Have we been WRONG about Johnnie Walker Scotch Whisky? (blind tasting)

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Title	:	Have we been WRONG about Johnnie Walker Scotch Whisky? (blind tasting)
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I think this is a prime example of not only what effect marketing has on us, but also in how badly Johnnie Walker has dropped the ball with their Blue lineit used to be legendary, and now it's just expensive shit
Comment from : AJ vs Everything

Amazed Red was so far up their list Its my least favourite Walker and I only ever use it as a mixer but to be fair thats what its sold as!
Comment from : Chris Kay

Can you do this with more whiskey brands please?
Comment from : Batman

I am shocked I have a bottle of the blue label and i absolutely love it Ive never had the green or platinum so now im going to have to get a bottle of each and do a tull comparison
Comment from : Unsanctioned Chaos

You guys really need to try the Johnnie Walker Swing It's readily available and nobody talks about it
Comment from : Rick and Morty 4-ever

You guys never fail to make the ad reads hilarious and unexpected
Comment from : Justin Banks

ive always wanted to get more into scotch johnnie is a good start now i want to try all of them
Comment from : Sound Healing by Gene

I’ve tried em all except for blue and platinum and I agree with you guys Green is really good and double black is no bueno
Comment from : WandomZhiEt

why thank you whiskey boy, that was the perfect amount of whiskey
Comment from : Kyle Lockhart

"buncha G's!"
Comment from : weve graysquaw

Johnnie Walker Blue: $250 Lagavulin 16: $100 Not a tough decision
Comment from : NewEnglandChris

Y'all should do this with Macallan
Comment from : Engineering Life

I prefer sweetness over smoke/peat so the Blue and Double Black dropped a little bit for me My order would be 18, Green, Gold, Blue, Black and Double Black I haven't tried the Red but I might like the medicinal taste
Comment from : Joe Jones

Even though it's the only one I've had, Black Label is my favorite Johnnie Walker scotch
Comment from : IcySlavKat

My new official favorite video on YouTube It's a bold statement but that just happened!
Comment from : User 95815

I've said it for years Red is as good as, and sometimes better than other Walkers! Sadly, Walker isn't as good as it used to be Sorry gang
Comment from : Chuck Andrews

We just got back from Johnnie Walker Princes Street and had an amazing time We did the whisky explorers tasting and dinner Top notch all around!
Comment from : treypeeps

When the USSR Anthem started playing, I instantly saw Vladimir Lenin
Comment from : Jun Seob Lee

I also like the Green Surprised me actually-- little bit of smoke I've drunk gallons of the red Black never impressed me Never went for the blue because its ridiculously expensive and the only people I know who drink it are posers
Comment from : Michael Lacy

Johnnie Walker has great marketing (I live in an area where the legal drinking age is 18 rather than 21), all my friends used to say it was their favorite until they tried something new and now only a few of my friends still buy it
Comment from : John Andrew Serrano Garcia

Johny Red is by far the worse liquor I've ever tasted
Comment from : James McLawhorn

Can you guys help me decide between JW black 12 year and Chivas Regal 12 year? You mentioned Chivas 12 was a step up from Monkey Shoulder and I know you guys speak pretty highly of MS Does that make Chivas 12 better than JW black? To my palate they are similar in quality, one smokier one more of a speyside, both have hint of grain bitterness
Comment from : A Stang

This is the way to do a whisky test I totally agree on Platinum (favorite), Green (my third favorite), Gold (my second one) and Blue (not my liking at all) but I would have pushed up Double Black above Red and as well Black above Red but hey, maybe I do a blind test myself as I have all the bottles to see if I still agree with myself
Comment from : Divedown25

WOW!!! Breonna has come a LONG way in her tasting adventures I still remember her first few tasting vidsand this is a complete 180 from those She actually enjoys it now I love the Fellas, but she puts all the vids over the top LOVE IT!!!
Comment from : Josh Taylor

I've tried red, black, green and gold and also thought green was the best of them, now I want to try platinum as you had pretty much the same opinion about the other 4 as I did black was the worst and green the best for me
Comment from : la haya

Y'know, put Daniel in a cap and he's a ringer for Lenin #JustSaying
Comment from : nzlemming

18 year is definitely my favourite Walker (probably my favourite whiskey in general too)
Comment from : Bretton B

That Blue sells for $360 + where I live in Canada The Platinum goes for $170, while the Green $110 What I "cut my teeth on" was Johnnie Walker Red Label It was easy to drink and bars had it on hand
Comment from : Kris Yallowega

