JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY Blue Label Elusive Umami Blended Scotch Whisky
- SKU:
- 4134464
- UPC:
- 2310061379860
“When Chef Kei and I set out to capture the essence of umami, we knew we were taking a step into the unknown by embarking on an exciting journey of flavour exploration. Together, we wanted to push the boundaries of what Scotch could be and bring a truly innovative offering to the world of whisky and flavour,” Johnnie Walker Master Blender Emma Walker explains.
A Japanese word used to identify the ‘fifth taste’, umami is an enigmatic flavour. In an exercise to decode one of the world’s most mysterious flavours, Emma Walker and renowned Japanese chef Kei Kobayashi channelled their years of experience into combining the unrivalled taste of Johnnie Walker Blue Label with the essence of umami.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label Elusive Umami is a beautifully balanced blended Scotch whisky of sweet and savoury flavours, with notes of blood oranges and red berries with sweet wood spice, a touch of smoked meat, a hint of salt and pepper with a long, sweet fruit finish.
Each expression of this Scotch whisky was hand-picked to create the umami profile, and only one in 25,000 casks in Johnnie Walker’s reserves of more than 10 million maturing casks made the cut. It’s this painstaking process that has allowed these two masters of flavour to bring this unique and innovative whisky to life.
Born in Japan, Kei Kobayashi opened his first restaurant, Kei, in Paris in 2011 after training under notable French chefs. The restaurant maintained its three Michelin stars in the 2023 release of the Micheline Guide and is known for its flavour pairings and combinations with a distinct Japanese influence. Chef Kei Kobayashi says: “Umami possesses a mysterious quality that ignites our senses, revealing sumptuous taste, complexity and depth – and I believe we have captured this essence in Johnnie Walker Blue Label Elusive Umami. The final liquid is a multi-faceted expression of what I interpret umami to be.”
The Johnnie Walker story starts as you might expect with John Walker who opened a grocer’s shop in Kilmarnock. A lover of whisky he began by blending together the single malts that he stocked. Although the brand that bears his name has the tagline “Keep Walking” it has done much more than that. It has marched through history blazing a trail for Blended Scotch like no other. The name is now synonymous with whisky and attracts many who try to emulate it but few come close.
SKU No.: 4134464
Style No.: 980857
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 43%
Volume: 700ml
“When Chef Kei and I set out to capture the essence of umami, we knew we were taking a step into the unknown by embarking on an exciting journey of flavour exploration. Together, we wanted to push the boundaries of what Scotch could be and bring a truly innovative offering to the world of whisky and flavour,” Johnnie Walker Master Blender Emma Walker explains.
A Japanese word used to identify the ‘fifth taste’, umami is an enigmatic flavour. In an exercise to decode one of the world’s most mysterious flavours, Emma Walker and renowned Japanese chef Kei Kobayashi channelled their years of experience into combining the unrivalled taste of Johnnie Walker Blue Label with the essence of umami.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label Elusive Umami is a beautifully balanced blended Scotch whisky of sweet and savoury flavours, with notes of blood oranges and red berries with sweet wood spice, a touch of smoked meat, a hint of salt and pepper with a long, sweet fruit finish.
Each expression of this Scotch whisky was hand-picked to create the umami profile, and only one in 25,000 casks in Johnnie Walker’s reserves of more than 10 million maturing casks made the cut. It’s this painstaking process that has allowed these two masters of flavour to bring this unique and innovative whisky to life.
Born in Japan, Kei Kobayashi opened his first restaurant, Kei, in Paris in 2011 after training under notable French chefs. The restaurant maintained its three Michelin stars in the 2023 release of the Micheline Guide and is known for its flavour pairings and combinations with a distinct Japanese influence. Chef Kei Kobayashi says: “Umami possesses a mysterious quality that ignites our senses, revealing sumptuous taste, complexity and depth – and I believe we have captured this essence in Johnnie Walker Blue Label Elusive Umami. The final liquid is a multi-faceted expression of what I interpret umami to be.”
The Johnnie Walker story starts as you might expect with John Walker who opened a grocer’s shop in Kilmarnock. A lover of whisky he began by blending together the single malts that he stocked. Although the brand that bears his name has the tagline “Keep Walking” it has done much more than that. It has marched through history blazing a trail for Blended Scotch like no other. The name is now synonymous with whisky and attracts many who try to emulate it but few come close.
SKU No.: 4134464
Style No.: 980857