The best Johnnie Walker cocktails

Johnnie Walker Red

Made for mixing with cocktails or for sipping on (neat) with your favourite people. The Johnnie Walker Red is the perfect balance of soft vanilla with a gentle spice.

Guaranteed to add a soft lick of smoke and character to any cocktail, shake with fresh lemon, honey and aquafaba (or egg white) for the perfect whisky sour. Let the mixing begin.

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The best Johnnie Walker Red cocktail? A Whisky Sour

INGREDIENTS

• 50ml Johnnie Walker Red

• 25ml freshly squeezed lemon juice 

• 15ml-25ml simple syrup, to taste 

• 1 egg white (optional)

• Ice

GARNISH

• Add 1 cherry and an orange slice

METHOD

• Put ice and all the ingredients into a shaker and shake hard for 20 seconds to chill the liquid.

• Strain the mix into a glass filled with ice and garnish.

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Johnnie Walker Black

The blended whisky all the others aspire to. Sip to good times and great memories with the Johnnie Walker Black Label – it's like sweetness wrapped in smoke.

A masterful blend of up to 30 different whiskies from all four corners of Scotland and aged for at least 12 years. The result? Whisky with depth and balance of flavour.

Made for drinking in a Highball. Serve along with your choice of flavoured sparkling mineral water or simply with soda water. Garnish with what's in season or what's in your garden.

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Try it in... A Johnnie Ginger

INGREDIENTS

• 45ml Johnnie Walker Black Label

• 180ml ginger ale 

• A squeeze of lime juice 

• Ice

GARNISH

• Lime wedge

METHOD

• Pour Johnnie Walker Black Label Whisky into a highball glass with ice, top it up with ginger ale and add a squeeze of lime.

• Give it a light stir lightly, and then garnish. Cheers!

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Johnnie Walker Green 

The hidden gem. And crafted from a palette of single malt from the four corners of Scotland. It's perfectly balanced to bring together the distinct flavours of each landscape.

This is a whisky that's in harmony with nature. The perfect whisky for an Old Fashioned.

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Mix it into... an Old Fashioned

INGREDIENTS

• 50ml Johnnie Walker Green Label

• 10ml simple syrup  

• 2 dashes aromatic bitters 

• Lots of ice

GARNISH

• Orange peel and a sprig of toasted rosemary

METHOD

• Combine all the ingredients in an ice-filled mixing glass and stir well.

• Serve this cocktail in a tumbler, over one large cube or several small ones. Express the orange peel over the glass to release the aromatic oils.

• Don't forget to garnish with the orange peel and a sprig of toasted rosemary.

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Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve

The Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve is made for unforgettable celebrations with great friends and family. It's made up of 18 different single malts and grain whiskies that are used in the blend –Distilleries like Cardhu, Glen Elgin and Blair Athol.

The incredible depth of flavour means it mixes incredibly well with any fruits you would normally combine with honey. Perfect for a Penicillin cocktail with a Lagavulin float.

BARTENDER TIP: Experiment with different types of local honey to give a variety of subtle characters.

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Strike gold with...a Penicillin Cocktail

INGREDIENTS

• 45ml Johnnie Walker Gold Label

• 15ml honey 

• 10ml ginger syrup

• 20ml lemon juice

• Ice

GARNISH

• 10ml Lagavulin (floated on top)

• Candied ginger

METHOD

• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker (except Lagavulin). Add ice to the shaker and shake for 10 seconds until cold.

• Strain mix onto fresh ice in a rocks glass.

• Garnish with Lagavulin float and candied ginger.

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Johnnie Walker Blue Label

A celebration in every sip. The most exclusive blend in the family, using only 1 in 10,000 casks from Johnnie Walker's vast catalogue of whisky from around Scotland.

The perfect whisky for a Rob Roy.

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Mix it into... a Rob Roy

INGREDIENTS

•  50ml Johnnie Walker Blue Label

• 30ml sweet vermouth

• 2 dashes aromatic bitters

GARNISH

• Orange peel and a brandied cherry 

METHOD

• Combine all the ingredients in an ice-filled mixing glass and stir well.

• Strain and serve neat in a cocktail glass. Twist a piece of orange peel over the glass to release the aromatic oils.

• Garnish with the orange peel and abrandied cherry for the perfect Rob Roy.

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