tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post4401588242179775004..comments2024-03-06T21:06:39.726-05:00Comments on The Coopered Tot: A Dusty Red Label From Back When Red Label was AwesomeNewYorkJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01236276465833621198noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-16515335533189930222020-08-05T21:27:11.699-04:002020-08-05T21:27:11.699-04:00I have a bottle of unopened Johnnie Walker Red Lab...I have a bottle of unopened Johnnie Walker Red Label with the red tax label still intact (I-497) 750 ml 86.8 proof Somerset ImportersAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533923605215578273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-65899095299767440312019-11-11T21:18:00.551-05:002019-11-11T21:18:00.551-05:00I'm late to the party here Joshua but I comple...I'm late to the party here Joshua but I completely agree with your article. I just opened up a late 70's representation of the JW Red and it completely dominates it's modern counterpart in every facet. The complexity makes this more than worthy enough to be enjoyed neat. I am thoroughly enjoying it. Johnny Hirschbuehlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806006340609432720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-21679073844629268272019-05-25T15:45:21.507-04:002019-05-25T15:45:21.507-04:00I have a bottle of Johnny Walker red label trying ...I have a bottle of Johnny Walker red label trying to find out how old is it it haves mo bar code on it and all the bottles I seen are smooth the bottle I have haves written on it can anyone tell me wen the red lable stopped using the bottles with written on them Aronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14626611657543597383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-6054742763741026552019-03-19T11:44:19.001-04:002019-03-19T11:44:19.001-04:00Hi there we are looking to find out how much my jo...Hi there we are looking to find out how much my jonny walker 1967 red label would be worth. Original seal still in tack. With regards Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028561434711195557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-3473413697701373872019-03-19T11:43:22.405-04:002019-03-19T11:43:22.405-04:00Hi there we are looking to find out how much my jo...Hi there we are looking to find out how much my jonny walker 1967 red label would be worth. Original seal still in tack. With regards Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028561434711195557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-52894160745456589112017-06-05T15:14:45.076-04:002017-06-05T15:14:45.076-04:00It all depends on the details of the bottle - but ...It all depends on the details of the bottle - but the odds are against it being worth much. Johnnie Red isn't a high-status item (as a mainstream blend) and it was always too popular to be rare. However, I find it fascinating and delicious. If you send me a photo I'd be glad to estimate its age and value a bit more closely): josh(at)cooperedtot.com (where the (at) is an @ sign).NewYorkJoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236276465833621198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-4117765963571425162017-06-04T18:12:34.989-04:002017-06-04T18:12:34.989-04:00Have an unopened,good condition bottle I stumbled ...Have an unopened,good condition bottle I stumbled on,any value/worth?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-5997510810446818202016-08-11T22:51:29.240-04:002016-08-11T22:51:29.240-04:00This is marvelously helpful, as I recently came ac...This is marvelously helpful, as I recently came across a bottle of JW in my grandmothers basement. It's exactly the same bottle and label that you show and describe here. I'm glad to know it's (estimated) age! I can't wait to open it up (although I may save it for a special occasion since you describe it's quality as being far above the current standard). Since it's about half a century old, maybe ill just wait till it hits it's 100th birthday. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06930668259444797959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-85951105195552044162016-08-11T22:50:44.352-04:002016-08-11T22:50:44.352-04:00This is marvelously helpful, as I recently came ac...This is marvelously helpful, as I recently came across a bottle of JW in my grandmothers basement. It's exactly the same bottle and label that you show and describe here. I'm glad to know it's (estimated) age! I can't wait to open it up (although I may save it for a special occasion since you describe it's quality as being far above the current standard). Since it's about half a century old, maybe ill just wait till it hits it's 100th birthday. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06930668259444797959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-27345302756280756152014-02-25T00:07:38.821-05:002014-02-25T00:07:38.821-05:00Well, I can certainly attest that 50 year old (196...Well, I can certainly attest that 50 year old (1960s) Red Label is delicious. It should be fine to drink if the fill level is high (shoulder or neck) and the whisky appears clear. More than fine actually. Time in bottle will have probably improved it. And, that's a huge bottle, over a gallon! The size angle might have a collector value aspect. I don't know. But Red Label isn't a particularly valuable whisky - unless it's pre-WWII. My guess is around $150 - but that's just a guess. E-mail me with specific photographs (plus detail shots of the labels and cap) and I can attempt a better appraisal. My e-mail address is josh[at]cooperedtot.comNewYorkJoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236276465833621198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-76207425278654534352014-02-24T18:53:23.957-05:002014-02-24T18:53:23.957-05:00Hi! Grandpa has a huge (it says 133 1.3 ounces) b...Hi! Grandpa has a huge (it says 133 1.3 ounces) bottle of Johnnie Walker Red in a cradle thing. He's had it for about 50 years, because he decided to wait until in 90th birthday (this year) to drink it. Any idea of what it's worth? And will it taste ok? Thanks!<br /><br /><br />http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjQwWDQyNg==/$T2eC16NHJGwE9n)ySf0JBRB!ceV(q!