Johnnie Walker Green vs Blue: What’s the Difference?

Updated April 2026.

These are two Johnnie Walker Scotches, not a trophy pair. The official US Green Label page prints 750 ml and 43%. The legal line says Blended Scotch Whisky; the same page calls it a blend of single malts. The official US Blue Label page prints 40% Alc/Vol and no age statement. A 1.5-ounce pour at 40% is one NIAAA drink; at 43% it is about 1.08.

Related: Black vs Double Black, blended whiskey, single malt.

Label vs pour

Language 1.5 oz drinks
Green Label US ~1.08
Green legal line
Blue Label US 1.00
15-year Green Read the neck

A 750 mL 40% bottle is about 17 drinks. Four Blue pours are four drinks. Pour math: whiskey drinks.

Sources

  • johnniewalker.com/en-us Green Label: 750 ml, 43%; “blend of single malts”; legal “Blended Scotch Whisky. 43% Alc/Vol.”
  • johnniewalker.com/en-us Blue Label: 40% ABV; Blended Scotch; NAS. 15-year Green unused on that US tile. SWR 2009. NIAAA December 2025.

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