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ジョニー・ウォーカー (Johnnie Walker) はスコッチ・ウイスキーの世界的に有名なブランドである。Diageo plc によりスコットランドの Kilmarnock で生産されている。

Johnnie Walker continues to be blended in Kilmarnock, with a large plant just north of the town's railway station. The historic bonded warehouses and company offices (now local authority) can still be seen in Strand Street and John Finnie Street.

Johnnie Walker is currently the most widely distributed brand of Scotch whisky in the world, sold in over 200 countries with yearly sales of over 120 million bottles.

[編集] History

Originally known as Walker's Kilmarnock Whisky, the brand is a legacy left by John ‘Johnnie’ Walker after he started to sell whisky in his grocer’s shop in Ayrshire, Scotland. The brand became popular, but it was his son Alexander Walker and grandson Alexander Walker II who were largely responsible for establishing the whisky as a widely popular brand.

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Black Label and Green Label Pure Malt

Walker died in 1857, but his legacy was assured as the Walker family developed the business and grew the Johnnie Walker brand to become world famous. Template:Quotation

[編集] Blends

Prior to 1860 it was illegal to blend malt and grain whisky. During that time John Walker sold a number of whiskys—notably his own Walker’s Kilmarnock.

In 1865 John’s son Alexander produced their first blend, Walker’s Old Highland.

From 1906–1909 John’s grandsons George and Alexander II expanded the line and introduced the color names. They dropped Johnnie Walker White during World War I. In 1932, Alexander II added Johnnie Walker Swing to the line.

The following table lists the various Johnnie Walker blends, by years of production, and from least expensive to most expensive.

Age	1865–1905	1906–1908	1909–1911	1932–1991	1992–1996	1997–Present
young (blended)		Old Highland	Johnnie Walker White Label
none given (blended)		Special Old Highland	Johnnie Walker Red Label
12 Y.O. (blended)	Walker’s Old Highland	Extra Special Old Highland	Johnnie Walker Black Label
17 Y.O. (blended)				Johnnie Walker Swing
15 Y.O. (vatted)						Johnnie Walker Pure Malt a.k.a. “Green Label”
18 Y.O. (blended)					Johnnie Walker Gold Label
Very Old (blended)					Johnnie Walker Blue Label

Johnnie Walker Red Label — a premium blend of grain whisky and malt whisky, it is the best selling whisky in the world and the only Johnnie Walker product marketed with mixing in mind.
Johnnie Walker Black Label — a deluxe blend of as many as 40 whiskies, each aged at least 12 years. Anecdotally, this was the favorite Scotch of Sir Winston Churchill.
Johnnie Walker Swing — named for the distinctive bottle, in which an irregular bottom allows it to rock back and forth. It was Alexander II’s last blend (gold & blue were based on his notes), and is very rare in the States.
Johnnie Walker Pure Malt (a.k.a. Green Label) — a vatted malt whisky that consists of a blend of approximately 15 individual single malts, the signature malts being Talisker, Cragganmore, Linkwood, and Caol Ila – Aged 15 years.

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Johnnie Walker Gold Label — a rare deluxe blend of over 15 single malts that has at its heart the very rare Clynelish malt. This whisky was derived from original blending notes of Sir Alexander Walker (Alexander Walker II), grandson of the company's founder. He desired to create an exceptional blend of mature malts to commemorate Johnnie Walker's centenary. His efforts were thwarted by a shortage of these malts following WWI. In 1950 the master blender who inherited Sir Alexander's notebooks desired to concoct a blend as a tribute to him using these notes, but was likewise hampered by supply issues following WWII. Now that Johnnie Walker has secured a limited stock of the very rare mature malts required, this centenary blend is finally available in the Gold Label.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label — Johnnie Walker's ultimate blend. Every bottle is serial numbered and sold in a silk-lined box, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Although no age is declared, it is believed many of the whiskies blended are aged for 50 to 60 years.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label 200th Anniversary — 2005 saw Johnnie Walker's ultimate bottling of its ultimate blend. A special release of cask strength Blue Label, in a special square Baccarat crystal decanter. The decanter was packaged in a special silk-lined leather box with extra documentation. This was an extremely limited offer, and sold for around $4,000 a bottle.