The Last Bottle Of Johnnie Walker!

Friday, April 20, 2012, 12:05

If you happen to have an original Johnnie Walker whiskey bottle in your liquor cabinet then save it. It will soon be an antique. This is because, as we speak, the last bottle of premium scotch whiskey from this brand will soon be a in a museum in Kilmarnock. Yes, the news is true, Diageo, the owner of the brand is shutting down Johnnie Walker factory in this tiny Scottish town forever.

The Town Of Johnnie Walker:

For the last 192 years, this premium scotch whiskey has been produced in the Scottish town of Kilmarnock. The first ever bottle of this whiskey was sold way back in 1820. The brand was started by Mr. John Walker, better known as 'Johnnie' , who sold whiskey bottles at his grocery store. The connection with the brand is so strong that the town took to the streets to protest against the impending death of this whiskey brand.

The Beginning Of The End:

The first news of this closure came in 2009. Diageo, mother company made its intentions very clear. The following 2 years have gone in accommodating the 700 members of the staff and dealing with the protests that ensued. But even, political interventions from the local legislators could not halt the shutting down of this factory.

So Does Johnnie Walker Die?

Well, the Kilmarnock factory has been shut down but as far as the whiskey brand is concerned, it gets a new home in Leven In Fife. Diageo, the British owners have indicated that they would like to 'rework' the label that clearly states the brand's deep rooted connection with its home town, Kilmarnock. This whiskey is sold in almost every corner of the world with a total sale of 16.3 million cases annually. So the Johnnie Walker Red and Black label lovers across the world will still get their Scotch whiskey but from a different location.