Black Bottle
10 Years Old
- 40
- 10 Years Old
- 70cl
- Taste: 3
- Blend
Black Bottle, a blended Scotch whisky, is made by Distell Group. Three brothers, Charles, David, and Gordon Graham, tea blenders from Aberdeen, first introduced the blend in 1879. After experiencing a prolonged period of decline, Burn Stewart Distillers, now owned by Distell, revitalised the blend in 1990, by creating a new combination of Islay Single Malt whiskies. Gordon Graham's original recipe, which includes a significant proportion of malts, continues to...
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Black Bottle, a blended Scotch whisky, is made by Distell Group. Three brothers, Charles, David, and Gordon Graham, tea blenders from Aberdeen, first introduced the blend in 1879. After experiencing a prolonged period of decline, Burn Stewart Distillers, now owned by Distell, revitalised the blend in 1990, by creating a new combination of Islay Single Malt whiskies.
Gordon Graham's original recipe, which includes a significant proportion of malts, continues to inspire the secret blend to this day. Black Bottle features several peated malts from Islay, balanced-out with unpeated malts and ex-Bourbon cask-matured grains.
The use of a mix of medium and heavily charred casks releases natural sugars that caramelise to balance the smoke with the perfect sweetness. Black Bottle's made with malts matured in Virgin Oak casks. This extracts sweet vanilla and coconut flavours to deliver even more depth and character.
When having a dram of this 10 Years Old edition of Black Bottle, you'll find ripe pear and green apple, which slice crisply through biscuity caramel and charred embers.
Official Tasting Notes
Nose - Ripe, juicy pears swirl on waves of rich peat smoke and oak.
Flavour - Sabres of sour, sweet, sea-green apple slice crisply through biscuity caramel.
Finish - Charred embers and deep, dark smoke peppered with sprays of sea-salt.
Gordon Graham's original recipe, which includes a significant proportion of malts, continues to inspire the secret blend to this day. Black Bottle features several peated malts from Islay, balanced-out with unpeated malts and ex-Bourbon cask-matured grains.
The use of a mix of medium and heavily charred casks releases natural sugars that caramelise to balance the smoke with the perfect sweetness. Black Bottle's made with malts matured in Virgin Oak casks. This extracts sweet vanilla and coconut flavours to deliver even more depth and character.
When having a dram of this 10 Years Old edition of Black Bottle, you'll find ripe pear and green apple, which slice crisply through biscuity caramel and charred embers.
Official Tasting Notes
Nose - Ripe, juicy pears swirl on waves of rich peat smoke and oak.
Flavour - Sabres of sour, sweet, sea-green apple slice crisply through biscuity caramel.
Finish - Charred embers and deep, dark smoke peppered with sprays of sea-salt.
Tasting Rating Guide
1: Light, good for beginners - an aperitif on a summers day, i.e. Glengoyne, Auchentoshan
2: Also good for beginners but with more depth and body - a little stronger than 1, ie. Glenmorangie, Speyburn
3: A dram for everyone, a little more complex so the palate requires a little more experience, i.e. Cragganmore, Macallan
4: A stronger spirit, a big whisky with lots of character and body, excellent after dinner, i.e. Lagavulin, Laphroaig