May is Whisky Month, and there’s no better way to celebrate than with the luxurious, complex flavours of Johnnie Walker Blue Label. Renowned for its smooth, rich taste, Johnnie Walker Blue Label is perfect for crafting cocktails that elevate any occasion. Here are some exquisite cocktail recipes that highlight the elegance and sophistication of this iconic whisky.
Autumn- Cigar and Sandalwood
Blue Label – clarified jersey milk – Lemon
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A textual combination of JW Blue Label, maple, clarified jersey milk, and lemon aromatics
Rich, textured, delicately smoked, and memorable.
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Recipe
50ml (jersey milk) Johnnie walker Blue Label
15ml light maple syrup
10ml lemon juice
4 dash orange Bitters
METHOD
Per 10 cocktails
Take 1L of jersey milk (high fat milk) and heat in saucepan to 6-70 degrees.
Batch above mix and pour into heated jersey milk (pour cocktail mix into milk)
Allow mix to curdle and settle for at least 30 minutes.
Through a cheesecloth strain mix into a jug
Production Notes
Per cocktail add 75ml of cocktail mix to mixing glass filled with ice
Stir cocktail for 10 – 15 seconds until cold and diluted.
Strain mix into chilled rocks glass filled with a block of clear ice.
Garnish and enjoy.
Garnish
Grated winter spices
Production Notes
This cocktail takes 24 hours to batch.
Cocktail can be prepared 4 days before use.
Spring- apple & Rose
JW Blue Label – Pommeau – Amaro – Sour Grapefruit
JW Blue Label is paired with Pommeau apple aperitif, rose-tinted amaro Montenegro, and pink grapefruit.
Shaken and served over a large chunk of ice and finished with dried ginger and apple. Vibrant and full of life
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Recipe
30ml Johnnie Walker Blue Label
20ml Pommeau (Chateau de Briuel)
30ml soured pink Grapefruit juice.
10ml Amaro Montenegro
Method
Add all ingredients to cocktail shaker.
Add ice to a shaker and shake for 10 seconds until very cold.
Strain mix into chilled coupette.
Garnish with a thin slice of dehydrated apple.
Garnish
Very thin dehydrated apple wheel
Production Notes
Sourced grapefruit – (per 1000ml fresh juice add: 10g Lactic acid
Freshly pressed grapefruit juice only. No bottled juice
Measure Lactic acid with micro scales to ensure the correct amount of acid dissolved into the mix.
This cocktail can also be served over ice.
