Johnnie Walker Double Black Costco (2024)

FAQs

Which is better Johnnie Walker Black or Double Black? ›

The Black Label is known for its smoothness and balance, with flavors of vanilla, toffee, and dark fruits. On the other hand, the Double Black offers a more robust taste with strong smoky notes, making it a favorite among those who prefer a more intense flavor.

The rebellious younger sibling of Johnnie Walker Black Label. Whiskies from the west coast of Scotland are chosen for their naturally smoky flavor and aged in charred barrels, making for a full-bodied blend with a deep, brooding intensity.

created in the style of Johnnie Walker Black Label but with a rich, more intense, smokier flavour." Johnnie Walker Double Black commands an extra 11% premium over the Black Label which in whisky terms, is really not a lot of money.

Note, the Double Black has no age statement. By law no Scotch whisky (grain or malt) is less than 3 years in cask but the JWDB is no 12-year whisky. You will have to decide whether the Double Black, at almost 15% higher price than the Black Label, is worth the coin for a simpler, but smokier experience.

Blue Label is the pinnacle of Johnnie Walker's line of Scotch. Only one per 10,000 Scotch barrels produced by spirits company Diageo makes the cut for this blend—and the group makes 11 million casks per year.

Johnnie Walker Black is a blend of 40 single-malts and single-grains, all of which are Scotch and all of which are at least 12 years old. It is made to be sipped neat.

Ingredients: 50ml (5 tablespoons) Johnnie Walker Black Label (or Red Label) 150ml Lemonade or Lemon-flavoured soda (such as 7UP or Sprite)

Which Johnnie Walker color is best? ›

The Johnnie Walker Red price proves it is the most affordable, while the Blue Label's whisky price tag proves that it is the brand's most premium blend. Wondering why? It is the Scotch name. This whisky gets aged in an oak cask for three or more years (older, the better).

Originally released to the travel retail market, Double Black combines the rich, malty flavour of Black Label with slightly peatier whisky and casks that were more heavily charred. The result is a toasty, smoky whisky with Johnnie Walker's usual rich, malty core.

If Black Label is an excellent introduction to the smoky and peaty flavors of Islay single malt, Gold Label is a beautiful companion to the heather honey sweeter Highland expressions.

The Red Label is known for its bold, spicy flavors, making it an excellent choice for co*cktails and mixed drinks. The Black Label, however, is known for its smooth, deep, and complex character, making it a perfect sipping whisky. In terms of price, the Black Label is slightly more expensive than the Red Label.

Accounting for almost 96% of Jack Daniel's annual whiskey sales, the Black Label brand is the #1 selling whiskey in the world with over 150 million bottles sold worldwide every year.

Black Label whisky, however, uses only blends of 12 years old or greater, while those chosen for Green Label have aged 15 years or more, and its Platinum Label whiskies have a minimum of 18 years.