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John Walker & Sons Bi-Centenary 0.7L

Name: John Walker & Sons Bi-Centenary 0.7L
SKU: 023602
Price: 5385.00 PLN
Availability: InStock

Alcohol percentage: 46%

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John Walker & Sons Bicentenary Blend is a limited-edition blended Scotch whisky, released to mark the brand's 200th anniversary, in which the youngest components were matured for at least 28 years. The edition celebrates the journey John Walker & Sons has travelled over the past 200 years, bottled at 46%.

The brand's history dates back to 1820. John Walker opened a grocery shop on King Street in Kilmarnock in 1820 and began creating his own whisky blends in the cellar. This blend was created as a tribute to that place – Master Blender Jim Beveridge OBE and his small team drew inspiration from the aromas listed on the original inventory from John Walker's shop.

The backbone of the blend consists of rare, aged vintages. Among them are so-called ghost stocks from the long-closed Pittyvaich, Cambus and Port Ellen distilleries, and the whisky was built from a small, hand-selected pool of old and rare single malts and single grains. All the components are a minimum of 28 years old, some considerably older.

The aromatic profile is dominated by ripe fruit, warming spices and gentle smoke. On the nose this is a complex whisky with layers of aromas, in which fruity notes combine harmoniously with warming spice and soft smoke; dried fruits such as sultanas and figs are complemented by accents of candied ginger, berries, brown sugar and aromatic spices. The first sip reveals layers of spice interwoven with sweet honey and treacle, while waves of sultanas, cocoa nibs and herbal notes are carried on soft smoke; sweet spice lingers through the long finish.

Whisky Advocate critic Jonny McCormick completes the picture. He notes aromas of burning heather, toffee, nuts, cigar smoke, leather, raisins, orange pekoe tea leaves, fruit loaf, black liquorice, allspice and cinnamon. On the palate he finds warming notes of orange, brown sugar and mellow, harmonious spice, followed by dark toffee, vanilla pod, candied peel, sultanas, plum juice, malt and cocoa.