Typical brilliance...
Typical brilliance from JW - They are good at blending - coming up with such individually tasty whiskies on an industrial scale is quite a trick. The Gold is lovely and smooth, floral, biscuity, herbal, sweet and spicy. Not a particularly long finish but lingers nicely. Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve
Gold label is still...
Gold label is still pricey, but it is substantially less than blue label. Still pretty smooth. Gold label is more of a sipping scotch whiskey. It tastes great neat or on the rocks. I would say the value is equivalent to the product, averaging at around $60 a bottle.