J & B / Rare - Whisky Magazine

J & B

Rare

ABV 40%
REVIEWED Issue 9

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Specifications

Brand: J & B
Expression: Rare
Type: Scotland Whisky / Blended
Age: No Age Statement
ABV: 40%
Country/Region: Scotland
Bottling type: Standard (Distillery or blended)

Tasting notes

Taster Michael Jackson

Nose: Toasted almonds, raspberries, limes, lemongrass.
Palate: Light, but firm. Sweet, like biting into a raspberry-jam tart. Then blackberries and passion-fruit (Bowmore?).
Finish: Seems slightly sharp and stinging at first, then a gradually unfolding potpourri dryness.
Comment: Some very enjoyable flavours, but lacking in dimension for me. I'll try it again at bedtime.

7.5

Taster Paul Pacult

Nose: The ethereal bouquet is delicately fruity at the opening. With aeration, there are hints of rubber (pencil eraser) and cotton fabric. Deflates in the glass after one minute.
Palate: Sweet at palate entry, sweet at mid-palate. So wan in flavour and paper-thin in texture that I consider screaming, \"Give me some meat\". Manufactured. Light-bodied. Doesn't quite do it justice in terms of texture.
Finish: Candy sweet. Watery. Brief.
Comment: Okay, okay, so you can mix with it. Do I hear any other useful applications?...I'm waiting...Is this that famous sound of one hand clapping?

5.0

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