Johnnie Walker Double Black
Dec 17, 2010 | 9:22 am
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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.
Dec 25, 2010 | 10:43 am
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Bottle is made with smoked glass so looks very dark. The outer box had a dark wood-grain print as the background. I am a JW Black and Green drinker, and this fell right in between. However, the scotch was darker in appearance than Green. Smoother, but not as peaty as Green. For the price, I will stick with Black ($20) and Green ($30) for 750mL. There are better values out there, but I will keep picking one up each time I see it to support the product.
Feb 28, 2011 | 6:12 am
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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.
Feb 28, 2011 | 9:57 am
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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.
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
Feb 28, 2011 | 10:36 am
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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
Mar 3, 2011 | 9:11 am
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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 !
And I agree w jb - €38 !
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Mar 3, 2011 | 9:16 am
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Mar 8, 2011 | 10:02 pm
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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?
Mar 9, 2011 | 3:41 am
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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.
Mar 9, 2011 | 10:16 am
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. After sampling some random scotches from their FCL/FCT first.
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