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Johnnie Walker is a brand of Scotch whisky produced by Diageo in Scotland.It was established in the Scottish burgh of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire in 1820, and continued to be produced and bottled at the town's Hill Street plant, once the world's largest bottling plant, [1] until its closure in 2012, a decision announced by Diageo in 2009 which would bring the 190-year association between the ...
The age of the vat is that of the youngest of the original ingredients. For example, a blended malt marked "8 years old" may include older whiskies, with the youngest constituent being eight years old. Johnnie Walker Green Label and Monkey Shoulder are examples of blended malt whisky. Starting from November 2011, no Scotch whisky could be ...
The "malt" part of the term refers to the use of a malted grain to make the whisky. In Scotch whisky, this grain is required to be barley.Outside Scotland, whisky is produced from other malted grains, such as malted rye, [3] and the term "rye malt whisky" is specifically recognized along with (barley-based) malt whisky in the code of federal regulations for whisky in the United States.
John Walker (born 1805, Kilmarnock–1857) was a Scottish grocer, who originated what would become one of the world's most famous whisky brand names, Johnnie Walker, despite the fact he was himself a teetotaler.
Johnnie Walker signed off his BBC Radio 2 show with an emotional message as he brought his 58-year career at the broadcaster to a close on Sunday, 27 October. The 79-year-old Sounds of the 70s ...
The dictionary said the word has been looked up nearly 130,000 times on its website, becoming one of its most viewed entries. Wendalyn Nichols, Cambridge Dictionary’s publishing manager, said ...
He was the oldest son of whisky maker Alexander Walker and took over the family business' London office in 1888, overseeing distribution and marketing.. After their father's death in 1889, his brother Alexander stepped into the production and blending role, eventually creating Johnnie Walker Old Highland (white label) and Special Old Highland (red label) (adding them to the Extra Special Old ...
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