1980s Johnnie Walker 12-Year-Old Black Label (Extra Special) Old Scotch Whisky (40%)

A 12-year-old blended Scotch whisky from the Johnnie Walker Black Label range, bottled at 40% ABV. This is an older bottling from the 1980s, carrying the Extra Special designation. The blend draws on more than 40 whiskies from across Scotland. Black Label has its roots in 1906, when John Walker & Sons of Kilmarnock relaunched three earlier blends as White, Red and Black Label, with Black as the 12-year-old. Tasting notes describe white pepper, winter spice and a hint of citrus on the nose. The palate offers woodsmoke, cereal, creamy toffee and herbal sweetness, and the finish is long with sultanas, citrus and smoke.