“The darkest of the bunch, the Rich Blended malt is a real sherry bomb. The moment you open the bottle you discover the dark raisins, black cherries, juicy sultanas, deep orange peel and toasted cocoa nibs. Tasting the dram, you uncover blackberries, figs, soaked currants, dried dates, dark chocolate orange and hints of nutmeg and cinnamon spice.
This whisky was created through the careful selection of Oloroso & Pedro Ximenez sherry casks from Jerez. The casks were coopered from American white oak, as well as Spanish oak from the northern forests of Galicia. By using butts, hogsheads and even quarter casks, we have crafted our Rich Blended malt to be a sensation for the whisky enthusiast. Bottled at 46%, unchill filtered and with no added colour, we have strived to offer you a truly rich whisky.”
We have been lucky enough to try this one already, at several of the more recent SMWS events here at the Oak Barrel! This dram is delightfully chewy, and went toe to toe with several well regarded single malts!
Flavour Profile
Rich
ON THE NOSE
Raisins, sultanas & orange peel
TO TASTE
Figs, dates & dried spices
Superior quality, blending and curating is in the J.G. Thomson & Co. DNA, and that continues today with the latest incarnation of the brand, launched in 2021. The launch of a 21st century small batch release of premium whisky, gin and rum, celebrates the original brand ethos and much more.
J.G. Thompson were founded in the port of Leith, now the home of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, who launched this new blending house, using predominantly old Diageo malts, in 2021, alongside small batch gins and rum.
