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J&B Rare Blended Scotch Whisky, 70 cl

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There’s a good reason this whisky is so popular, it’s smoothness on the palate and wonderful warmth. Chivas Regal 12 year is recognisable because it’s lighter than your average dram, has a distinct sweet aroma and a smoky character, distinguishable on the palate which releases elements of all the different flavours behind its blend. Some mention that it' s not as rich as Jamesons, but it is sweeter, and that it makes a decent breakfast whiskey. Gabriel Boudier’s extravagant range of liqueurs and crème should all be tasted once and this Crème de Cassis is one of the oldest, classic flavours in the collection. This and the firm's early connection to whisky is recorded in the advertisement the firm, "Johnson and Justerini" ran in the Morning Post on 17th June 1779 (19 years after Justerini's retirement) informing "the nobility and gentry" that along with "an extensive variety of Liqueurs" they also offered "Usquebaugh" (Usquebaugh being the Irish and Scottish words for what would become better known in English as whisky).

The import duties levied by the British government to help fund the war, coupled with the fighting centred around the very wine-producing areas of Europe they sourced their wine from proved challenging for Johnson and Justerini. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. This was also the age when branding emerged as a way for one company to distinguish and promote their product over that of its competitors. It’s the base of many of those world famous cocktails you try to emulate, adding a subtle sweetness to sours cocktails and bringing out the fruitiness in exotic punch.Fresh and fruity with soft apple and pear notes evolving to rich vanilla and toffee notes with subtle smoke tones on the finish.

Justerini was a master blender and an experienced distiller of 'Strong Waters', such as curacao, crème de menthe and crème de cacao. A famous and award winning Spanish liqueur, Licor 43, as the name suggests, brings together 43 different ingredients. During the winter of 1929 into 1930, it was obvious that sales in Britain would drop due to the impact of the Great Depression, so with the support of his friend, the new Chairman, Hugh Anderson, Eddie hatched a plan to sell wine and whisky in America.Towards the end of the war, Hugh Anderson met Eddie Tatham, a junior officer who author Dennis Wheatley described as being 'tall, fair, good looking, with enormous charm and a delightful wit'. Legend has it, that at this moment, a Number 15 double-decker bus with the destination 'Paddington' passed. As the aphid was reaping destruction across Europe's vineyards so it was also becoming more fashionable to drink Claret, the English name for red wine from Bordeaux.

The secret formula behind Licor 43 can be traced back thousands of years and there’s a good reason for this, it’s just drinkable. His love is unrequited, but Margherita introduces him to Samuel Johnson who will in turn introduce him to his future business partner, his nephew, George Johnson. It brings together 42 single malt and grain whiskies and carefully blends them to create a subtle, smooth and complex flavour.The blend itself is made with a combination of 42 Scotch single malts and grains, with a generous portion of Speyside whisky at the expression's core.

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