{"id":76629,"date":"2024-11-26T13:03:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T13:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/?p=76629"},"modified":"2024-11-26T13:03:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T13:03:46","slug":"johnnie-walker-launches-blue-label-year-of-the-snake-limited-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/johnnie-walker-launches-blue-label-year-of-the-snake-limited-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"JOHNNIE WALKER launches Blue Label Year of the Snake limited edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate the Year of the Snake with the Johnnie Walker Blue Label Lunar New Year limited edition designed bottle created by one of the most influential visual artists in the world, Asian-American artist James Jean. Johnnie Walker Blue Label is a velvety smooth and vibrant Scotch with layers of incredible flavour, including fruit, spice and a long, luxurious smokiness.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>SIGNATURE CRAFT<\/strong><br \/>\nJohnnie Walker has honed its craft into a precision process that respects the many elements shaping a Scotch Whisky\u2019s final flavour and character, including the type of grains and yeast used, the shape of the still, and the length of time it\u2019s matured in the cask.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aroma<\/strong><br \/>\nRolling waves of subtle pepper and spice.<br \/>\n<strong>Appearance<\/strong><br \/>\nA deep golden colour that&#8217;s burnished in the light.<br \/>\n<strong>Palate<\/strong><br \/>\nHazelnuts, citrus fruit, vanilla sweetness, and honey.<br \/>\n<strong>Finish<\/strong><br \/>\nA luxuriously long, smoky finish.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-76629-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/JW_Product_Film_Blue_Snake_16x9_1_Desktop.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/JW_Product_Film_Blue_Snake_16x9_1_Desktop.mp4\">https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/JW_Product_Film_Blue_Snake_16x9_1_Desktop.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nJAMES JEAN<\/strong><br \/>\nJames sought inspiration for his designs from the layers of incredible flavour that Johnnie Walker Master Blender Emma Walker and her team bring to Johnnie Walker Blue Label &#8211; a whisky made using some of the rarest whiskies from the unparalleled Johnnie Walker reserves of maturing Scotch, including some irreplaceable casks sourced from long-closed \u2018ghost\u2019 distilleries.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I portrayed the snake shedding its skin to represent the idea of renewal and growth. The three snakes symbolise the attributes of wisdom, intelligence, and intuition, while also representing the past, present, and future. The snakes are constantly growing, transforming, and adapting to changing conditions.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>JAMES JEAN<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Blue_Label_Year_of_the_Snake_Limited_Edition_Design_PDP_Image1.jpg\"><img data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Blue_Label_Year_of_the_Snake_Limited_Edition_Design_PDP_Image1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Blue_Label_Year_of_the_Snake_Limited_Edition_Design_PDP_Image1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Blue_Label_Year_of_the_Snake_Limited_Edition_Design_PDP_Image1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Blue_Label_Year_of_the_Snake_Limited_Edition_Design_PDP_Image1-480x480.jpg 480w\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Blue_Label_Year_of_the_Snake_Limited_Edition_Design_PDP_Image1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76631 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\"    sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Blue_Label_Year_of_the_Snake_Limited_Edition_Design_PDP_Image1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Blue_Label_Year_of_the_Snake_Limited_Edition_Design_PDP_Image1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Blue_Label_Year_of_the_Snake_Limited_Edition_Design_PDP_Image1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Blue_Label_Year_of_the_Snake_Limited_Edition_Design_PDP_Image1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Blue_Label_Year_of_the_Snake_Limited_Edition_Design_PDP_Image1-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate the Year of the Snake with the Johnnie Walker Blue Label Lunar New Year limited edition designed bottle created by one of the most [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":76630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2597,535,7088,1,477,7093,7099,7097],"tags":[69,39,13822,226,15498,742,15497,216,103],"class_list":["post-76629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-best-selling-brands-in-duty-free","category-duty-free-retailers","category-fashion","category-latest-news","category-latest-promotions-in-duty-free","category-luxury","category-spirits","category-wines-spirits","tag-duty-free","tag-dutyfree","tag-james-jean","tag-johnnie-walker","tag-johnnie-walker-blue-label-year-of-the-snake","tag-johnnie-walker-duty-free","tag-johnnie-walker-x-james-jean","tag-travel-retail","tag-whisky"],"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76629","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\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76629"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76672,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76629\/revisions\/76672"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}