Ep 148: Johnnie Walker Green Label 15 Review + Talisker/Linkwood/Cragganmore/Caol Ila Comparison
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- Опубліковано 18 лип 2017
- Today we do a review and tasting of Johnnie Walker Green Label 15 Year Old plus we make our own blend with Talisker, Linkwood, Cragganmore and Caol Ila.
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JW Green is THE best JW and I believe the only one with no grain alcohol.
Jim Burley yup my favorite
Gotta say i love these reviews. No bullshit snobbery just a 2 blokes hanging out talking shit. Thats my kind whisky tasting.
Being an Aussie it would be great if you could do even one review on an Australian whisky. I know they would be pretty hard for you to get though.
I bought a bottle of Starward yesterday and absolutey loved it. Made in melbourne just a few hours from where i live
Glad you're watching! I think Aussie's and Texans have a natural affinity for each other. Both prize the zero bullshit environment.
We did a video for Starward!
ua-cam.com/video/QhLhD5W7Ubg/v-deo.html
Whiskey Vault Oh hell yeah how did i miss that one?
instablaster.
Ok. Blending like that is pretty legit to watch! I would happily watch more like that.
Nice work guys. And congrats on breaking the YT mold.
Thanks! We chatted about you on camera today. Should air next week.
Wait . . .what? Time to run and hide!
Hahaha Nah thanks guys :)
Still It Ooooo you channel looks like a dangerous thing for a whisky lover to subscribe to.... see you over there!
I can neither confirm nor deny . . . .
Cool man :)
I've read a lot of whisky blogs and watched a lot of whisky vlogs but this episode was the best. I've never seen anyone try to recreate a blend with what they have on hand.
That was just fantastic. Is that a tear in my eye? Thanks fellas.
Thanks for the Green Label review! When I get home from work today, I may just have to pour myself a glass. Who am I kidding, I'm definitely pouring one..
Do it.
I still haven't bought my first bottle, but when I do, my boys have already started working on the toast for you. Me, five of my boys, four of my girls and the long haired mess cook will toast you like a fat marshmallow! Great episode. Had another hard day, but watching you two have fun and still manage to inform, inspire and help the less gifted (me), really helped to shed the b.s. of the day. Thanks, guys! I'm going to the local liquor store this weekend to buy something, anything just so I can start. We've already started planning the whisky vault! My toast and vids coming soon....
Heck yeah!
Love the interactive review and the precise chemistry lesson! Keep em' coming fells!
Precision is our hallmark
Awesome like always. More blending videos please this was awesome. Keep up the great work guys.
I've recently found that I need to add water to Green Label in order to enjoy it, but I REALLY enjoy it...I get red apple peel, toasted coconut, a buttery cookie, and sort of a caramelized sugar and a tiny hint of peat smoke...
Johnny Cliche once you open up the flavors with a little water it tastes sooooooooo much better
Loved watching the blending! You guys should make a point to do that in the future if you have the resources in the vault.
yes!
Finally got a bottle of this and was really impressed. Best blend I’ve had but I haven’t tried one of yours..... I think at $43 now its a steal.
Finally! Outstanding whisky especially for the price.
Surprisingly good taste and quality. Never had JW Blue but my favorite of the Walker core line up to Blue (so far).
I can really appreciate the breakdown of the JW Green. Never knew the 4 that went into it. Thanks again you magnificent bastards!
Yes, this comment is coming in 8 months late, but I am compelled to share this for any newer Scotch drinkers, like myself.... Simply, I tried this for the first time 2 days ago... Up until that time I have been on a quest for flavor.... Scotch, Single malt Scotch,,,,So in the past 2 years I was on the SNOB TRAIN.... Single malt, no blends,,,, But, at the suggestion of a stranger at the liquor store, I bought a Johnny Walker Green Label... OH MY GOD !!! This is a marvelous whisky.... MARVELOUS... So today I went back to that same store and bought 3 more bottles of this phenomenonally great flavor in Scotch, from that same case... So, for all of those that think their Scotch must be unblended single malts, do yourself the biggest favor you can, and try this... You will be pleasantly surprised....
Ah nice, was drinking a Talisker 10 whilst watching this as well. :D
JWGreen is one of my favorites... It would cost a lot more for me to make my own than just buy a bottle...
i keep going back to the green nightly out of about 15 bottles i have, it's so good.
Man I'm so glad I was right that talisker tasted similar to Green label. Both are in my top 5 Scotches. They both give me a tingling sensation that I love on my tongue, along with good smokiness and all around badassness.
They really are close.
