Johnnie Walker Blue Label 200th Anniversary Keep Walking Limited Edition Blended Scotch Whisky 700ml

Johnnie Walker Blue Label 200th Anniversary Limited Edition dresses the house's flagship blend in a design created for a single year: 2020, when Johnnie Walker marked two hundred years since John Walker first set up his store in Kilmarnock. This 700ml bottling carries the signature Blue Label blend at 40% ABV, wrapped in bespoke anniversary artwork made to be kept long after the year itself had passed. The Keep Walking spirit that has driven the brand for more than a century is the explicit theme of the artwork.

The illustrated design pays homage to the cities and countries that carried Johnnie Walker around the world across two centuries, with Sydney, London, San Francisco, Singapore and New York among the places woven into its landmarks and cultural symbols. It is a map of the Keep Walking idea itself: a Kilmarnock grocery that became the most widely traveled name in Scotch whisky, told in pictures on a single bottle and pack. Each element of the illustration rewards a second look, from harbors to skylines, tracing the routes that carried Kilmarnock whisky across every ocean.

The whisky inside needs little introduction. Blue Label is drawn from remarkably scarce casks in the Johnnie Walker reserves, selected for the depth and smoothness that made the blend famous. Expect a slow procession of hazelnut, honey and dark chocolate, dried fruit and a hint of pepper, closing with the long, gently smoky finish that defines the house's luxury tier.

Issued alongside the Legendary Eight and the John Walker & Sons anniversary blends, this edition was the most accessible way to take home a piece of the bicentenary, and its dated design has only grown more collectible since the anniversary year ended. It works equally well poured neat for a milestone toast or standing unopened as a marker of a genuine once-in-two-centuries moment. Of the four bicentenary releases, it is the one designed to be opened and shared, which is very much in the founder's spirit.

• Size: 700ml
• Proof: 80 (40% ABV)
• Age: No Age Statement (NAS)
• Origin: Scotland
• Distillery: Johnnie Walker blending house (Diageo) - drawn from multiple Scottish distilleries
• Style: Blended Scotch Whisky
• Series/Edition: 200th Anniversary Limited Edition Design (2020)
• Tasting Notes: Hazelnut, honey and dark chocolate with dried fruit, a hint of pepper and a long, gently smoky finish