Whiskey "Blue Label": history of creation, price. How to distinguish an original from a fake

Whiskey - a drink of gentlemen, was especially popular in the 20s of last century among the criminal communities. The most famous brand, producing this drink since the 19th century, is "Johnny Walker," named after its founder, John Walker. The famous blended whiskey "Blue Label", as well as the "Red Label" and "Black Label" are sold all over the world; Its popularity is due to the special technology of preparation and the quality of alcoholic raw materials.

History

John Walker - a young and enterprising heir to the grocery business - was engaged in blending various types of tea. Despite such a young age (the guy barely reached the age of fifteen), Johnny already had a thriving grocery store. In 1836 at the helm of the profitable business stands one of the sons of Walker Alexander - no less gifted and resourceful person. It was he who initiated the production of blended single malt whiskey, produced under the brand name Old Highland and soon gained popularity. The first released batch of alcohol is dated 1867, 10 years after the death of John Walker.

39 years later, in 1908, Johnny's grandsons continued their father's business, patented the original name Johnnie Walker, and thereby made the company "Johnny Walker and Sons" famous throughout the world. In 1909, the Walkers brothers Alexander Jr. and George changed the name of their already popular alcoholic drinks: Johnny Walker Very Special Old Highland Whiskey and Extra Special Old Highland Whiskey. Instead, whiskeys appeared under the brand Red Label and Black Label, and later the company began to produce other versions of strong drink: whiskey "Blue Label", "Green Label", "Gold Label". Since 1997, and to date, the parent company engaged in the production of delicious Scottish spirits, is Diageo.

The most expensive products from "Johnny Walker"

According to statistics, alcohol from a well-known producer remains one of the most popular and bought in the world. The most expensive brands are whiskey "Blue Label", the price of which ranges from 200 dollars, depending on exposure and capacity.

The peculiarity of Blue Label is that it combines several varieties of whiskey, with exposure to half a century. Despite the high cost, the demand for this category of drinks does not fall to this day. Whiskey "Johnny Walker Blue Label" - this is elite alcohol, intended for connoisseurs.

Average cost of Blue Label

The average price of one bottle of tasty scotch is influenced by the amount of alcohol, alcohol, and also the purpose of the drink, - gift wrapping can cost several times more than usual. In Russian stores specializing in alcohol, selling whiskey "Blue Label", the price of which varies from 10 to 30 thousand rubles and more.

With incomparable aroma

The taste, color and smell of blended whiskey with a blue label is strikingly different from the taste and aroma of other drinks, "Johnny Walker." Golden, honey, deep color with an amber reflection - a distinctive feature of alcohol of this brand. Whiskey "Blue Label" has a tart, rich flavor of sherry and cedar with light notes of smoke. The aftertaste of bitter, dark chocolate and oak makes the drink original, and its taste is indescribable and unrepeatable. The aftertaste is long-lasting, unobtrusive giving off a mist of wood.

Production

Blue Label is made from 35 ingredients, previously aged in oak barrels for three years. Blended beverage is made exclusively from whiskeys with an exposure of at least 25 years. Many experts believe that the alcohol brand "Johnny Walker Blue Label" - this is a real, classic Scotch whiskey, with its inherent hue, smell and taste.

The finished product is poured into special glass bottles with the image of the coat of arms or the person walking, and then clogged with a stopper.

It is worth noting that the drink from Scotland owes its unique characteristics to the local spring water. It is thanks to her that the "Johnny Walker" product becomes noble, because in none of the countries has any of the famous alcohol producers been able to produce an identical product to taste and other qualities.

Original and fake. How not to become a victim of scammers

Popular types of alcohol, extra- and premium-class are subject to counterfeiting - this is not spared and elite Scottish drink. In general, non-original alcohol contains harmless food additives and flavors, thanks to which ordinary alcohol acquires aroma, taste and color, remotely resembling whiskey to the unsophisticated consumer. But it happens that in order to reduce the cost of production manufacturers of counterfeit resort to the use of methanol - a harmful substance that causes a strong poisoning in the human body, the consequences of which can be very sad, up to a lethal outcome. Methanol in appearance and smell is no different from ethanol, therefore its use by bootleggers in counterfeit alcohol is difficult to detect.

The original Whiskey "Blue Label", a forgery which is common in many countries, including Russia, is quite easy to distinguish even by external characteristics. The first thing you should pay attention to is the availability on the bottle of excise, which confirms the quality of the product. However, enterprising fraudsters learned to forge and excise.

Another important point: "Blue Label", according to the manufacturer, is produced in containers of 0.7 and 1.75 liters, and counterfeit basically occurs in the form of whiskey "Blue Label" 0.5 liters. A bottle of such "quality" alcohol is distinguished by the lack of convex letters on the label, as well as the original coat of arms or the person walking, since most bootleggers do not pay much attention to fake glass.

The cork on the original is made in gold color, the neck at the bottle in the place of attachment with the cork is slightly enlarged in volume, and under it there is a golden brush. In addition, elite alcohol is packed in a special box, and on each bottle there is an individual serial number, thanks to which you can easily determine the originality of blended whiskey.