I love the red one
Comment from : Cherry CHERRY

I think Brianna can be certified insane and I love it 😂
Comment from : TheRpf1977

yepe, i agree
Comment from : Manuel Suazo

You know, I can tell when people are really, as in, really close to each other
Comment from : infin E

Ya Imean JW blue taste sour to me so I get that it was at the bottom
Comment from : Jacob Crab

I found blue label to be underwhelming, but wasn't about to tell my friend that had given it to me After 18 months, it's still 1/4 full
Comment from : John Doe

Awesome video
Comment from : Alvin Mousseau

Green is by far the best
Comment from : wking

I adore GREEN (with just a little water) and also love the PLATINUM Thanks for the great tasting vid! 🙂🙂🙂
Comment from : sissy dreams

This just confirms that some people waste money on overpriced whisk(e)y and marketing is mostly BS
Comment from : Adam Keele

I tell everybody that Blue is like drinking water Not worth it My favorites are Gold (I saved the golden limited edition bottle) and Green
Comment from : Kwang Oh

That was so interesting to see for me as I really enjoy JW and always return to it after a few single malts The only surprise to me really was that the red label ended up so high, however the explanation made total sense Green and platinum also are my two favorites And blue is not a surprise at all I had the exact same feeling the one time I tried it Since I felt like I became a fan of JW I wanted to experience what the "top of the line" tastes like and got myself a small bottle And it was an utter disappointment Not because it would be bad, but it was not as good as green and platinum and waaaay too expensive for what it delivered
Comment from : Flomotion8000

Is there an idea to do this with other brands? Old Forester might be a fun lineup for blind testing
Comment from : OneImperfectSaint

Wow, lots o' surprises there! I love DB, so kind of shocked it did so badly with the crew Have had regular Black & Red, and like Black but thought Red was awfulbrNever had Blue, but obviously shocked based upon the price and reputation
Comment from : Jay Kay

LOVE U GUYS !!!
Comment from : adam wishman

On the line up tasting threadwhat about Dewars? They have a variety of finishes and ages and could be interesting
Comment from : chipperfan81

Red Label bis/b pretty damn decent
Comment from : Heikki Remes

I CANT BELIEVE IT ONLY TOOK 4 YEARS TO GROW OUT THOSE FLOWING LOCKS OF HAIR
Comment from : Brandon Anderson

7:52 ahahaha that's one of the funniest things I've heard - "I dunno, I forgot I had 'em"
Comment from : Scott Bristow

Im kinda of the mind that Black Label is exclusively for the few cocktails that include scotch The sweetness helps and the unpleasant notes in it tend to get masked But its pretty unpleasant straight
Comment from : XOXONAOTCHAN _

I feel like way back in the day, it was decided that JW Blue with seltzer or tonic took it to way better levels
Comment from : Benjamin Ross

OMG!!! Thank you!! So glad you guys are doing more videos like this! It’s so helpful to have a good suggestion on which bottle to try from a big brand’s line up You’re all awesome
Comment from : Jacob Crane

I really got into whiskey after doing a Johnnie walker tasting I bought a gold label and a talisker dark storm that was there I love the green label and feel like it is one of their best renditions with a intersting flavor profile!
Comment from : Brendan Boyson

The background music is not good it dose not feel like I'm watching brwhiskey trribebrWhy?
Comment from : Genesis

absolutly no way red label is better than black, double black or blue!! Guess yanks simply dont understand scotch!! Walker themsleves market the red as a mixer cocktail whiskey!!
Comment from : Chris Kay

I hope this convinces 1 person to stop buying blue label Buy a red label and set $200 on fire instead
Comment from : Jimmy Leg

I wanted to order the Snobby beans, but you dont ship to Australia!! Time to partner up with one of the many new craft Whiskey makers here in Oz and get them in on this deal I really wanna try these beans!!
Comment from : Benzles

Ugh
Comment from : Paul Fix

I have an 18 that is not Platinum, are they different? My 18 is too sweet Agree that green is the best closely followed by gold
Comment from : doug tak

I like how you were making fun of Applebee's yet the photo of Applebee's you chose to show actually had some pretty decent whiskies behind the bar haha
Comment from : Jimmy

Really enjoy your videos, I've just started my first job in Whisky in a tasting room for a new distillery I've learned so much from your videos and am passing that knowledge on to people trying whisky's for the first timebrbrThanks for putting in the hard work!
Comment from : Homoerectus

Blind tastings are the absolute best Reveal what you actually like without marketing bias I also much prefer Red to Black for the same reasons Daniel mentioned, much more character and interesting Green and Blue are also excellent and i'll always have a Green in the collection, never had the 18 but some day Hey guys, please do a blind tasting of Dewars 12, Grand Old Par 12, Buchannan's 12, and Chivas 12! For a curve ball throw in Red label, Dewars White, and J&B or Cutty Sark while you're at it!
Comment from : EuropaWill

