depth of flavour. The Blue tends to be a show offs whisky
I like blue quite a bit. Blue is more a showman bottle. For example, you buy it for a younger brother the night before his wedding and toast with his groomsmen to a wonderful life ahead. Of course we know there are better whiskeys but for the common consumer there are few, if any, whiskeys that share the mystique and allure of celebration like the Blue and that essentially is the only reason why I would spend money on it. Cheers to a good life. 🍻
Great video as always Vin! It's a nice drink for how smooth it is, it's worth everyone trying but when priced over £100 it is not worth the price.
I picked mine up for £90 in a sale and I am happy.
The Green is worth trying, it's a blended malt from JW and if you want a good complex JW I would try the platinum, I found it had more going on in terms of flavour palette and complexity.
Also thanks for the plug, I might do a couple of vids over the winter period but with my work I'm trying I keep kinda low profile!
Good call! Jacob has started collecting all the JW!? Guess we’ll get around to those too. Though I think you nailed it.
I had my first Blue Label a few weeks ago for my birthday. I totally agree. It's good. But it's not as good as intimated by its price point. It makes you wonder what drops like the King George V are like by comparison.
Great review. Confirming what I've always thought. It's too expensive for what you get. Haven't tried it yet, and doubt I will ever buy a bottle, but deep down inside I still do want to know what it tastes like. My favourite JW still is the Green. Love that whisky.
Yeah that's a good idea. I'm looking into the options.
Would like to try this whisky again as it's been years since iv had it. Might look out for a 20cl bottle though rather than the full one. I would like it to be a little closer in price to the platinum too as you say but I guess I want all my whisky to be a little cheaper to be honest haha
PS I should have said - thanks for a brilliant channel. Always worth watching :-)
Thanks! 🥃🥃
@@NoNonsenseWhisky I have to ask myself: why have I only just discovered the 'Whisky Web'?!?
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I had this at a restaurant when I was down in Mexico and remember it being very good....just a little overpriced! Awesome review as usual Vin.
Just had a nice shot of Johnny Blue while bbqing a ribeye. It’t the perfect drink for chillin and enjoying the bbq experience.
Can't argue with that at all! Sounds like an awesome way to BBQ
Nice one Vin, a review close to my heart. I was very disappointed with the Johnny Blue and vowed never to buy another Johnny Walker. Was given a red and a double black as a gift though, and I much preferred them to the ripper off Blue.
Agree the marketing is a pillar to this whisky but it's unique in how silky smooth it is. For regular scotch drinkers accustomed to higher abv and cask strength whiskies this will fall short on flavor punch and complexity. But for what it aims to achieve it does a fine job.
Certainly cant argue with that! I’ve long maintained Blue isn’t aimed at people like me. And I’d rather folk drink this than the awful White Walker they just released!
I hope you review the JW Green some day. It was a great surprise for me.
Vin you have a bot posting in your channel you might want to block it. Angelica Smith ... see below.
JW Green is the one that maltheads get in a tizz over. It's okay but nothing special.
Green is pretty good I like 🤗
Good review Vin! Up that abv to at least 46% and bring the price down a little bit! The demand must be there though since it seems to move off the shelves.
IMO it moves off the shelves purely because the average chap in the street recognises 'Johnny', and thinks that Blue, being expensive, has to be the best whisky on the market. Similar to Rolex watches - everyone's heard of them, but there are much finer timepieces out there for similar money...
You seem surprisingly sober for a whisky reviewer. lol. I almost bought a airplaine bottle for $20 US today but passed after seeing your review. I still want to try. Thank you for your work.
Hah well I try not drink too heavily on camera 🤣
I opened my blue label recently. Very smooth and easy to drink BUT, a bottle of Chivas Regal 18 is almost as nice and 1/3 of the price. Just saying
Completely agree. I'd take the CR18 any day
What other JW labels are as smooth to drink as Blue Label?
Good review
Thank you 🙏
I don’t understand the conversation of whether or not it’s worth the price. It’s worth it to those willing to pay the price. I am one of those people.
You're quite right of course, value is definitely a subjective thing. All I can do is come at it from my own point of view
I remember when the blue came out and with the price I thought it had no chance. I guess I was wrong. I've had it a few times, from friends who know I like whisky, and I thought it was good. Not great, but enjoyable and better than most if not all blends. Wouldn't buy a bottle. Vin -- where did that dram come from? I didn't see a bottle or anything. :)
Is there a better whiskey for that price and if so which one
Not only better, but also cheaper. My absolute top pick for a great value whisky is the Talisker 18
@@NoNonsenseWhisky will defo give that a try thanks
Green label is better half the price
A nice whisky but not at that price.
Blue Label demonstrates the genius of Diageo's marketing exploiting the casual drinker's conviction that the more they pay the better it must be.
That said, I would never turn down a dram.
I rather green label half the price and better .
Good review. 100% my opinion. Will never buy another bottle of it.
