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Johnnie Walker
Johnnie Walker
Alexander Walker chnh l ngi u tin gii thiu mu chai vung v nhn c gc nhn
vo nm 1870 nhng Alexander II v George mi l ngi gii thiu mu nhn dng mu
sc phn bit cc dng sn phm ca mnh. Vo nm 1908, gim c iu hnh James
Stevenson ngh i tn hng t Walker's Kilmarnock sang tn Johnnie Walker. Cng lc
hnh tng ngi n ng tay cm gy ang bc si chn c thit k bi Tom Browne
c ngi sng lp John Walker chuyn n thnh logo chnh thc ca hng Johnnie
Walker. K t ln u tin gii thiu nhn mang mu sc phn bit cc dng ru cho
n nay, Johnnie Walker cho ra th trng cc dng sn phm nh sau:
Red Label (nhn ) y l dng ru tr nht ca hng JW c phi ch t khong 35
loi whisky ln men t ng cc v mch nha (malt). Loi ny thng c dng pha ch
cc loi thc ung cocktail. Nng cn 40% (80 proof). Hng v ha quyn gia cay
nng v mi khi ca malt rt nh nhng mong manh v ko di.
C mt iu t ai bit n l White label (nhn trng) c ra i hu nh cng thi gian
vi nhn . Th nhng ch c tui th sn phm 10 nm v sau b ngng sn xut vo
nm 1911 do n lc nng cao hnh nh ca hng ch qua mt thng hiu duy nht Red
label.
Black Label (nhn en) l loi ru c phi ch t 40 loi whisky, mi loi nh vy phi
c tui ti thiu l 12 nm. Theo li k ca William Manchester y l loi thc ung
Scotch c a thch nht ca Winston Churchill. Nng cn 40% (80 proof). Hng v
n t mi si-r ca cy g thch, mi gia v v m tt, v chua chua ca axit nhng khng
phi l v chua ca dm. C ngi cn m t nh th ny: mt cht kh ca khi, mt cht
nng ca gia v, mt cht ngt ca mch nha, mt cht bo ca vani. Loi nhn en ny
c gii thiu ln u tin di ci tn 'Extra Special Old Highland' v sau c i tn
thnh Johnnie Walker Black Label vo nm 1909. y l dng sn phm bn chy nht
trong cc ca hng min thu trn khp th gii.
Nm 2009, mt nm sau khi tung ra phin bn k nim 100 nm logo ng gi chng gy,
hng JW tip tc tung ra phin phn k nim 100 nm ngy ra i dng sn phm
black label. Ngoi hnh chai vn khng i so vi phin bn ca 1 nm trc . im
khc bit duy nht n t ci hp. Ln ny khung hnh b xon i mt gc 900.
Gold Label (nhn vng) y l loi phi ch t hn 15 loi malt n, bao gm loi malt
rt qu him Clynelish. Mi loi ru ny phi c tui t 15 18 nm. Sn phm c
Alexander II phi ch k nim 100 ngy thnh lp Johnnie Walker. N lc ca ng ta
trc gp tr ngi do thiu ngun cung cp nhng loi malt qu him ny trong sut
nht th chin. Nng cn 40% (80 proof).
Him c loi whisky no cho mt cm gic bao trm ln tt c nh loi Gold Label ny. N
rt m, nh nhng v c v kem beo bo. ngha ca ch Gold l nm ch dng loi
malt rt qu him Clynelish c chng ct bng ngun nc sui chy qua nhng mch
vng nguyn cht to nn hng v ma thut, mi bo r rng d nhn bit v cui cng
kt thc bng khoi cm m du. Nu ta lm m whisky Gold Label trong ming, n s ta
ra hng v tri cy v v ngt ca mt ong. Cc loi whisky khc khng c c im ny
m thng ta mi rt mnh qu l. Gold label nn c ung lnh (tht lnh) trong ly
c lm lnh ng li cng tt. Ung loi ny m dng chung vi mt t chocolate trng
ming th tht tuyt vi.
Sau ny Vit Nam li khng thy nhp v loi chai Gold Label na. Thay vo li l loi
chai Gold Label Reserve c thit k hon ton khc. Ch hiu ngha ca vic thay i
loi nhn ny. Ngay c trn website chnh thc ca hng cng khng thy gii thiu v loi
ny v hin ang c bn trn ngp cc tim ru Vit Nam. Hi my tim ru th
c tr li rng: loi kia b lm gi qu nn hng tung ra loi ny!!! Khng bit tht h ra
sao.
