Does Johnnie Walker Grey exist?

[Jobi]

But don't quote me.

Too late.

[Eric m]

Never heard of JW grey may be the label was discoloured by the sun.
If you like to stick around blends for now i suggest you try the following 1Islay mist,2 the six isles and 3 black bottle.Good blended(malt) whiskies that give you an idea there is more out there.
Eric.

[Rettere]

Without writing the full translation of that German post, basically it is an in-forum roleplaying game where every post you make says what your character is doing. Someone's character just ordered a faesschen (mini-keg) of Johnny Walker Grey... They say it's really tasty.. and that the waitress is wearing a short miniskirt... Shall I continue?

Rettere

Anyone read German?

Bottom Post on this page - what does it say

http://thexperience.de/Forum/thread.php ... 037866f0c8

[woodhill]

it is an in-forum roleplaying game where every post you make says what your character is doing. Someone's character just ordered a faesschen (mini-keg) of Johnny Walker Grey...

So JWG IS make believe!

[Eric m]

It is a story in some kind of game and obvious the person knows more about the game than about whisky for he orders the best whisky namely JW grey label,perhaps he saw it in a shop once forgot the colour only remembered it was JW.
Schade fuer Sie aber es gibt leider kein JW Greylabel.
Eric.

[Deactivated Member]

Schade fuer Sie aber es gibt leider kein JW Greylabel.

Vielleicht - aber das koennen Sie von diese Geschichte nicht beweisen. Es ist niemals moeglich (zu mindestens ganz schwierig), eine negative Aussage zu beweisen.

[Eric m]

Schade fuer Sie aber es gibt leider kein JW Greylabel.

Vielleicht - aber das koennen Sie von diese Geschichte nicht beweisen. Es ist niemals moeglich (zu mindestens ganz schwierig), eine negative Aussage zu beweisen.

Aber die geschichte gibt die Wahrheit auch nicht,so wir konnen sagen es liegt in der mitte.
I`ve checked on Google also and there`s no other trace about JW greylabel.If i`m wrong let me be the first to go on my knees and beg for forgiveness .
Eric.

[woodhill]

Has anyone actually emailed JW about this?

[Deactivated Member]

I`ve checked on Google also and there`s no other trace about JW greylabel..

If you cannot find it on Google, it does not mean it does not exist. It could be that the bottle has disappeared from the cache of Google.

I have found reference on Google to the tooth fairy, Father Christmas and God. What conclusions should I draw?

[Deactivated Member]

That you are adept at confusing us with syllogistic fallacy?

Is this real?

Do bottles disappear from cache frequently?

[Eric m]

I`ve checked on Google also and there`s no other trace about JW greylabel..

If you cannot find it on Google, it does not mean it does not exist. It could be that the bottle has disappeared from the cache of Google.

If the grey was real there should be any news made known by the company they do not have a passive way of advertising.Even their own site reveals nothing about it.Google is the biggest searchmachine in the world and they only gave 3 links or so,i can even get more info about my mother in law on the net.But if you can come up with other news,please share it .
Eric.

[r900p]

So this topic is still a grey area then?!

Rob

[Deactivated Member]

Google is the biggest searchmachine in the world and they only gave 3 links or so,i can even get more info about my mother in law on the net.But if you can come up with other news,please share it .
Eric.

Wel, there's this.

[les taylor]

Google is the biggest searchmachine in the world and they only gave 3 links or so,i can even get more info about my mother in law on the net.But if you can come up with other news,please share it .
Eric.

Wel, there's this.

Thanks Mr T I now know so much more about JWG.


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[Lawrence]

I just heard from somebody that had tried Johnnie Walker Grey, a variation of JWB and available in duty free only and to celebration the association with the Mclaren F1 team.

[jojor314]

I was working at a customers house. He had a bottle of Johnnie Walker that I have never seen before. It was a Silver Label Limited Edition, I asked him about it. He said he had bought it in Costa Rica, he owns a bar here in NYC so I imagined its a duty free item because he would just buy it from a supplier. He said it was a good product and dropped it quickly because I don't thimk he wanted to share or give it to me as a tip! I am interested in getting a bottle, so if anyone has information on getting a bottle I am in NYC.

[Pruim]

a variation of JWB and available in duty free only and to celebration the association with the Mclaren F1 team.

Correct. The grey (or silver) johnnie Walker edition is mistaken for either this or this (scroll down a bit).

Both are regular JWB in a special casing.

[navy_flyer]

I've drunk it myself (1 shot worth). It wasn't my bottle but the person who bought it I think found someone in Okinawa to ship a bottle to him. He paid around $600 for the bottle. It was by far the BEST scotch I've ever had. I'd never pay that much for a bottle, but as long as he was pouring....

