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The Ultimate Review: Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost & Rare Glenury Royal

Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost & Rare Glenury Royal is the third in the Ghost & Rare series, featuring rare whiskies, including spirit from the closed Glenury Royal Distillery.

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  • Jeff, a UK-based whisky reviewer with a lighthearted approach.
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Tasting Notes

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Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost and Rare Glenury Royal is the third installment in the Ghost and Rare series, showcasing some of the rarest whiskies from Johnnie Walker’s extensive reserves. This edition highlights the Glenury Royal, a Highland distillery that ceased production in 1985. This blend is also built with Cambus, Glen Elgin, Inchgower, Glenlossie, Cameronbridge, and Glenkinchie.
Appearance:
Dark Ancient gold colour with no beading when swirled in the glass.
Nose:
A very sweet and inviting nose with warm butter doused toast, sweet honey and apricot jam, a real continental hotel breakfast aroma. A slight metallic orchard fruit note like tinned pear halves in light syrup.
Palate:
A remarkably thin and watery mouthfeel on arrival with vanilla ice cream that has been abandoned in the sun. Some dark chocolate bitter sweetness appears with a drying note of biting into an unripe pear. Despite the already low viscosity a drop of water helps release a lot more orchard fruits.
Finish:
A short and sweet finish leaving a bit of boot polish, oak tannins and toffee apples.
Comments:
A much lighter, softer and less complex release to the 5 other Blue Labels that I have reviewed to date this one feels overly rounded and balanced into a smooth and little bland blend on the palete. The nose is certainly the highpoint of this whisky for me.

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was either bought as a sample by The Whiskey Wash or provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Per our editorial policies, this in no way influenced the outcome of this review.

Pete "Jeff Whisky" Jeffery

Based in the South West of the UK, Jeff brings an irreverent and laid-back approach to whisky reviewing, dispelling any notions of snobbery surrounding the spirit. With a genuine enthusiasm for exceptional drams, he often embraces the whimsical side of whisky. Jeff's tongue-in-cheek whisky content has earned him recognition in the Malt Whisky Yearbook, and he has contributed articles and reviews to numerous whisky platforms.

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