Tasting: Johnnie Walker – Blue Label

Johnnie WalkerBlue LabelDiageo ABV: 40.0%Country: ScotlandStyle: BlendedPrice per bottle: £30.00Availability: Travel Retail Phoebe Calver – 8.2 Nose: A breakfast buffet of blackcurrant-covered pastries, a little ginger spice, sandalwood box and orange zest.Palate: Very different here, getting dark and rich. Hints of tiramisu, with lots of creamy dark chocolate, some oaky spice

Tasting: Johnnie Walker – Gold Label Reserve

Johnnie WalkerGold Label ReserveDiageo ABV: 40.0%Country: ScotlandStyle: BlendedPrice per bottle: GB£33.00Availability: Travel Retail Phoebe Calver – 8.4 Nose: A hint of eggnog spice, grated nutmeg and stroopwafel. There’s runny honey drizzled on rye bread and heathery wildflowers. Palate: Thick caramel sauce, like banoffee pie, with more of the heathery herbal notes,

Tasting: Johnnie Walker – Black Label

Johnnie WalkerBlack LabelDiageo ABV: 40.0%Country: ScotlandStyle: BlendedPrice per bottle: GB£30.00Availability: Travel Retail Phoebe Calver – 8.2 Nose: Relatively chilled, with Christmas pudding notes, maple syrup and some orange zest. Palate: All gets a little smokier here, like your clothes after a bonfire, with malted milk biscuits, banoffee pie and some sage