J&B Rare

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A pale, light-bodied blended Scotch built around Speyside malts such as Knockando. Fresh lemon peel and green apple make it a natural mixer.

Details

Brand	J&B
Distillery	—
Origin	Scotland
Style	Blended
Age	NAS
ABV	40%
Cask	—

Flavour profile

Smoky
Sweet
Fruity
Spicy
Rich

* Editorial estimate.

Tasting notes

Nose: Grain sweetness and candied lemon, grassy and herbal, with apple peel and a whisper of smoke.
Palate: Light and sweet — lemon peel and satsuma, caramel, drying oak and white pepper.
Finish: Medium-short, with herbal grain and a trace of bitter almond.

* Editorial tasting notes.

How to enjoy it

Highball
Cocktails
On the rocks

Light and easy-going, it is a natural highball or cocktail base. On the rocks, the fresh citrus comes to the fore.

Food pairing

Light snacks such as fried chicken, fries and cured ham.

Background & production

J&B traces its history to 1749, when Giacomo Justerini and George Johnson set up as wine merchants in London. In 1831 Alfred Brooks bought the business and renamed it Justerini & Brooks.

J&B Rare was created in the 1930s to suit American tastes and launched as Prohibition ended in 1933. Now owned by Diageo, it is one of the world's best-selling blended Scotches and is especially popular in southern Europe.

The blend uses more than 40 whiskies, with Speyside malts such as Knockando and Auchroisk at its core. It carries no age statement and is bottled at 40% ABV.