Blackadder Black Snake Vat No. 17 Third Venom Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 59.6%

Blackadder Black Snake Vat No. 17 Third Venom Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 59.6% is an intense and characterful whisky bottled at cask strength, created by the independent bottler Blackadder as part of their experimental Black Snake series.

This edition – Third Venom from Vat No. 17 – is based on a solera-inspired maturation system, where whisky is first aged in first fill bourbon casks and then transferred to an Oloroso sherry butt. A portion of the vat is bottled, and the remainder is topped up with fresh bourbon-matured whisky, creating depth and continuity in the flavour profile.

Tasting notes:

Nose: Rich sherry, vanilla, spicy oak, and dark fruit
Palate: Powerful and oily with notes of caramel, dried fruit, spices, and roasted nuts
Finish: Long, warm, and complex with pronounced sherry character and cask strength intensity

Distillery: Blackadder
Name: Black Snake Vat No. 17 Third Venom
Series: Black Snake
Vintage: Bottled March 2021
Age: Not stated
Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Cask number/type: First fill Bourbon & Oloroso Sherry Butt
ABV: 59.6%
Number of bottles: 376
Un-chillfiltered
Natural colour
Podcast

Blackadder Black Snake Vat No. 17 Third Venom
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
70cl. / 59.6%

Blackadder - everyone knows it's good, high-quality whisky. Raw Cask is hard to overlook. Now, the owner Robin Tucek has done it again. This time with a blended malt at a superb price point. "Black Snake" Vat number 17 Third Venom - Various casks have been used, and these are finished in a good sherry butt. Blackadder then bottles 2/3 of the cask and adds new whisky to the remaining 1/3. This means there will always be something left from the first "Black Snake." An exciting project.