Glad to see all the positive comments on JW Green, i had Blue and found it rather displeasing. I’ll check out green, after dry week
gentlemen, that was a pretty fine episode!
thanks, Felix!
haha another fun video. You guys should take a big picture of that wall of whiskey and make a poster out of it we can buy.
Mmmmm. A poster.. mmmm.
noneMan1 I second this idea.
Hello guys, and " salud " from a now fan of the channel from mexico, been watching your very interesting clips, and this one was fun. so since 18 y.o. (maybe less, lol) been a drinker of mostly beer and whiskey, here in my hometown (close to the border to az) the heat is nice most of the year and the way to drink whiskey is with ice and topochico (you had that one with the blue label) and mostly are blended like red, black label (tops) buchannan, along those. when i got married i bougth a bottle of green label and is a favorite of mine, good that it was brougth back. now ive been tasting lots of single malts, and want to takeit to the next level (for me) and start with the islay whiskeys, so the ones i can get here in mexico, are caol ila 12, talisker 10 and laphroig 10, which one recomend first?. already saw your reviews, leaning to laphriog because isnot in the green label, but i think it doesnt make sense, ha.
Johnnie Walker green is my favorite whiskey. To be real though I’m pretty new to these. But this is great.
hey guys I went to the website!! looks wicked! one small suggestion, the selection menu is a bit large and takes up a lot of the screen on my laptop. If that could be made just a touch smaller, or if it retracts as you scroll down it would make things much cleaner.
Also, I'm thinking my next shopping trip will include a bottle of green label, caol ila, and talisker.... gonna be a pricy trip :(
Can you guys do the rest of the Johnny Walkers. ( ie Gold, Platinum, Blue, even Red)
Thanks
Been watching your videos for a few days now (when I can). Is there a playlist I can follow to learn more about whisk(e)ys? Like, how to identify the types of whisk(e)ys, what're lv1, 2, or 3 whisk(e)ys, etc.?
Lol Great channel btw... 😉 love watching your reviews and refining my buds.
Sippin on my green while watching this. I really love the finish for me its like honey sweet.
I’m late to the party, but well done guys. I really enjoyed this episode.
Been watching since episode 5. I love how this channel has transformed. Still very informational even with the much enjoyed banter! Ive always enjoyed Aberlour 12 Double. Thanks to your review of Balvenie 12 Double Ive realized they do taste almost the same. Any advice for my next step up? Keep up the great work and always enjoy the videos.
Glad you're watching! If you dig those, try some more sherry based scotches. Like Glendronach, Benriach, etc.
How do you discover what was in the blends? I can't find anything like that on JW's site. I'd really like to know what's in their Ultimate 18 year.
Loved this episode. Great work guys! You're very entertaining. Question, doesn't the 15 year age statement require all the whisky to be at least 15 years old? Or is it different for blends?
If it has an age statement, then the youngest whisky in the mix has to be the age at least as old as the age marker on the bottle.
Personally of all the Johnny Walker the platinum is my favorite. Double black is okay, but it either needs some water or a cube to open up some of those hidden flavors.
The green and gold is my fave😉👌
I might have to pick this one up, it's £30 on amazon in the UK
You should set up an amazon affiliate link and use it as a source of donations.
£20 in Asda rn
Wtf
This is back before Rex year and Daniel was having fun blending....
Love these guys
Hi Daniel and Rex,
Like many others I found you through the Modern Rogue. I was trying to research a good whisky for a friends retirement present. I always saw whisky as something you have as a shot with a beer when you're looking to wake up 3 miles out to sea strapped to an oar! ( see, I watched the whisky advent calendar too!)
After watching loads of your videos, and loving them, I then went and dug out the Christmas present I was given last year, a bottle of Jameson. (Mooch points maybe?) I tried it, and found that I liked it! I even tried to search for the flavours. After watching the Monkey Shoulder video I went and bought a bottle (lost my mooch points?) and I love it!
I now have an ever growing list of whiskies that I want to try, and a plan for my own whisky vault in my house! (Currently convincing my wife that it's a modern house 'must have' item!)
I hope to one day visit you guys and drink whisky, that would be an awesome day! Maybe even take your course!
Your videos are fantastic, you guys are a great double act. To make it fair, Daniel is now my favourite Somm (awesome stories, nerd facts and dad jokes) and Rex is my favourite Mooch ( because-Mooch! Why else?)
Keep doing what you're doing, it's brilliant.
As we say in Yorkshire, ' three kicks o' cellar door and a run raand table'. Yeah, I don't know either, but it sounds good.