The same tasting notes and conclusion that I reached regarding JW18, the most expensive bottle I've bought to date (~£63). Super rounded and fruity and hard to believe it's even alcoholic, but horribly overpriced. Season two of True Detective was virtually an advertisement for JW Blue. I'll have to soap up Vince Vaughan for a glass.
They are masters of marketing and making folk think the more they pay, the better it is. For my money, I'd rather have several bottles of double black!
Fully agree as much as I like Johnnie Walkers, the blue label is so overrated and not worth its price realistically it should be £50. You are paying for the brand/bottle not the whisky. Best whisky I’ve tried so far is the glenmorangie signet.
¿El mejor del mundo? El Blue Label de Johnnie Walker. Un Johnnie Walker Etiqueta Negra lo tomo, pero cuando es algo especial tomo un Blue Label. Es un elixir y el otro es un whisky. Uno se toma y el otro se saborea. El Etiqueta Negra para tomar, fuerte después de la cena y el Blue Label es para cualquier hora, lo podes tomar en la mañana y jamás te va a agarrar acidez, ni gastritis, ni dada. Es un elixir.
Maybe I'm being unfair. Drinking Longrow NAS whilst watching. And I'm not planning on swapping, even if the prices were the same!!!
Give me the Longrow over this any day of the week
@@NoNonsenseWhisky It may be a NAS, but it's a wonderful dram.
You can buy Macallan for much cheaper much better I still would not turn down Blue Label if I could find it in our area in Washington State
Good review, but a silly amount of money unless you're minted. I wouldn't even want to drink it at that price!
I can't possibly recommend it as it stands.
Take away the chill filtration and raise the abv and MAYBE it'd be worth it. But not right now
As long as Jura 16, and johnny walker swing exist, I dont know why anyone would even consider jwb
I actually haven't tried either of them, but I agree with the sentiment. I can write a list of a ton of drams I would buy before the Blue
@@NoNonsenseWhisky jw swing is the best of the jw line. Jura 16 is the best thing in a bottle and it's under 100 most places. It's produced on the smaller isle of Scotland, where it's the sole industry, and where Orwell wrote 1984. An overlooked gem for sure. Great balance of light smoke, floral, caramel, and citrus
I'll certainly add them too my list of things to look at
I am told, that the original recipe was and is being marketed exclusively to the Chinese market. Again, not sure if that is accurate or true, but today's Green is not the beauty from 5-7 years ago!
I picked up milk chocolate in the nose and after taste.
Good summary of any excellent quality whisky that holds absolutely zero interest for me, despite being full of quality malt 40% scuppers it, let's not mention the price again ✋but I like to hear your thoughts and hang out on here for a bit all the same.
Completely agree.
Never mix it and drink it in room temperature. To me it's worth it. It's cheaper in Australia.
There's no way I'd spend that amount on any whisky especially at 40%. I could get 3 bottles of decent whisky for that.
Es un elissir
There is a reason y u all think its overpriced as compared to to other jw
I wouldn't turn this dram away if someone gave it to me, but I would definitely *not* buy it for myself... It is aimed at a different demographic.
No Nonsense Whisky This is basically scotch whisky for people who don't drink scotch whisky...
Completely agree.
Like who ...
If you can find a single malt scotch that is age statement 21+ for the same price as JW Blue then I will agree with you that it is overpriced.
Just had a quick look online and there are plenty. Glendronach 21. Glenfarclas 21. Glengoyne 21. To name just a few
Excellent with ginger ale
its overpriced but not bad wishkey ....
I remember seeing a cask strength version for sale last year and thinking wow Jonnie Walker finally understands that 40% is not acceptable. Then I saw the price of it $350. Lol. Never will I consider JW blue label a legitimate whisky. It's for posers.
I'm trying to think of something to add. I can't. Well said cato.
The original (Not current) JW Green was miles ahead of the Blue IMHO!
It's OK, similar to the original, but seems very much mass produced (which it is) lol, but it's a variable shell of its former self. BUT, not too bad for the price. That being said, there are many 'better' Malts for the same price!
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Dont wanna be a snob but this is probably the most overrated whisky of all time
I don't think that makes you a snob, it makes you insightful. I fully agree
@@NoNonsenseWhisky the thing is im not entirely dissing it but my complain is the price point relative to what you are getting. that price for a blend thats just... plus 8/10 people would agree on my observation. NICE REVIEW BTW!
certainly shows you are not an expert.. You just waffle on and your opinion means nothing in the real world....
I've never proclaimed to be an expert. Just a whisky fan with a camera, and my opinion is just that, mine. I don't expect anyone else to agree. Thanks for checking out the video though, I appreciate the time
@@NoNonsenseWhisky you should just get a" look at me t shirt " if your that desperate for attention.
*You're
Guys there is so much hate on blue label. Let's face it, no product that is premium priced is worth it. High pricing strategy is just marketing in every sector. Do you like it or not. That's the question.