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My name is Martin and I live in Scotland. I love fine things in life, such as gourmet food, travelling around the world and, last but not least, whisky (naturally, I’m partial to a tipple of whiskey or bourbon as well). I have tasted hundreds of whiskies during the recent years and I finally decided to share my experience.

6 Comments

  1. Florin
    November 2, 2012 @ 2:15 pm

    http://www.burnstewartdistillers.com/pages/burn-stewart-distillers-black-bottle
    It probably has a good proportion of Bunnahabhain in it, which explains why it’s not a peat monster.

  2. Justin
    November 6, 2012 @ 3:01 am

    http://www.blackbottle.com is the Burns Stewart site for the blend.

  3. Jason Debly
    November 6, 2012 @ 8:25 pm

    I suspect that Black Bottle is over looked by serious scotch whisky fans who assume such a low price cannot deliver a great flavorful Islay experience. They are mistaken.

    Black Bottle and White Horse are stellar cheap priced blends that everyone should try.

  4. Bourbon Intelligencer
    December 14, 2012 @ 12:24 am

    Loved Black Bottle. A really great inexpensive peated blend. Quite impressed the first time I tried it this summer.

  5. Ben
    February 3, 2013 @ 1:40 pm

    I’m forced to disagree. Having heard good things about BB, and being impressed with the low (hell, very low) price, I decided to give it a try. I was sorry I did, and recently polished off the bottle when I had a bad cold figuring my impaired sense of taste would limit the unpleasantness. Although this says it’s a blend of peated whiskies, BB is no substitute for any Islay Scotch I’ve had. The smokiness is very light and unsatisfying, and the there’s a nasty sort of chemical “blend” quality to the finish, if that makes any sense. If peat is what you want, for a few more dollars you can get the Bowmore “Legend,” which, though not as good as it’s cracked up to be, is a good bit better than BB. Never again.

  6. f4wizzo
    February 11, 2013 @ 10:05 am

    I’ve seen and heard such great things about BB. Ralfy likes it. But I agree with Ben on the finish. The amazing thing is the butterscotch, caramel glob first taste that moves to peppery, band-aid, medicinal finish. A little water makes it drinkable for me. No doubt you get your money’s worth with this blend.

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