Diageo has announced the global launch of Johnnie Walker Vault, situated in the cellar of its Edinburgh visitor attraction.

The Johnnie Walker Vault holds, at any given time, a selection of 500 whiskies from our rare, aged and ghost casks, personally curated and rotated by Johnnie Walker Master Blender to showcase the very best of the 10 million casks of Scotch available to her as Master Blender.

Under a newly launched Private Blend experience, Dr Walker will personally create unique made-to-measure blends for a select few, hand-selecting meaningful expressions from the invite-only Johnnie Walker Vault physical space and crafting these into deeply layered blends. Each blend will be tailored to the inspirations and individual palates of her guests. 

The experience will also be launched and offered to the public with packages starting from £50,000, culminating in the bespoke blending session with Dr Walker. Following the experience, guests will be presented with their Private Blend in a crystal decanter handcrafted by artisans from the renowned French luxury house Baccarat. Their unique blend will also be chronicled in the vault’s archive, leaving their own legacy alongside iconic whisky creations and allowing for future commissions. 

Later this year, Johnnie Walker Vault will also invite its first creative partner – a visionary artist in couture fashion – to co-create a limited-edition collection with Dr Walker, with further details to be revealed in the coming months.

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