J&B Rare Blended Scotch

A ne consommer qu'avec du coca Light et du citron.

Nice smooth but peaty taste. Easy drinking

Ok. So, this review may not apply to the current iteration of J & B for reasons I shall elaborate and elucidate in due time. Nonetheless, this is an honest review of the product I’m tasting. In years past, my grandfather was the personal pilot for the CEO of a restaurant company. He’s retired now, but he still has a big box full of miniature liquor bottles that have been sitting in his basement for the better part of 2 decades. The J&B that I’m tasting came from one of these 50mL plastic bottles, except the bottle probably contained <30mL due to evaporation. I don’t really know the science behind how this evaporation process affects the flavor of the spirit, but honestly, I don’t care and I’m not going to overthink it. This stuff is fantastic. Smooth, sweet, sherry and slightly peaty, it reminds me of Highland Park 12, but, dare I say, better. There’s no way it’s 80 proof. It tastes closer to 100 at this point, but I suppose that only serves to amplify the enjoyable flavors found in this stuff. Maybe all J & B is better than I realized, but I doubt it. I’ll have to pick up a new bottle and compare. Maybe I’ll put it in a big plastic jug and store it in my basement for 20 years. It’d be worth it, for sure. Since this is such an enigmatic iteration of the blended scotch in question, there aren’t many things I can definitively say about it other than the fact that I enjoy it immensely. 3 stars since I don’t know what J & B usually tastes like. If it’s always this good, I’ll up it to 4.5.

Fruity, alcoholic

Olfato: leve defumado medicinal, iodo, esparadrapo, leve baunilha, frutado adocicado, cítrico de laranjas, whisky de grãos, e calor do álcool. Paladar: basicamente as mesmas notas percebidas no olfato, porém com um adocicado mais presente, apimentado e álcool mais presente. O cítrico também aparece mais e, associado ao amargo suave que o acompanha, traz a memória algo como toranjas ou laranjas amargas. Finalização: curta, doce, picante e alcoólica. Impressões gerais: um blended whisky de entrada padrão, recomendado para drinks. Devido a presença das notas defumadas e cítricas é possível utilizá-lo em diversos tipos de coquetéis, especialmente o que utilizam frutas cítricas como a laranja. Garrafa de litro e com preço acessível.