Johnnie Walker Unveils Couture Expression
Johnnie Walker has unveiled Couture Expression, the inaugural limited-edition release from the Johnnie Walker Vault.
Co-created by Johnnie Walker Master Blender Dr Emma Walker and French couture designer Olivier Rousteing, Couture Expression draws inspiration from the world of high fashion to create four blends that provide a sensorial journey through the seasons.
Each of the four blends in the collection begins with the same ‘heart’, including ghost whiskies from Brora and Port Dundas. Dr. Walker then layered hand-selected whiskies from the Johnnie Walker Vault – a library of 500 rare, aged, and ghost whiskies, personally curated and rotated from the very best of the 10 million casks of Scotch available to her as Master Blender.
The Couture Expression blends encompass:
- Spring – Refreshing and floral. A celebration of renewal and transformation, with brightness drawn from a selection of rare whiskies including a 1985 Cragganmore, a rarely seen 1977 Caledonian and minerality from a treasured 1978 Port Ellen.
- Summer – Vibrant. An ode to summer with tropical fruit notes from a selection of rare whiskies including an experimental Cardhu Wine Cask Finish, and a 1990 Clynelish wrapped in the richness of 1988 Benrinnes.
- Fall – Textured and bold. A time of self-reflection and the relentless pursuit of excellence, this expression features an experimental Teaninich chocolate malt, layered with smoke from the 1978 Port Ellen.
- Winter – Deep and contemplative. Reflecting ‘coming home’ and the warmth of sharing time and moments with family and friends. The richest of the four, dialling up Islay malts from Port Ellen and Brora with a mulled wine, sweetness from the 1988 Benrinnes.
Each Couture Expression blend is presented in a square crystal decanter handcrafted by Baccarat, in homage to the iconic square bottle created by Alexander Walker in the late 1800s. The decanters have been draped in four different metallic shades – gold, silver, rose gold, and metallic black – each inspired by the seasons, and each bottle is topped off with a sculptural wing stopper.
Johnnie Walker Vault x Olivier Rousteing Couture Expression is limited to only 25 bottles of each season and launches globally on May 26th for a recommended retail price of $20,000 each.
Source: Johnnie Walker.