Johnnie Walker Red Label

Which well-respected veteran Radio 2 presenter is synonymous with a similarly time-honoured brand of Scotch whisky? It’s not David Jacobs, it’s not Bob Harris, it’s…Johnnie Walker. The history In 1820, long before Radio Caroline, in fact even long before radio, the original Johnnie Walker established his business at Kilmarnock, west of Scotland. At the time, malt whiskies and grain whiskies were bottled singly. Having discovered that single whiskies, like wine, could vary from one year to the next, he pioneered the art of whisky blending, in his aim to create a high quality whisky with ... more

As it is getting close to the festive season I thought I would talk a little about alcohol. My favourite tipple of choice is a nice Scotch whisky. Scotch whiskey is a product originating in its native land of Scotland and it has been distilled for centuries by many different companies and family operations. Among them, the best known of all is that which was founded by a man named John Walker in 1820. His company is still thriving today, nearly two hundred years later. And its best- selling product is Johnnie Walker Red Label Scotch, a blended Scotch whiskey. Johnnie Walker'sRed Label has ... more

I can claim absolutely no pretensions to being a connoisseur as far as whiskies are concerned,for opinions which are based on extensive expertise there are a number of experts on Ciao.. However,over the years I have discovered that I do have some favourites among blended whiskies. When I make a beeline for the duty free shop at the various airports that I frequent,Kuala Lumpur, Singapore,Dubai, London (Heathrow) etc I always check to make sure they do stock Johnnie Walker Red Label. Fortunately I never seem to be disappointed-they always have it in stock,which just goes to show how popular it ... more

The name Johnnie Walker is synonymous with whiskey and the name epitomizes quality and respect. Johnnie Walker was a grocer in Kilmarnock in the 1820's. He began to blend whiskey under his brand called Walker's Kilmarnock Whiskey and from then on he thrived and became world famous. The Red Label was launched by his sons in the early 1900's and as the company began to prosper Black Label was introduced by his grandsons. More recently other labels like the Gold Label and Blue Label have been introduced. Red Label is the flagship label of Johnnie Walker and is presently the biggest selling brand ... more