~~48_35.JPG<br />Cassius Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17914638165544028743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-70823955892706587322014-01-07T05:17:44.126-05:002014-01-07T05:17:44.126-05:00Ok. Since posting the above note about the JW Red...Ok. Since posting the above note about the JW Red 45.8% I have had the pleasure, thanks to my niece returning from the USA, to pick up two bottles of the 45.8% limited edition export blend from duty free. Can I say that this is about the first real review of this product that you, dear reader, will find on the net. My initial thoughts are, why would you make something that is crap to start with (the 40% version) into something that approximates cask strength crap? The immediate impression of this drink is a young (grainy?) spirit on the nose which reminds me of Dewar's White Label. On the palate there is sweetness derived from an almost overdone artificial caramel (added caramel perhaps?). I detected at one point, a little smoke somewhere, and it does have a greater indefineable intensity from what I remember the 40% version tasted like, but all in all, it is not enough to make this uncomplex drink interesting. I'd rather have spent the few dollars more on the JW Black label.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-49463257114241697492014-01-01T00:08:32.033-05:002014-01-01T00:08:32.033-05:00Anyone tasted the Red Label Export Blend 45.8% alc...Anyone tasted the Red Label Export Blend 45.8% alcohol limited edition currently available via duty free only? Apparently 'matured in European oak'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-9367378630516780042013-12-03T01:43:52.505-05:002013-12-03T01:43:52.505-05:00O...M...G... I bet you're right about the paxa...O...M...G... I bet you're right about the paxarette. I think I have a secret passion for it!NewYorkJoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236276465833621198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-4024357561068723792013-11-10T13:25:53.451-05:002013-11-10T13:25:53.451-05:00Not only did the old blends have a higher malt con...Not only did the old blends have a higher malt content, but there was a higher percentage of older whisky as well. These days, the stocks are monitered by computer and the age of the end product typically falls within a narrow range.<br />Going back to pre-WWII, JW Red was 8 years old (so was Dewars), but during the war, they couldn't consistently get the older whisky and did away with the age statement.Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-31838980433554577502013-11-03T21:39:25.120-05:002013-11-03T21:39:25.120-05:00That's an awesome find. A number of years bac...That's an awesome find. A number of years back I found two bottles of JW Black 12 year dated 1965. It's the best JW I've ever tasted. Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084821666852687199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-41534873276711170472013-10-28T22:29:02.504-04:002013-10-28T22:29:02.504-04:00Literally "avoir" = "to have" ...Literally "avoir" = "to have" and "du pois" = "of peas" (as in the little round green vegetables). Having peas is a good thing... if you like peas. And I really really do. Particularly those crips sweet little baby ones.NewYorkJoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236276465833621198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-53264082955303919852013-10-28T19:03:40.972-04:002013-10-28T19:03:40.972-04:00Wiseguy...Wiseguy...Josh Feldmanhttp://www.cooperedtot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-74557759728973290552013-10-25T18:10:04.091-04:002013-10-25T18:10:04.091-04:00I wonder how many closed distilleries are in these...I wonder how many closed distilleries are in these old Johnny Walkers? This Red Label probably had quite a few in the blend like Port Ellen or Brora.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215982348779717643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-55611887279377555572013-10-23T14:09:42.457-04:002013-10-23T14:09:42.457-04:00I'm just glad that now I know what av·oir·du·p...I'm just glad that now I know what av·oir·du·pois means.SmokyBeasthttp://www.smokybeast.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-42879939173450579002013-10-22T22:25:22.752-04:002013-10-22T22:25:22.752-04:00Oh man. This JW geek is jealous. I wouldn't do...Oh man. This JW geek is jealous. I wouldn't doubt there's a little paxarette going on, plus as you and MAO mentioned there's likely a lot more malt in the mix. Can't wait until you break into your ol' Black Labels.<br /><br />Regarding the label, the upper front label design matches that of my old Black Label. But the bottom front label is different. I'm wondering if yours was the label preceding mine. So maybe it's the one between Ralphy's (from the '60s) and my BL (late '70s)Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-75662954236504840382013-10-19T13:55:27.632-04:002013-10-19T13:55:27.632-04:00Malt Whisky has also fallen in quality. Much more ...Malt Whisky has also fallen in quality. Much more is being used as Single Malt so there is less of the good casks for the blend and the single malt itself has fallen in quality. This allmost over the full wide spectrum. ALso there is the question about design. A lot of whiskies these days are designed to be easy drinkers. The upside is that we don't have to buy these products, we can go for the special stuff which there is plenty of these days. But its getting pricySteffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09214829298998129214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-27883986587356677862013-10-19T12:54:36.859-04:002013-10-19T12:54:36.859-04:00That was just me being asleep at the switch, Preac...That was just me being asleep at the switch, Preacher, and having been forced by spammers to engage comment moderation. Sorry about that.NewYorkJoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236276465833621198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-46947618164192141842013-10-19T12:53:32.996-04:002013-10-19T12:53:32.996-04:00Exactly. And, frankly, I'm hopping mad about ...Exactly. And, frankly, I'm hopping mad about it. We're starting to see some boutique distilleries resurrecting the old ways. One example is Kilchoman. And guess what? Superb whiskies. Another example is a distillery that never stopped using the old ways: Springbank. And guess what? Superb whiskies. The big difference is that these practices weren't boutique in the 60s and earlier. They were all that was. I wish Diageo and the like would see that - but unless it hits them in the wallet there will be no incentive for them to think about it.NewYorkJoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236276465833621198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-17177412383468998862013-10-19T12:50:53.827-04:002013-10-19T12:50:53.827-04:00You should come and do this tasting with me, Susan...You should come and do this tasting with me, Susannah. I'd appreciate the feedback as your young taste buds are more agile than mine.NewYorkJoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236276465833621198noreply@blogger.com