CAPTURING TIME

The fifth release of the award-winning Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost and Rare series explores the distinctive and highly coveted grain whisky from a former Scotch powerhouse.

The word "ghost" is a long way from its usual eerie connotations in the whisky universe. Used to describe distilleries that have shuttered, it represents rarity, prestige and value, as aged whiskies from these mothballed or demolished production facilities are unique, finite and irreplaceable.

As the biggest Scotch whisky producer in the world, it's no secret that Diageo's extensive portfolio of Scotch distilleries includes silent and lost ones that did not survive the downturns across the centuries. The most legendary among them are Port Ellen and Brora, which are now in different stages of revival.