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J&B Rare Blended Scotch Whisky. Scotland. ABV: 40.00%. Tasted at Best Brew bar, Four Points Sheraton Hotel. $9.
Colour: Insipid cat’s piss.
Nose: It doesn’t smell much better than the colour suggests…
Palate: Tastes surprisingly better than it looks and smells. Soft spice, toasty oak flavours with a hint of peat.
Finish: Pretty short, nothing much doing here.
Comments: I was expecting this to be a candidate for the “Truly Awful” whisky category. Early indications weren’t promising, but it ended up surpassing my low expectations given the price point. Not by a vast amount however.
Glad to see you aren’t being a whisky snob and only going for top shelf. Sometimes you’ve got to slum it – and at least this way you know how low the bar can be set…
Oh I fully intend to try some truly awful whiskies…I’m thinking of having a designated “Truly Awful” week of tastings