Johnnie Walker’s Newest Scotch Tastes Like Blackberry Pie, It Is Now Permanently On Malaysian Shelves

Four years after taking the Master Blender role, Dr. Emma Walker's first innovation has arrived in Malaysia — a fruit-forward Scotch built around an experimental distillery's longest fermentation runs, with tasting notes that read nothing like a whisky menu.

The Rakyat Post Fernando Fong · News & blogs · 49 min ago

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Extended fermentation and distillation runs there produced the amplified fruity character that defines Black Ruby.
The other contributors — Clynelish, Glenkinchie, Cameronbridge, Cardhu, Caol Ila — are established names in the Johnnie Walker stable.
Dr Emma Walker, who became Johnnie Walker Master Blender in 2022, developed Black Ruby as her first innovation in the role.

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Johnnie Walker Black Ruby recently landed in Malaysia, with tasting notes that read more like a dessert menu than a Scotch: raspberry jam, blackberry pie, maraschino cherries, figs, plums, honeyed sweetness.

Diageo confirmed the expression as a permanent addition to the Malaysian market.

At the heart of the blend is Roseisle — Diageo’s most modern distillery, opened in 2009 and built for experimentation.

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Published: October 9, 2026 at 10:30 AM UTC
By: Fernando Fong
Section: Taste
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