Johnnie Walker

-is a brand of Scotch Whisky owned by Diageo and originated in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Founder(s): John Walker.

Blends: Red & Cola, Swing, Red Label, Black Label, Green Label, Gold Label, Blue Label,
Double Black Label

Johnnie Walker History

Originally known as Walkers Kilmarnock Whisky, the Johnnie Walker brand is a legacy left by
John Johnnie Walker after he started to sell whisky in his grocers shop in Ayrshire,
Scotland. After Walkers death in 1857 it was his son Alexander Walker and grandson
Alexander Walker II who were largely responsible for establishing the Scotch as a popular brand

Johnnie Walker Trivia

1. Alexander Walker first introduced the iconic square bottle in 1870.
2. The product label is applied at an angle of 24 degrees which means the text on the
label could be made larger and more visible
3. In 1908, when James Stevenson was the Managing Director, there was a re-branding of
sorts. The whisky was renamed from Walkers Kilmarnock Whiskies to Johnnie Walker
Whisky.
4. In 1932, Alexander II added JW Swing to the line, the name originating from the unusual
shape of the bottle, which allowed it to rock back and forth.
5. The company joined Distillers Company in 1925. Distillers was acquired by Guinness in
1986, and Guinness merged with Grand Metropolitan to form Diageo in 1997.
6. In 2009 the advertising agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty created a new short film, starring
Robert Carlyle and called The Man Who Walked Around the World, which outlined the
history of the brand.
7. Diageo has created The Striding Man Society which is a members club for JW
drinkers

8. Special/ Limited Edition Bottlings: Collectors Edition, Millennium Editions, Deco,

Premier, Swing Superior, Quest, Honor, 21 year, Excalibur, Old Harmony, Excelsior,
9. The Striding Man logo was created in 1908 by an illustrator named Tom Browne to
be a likeness of John Walker in traditional attire. In the logo, the man is walking forward,
which Diageo says symbolises forward thinking and the pursuit of excellence
Johnnie Walker Red Label was the favorite Scotch of Winston Churchill, who mixed it with soda.