-54%Pour this and you get the whole package: creamy toffee and dark fruit up front, then a soft curl of smoke that lingers like a good story. It's the bottle that turns an ordinary Tuesday into something. Neat after a long day, over a fat ice cube while the nyama choma's still on the grill, or as the dependable backbone of a Highball when friends pile in. The Icon edition is the same beloved 12-year-old blend, dressed up in Johnnie Walker's 200th-anniversary design. So you drink well and the bottle looks the part on the shelf.
First sniff and it's dried fruit, vanilla and a bit of warm spice, with smoke hanging politely in the background. Sip it and the smoke steps forward but never shouts, riding on creamy toffee, sweet malt and raisin-dark fruit. The finish is long and warming with a gentle waft of woodsmoke that keeps you coming back for the next one. Smooth, layered, never harsh. This is the whisky that taught a lot of people they actually like smoky Scotch.
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Where it's from
This is Scotland in a glass, pulled together from whiskies across the country. Black Label leans on Diageo's Four Corners: honeyed Clynelish in the Highlands, fruity Cardhu on Speyside, a fresh Lowland touch from Glenkinchie, smooth grain from Cameronbridge, and that signature smoke from Caol Ila on Islay. Around three dozen whiskies, every one aged at least 12 years, blended for the same flavour year after year. It started with John Walker's grocery shop in Kilmarnock back in 1820, and the Icon bottle marks 200 years of that journey.
Good to know
- What is the price of JW Black Icon 750ml?
JW Black Icon 750ml is KSh 2,029 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for fast delivery across Nairobi, usually within the hour, or next day countrywide.
- What does Johnnie Walker Black Label Icon 750ml taste like?
Smooth and layered. Think creamy toffee, sweet malt and dark dried fruit, with a gentle smoke running through and a long warming finish. Easygoing but with real depth.
- Is the Icon edition different whisky from regular Black Label?
Same liquid, different look. The Icon is the standard 12-year-old Black Label blend in a limited 200th-anniversary bottle design. You're getting the whisky you know in a sharper jacket.
- What is the ABV of Johnnie Walker Black Label Icon?
It's 40% ABV in a 750ml bottle.
- How should I serve it?
Neat with a splash of water, over a big ice cube, or long in a Highball with soda and a lemon twist. It also makes a cracking Old Fashioned.
- What food pairs with it?
Smoky grilled meats are the move, so nyama choma, ribs, anything off the charcoal. It also loves dark chocolate and aged cheddar.
- Where is it from and how old is it?
It's a blended Scotch from across Scotland, with every whisky in the blend aged at least 12 years.
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JW Black Icon 750ml price in Kenya
Buy JW Black Icon 750ml online in Nairobi, Kenya. Available in 2 sizes — 750 ml at KSh 2,029, 1000 ml at KSh 2,449 — with fast delivery across Nairobi, usually within 30 minutes, or next-day countrywide.
- 750 mlKSh 2,029
- 1000 mlKSh 2,449