Gn y nht vo cui nm 2010, Vit Nam k nim 1000 nm Thng Long. Hng Johnnie
Wlaker cng lm ra mt sn phm k nim dp i l ny mang tn Thang Long
Millennium Edition 1000 Years of History. Khng bit c phi th trng tiu th ru
ca thng hiu ny khng ln thuyt phc hng chi tin cho thit k mu chai v
nhn mi. Phin bn ny tht ra cng vn l chai Gold Label Reserver nh bao chai khc
nhng li c t vo trong mt hp c thit k 2 lp cch nhit tt c chc nng gi lnh
cho ru. Lp ngoi bng mica trong sut trong nh mt cy nc (ice pillar) v lp
trong c mu vng (golden) c trng. Vin v hp ni tip gip gia np hp v thn hp
l ng hoa vn v cc biu tng vn ha lu i ca Vit Nam nh cha Mt Ct, Vn
Miu, Quc T Gim, cha Trn Quc v Nh ht ln. Theo li ca chnh hng, Gold Label
Reserve dng ngon nht l khi c p lnh hoc ung vi . V th hng sn xut ra
phin bn hp bo n ny vi s lng c gii hn khng ngoi mc ch ny.
Blue Label (nhn xanh dng) y l dng sn phm whisky phi ch (blend) cao cp
nht ca Johnnie Walker's v cng l mt trong cc loi ru whisky mc nht trn th gii.
Mi mt chai u c s s-ri v c cho vo trong hp c lt la t tm, km theo mt
giy chng nhn. S nm ru khng c tit l. Nng cn l 40%. N c phi ch
t cc 16 loi ru whisky qu him nht trn th gii, l loi whisky Sct-len c quyn
c ca ngi trn khp th gii. N ha quyn mi vani vi mi khi ca than bn, mi ngt
ca g, mi nng ca gia v. V m du qu phi y mu sc ca qu hch, kem, chanh v
phng pht mt t v tiu. Ung nguyn cht hoc vi .
Ngc dng thi gian, lc u John Walker v con trai Alexander nghin cu th nghim
dng mt s loi whisky ch yu t cc o, cc vng cao nguyn pha ty v pha bc v
mt s ni chng ct ru vng Speyside. H ln lt loi b rt nhiu loi whisky
khng tiu chun v cui cng h nhn ra rng ch c nhng loi ru tt nht mi c
chn. Theo hng ny, nhng chuyn gia pha ch ca hng Johnnie Walker to ra Blue
Label v qua xc lp ra mt tiu chun cht lng cao nht ca loi ru whisky. Chai
c lm th cng t thy tinh flint v ch c c thi ra t nhng ci khun ca Walker
vo th k 19. Bo v whisky qu him bn trong chai bng loi nt bn truyn thng thay
v nt vn nh nhn v nhn en. Nm 1993, mt hi ng cm quan tp hp nhng
chuyn gia nm ru ti cuc thi v ru mnh v ru vang quc t, Johnnie Walker Blue
Label c trao huy chng vng uy tn nht cho dng ru whisky pha ch ny.
Blue label King George V (Limited Edition for Dubai Duty Frees Silver Anniversary)
Nm 2007, ch s hu thng hiu Johnnie Walker a ra th trng phin bn vi s lng
c hn khong 250 chai whisky Johnnie Walker Blue Label King George V. Hng chn thi
im k nim 25 nm tui ca ca hng min thu ti Dubai tung ra phin bn ny.
Phin bn chai Blue Label King George V cha nhng loi whisky qu him c ly t cc
l ru hot ng t thi vua George V cn tr v, sau c cc nh phi ch ru ti
nng ca Johnnie Walker nghin cu trong 2 nm mi to ra c sn phm tinh t nh th
ny. Sn phm c m phng li theo gu ung ru ca vua George V. Nn nh rng hng
JW c v vua ca nc Anh ny ban tng chng ch hong gia (Royal Warrant) vo
nm 1934. Chai dung tch 75cl l loi phin bn c quyn c s lng hn ch mang s th
t di y chai.