[navy_flyer]

Thanks for the welcome! Grey Label is definitely a unicorn. I have never heard about it before or since trying it that one time. And it was most assuredly NOT JWB in a special box or case or anything. The bottle had a silver label and was titled as such. I've had plenty of black label and plenty of blue, and it was not even close to either of them.

Blue Label is great.
Macallen 25 is fantastic
Grey Label was unbelievable

But what the hell do I know? I can't afford to drink that stuff on a regular basis. This weekend it's Glenlivet 15.

[Laphroaig]

I posed the question with a reliable source with-in the Classic Malts / Walker contingency stating that someone insinuated this might be confusion with the McLaren race team release and others saying it was a regional release for Duty Free locations or a one-off:

Yes to the racing canister.

No to the grey label.

There have been a couple with labels that have looked silver.

All the Best - xxxxx xxxx

[navy_flyer]

I posed the question with a reliable source with-in the Classic Malts / Walker contingency stating that someone insinuated this might be confusion with the McLaren race team release and others saying it was a regional release for Duty Free locations or a one-off:

Yes to the racing canister.

No to the grey label.

There have been a couple with labels that have looked silver.

All the Best - xxxxx xxxx

Well, I don't know if you will believe me or not, but as I stated above, I HAVE DRUNK Grey Label and I can ASSURE you I was not mistaken. It was GREY LABEL and not some weird packaging of a more common whiskey. The buyer paid 600 bucks for it and I read the label myself. It was GREY LABEL. It does exist.....and it is FANTASTIC!

[Deactivated Member]

Distillery reps aren't always right. For example, whilst touring Glendullan, they said that the only OB they had ever done was the Flora and Fauna. They denied outright that there had ever been an 8yo OB, despite the fact it was on sale in the Dufftown Whisky Shop at the time.

[bamber]

.... or not, but as I stated above, I HAVE DRUNK Grey Label and I can ASSURE you I was not mistaken. It was GREY LABEL and not some weird packaging of a more common whiskey. The buyer paid 600 bucks for it and I read the label myself. It was GREY LABEL. It does exist.....and it is FANTASTIC!

Is it better than the Black and Gold label

[Laphroaig]

Well, I don't know if you will believe me or not, but as I stated above, I HAVE DRUNK Grey Label and I can ASSURE you I was not mistaken. It was GREY LABEL and not some weird packaging of a more common whiskey. The buyer paid 600 bucks for it and I read the label myself. It was GREY LABEL. It does exist.....and it is FANTASTIC!

I'm certainly in no position to judge and was simply passing on a response from (1) individual representing the company.

Distillery reps aren't always right.

Proven regularly.

[Lawrence]

1) I'm glad it has been confirmed that it exists.
2) I'll bet there is confusion with the F1 bottling.
3) Distillery reps are a font of misinformation. I could add to Nick's example but enough said.

[recordmeister]

Just for the record, there are now tasting notes of the JW Gold (Cent Ed) and the Blue at http://www.caskstrength.net



Check 'em out.

[themikewiles]

Yes it did - and it was fantastic. Bought a bottle for my dad, would have been at French Duty Free just before Channel Tunnel Crossing - 1997/1998 - final year of my degree. He was in Saudi at the time and asked me to grab him a bottle of Black Label for when he got home - I saw Grey and thought I'd give it a blast! He reckons it was one of the best whisky's he's ever tried. oddly enough, he was at a friends house about 3-4 weeks after he got home and his friend suggested he tried this whisky, betting that he couldn't guess what it was - my old man tried a drop and said "oh, it's JW Grey Label" - his mate was flabbergasted - my old man explained!! Wish I'd bought more as it was exeptional - have no idea of it's origins though. It wasn't that expensive at the time either, I think I paid about £60.00 quid for it!!!!

Haven't seen it since and all I hear is these rumours of it ever existing!!

[aldovette]

yes it exists.

i had a glass of it about 15 years ago at Kempinski hotel in Budapest.
long time ago and was not 100% aware and expert...i had first a glass of Blue then the grey.i remember the grey smoother than the blue but i can't say more
anyway i dont remember they had the smoked taste that current JW have

the grey label had quite a smeared label, with many scratches. really old. something was handwritten on it : codes and signatures but no date or age.

i remember i though : this bottle belongs from the world war II

[noface0711]

I failed to turn up any real references to the JW Grey but I did find a reference to JW mauve - sold in very limited numbers in a jewel encrusted bottle of which the Roman Emperor might approve.