Cheers, Matt
Matt, thanks for the awesome story! Glad you're with us, and good to have another whisky friend in the tribe.
You should video yourself giving that one sentence toast to the whisky vault tribe, and email me the link. I love it. It should be a show ender.
Whiskey Vault I like that plan! I'll get that sorted and send it over!
It's on its way to you guys! Cheers, Matt.
I was fun to watch you guys mixing together. Dan's got a great nose and palate
thank you! Dig your videos, and grateful to be a part of this kickass community
In terms of quality+price, Green Label is right in the Goldie locks zone for me. Just under $50 where I live. Delicious!
Frank lampard it's about $80 where I live. Black label is around $57 here. As a result, I'll sip Green Label, and my Chivas Regal 18 years old on special occasions, and for a daily/weekly sipper, I prefer JWBL. I wish they sold Double Black here. I only find it at Duty Free shops.
Since you guys were talking about the whiskey tasting room in Portland. I am now going to go there and taste the rice whiskey on Saturday, can't wait. Also, I am fighting every erge to go buy a ton of whiskey. Any good recommendations to go and buy right now?
Tell them we said hi!
Right now... any whisky. It's almost the weekend.
I enjoyed JWG so much during a Scottish Hogmanay but downside was waking up on the 2nd of January and asking where did the 1st of January go lol...
A contender for a whiskey toast maybe?
“There is no bad whiskey.
There are only some whiskeys that aren't as good as others.”
Okay so now that my spreadsheet is linked on your site, I might have to go through and put in some proper links on the extra 'Sheets' that I added so that people know where to look for the originals and who did them in the first place. It honestly was just to have the references in the same sheet without having multiple spreadsheets going.
Although it may be better to actually split the links up on the site into my first sheet and then link to the original for the others so that it's done properly.
On a whiskey note, tasting note that is, that JW Green Label looks/sounds delicious! Might have to be part of my next purchase along with the Bakery Hill i'm trying to get.
The sheet is yours to run how you prefer :-) Rock and roll.
And yes, the JW is awesome!
I was hoping when you talk about friendly and challenging you could suggest a whiskey on both sides relative to the whiskey you're reviewing. Maybe get a small white board to illustrate where the whiskey lies on the curve compared to others. It would really help some of us who are trying to gain more understanding about regional and process influence. Thanks for all your hard work guys.
daniel perotti Sounds like something they'll prob get into on the new channel. If they ever stop teasing us about it and just do it already. Jeez! ;)
Yes, someday. It is all part of the strategy :-)
I’ve had all the labels. Blue sure is tasty, but green is the best.
Dad joke page is very much needed
Y’all are legends
I think they're on track -- apple / vanilla / tea biscuit start, then is switches gear to the citrus: lemon grass with mild smoke and a small suggestion of peat. Lighter in colour and not as malty-butterscotch as JW Black.
Hey guys i am a new subscriber and am digging this channel, i know you said you were gonna do a rebecca creek soon, i want to know about ranger creek if possible. Thanks. Keep rocking puddin knob! Lol
We just did it in yesterday's shoots! Should come out shortly
I could’ve SWORN that Clynelish was one of the four! The taste is SO SIMILAR!!!
Did you guys ever do a Johnnie walker swing review? I stole a bottle of this from my great grandfathers closet as a teen and that was my whiskey intro. I'd be interested to see your review.
No, we haven't added it to the vault yet.
Dear god Rex! You sound like you really know what you're talking about!
Who are you and what have you done with the mooch?
I can feign competence for brief periods of time. I'll try not to make a habit of it.
All joking aside though dude. Its pretty cool to see people that know their shit but are happy to just be chill.
So whatever it is you're doing . . . . keep doing it.
Seems like people keep telling you that!
Still It, just a heads up. We may or may not mention you in a video that releases in a few days. Next week I think. 😜
Rex just a heads up, make sure to not feign it too often or else people may not think you still need sample tastes. Great work man.
Where can i find your intermediate whiskey list??
Thanks for sticking up for Casa Bonita, who doesn't love warm sopapillas while watching cliff diving. Of course them having whiskey would make it much more memorable, but one takes what they can get! My husband loves your channel, although you have started to cost us money... can't take it with us I suppose! Clink, sniff and swallow!~
Mickie Bowe, I recommend finding a whiskey somm, and tricking them into believing that it's in their best interest to shower you with whiskies. Much easier on the wallet that way.
Mickie, we can neither confirm nor deny our contribution to money expenditures with viewers. But you obviously married a wise man. And he obviously married up.
Or some really good friends that fuel the fire, but a somm sitting around the fire would be grand.
