Johnnie Walker Fancy Free

Johnnie Walker Fancy Free

Remember the other day, I told you about the Johnnie Walker tasting event I went to several years ago? We had four chances to try four labels one time each. With the Red Label, they were making two different cocktails. One, was an Old Fashioned with some cherry liqueur added. But, that's a different post. The other Red Label cocktail that night was very similar to a Fancy Free, a cocktail made with whiskey, cherry liqueur, and bitters. I'm making mine with the Black Label.


The Recipe:

The Tools:

• Old Fashioned Glass
• Ice Sphere
• Bar Spoon
• Jigger

Johnnie Walker Fancy Free Ingredients

The Ingredients:

• 2 Ounces Johnnie Walker Black Label
• 1/2 Ounce Cherry Liqueur
• 2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
• 2 Dashes Orange Bitters

The Method:

In an Old Fashioned Glass, add two dashes of Angostura Bitters and two dashes of Orange Bitters. Add the ice sphere. Pour two ounces of Johnnie Walker Black Label and one ounce of cherry liqueur. Stir to combine.

Slainte!

Johnnie Walker Wine Cask Blend

Johnnie Walker Wine
Cask Blend

A few years ago, we went with some friends to a Johnnie Walker tasting. It was a great evening, complete with a video discussing the history of the Johnnie Walker brand, a lesson in whiskey tasting with the Black Label, and then an opportunity to have 4 drinks, with 4 different blends, Black Label, Red Label, Double Black, and then finally the Blue Label. Since then, I have always kept at least Black Label in my stock, sometimes a few others. I came across the Wine Cask Blend and was instantly intrigued.


About the Whiskey:

Wine Cask Blend is a blend of grain and malt Scotch whiskies, some of which are finished in red wine casks, or barrels. The Johnnie Walker website does not give a lot of information about the grains or malt used or which distilleries the whiskies came from.


Appearance:

Wine Cask Blend has a rose gold appearance.


Nose:

Johnnie Walker Wine
Cask Blend

The grain alcohol is dominant on the nose, but there are some hints of oak and fruit.


Taste:

There are dominant notes of berries and fruits from the wine casks, but also a spice and some pepper


Finish: 

On the finish, Wine Cask blend packs a punch of spice and then mellows out with a lingering fruity finish.