# Johnnie Walker Launches Vault Blend With Brora Ghost Distillery Malt at £1,100

> Johnnie Walker launched Vault, a £1,100 blend with single malt from the Brora ghost distillery, sold at Harrods.

- Published: 2026-10-14T20:24:12+00:00
- Section: Product Launches
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-14/johnnie-walker-vault-brora-launch
- Source: [Yahoo](https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/johnnie-walker-high-end-blend-200000969.html)

## Key takeaways

- Johnnie Walker Vault is priced at £1,100 per bottle and includes single malt from Brora, a distillery that closed in 1983 and reopened in 2021.
- The blend was created by master blender Dr. Emma Walker from a selection of 500 whiskies held at the Princes Street Vault.
- Vault is sold at Harrods in London, the Johnnie Walker Experience in Edinburgh and online from Justerini & Brooks.

Johnnie Walker launched Johnnie Walker Vault, a high-end blend containing single malt from the Brora ghost distillery, priced at £1,100 per bottle and sold at Harrods in London, the Johnnie Walker Experience in Edinburgh and online from Justerini & Brooks, [Yahoo](https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/johnnie-walker-high-end-blend-200000969.html) reported on October 14, 2026.

## Inside the Johnnie Walker Vault Blend

[Johnnie Walker](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002ncg/johnnie-walker) is a blended scotch brand that draws malt and grain whisky from more than 10 million casks distilled at [Diageo](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00003hu/diageo)'s 31 distilleries across Scotland. The Vault at Princes Street holds a selection of 500 whiskies chosen by master blender Dr. Emma Walker, who selected a few to combine for the new release, which becomes a permanent prestige expression in the lineup.

The blend includes whisky from Brora, a distillery that closed in 1983 and reopened in 2021. Whisky from the reopened Brora, aged for just a few years, is also included for the first time. The release is bottled at 43.8 percent ABV in a cube-shaped bottle inspired by an old Blue Label design, with official tasting notes of vanilla, almond, raspberry, gentle smoke, charred oak, leather and tobacco.

"Johnnie Walker Vault is what I've called my love letter to Scotland—a truly special country to which I hold a deep connection," Walker said in a statement. "The creation of this whisky, a hand-selected blend of our extraordinary whiskies from across Scotland, is my way to express that."

Diageo, the brand's owner, said on October 14, 2026 that strike action at its Cameronbridge distillery in Scotland was suspended ahead of talks with unions Unite and GMB, following a dispute over redundancies and plans to cut 30 jobs across Scottish distilleries, Yahoo reported.

## Johnnie Walker's Recent Launch Record

According to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Johnnie Walker launched Johnnie Walker Red Soul globally in March 2026 as a sweeter, smoother variant with reduced smoky notes, targeting younger and non-whisky drinkers at a £25 recommended retail price. In February 2026 the brand launched Johnnie Walker Black Cask, its first new permanent blend in the US market in 15 years, aged exclusively in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels at $34.99 per 750ml. The same records show a June 2026 partnership with the South Korean restaurant reservation platform CatchTable for promotional set menus featuring Johnnie Walker Black Ruby across Seoul and Gyeonggi Province.

## Earlier Johnnie Walker Releases

Johnnie Walker launched an Indian Festive Blend in September 2026, a limited edition created by Dr. Emma Walker with notes of cardamom, saffron, rosewater and citrus, continuing its collaboration with couturier Rahul Mishra, PR Newswire reported. In September 2026 the brand unveiled a limited-edition Black Label bottle design for Sabrina Carpenter, inspired by her album Man's Best Friend, featuring a bespoke blue colorway and dog paw motifs, PR Newswire reported. Johnnie Walker Black Ruby, a blended Scotch released in 2025, is a sweeter version of Black Label with fruit notes from red wine and sherry casks, Yahoo reported in October 2026.

## Companies in this story

- [Johnnie Walker company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002ncg/johnnie-walker) · website: http://www.johnniewalker.com
- [Diageo company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00003hu/diageo) · website: https://www.diageo.com

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