Yes, I'm commenting on an older video that I'm watching, there's probably 30+ of yours I haven't seen yet... I'm picking the good or great whiskys and I've skipped some of the weird Texas or US strange stuff that hardly ever is any good (a random thought there for you).
I see you are subscribed to "Scotch Test Dummies" ... Cool.
For folks who haven't yet watched the "Scotch Test dummies" UA-cam videos I would suggest starting with their earliest videos. The progression of the STDs from their starting point is fascinating (plus a lot of fun). Their latest videos have per episode "call outs" that they repeat, but what's cool is when you're watching their shows progress from the beginning and they happen to stumble into one of these things for the first time. I love how they started by recording their videos in Bart's Kitchen, recorded some weird ones over at Scott's house, then later you watch them building their studio (slowly) in Bart's basement. I got my start with Rafly's videos, but the Scotch Test Dummies, if you start at their beginning is far more fun. Actually Ralfy is serious, and interesting, fun not being a key point. Scotch Test Dummies are fun.
I really enjoy the way you (Daniel) blend the single malts to match a blended product. I think this really shows off your Sommelier talents, which I acknowledge, you are pretty damn good!
Cheers!
I just bought both of them but ended up buying the Basil Hayden the new rye didn't even no I bought the Limited Edition Rye
Hey guys, love the videos. My wife and I are heading to Scotland in a few weeks. Speyside region to be exact. What's your top distilleries in the region?
All of them. You can't possibly go wrong on any tour of anyone that will let you in. Have fun!
Also, I'm living in park city, Utah. The best blended American whiskey in my opinion, High West distillery! Give'em a try.
High west is awesome!
My first thought after seeing the title was "these guys are gonna a make JW Green! That's freaking awesome!" Now I want to try to make some Peat Monster or something else from CB since they give the amounts! It'll be my weekend project!
I love the idea of a separate website to post viewer content too. My gf actually posed the idea recently of starting a fan site for viewers to post things and interact through a forum. Might have to post a video of us toasting too bc that would be awesome. Do we just post it to UA-cam and send you the link?
Start the fan site! We'll link to it, send stuff to it, and connect it to our website. But you guys are in charge of monitoring and babysitting it.
Try a little bit of Peat Monster with the Green Label, turns up the smoke and adds a little bit of the phenolic undertones but doesn't kill the fruit notes in the Green Label 👍
Did this get sorted?
Have you guys ever tried any barrel aged vodka? If so which would you suggest trying?
Not yet! Maybe we should......
I'm a big fan of the Green label - however I believe it's a bit of a step down from where it was a few years ago (was discontinued here in the States, but was re-introduced about a year ago).
Anywho - I picked up a bottle for $40...Still a nice whiskey overall.
great whisky, besides those four , Green label has few more of the Diagio's single malts ( Clynlish, Cardho etc.)
Very nice whisky chemistry!
For science!
It's your fault! I finally tried Old Granddad bonded. I love it. Like most people I figured that it would be bargain barrel bourbon, however it is anything but. I think I found a new standby.
Glad we could help!
Im turning 30 next friday and really want to get my hands on a Johnny Walker, which one do you guys thinks is the best or do you like the most? I noticed that my local liqour store has a gift set with 12 small bottles of 50 ml each for around 60 US Dollars thats about 6 - 700 for me to pay here in sweden since is where i live
It would be interesting to see you guys try doing a diy blend of Monkey Shoulder, I believe it's Glenfiddich, balvenie and Kininvie.
Yes! We may have to try that one. But getting Kininvie here is hard.
Hey guys Can you review Johnnie Walker Island Green ? It's duty free exclusive
i love the Green Stuff , watching you guys blend was wicked cool. have you heard of Onyx its a CT distillery who has produced the states first whiskey, if you have what are your thoughts on it ? if you haven't you need to get a bottle or 3.
“Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough.” Mark Twain
I haven't heard of it! We need it...
Ahhh, smells like what you would expect the moss in Fangorn Forest to smell like.
The Green and Platinum 18 are my favourite JW blends. I may get hate for this, but I'm not crazy about the Blue.
BTW: Where do you learn to make ice cream?
Sundae School! *drum roll
I agree on the Blue. The green is better.
Is that a pic of soad Tankian back there...?
Nah it’s Rex, but I swear there are days at certain angles where Rex looks really close to Serj
I just bought my first bottle of Johnnie Walker Green Label $44.99 Costco in LA.
Would you not need 15 yr old whisky of each malt to recreate?
I just bought a bottle but i dont take apples or bannanas?
