Johnnie Walker Black Label: Bladreunner 2049 The Directors Cut Release
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Distiller:
Various
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Bottler:
Johnnie Walker
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ABV:
49%
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Age:
NAS
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Price:
$$$$$
- Raided Score: 88
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: I don’t know what other differences exist between this and the stock 12yr black label, but the presence of graininess is very much minimized and replaced with a richer mouth feel, longer finish and a much better integrated smoke presence.
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- Raided Score: 88
- Publication: Whiskey Advocate
- Excerpt: If this is a glimpse of the future, I’m stockpiling regular Black Label now.
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- Raided Score: 88
- Publication: The Whiskey Wash
- Excerpt: As for the swan song of flavors, one can detect black pepper, oak tannin, Caol Ila peat, and chicory lingering pleasantly.
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Intro:
This is a limited edition release from Johnnie Walker (Diageo) alongside the release of Denis Villeneuves work of art: BladeRunner 2049. Shortly after being laid off in December, a couple friends of mine pooled together than purchased this as a gift for me. Ive drank it through many viewings of the movie, interviews, job hunting and shortly thereafter, when I accepted a new job. Ive finished off the bottle a couple months later and compiled my notes for a review.
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Nose:
Honey, vanilla, dough, icing. Freshly baked bread. Some salt and pepper. Faint melon. Faint wisps of smoke.
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Taste:
Medium mout hfeel, very minimal heat. Rich honey, vanilla, smoldering ash and pepper. Cocoa, some toffee and a nice oak presence. The smoke grows with time.
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Finish:
Long, smoky and sweet. There is a lot of vanilla, toffee, icing, faint lemon and some nice smoke.
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Overall:
The bump in proof seems to really benefit this expression. I dont know what other differences exist between this and the stock 12yr black label, but the presence of graininess is very much minimized and replaced with a richer mouth feel, longer finish and a much better integrated smoke presence.
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Score:
7
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