{"id":28004,"date":"2017-12-01T11:51:07","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T11:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/?p=28004"},"modified":"2019-01-23T10:30:49","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T10:30:49","slug":"johnnie-walker-unveils-blue-label-ghost-rare-limited-editions-based-whiskies-lost-distilleries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/johnnie-walker-unveils-blue-label-ghost-rare-limited-editions-based-whiskies-lost-distilleries\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnnie Walker unveils Blue Label Ghost and Rare limited editions based on whiskies from lost distilleries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Johnnie Walker is introducing a new line of Blue Label expressions featuring whiskies from lost distilleries.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Called Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost and Rare, the new line will be a series of limited releases, each created around a different whisky from distilleries that are no longer operational.<\/p>\n<p>The first batch has been built around single malt whisky from Brora, which closed in 1983, but which will reopen by 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Crafted by Johnnie Walker Master Distiller, Jim Beveridge, Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost and Rare is a rich, velvety smooth blend of eight treasured Scotch whiskies, including three &#8220;ghost&#8221; whiskies from the silent distilleries of Cambus, Pittyvaich and the Highland Single Malt, Brora, which lies at the heart of this special release bringing a light peatiness and sophisticated subtle sweetness.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ghost.jpg\"><img data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ghost.jpg 679w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ghost-300x215.jpg 300w\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ghost.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28005 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\"    sizes=\"(max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28005\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ghost.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"679\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ghost.jpg 679w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ghost-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the special release, Jim said: \u201cOver the years of crafting fine Scotch whiskies, I&#8217;ve had the remarkable privilege of working with some of the rarest spirits ever to come out of Scotland. I&#8217;m lucky that we have stocks from more than 30 distilleries from every region of Scotland from which to choose the perfect casks to craft each blend. It gives us a richness of character, flavour and age that no other scotch can match.<br \/>\n\u201cWhiskies from these ghost distilleries are becoming increasingly rare. From our library of irreplaceable casks that we keep exclusively for Johnnie Walker Blue Label, I&#8217;ve chosen a few uniquely full-bodied expressions of these precious malts and grains to let people explore, in a new way, the extraordinary richness found in our pinnacle whisky.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/copy-113\/\">Johnnie Walker<\/a> Blue Label Ghost and Rare is bottled at 46% abv and is available in limited quantities globally for about \u00a3220 for a 70cl bottle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johnnie Walker is introducing a new line of Blue Label expressions featuring whiskies from lost distilleries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":28007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2597,1,7099,7097],"tags":[200,69,5437,226,49,103],"class_list":["post-28004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-best-selling-brands-in-duty-free","category-latest-news","category-spirits","category-wines-spirits","tag-blue-label","tag-duty-free","tag-ghost-and-rare","tag-johnnie-walker","tag-scotch","tag-whisky"],"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28004\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}