THE COLOUR CODE
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he House of Walker brings you a refined rainbow of flavour captured in five fine blends: Johnnie Walker Red Label®, Johnnie Walker Black Label®, Johnnie Walker® Green Label™, Johnnie Walker® Gold Label™ and Johnnie Walker® Blue Label™. Whatever colour you prefer, the House of Walker won’t disappoint.
JOHNNIE WALKER RED LABEL®: THE VIBRANT BLEND Just like the colour red, Johnnie Walker Red Label® is a warm, robust and exuberant Scotch containing a blend of about 35 whiskies. The lead whisky in Johnnie Walker Red Label® is Talisker™, with its signature smoky flavour and hints of spice. Cardhu™ provides the predominate malt flavours, while grain whiskies add a warming sweet lightness.
JOHNNIE WALKER BLACK LABEL®: THE DEFINITIVE BLEND Distinctive, powerful and rich, the flavour of Johnnie Walker Black Label® is in keeping with the strength associated with the colour it takes its name from. The 40 or so whiskies to be found in Johnnie Walker Black Label® combine to form a complex, silky richness. Dry smokiness mixes with raisin sweetness; 12-year-old Cardhu™ provides a malty smoothness, while the lead whisky, 12-year-old Caol Ila™, offers up a distinctive, rich, smoky, lingering peatiness.
JOHNNIE WALKER® GREEN LABEL™: THE DISCERNING BLEND A naturally deep, mellow dram with a hint of lush green forest, shore and fruit, Johnnie Walker® Green Label™ lives up to its chosen colour. Created courtesy of a blend of vibrant 15-year-old malts, including Caol Ila™, Talisker™, Linkwood™ and Cragganmore™, all the malt whiskies in Johnnie Walker® Green Label™ are specially selected for their intense flavours and distinctive tones.
JOHNNIE WALKER® GOLD LABEL™: THE SENSUAL BLEND Malt flavours, honeyed spices, almonds, marzipan and light cream linger on the palate leaving a lasting sweetness and an even longer-lasting impression. Johnnie Walker® Gold Label™ is a distinctly smooth blend of 15 whiskies all aged for at least 18 years. With the regal Clynelish™ at its heart and age by its side, Johnnie Walker® Gold Label™ deserves its gold colour status.
JOHNNIE WALKER® BLUE LABEL™: THE RARE BLEND Johnnie Walker® Blue Label™ is created from only the rarest, most expensive whiskies in the world, bringing to life the traditional 19th century style of whisky pioneered by John Walker and his son Alexander. Every component of this dark, full gold whisky, bears the mark of blue – traditionally a colour associated with royalty and the regal stamp of approval. The whiskies used are handpicked from the finest casks of the Walker reserves and then crafted in strictly limited qualities. All of which combined, serves to intensify the oak, dark-chocolate and rich homemade fruitcake flavours of this peaty dram.
A HEAD START
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A HEAD FOR FIGURES
hey say that blondes have more fun, but according to a poll conducted in America by Allure Magazine, 76% of women think the first female president of the United States will have brown hair. Plus, according to a study done on hair colour commissioned by a large hair care firm in the UK, 51% of men thought brunettes were more attractive. It seems that the power has moved from blonde to brown.
• Black hair is the most common human hair colour. • Brown hair is the second most common hair colour, with brunettes normally sporting medium-thick strands of hair.
In spite of the fact that this is probably the result of continued gross stereotyping, it remains that the colour of your hair, whether you are male or female, still says something about you to the general public, albeit completely unsubstantiated.
• Blonde hair – natural blonde that is! – is a relatively rare human phenotype, occurring in approximately only 10% of the world’s population.
Blondes are stereotyped as being dumb, approachable and fun; brunettes as serious, intelligent and stable; redheads as fiery and temperamental.
• There are very few natural redheads – only 3% of the world’s population is said to have fiery locks. • The average scalp has 100 000 hairs. Redheads have the least at 80 000; brown and black haired people
Whatever your hair colour and the attributes associated therewith, you can choose to use them to your advantage or ignore them – be it on your head to Keep Walking above such stereotyping and show the world what you’re really made of.
have about 100 000-110 000; and blondes have the most at 120 000-140 000.
Sources 2008: Hair Boutique.com; Amazing Hair Facts; Wikipedia
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