To be honest, in my opinion red label is the worst whiskey I ever tasted The only bottle I would rather pour in the drain than drinking it
Comment from : DaanScheppingen

Double black hands down
Comment from : Simmo

i would love to see the same thing with compass box are they worth the price? or are we distracted by the labels and limited releases?
Comment from : Andrew Filsinger

Red is garbage I tried to save it with coke but it just ruined the coke One of the rare liquors of any type that I had to flushbrbrEveryone I talk to says the black is better than the blue Personally, I am shocked how much I like the blue Gold and platinum were better than black but not worth the money Never had green I will have to try it
Comment from : Avehein

If Ian is gun Jesus and Brandon is AK Jesus and Paul is Irish Jesus the Rex is whiskey Jesus
Comment from : Stealthi Master

I'm shook 5:41
Comment from : John Stuart

I’m not surprised that JW blue is lackluster, but I am surprised that it performed worse than Red! My dad is a big JW fan and he always shits on the red but loves the blue and black
Comment from : David Pugliese

That's hilarious, Johnny Walker Black is literally an Airplane whiskey here, he nailed it XD
Comment from : Christiån Kirkenes

I once held a $240,000 USD bottle of Johnny Walker I hope it was made from actual teardrops of every Pope in the last 50 years
Comment from : Christiån Kirkenes

The best review of JW Blue I've ever read was one sentence: "Johnnie Walker Blue is the whisky for people with more money than taste" I'd take Green, Gold, or Platinum over it any day of the week
Comment from : James King

Briana is a psychopath and I love it
Comment from : Brad Barmherzig

Johnnie Walker Red and Black were some of the first sample bottles I tried when getting into whiskey, and I definitely preferred the Red Nice to be in good company
Comment from : stockicide

They are influencing each other
Comment from : Brett Hebert

They have indeed always liked the Green, so they're definitely consistent and the data isn't just noise for them
Comment from : Aj

Why does Briana live in an Alice in wonderland feverdream home? You know what, it kinda makes sense
Comment from : Moki

Love the run down surprised by BLUE Need to grab your top 3 to try thanks and cheers
Comment from : Old Fashioned Ways++

She sounds like a barrel of laughs to get drunk with I love funny people My mate is so funny to get drunk with
Comment from : Drax

Ok question I really like Johnny walker blue because of how easy it is to drink but its expensive what is something like the at a cheaper price point
Comment from : Michael Cabrera

It changes as you senses get oversaturated
Comment from : jjw

When taking price into consideration, Green Label is my favorite
Comment from : Hulk Slayer

The subtly disturbing flavor of band aids
Comment from : RedInTheSky

people who like blue label only say it to seem fancy and cool and they never are
Comment from : robert bourgoine

My favorite is the OG gold 18 year (not the reserve they had for this one), followed closely by the platinum The blue was smooth but not really enjoyable for me, so I can see why they put it so far back The gold reserve is not nearly as good as the og Gold, but I agree on middle of the pack The black I used to use for mixed drinks when I first started, would probably find it tough to go back to Didn't really care for green, it was to peaty for my taste
Comment from : Robert Ellis

Music needs to go
Comment from : Jack Bandit

Green is my favorite as well :)
Comment from : Chris DiMascola

I tasted the Double Black when it first came out and it had some really nice Bourbon notes, both on the nosing and the "mouthing" I rebought a bottle a few years later and either my flavor profile changed or it did It lost almost everything and the finish was terrible I've never been a fan of the Blue label, it didn't match my flavor profile at all I will have to try the Green and Platinum now though For research purposes!!
Comment from : manicallyhappy

I still feel Red Label is a very good whisky bfor the price/b and considering how widely available it is Totally happy to drink it neat if out at a bar somewhere and not trying to run up a tab May not be the most exciting but no off flavours that bother me either, just goes down easy And frankly I'll take it over the Black any time given it's half the price here
Comment from : MARSEN SOUND

Daniel admitted to “mouthing” the D 🤣
Comment from : Armando Martinez III

❤Breana❤
Comment from : Night Rider

I’ve had so many people side-eye me when I tell them I prefer Red Label to Black Label Thank you for validating me!😂 Gonna have to try Green, Gold, and Platinum sometime!
Comment from : Devon Trouten

Blue is definitely boring
Comment from : Jamie B

A quick question I can't seem to find an answer for Once you decant a whisky, Rum or brandy from the wood cask, does it still continue to to age and change its flavor & nose?
Comment from : Sgt Fon