Kilmarnock Standard readers raise a glass to Johnnie Walker
Lucky Kilmarnock Standard readers are raising a very special glass to one of Scotland’s greatest exports after winning our Johnnie Walker bottle ballot competition.It has been 200 years since John Walker first threw open the doors to his grocery store on King Street, Kilmarnock.Since those early days of blending single malt and grain whiskies for his loyal customers, the brand has been a pioneer of whisky innovation and entrepreneurialism, becoming the world’s number one selling Scotch whisky brand today.To celebrate the bicentenary, Johnnie Walker released a special edition whisky paying tribute to the founder’s legacy and his son, Alexander Walker, and his business prowess and global vision - which took the family Scotch from Kilmarnock