How does the green compare to the black? Black is my preferred scotch, based primarily on friendliness/cost. I wouldn’t mind the extra cost if it was still reasonably friendly, while introducing new complexities.
I prefer the black.
to the Green? Madness.
The only thing edible at Casa Donteatit is the sopapillas.... Fun watching the mixing.
I agree.
Flavor Flave of the Whisky World
California has the best Mexican food, hands down. Why does Rex remind me of a character from weekend at bernies? He's that friend we all know that wheres flip flops to a wedding.
Yeah, someone on the property told Rex "you always look like you just came back from fishing."
wow for the same or close to the same price you got JW green i can get gold label where i'm from.
Yup green label in my opinion is one the best , that why I got 6 bottles in my man cave hidden away lol
Whoa, trimmed that beard and you guys were starting to get that whole big brother little brother vibe going on
Belfry, my dogs got shaved for the summer. It looked really comfortable!
Rex LOL! Seriously? That's hilarious.
what can i say, Texas summers are really f@$%'n hot.
Rex let's just hope you never watch your dog get neutered. Ouch!
I know what you mean though. I used to live in Arkansas and I'm sure it's pretty similar. Worst part for me is the humidity. That shit kills man.
Hey! Is there a whisky with heavy cinnamon that's not a liqueur? (Not like Fireball and the likes) Like a Single Malt or Blended Malt?
I haven't found one where it really jumps out except maybe Teeling Irish Whisky
Hmm haven't tried that but will sure check it out! I really love cinnamon but Fireball is far too sweet :P Thanks!
I have found that cognac always have notes of cinnamon and other spices.
@Rex - something is looking different; trim of the beard, hair cut, shower?
Shower!? Never. I shaved my dogs for summer. Looked comfortable, so the beard got a summer trim.
Best toast ever heard, I like my women like I like my scotch, 12 years old and mixed up with cocaine. That was a toast I heard at a family wedding. Yeah hillbilly
Bubba Catlett, that's equal parts horrible and hilarious.
I like my women like I like my Scotch: 30 years old, neat, and all to myself!
The word of the day is legs...let's spread the work..Slàinte Mhath!
excellent video, I've always wanted to taste Talisker after seeing it in a Bond movie but now i gotsta gets a bottle of the green lable. i am intrigued (strokes beard)
So I'm curious about this REVIEW. Did you like the Johnnie Walker Green Label? And how did you rate this against the other Johnnie Walkers?
Through some sleuthing, I discovered that my parents are getting me a bottle of Rebreast 12 year single pot still for my 19th birthday.
Nolan Nice! You can't go wrong with Redbreast man. It's great stuff. If you like that, you should try Green Spot too. I actually like it a little more and it's about the same price.
i second charlie's nomination. green spot is damn good.
YES. It shall be a good one.
I've had a bottle of JW Green sitting around for a few years now; wasn't really my favorite at first tasting but seeing this video convinced me to pull it out and give it another go. And knowing what flavors to look for, and spotting the commonalities between it and the single malts it's derived from, I've found a new appreciation of the stuff thanks to you guys. Cheers!
Yes! Goal achieved.
jw 15 my favourite whisky
So good!!!!!!
Rex looks so much younger and Daniel looks exactly the same.
$65/bottle in 2017? Damn today its $45 at Total Wine and Costco (a testament to how good the pricing is at Total Wine).
You guys have the best job in the world 😂
Have u got the johnnie walker blue
Not yet!
Daniel you need a library sliding ladder.
Totally
Rex! you mentioned you had a few whiskeys that had cream notes, but never said what they were.
Richard n, a couple off the top of my head. TX blended whiskey (really sweet though). And Jameson Caskmates (stout edition)
Rex I'm in love with the Jameson caskmates! Bought it from when you guys did the review.
Have a question what is a good Beginners Scotch or Bourbon
So many options. Try basil hayden for bourbon and johnnie walker for scotch
Which One Johnny Walker I have expensive taste all my bottle are $50 and up
Awesome!!
Yes Johny Walker. I miss him. He used to be on my shelf, but saddly he has vanished. I wonder where he had gone. Hey I just started the lyrics to a new song. Oh and my wife is punnishing me for drinking all her Grants sherry cast so I replaced it with two.
The Ballad of Vanishing Whiskies - dedicated to your wife, who still loves you even though you mooched her Grants sherry cast. 😀
I would listen to that ballad.
I have to ask, not being a medicinal peat guy, are there any Johnnie Walker offerings that are not Smokey?
Most! The Green is really friendly
Its not medicinal at all in JWGL its very subtle