“OLIVIER BROUGHT AN EMOTIONAL LANGUAGE TO THE BLENDING CREATION, AND WE WORKED TOGETHER TO EXPLORE WHAT WHISKY CAN EXPRESS – TECHNICALLY, SENSORIALLY AND ARTISTICALLY. WE DELIBERATELY CHOSE TO USE THE SAME WHISKIES ACROSS SEVERAL OF THE SEASONS, PLAYING WITH PROPORTIONS, TEXTURES AND SEASONAL NOTES TO CREATE FOUR DISTINCT EXPRESSIONS OF WHISKIES.”
DR. EMMA WALKER
JOHNNIE WALKER MASTER BLENDER
COUTURE EXPRESSION
Reflecting ‘coming home’ and the warmth of sharing time and moments with family and friends, Winter is the richest of the four, dialling up Islay malts from Port Ellen and Brora with a mulled wine sweetness from the 1988 Benrinnes. Each Couture blend starts with a luxurious 'heart', featuring ghost whiskies from Brora and Port Dundas, highlighting the collection's rarity.
70cl 44.2%
$20,000
A NEW ERA IN BLENDED CREATIVITY
This first-of-its-kind collaboration sees celebrated Creative Director of Balmain, Olivier Rousteing, and Johnnie Walker’s Master Blender, Dr. Emma Walker, reimagine the art of whisky blending through four rare seasonal expressions. The exclusive blends have been crafted with the most elusive liquids from Johnnie Walker Vault, and encased in crystal decanters designed by Rousteing and handcrafted by artisans from renowned French luxury house, Baccarat.
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OLIVIER ROUSTEING
UNRIVALLED DEPTH
Explore our exquisite collection of Johnnie Walker Blue Label Scotch Whiskies, featuring limited edition bottles, rare blends, and opulent gift sets. An extraordinary Scotch Whisky crafted for extraordinary occasions.
Each blend from the Couture Expression elevates blending artistry into new dimensions through a seasonal interpretation, introducing a new expression of luxury in whisky.
These thoughtfully crafted Blended Scotch Whiskies contain precious liquid gold from some of our rarest and most adored distilleries, some of which no longer exist. The distilleries embody stories of perseverance and reinvention, discovery and courageous beginnings. And of course, dedication to artistic excellence. They also tell stories of a place, and of home – each one carrying the unique character of the individual place it was created. Together these stories and flavours intertwine and bring you on a journey you will never forget.
Winter is inspired by the familiar and known, leaning into the origins of both Rousteing and Johnnie Walker. Evocative of a cozy winter home where family sit around around the fireplace, this blend is a whisky with warmth and comforting spice notes. Dr. Walker embarks on this journey within Johnnie Walker Vault: the very soul of Johnnie Walker.
Johnnie Walker exists because of consistency of flavour and the skill it takes to create it. Dr Walker brings together individual whiskies from all four corners of Scotland (each with their own unique story and distinct flavour) and layers them together to create a masterpiece that is consistent in flavour, taste and texture.
Caledonian 1977, Cardhu, Clynelish 1983, Cragganmore 1985, Benrinnes 1988, Port Ellen 1978
These whiskies all have the power to transport you to their home through aroma and flavour, and carry with them an instinctual sense of place and familiarity. From the peat smoke aroma that carries on the Islay breeze in their whisky, to the comforting richness of our Speyside drams, these whiskies are the perfect liquids to swirl in the Winter Blend.
