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  • j & b rare blended scotch whisky

    J & B Rare Blended Scotch Whisky 76
    Distillery
    J & B
    Style
    Blended
    Release
    Unspecified
    Age
    Unspecified
    Alcohol
    40% abv.
    Region
    Scotland
    Bottled For
    Distillery

    J&B Rare Blended Scotch Whisky contains around 40 whiskies including malts like Knockando and Tamdhu and North British grain.. Only 1 percent of J & B Rare is Islay.

    review by normec

    71
    Color
    straw
    Nose
    fresh ! honey ,fruity (lemon ,banana ,pineapple) ,light peat ,vanilla and very shy salty seaweeds
    Body
    lightly bodied ,thin legs
    Palate
    honey ,lemon ,banana ,dry apricot ,dark caramel ,almond and bit spicy
    Finish
    short and clean ! honey ,dry apricot ,green banana

    for me honey is all over in this blend ,not so stong but what is strong here except market share .

    review by anonymous

    70
    Color
    Pale Gold
    Nose
    Oak, Lemon, Maple, Cherries, Light peat, caramel and Toffee.
    Body
    Light, watery, with a hint of oils.
    Palate
    Citrus, hint of apples, Buttery, very little malt, and slight smoke.
    Finish
    very smoky, and lots of chili spices

    Pleasant, but I'm concerned with how little the taste of malt I'm picking up. I think its because its a blend of mostly grains.

    review by anonymous

    88
    Color
    Straw
    Nose
    light Peat, fruity, grassy.
    Body
    medium body
    Palate
    a little hot and peppery. Light, peaty, lemony, very sweet.
    Finish
    has a good smoky smooth finish that is pretty long. Leaves a good numbness on the tongue and a good sweet stickiness on the finish as well, leaving you wanting to take another pull like any good whiskey should do.

    There are many good scotches on the market. This is one of them. J & B is an old contender and maybe because of that it has lost some popularity, but in my opinion, it's a darn good blend. Especially for the price. It has a pretty good nose, it's pretty smooth and has a good taste about it. It finishes well and it's a good quality liquor. I like to drink my scotch with ice and J & B takes to ice very well, which means that it has some depth and character. It's my everyday scotch.