I was working in the wine/spirits industry 35-38 years ago and JW Red was considered good, and it was. Black was available just about every liquor store, unless it was a store in a low economic area, and was considered very good. I don’t know where you get the idea that JW didn’t used to be quality blended Scotch. Which was what most Scotch was back then. Blended, and well thought of for the fact. Single malts are relatively new, and only really came into their own in the late 80’s and 90’s.
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