Just Landed: Johnnie Walker Elusive Umami – The Whisky Exchange News
JOHNNIE WALKER BLUE LABEL
ELUSIVE UMAMI
This limited-edition blended whisky is a collaboration between Johnnie Walker’s master blender Emma Walker and renowned Japanese chef Kei Kobayashi. Joining forces to push the boundaries of flavour, the pair set out to create a whisky that encapsulates the character of umami. A Japanese word used to identify the ‘fifth taste’, umami is an enigmatic, savoury taste that is often hard to define.
Each cask that went into this blend was specially selected for its character, creating a marriage of casks that offer the perfect umami profile. Combining aromas of ripe apples, cashew nuts, sea salt and savoury oak with notes of white peaches, blood oranges, oak spice, smoked meat, salt and black pepper, there is a careful balance between sweet and savoury that embodies that umami character.
