The History of Johnnie Walker

Who was the Walker behind the whisky?

Ben Kageyama
Lessons from History
3 min readJul 23, 2021

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Johnnie Walker logo, 1909, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

While I always prefer a beer as my drink of choice after a long day at work, my father leaned more on whisky. His humble collection of bottles was always on display whenever we had guests. The poison that was usually offered? Johnnie Walker’s Black Label. For him, it was pricey enough to impress without breaking the bank.

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