After reading about it in this thread I eventually got around to buying some in CDG Duty Free for Euro30 per litre. I am surprised that I like it very much indeed. I'm partial to Islay and JW has delivered much of the peaty taste at a reasonable price.

I have been keeping my eyes open since i first saw this tread.
I found my JW Double Black at LAS $43us 1lt in the duty free at T2

Hi just got a JW double black from Singapore
Can't open the tamper seal what's the trick

Hi did you open the tamper seal
Can't seem to open my one

Those seem like exceptional prices...where have you seen them that cheap?

Johnny walker black label US$37 for 1L @ SFO Int'l airport

anyone have any idea how this compares to green label? thats one of my fav's

I most definitely do. I have a few bottles of each. Green Label, IMO, resembles a good highland blend, very smooth without any distinctive notes, but very pleasing and absent the rough spots customary in lesser blends. Green is my fallback if I am short of Double Black or good Islay.

Double Black is very similar to Islay, quite peaty and with a distinctive earthy scent and taste. Wherever I find Double Black in Duty Free I buy what I can because it is my new favorite everyday tipple.

I like Scotch and have a decent collection but I am no expert so my descriptions are not great. My favorites generally are various Bowmore and Balvenie, mostly older ones and my all time preference is Port Ellen when I can find any, meaning I have only my diminishing stock since there is no more being produced.

cool, sounds like its more of what you're in the mood for vs which is better then. Because i absolutely hate the standard black label, which i think is over rated and only suitable as a mixer. based on what you said, i can assume that the double black is superior to the standard black? if thats the case, i may pick up a pair of double black+green on my next flight

They have nothing to do with each other. Bad choice of name IMO. Double Black is a pure malt with a strong implication of Islay taste. if you like Balvenie or Bowmore you'll like this. If you're a fan of Black you'll think this stuff taste like mud. That is fine for me, leaves more of it for us. :)

getting about...
 

saw it in Salzburg DF yesterday, at €38 for a litre - unfortunately connecting so couldn't buy....:(

And I agree w jb - €38 !

Thirty-eight Euros? Maybe it is becoming popular.

Got a bottle of this on my last international trip - amazing stuff, I love the peatier composition (strong Islay notes). Checked on eBay to see whether I could snag another couple bottles, and there are definitely people who are trying to resell this at a 100% markup - most listings are around $100+, including one seller who has apparently amassed 9 bottles!! FT'er?

Agree. I really like JW Black. It's my everyday scotch. I like JW Gold even more. But you are right, I don't like JW Double Black at all...and I prefer Gold to Blue.

Funny as I'm almost the opposite. Don't like Black, like Double Black and Green and am torn about Gold. Blue is way overpriced - have Scotches half to 2/3 of the price that are superior. Will gladly drink it if flying LH F (award obviously) :). After sampling some random scotches from their FCL/FCT first.