Black Bottle 10 Year Old 100cl

Black Bottle Double Cask

Black Bottle launched a new series in 2021: Alchemy Series. There are already 2 batches available. This is batch 1 that was christened Black Bottle Double Cask. That leaves little to the imagination, of course. The malt component of Black Bottle was finished in former sherry casks, while the grain component matured in red wine barrels. That...

Score 80/100

Black Bottle

This is the new version of Black Bottle, which rumour has it is vastly inferior to the old Black Bottle, which ironically came in a green bottle. Since I haven't tried the green Black Bottle, this review will not evoke any comparisons but will stick with my impressions of the black Black Bottle. Nose: light Islay notes. Smoked bacon. Note very...

Score 78/100

Black Bottle

I can never get past the Black Bottle booth at the our local Whiskyfestival. After all, they offer two bottles for less than 40 EUR. A good deal. Amazingly, I am already at the end of my second bottle, only to realise I have not yet written proper notes. Let me try this head to head with the 10 Year Old. The nose is fresh and fruitier than...

Score 79/100

Black Bottle 2013

It had been a couple of years since I had last tried the Black Bottle. Thanks to a buddy I was also able to try the 10 Year Old version, which is much better, but at the Spirits in the Sky festival in Belgium, I was offered to take home a sample of the newly formulated Black Bottle. Let us face it, the new packaging looks stunning. The recipe is...

Score 79/100