Answers.Body: <p>From what I can find I'm not sure I can give an exact answer to the main question (when J&amp;B started using screw caps) but I think I found something that matches your description, from 1972:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://www.maxliquor.com/product-p/j-and-b-scotch-1972-quart.htm" rel="noreferrer">https://www.maxliquor.com/product-p/j-and-b-scotch-1972-quart.htm</a></p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/czc3o.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/czc3o.jpg" alt="J&amp;B Scotch Bottle, 1972"></a></p>
  
  <p>As far as I can tell the label matches the picture on the page you linked and appears to have a screw-cap.</p>
  
  <p>Also, on the website you linked to, there are example bottles from <a href="https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/j-and-b/j-and-b-rare-75cl-1960s-whisky/" rel="noreferrer">the 60's</a> and <a href="https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/j-and-b/j-and-b-1970s-whisky/" rel="noreferrer">the 70's</a>.  Interestingly though, the 70's bottle has a different label than the one above from 1972.</p>
  
  <p>Given all of this, I would assume the switch to screw caps happened in the late 60's or early 70's and that the bottle your friend obtained is likely from the same time period.</p>
  
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Body: <p>A friend of mine has come into possession of some rather old alcohol.  On one bottle of J&amp;B Scotch, the label looks like <a href="https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/j-and-b/j-and-b-rare-blended-scotch-whisky-1950s-whisky/" rel="noreferrer">this one</a> from 1958 and not any of their later ones, but my friend's bottle has a screw-top cap, not a cork.</p>
  
  <p>When did J&amp;B start using caps?  (There is no contact information on their web site to ask them directly.)</p>
  
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ThreadText: # When did J&B Scotch switch from corks to screw-tops?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-04-03)
  
  A friend of mine has come into possession of some rather old alcohol. On one bottle of J&B Scotch, the label looks like [this one](https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/j-and-b/j-and-b-rare-blended-scotch-whisky-1950s-whisky/) from 1958 and not any of their later ones, but my friend's bottle has a screw-top cap, not a cork.
  
  When did J&B start using caps? (There is no contact information on their web site to ask them directly.)
  
  **Tags:** scotch, distilleries
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Try using the web address and just add info@ to contact them.  for example:  www.abcxyz.com  try info@abcxyz.com  or contact@  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2017-04-03. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
  
  From what I can find I'm not sure I can give an exact answer to the main question (when J&B started using screw caps) but I think I found something that matches your description, from 1972:
  
  <https://www.maxliquor.com/product-p/j-and-b-scotch-1972-quart.htm>
  
  [![J&B Scotch Bottle, 1972](https://i.sstatic.net/czc3o.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/czc3o.jpg)
  
  As far as I can tell the label matches the picture on the page you linked and appears to have a screw-cap.
  
  Also, on the website you linked to, there are example bottles from [the 60's](https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/j-and-b/j-and-b-rare-75cl-1960s-whisky/) and [the 70's](https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/j-and-b/j-and-b-1970s-whisky/). Interestingly though, the 70's bottle has a different label than the one above from 1972.
  
  Given all of this, I would assume the switch to screw caps happened in the late 60's or early 70's and that the bottle your friend obtained is likely from the same time period.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: My friend reports that this looks exactly like her bottle (aside from hers missing the tag, but that can happen after 45 years).  
  
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