Whisky Focus - Johnnie Walker Island Green

Introducing Johnnie Walker Island Green a new travel retail exclusive blended malt.

Diageo have announced the launch of Johnnie Walker Island Green blended malt whisky which will be exclusive to travel retail.

Bottled at 43% ABV and priced at £42 (US $60) for a 1 litre bottle Johnnie Walker Island Green is described as having a smoky Island style. Is it a no age statement version of the recently re-launched Johnnie Walker 15 year old Green Label blended malt, well the answer to that is NO according to the info I have from Johnnie Walker.

Johnnie Walker Island Green is said to offer a "greater influence of smoky, maritime malt whisky" compared to the recently re-launched Johnnie Walker Green Label.

Johnnie Walker say that Island Green contains single malt whiskies from Caol Ila Islay distillery, which gives it "added prominence", Highland distillery Clynelish, Lowland Glenkinchie and Cardhu distillery in Speyside.

"The launch of Johnnie Walker Island Green is a true game-changer for the Scotch whisky category in travel retail," said Doug Bagley, Diageo Global Travel Middle East managing director.

"Thanks to the immense skill of the whisky makers at Johnnie Walker, and our unrivalled access to over 40% of the industry’s inventory of Malts, we believe we have an incredible special blended malt that will be immensely popular with consumers either as a treat for themselves or as a special gift."

Johnnie Walker Island Green will be available exclusively in global travel retail outlets from July 2016, retailing at £42 (US $60) for a one litre bottle.

You will find the current Johnnie Walker whisky range available from specialist online whisky shops such as The Whisky Exchange
 

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