Johnnie Walker Blue Year of Horse 750mL

Johnnie Walker Blue Label Year of the Horse is the 2026 Lunar New Year edition, with a sculpted bottle and box designed by Hong Kong-born couturier Robert Wun. The whisky inside is the regular Blue Label blend, so the difference lies in the dress rather than the liquid.

About This Bottling

Robert Wun, based in London, was the first Hong Kong designer invited onto the official Paris Haute Couture calendar. His artwork for the cobalt bottle and gift box shows a horse charging forward, which he chose to stand for optimism and a drive to keep moving. Wun is known for surreal, sculptural couture, and the design carries that bold line onto the pack. The Year of the Horse began on 17 February 2026.

Tasting Profile

• Nose: Dried fruit and honey, cedar, a wisp of smoke and a little baking spice.
• Palate: Soft and rounded, with hazelnut, plum, vanilla and dark chocolate over a gentle smoky base.
• Finish: Warm, with smoke and mild oak that linger.

Serving & Food

Best poured neat at room temperature in a small tulip glass, with a glass of iced water alongside to refresh the palate between sips. It suits a Chinese New Year banquet: roast goose, char siu or steamed fish with ginger and spring onion.

How to Enjoy

Lunar New Year gifting, especially for anyone born in a Horse year, and for Hong Kong collectors who follow Robert Wun's work.

Product Details

About the Distillery

Blue Label is assembled by Master Blender Emma Walker and her team from Diageo's very large stock of maturing Scotch. The brand says only around one cask in ten thousand is picked for the blend, and the recipe includes malt and grain whiskies from distilleries that have long since closed, which is why it carries no age statement. The aim is a blend that tastes the same from bottle to bottle, layered and smooth, with a light smoky edge that keeps it from being merely sweet.