How hard can it be to drink a bottle of scotch? You pour it, you drink it – it's all good. Of course, there's scotch and then there's "SCOTCH", so sometimes you need to put at least a little thought into how and where to drink an exceptional brand.
There sometimes comes a point in life when it doesn't seem so unreasonable to spend an amount of money roughly equivalent to a car payment on a bottle of scotch. If you're at that point in your life, it's time to introduce you to Johnnie Walker Blue Label. You may not remember him in the morning, but let's make the introduction anyway.
About Johnnie Walker Blue
Johnnie is a blended scotch, meaning he's a mutt, like many other Americans. If you're a single malt snob, put down the bottle and slowly back away. Then move to Norway or something – Johnnie doesn't need you and neither do the rest of us. Okay, just kidding, you can come back, but still keep your hands off the bottle – this scotch is for people who are more tolerant of diversity.
Johnnie is not a cheap date, especially for a blended scotch. He comes from a large and famous family, with brothers like "Black," "Gold," and "Red," but he is considered to be the most aristocratic of the family.
The blue label comes from Royal Lochnagar, which is a rare malt. The malt is apparently distilled near the Queen's holiday home in Balmoral. This malt is blended with 15 other top quality whiskies to create a balanced flavor.