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Johnnie Walker is the world’s best-selling whisky brand. The brand’s foundations were established by Alexander Walker in the early years of the 20th century, including the distinctive bottle shape, angled label and iconic striding man logo. Johnnie Walker Blue Label is the pinnacle of the range that includes Red, Black, Double Black, Green and Gold label variants.

Johnnie Walker is the world’s best-selling whisky brand. The brand’s foundations were established by Alexander Walker in the early years of the 20th century, including the distinctive bottle shape, angled label and iconic striding man logo. Johnnie Walker Blue Label is the pinnacle of the range that includes Red, Black, Double Black, Green and Gold label variants.

About Johnnie Walker

Johnnie Walker is the world’s best-selling whisky brand. The brand’s foundations were established by Alexander Walker in the early years of the 20th century, including the distinctive bottle shape, angled label and iconic striding man logo. Johnnie Walker Blue Label is the pinnacle of the range that includes Red, Black, Double Black, Green and Gold label variants.

Who is Johnnie Walker? Discover his story and where Johnnie Walker's Whisky history begins. It all started in 1820 when a determined young man named John opened his grocery shop in Kilmarnock - a thriving town in Scotland, after the death of his father. Despite a difficult start, John had a spark in him that would ignite his success.

Within the year, the family farm had been sold and the money used to set him up with his own grocer’s shop in the thriving local town of Kilmarnock. It was a smart move. In those days, most grocers stocked a line of single malts, but they were never consistent. This wasn’t good enough for John. So he started blending them together to create a whisky that tasted just as good every time.

When John passed away after a full and prosperous life in 1857, he left his son, Alexander, with a very healthy business. These were fast-moving times. Britain was the pulsating heart of an Industrial Revolution that was set to change absolutely everything. In Kilmarnock, the railway had arrived, carrying goods to great ships travelling to the four corners of the world. Like his father, Alexander knew a good opportunity when he saw one.

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