Johnnie Walker Has More Bottles To Come!

Friday, April 20, 2012, 15:17 [IST]

You might have read about the premium whiskey brand, Johnnie Walker shutting down over the Internet. It was actually a fake news that was spread on online media sites. The brand Johnnie Walker has not shut down, it has shifted from Kilmarnock to a new town in Scotland. The fake news became a rage because it gives the impression that the legendary brand itself is ending.

Why The Factory Moved?

This is in keeping with an announcement that Diageo plc, the makers of Johnnie Walker and the world’s largest spirits company had made in 2009, regarding the restructuring of its production operations in Scotland. With a view to upgrade and expand bottling capacity and in anticipation of future growth in demand for its brands, including Johnnie Walker, the plan included the closure of a bottling plant in Kilmarnock and an investment of £86million in a new bottling hall at one of Diageo’s other packaging plants at Leven in Fife, Scotland.

We hope that this will reassure all the Scotch lovers around the world that you will certainly be able to go ahead and enjoy your favourite whiskey.