Product description
J&B whisky is available almost all over the world, and annual sales of almost 3 million cases guarantee it a place in the top ten most popular Scottish whiskies.
The brand is currently in the Diageo portfolio, and its key components are Auchroisk, Knockando, Strathmill and Glen Spey malts, while grain distilleries supply the North British and Cameronbridge distilleries. The most popular version of J&B is Rare, which debuted just after the repeal of prohibition in the States, but there are a few more interesting options in the range, in our opinion. J&B Victorian is an extremely hard-to-find version of this whisky, produced in the 1980s mainly for the Japanese market. It was blended from around 40 malt and grain distillates aged in American and European oak barrels for at least 15 years. The whisky is presented in an elegant black bottle with a blue label, which features the red J&B logo.
Aroma: mild, bouquet of wild flowers, honey, vanilla, ripe apples and pears, cherries, sultanas, walnuts, notes of cinnamon, nutmeg and oak.
Palate : vanilla cream, honey cereal, toffee, apple pie sprinkled with brown sugar, orange peel, quince jam, candied ginger, cinnamon and oak.
Finish : quite long, with notes of vanilla, toffee, raisins and sultanas, mocha, roasted nuts, dried herbs and oak.