Johnnie Walker

Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost & Rare Special Blend with Brora, Bourbon & Sherry Oak Cask, 2017, 46%

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TypeBlended Whisky
MRI
MRI 12
Average Score
Avg 86
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Description

A limited release of Johnnie Walker's most premium Blue Label brand, the Ghost & Rare blends focus on Scotland's lost (or once-lost) distilleries, with this first release built around malt from the legendary Brora (which was still closed at the time). Other "Ghosts" rearing their welcome heads from the annals of whisky history is malt from lost Speyside distillery Pittyvaich, and Cambus grain, whi ...

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Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Sep 21, 2026SGD 942.54
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Region
Scotland
Age
N.A
Vintage
N.A
Bottled
2017
ABV
46%
Volume
75cl
Distillery
Johnnie Walker
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
Bourbon & Sherry Oak
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Lightly Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
No
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
Dr. Jim Beveridge
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
40000
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Bottle with gift box
Series highlights
Ghost & Rare series, First Edition
Historical context
Brora distillery closed in 1983 and reopened in 2021, making the Brora component a 'ghost' whisky from a silent distillery.
Special release
Limited release, featuring whiskies from 'ghost' (closed) distilleries.
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Gentle, complex, and subtly fruity with waxy maturity, hints of smoke, mineral notes, soft citrus, old cedar wood, dried raspberry leaf, agave syrup, sweet pineapple, peaches, dark chocolate, hazelnut, earthy tobacco, burnt wood, caramel, dark honey, pear, oak spice, petrichor, thyme honey, maple syrup, rich caramel, honeycomb, and fresh-baked flaky cinnamon buns.
Palate
Thick, mouth-clinging, silky, and smooth with jellied fruits, marine notes, sweet orchard fruit, nougat, vanilla bean, toffee, tobacco, smoky peat, dark chocolate, hazelnut, citrus, rich and oily mouthfeel, caramel, pineapple, hot apple sauce, nutty notes, sweet peat, waxy notes, rich walnut, roasted orchard fruit, mineral-y spicy smoke, paraffin texture, apples, oranges, cassia, sultanas, herbs, apricot, almond, clove, tart red currant, smoked vanilla, dark toffee, salted caramel, ripe stone fruits, and bold spice.
Finish
Exceptionally long with lingering peat smoke, salted caramel, subtle brown sugar sweetness, gentle warmth, dark chocolate shavings, ginger, tannins, vanilla pod, spiced notes, oranges, apple, honey, cassia, coastal smoke, dark dried fruits, warm oak, beeswax, and a final mineral note.
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