Blackadder Whisky

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  Auchroisk 2009/2021 Blackadder Raw Cask 11 years Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 56,3%

  Item no.: 059763-615-31

  If you see small dark flakes at the bottom of the bottle, they are there on purpose. Blackadder does not filter Raw Cask at all, not even for the wood residue from the cask.

  The Expert's Description

  Auchroisk 2009/2021 Blackadder Raw Cask 11 Years Old is a Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky from a single cask, bottled at cask strength, 56.3%. The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured, and it has not been filtered for cask residue either.

  Raw Cask is Blackadder’s most uncompromising range. The whisky goes straight from the cask into the bottle, and the char and wood residue that come with it stay put. That gives extra depth of flavour and a visible sediment in the bottle.

  Auchroisk was built in 1974 to supply malt for the J&B blend. The bright, citrus-driven style is allowed to stand at full strength here, where the concentration brings out both fruit and oak.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Powerful and concentrated. Vanilla, apple and a clear oak note first, then honey, citrus and a dry, lightly resinous note from the cask residue.

  Palate

  Full and intense. Vanilla and honey open, then spiced oak, citrus and black pepper arrive. At 56.3% there is real strength, and the whisky changes markedly with a few drops of water.

  Finish

  Long and dry. Oak, spice and a lightly bitter wood note that holds on for a long time.

  Specifications

  Name: Auchroisk 2009/2021 Blackadder Raw Cask 11 Years Old Single Speyside Malt Whisky 56.3%
  Distillery: Auchroisk
  Bottler: Blackadder
  Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
  Type: Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 11 years
  ABV: 56.3%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Single cask
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 2009
  Bottled: 2021
  Edition: Blackadder Raw Cask
  EAN no.: 5055030611172

  Flavour Profile

  Cask Strength · Unfiltered · Vanilla · Oak · Spiced · Powerful

  Did You Know?

  Blackadder was founded in 1995 by Robin Tucek and John Lamond, who had written The Malt Whisky File together. The Raw Cask range grew out of a simple conviction: that anything you filter out is also flavour you remove. The residue from the cask therefore stays in the bottle.

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    120,00EUR
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  Blackadder Black Snake Vat No. 17 Third Venom Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 59.6%

  Item no.: 059763-615-1135

  A snake sheds its skin but keeps its venom. Black Snake works on the same principle: every time a portion is drawn off, something stays behind in the cask, and the next release inherits it.

  Expert description

  Blackadder Black Snake Vat No. 17 Third Venom is a Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in First Fill Bourbon and an Oloroso Sherry Butt and bottled at cask strength, 59.6%.

  The series runs on a solera-inspired system. The whisky first matures in first fill bourbon casks and is then moved into an oloroso sherry butt. From there a share is bottled while the rest is topped up with fresh bourbon-matured whisky. That means a remnant of the very first Black Snake is always present, and every bottling carries a little of all the ones before it.

  Vat No. 17 identifies the cask, and Third Venom records that this particular cask has been drawn from three times. Blackadder does not disclose which distilleries the malt comes from, which is standard practice for the house's vatted releases.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Full sherry straight away, followed by vanilla, spiced oak and dark fruit. At cask strength the concentration on the nose is considerable.

  Palate

  Powerful and oily. Caramel, dried fruit, spice and roasted nuts arrive in layers, and the alcohol carries all of it without cutting.

  Finish

  Long, warm and layered with clear sherry character and the intensity cask strength brings.

  Specifications

  Name: Blackadder Black Snake Vat No. 17 Third Venom Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 59.6%
  Bottler: Blackadder
  Region/Country: Scotland
  Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 59,6%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: First Fill Bourbon and Oloroso Sherry Butt
  Bottled: March 2021
  Edition: Black Snake Vat No. 17 Third Venom
  EAN no.: 5055030611905

  Flavour profile

  Sherried · Spiced · Powerful · Nutty · Dark fruit

  Investment potential

  Medium. The Black Snake series is released in small numbered vats, and the early Venom bottlings have become hard to find. The concept has a steady following among collectors of independent bottlings.

  Did you know?

  Robin Tucek, the man behind Blackadder, declined to patent the method behind the house's Raw Cask releases. His explanation was that nobody else would dare filter as roughly as he does.

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    80,25EUR
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  Blackadder Raw Cask Peat Reek 2016 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 61.8%

  Item no.: 22227865363-265

  There are small flakes at the bottom of the bottle. That is not a fault — it is the whole point. Raw Cask means the whisky has gone from cask to glass without being cleaned up in any way.

  Expert description

  Blackadder Raw Cask Peat Reek 2016 is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky from a single Oak Hogshead, bottled at cask strength, 61.8%.

  Peat Reek is Blackadder's series for peated Islay whisky where the distillery name is withheld. Robin Tucek, who runs the house, has consistently kept the source confidential, but the series name leaves little doubt about what waits in the glass. Cask PR2016-2 yielded 279 bottles, and the whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured.

  Raw Cask is the house signature: filtration is coarse enough only to hold back the largest pieces of wood. Everything else comes along, including the particles and sediment that settle in the bottle over time. The method produces an unusually thick, flavour-saturated whisky.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Dry peat smoke and heather, with lemon peel, salted caramel and a trace of iodine underneath. Cask strength makes the aroma sharp and penetrating.

  Palate

  Massive and oily. Soot, black pepper, toasted barley and a honeyed sweetness fighting the smoke for room.

  Finish

  Very long with ash, salt and dried citrus. The smoke stays put well after the glass has been set down.

  Specifications

  Name: Blackadder Raw Cask Peat Reek 2016 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 61.8%
  Bottler: Blackadder
  Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
  Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 61,8%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Oak Hogshead PR2016-2
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Bottled: April 2016
  Number of bottles: 279
  Edition: Raw Cask Peat Reek

  Flavour profile

  Smoky · Maritime · Powerful · Salty · Iodine

  Investment potential

  Medium. A single cask bottling of 279 bottles from a series no longer produced in this form. Blackadder's Raw Cask releases are followed closely by collectors.

  Did you know?

  The word reek is Scots for smoke. Auld Reekie, the old nickname for Edinburgh, comes from the same root and refers to the city's thick coal smoke.

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    113,75EUR
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  Blackadder Raw Cask Peat Reek Embers 2018 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 58.5%

  Item no.: 059763-615-30

  Embers are what is left when the flames have gone out but the heat keeps going. That is a fair description of what peat smoke does to a whisky bottled without a filter.

  Expert description

  Blackadder Raw Cask Peat Reek Embers 2018 is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at cask strength, 58.5%, without chill filtration and without added colour.

  Embers is a variation on Blackadder's Peat Reek theme, bottled in May 2018 in a run of 620 bottles. As across the series the distillery is not disclosed, but the whisky is an Islay single malt and peat is the load-bearing component. The bottling strength sits slightly below the 2016 release, which gives a rounder expression.

  The Raw Cask method means the whisky is only coarsely filtered before bottling. The result is a texture noticeably fatter than conventionally bottled whisky, and a flavour with nothing sanded off.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Embers and wet ash, with sweet barley, salted liquorice and a little grilled lemon. An earthy, almost loamy note sits beneath the smoke.

  Palate

  Thick and round with soot, caramel and peppery spice. The smoke is constantly present, but cask sweetness keeps it from drying out.

  Finish

  Long and warm with ash, seaweed and a final flick of salt.

  Specifications

  Name: Blackadder Raw Cask Peat Reek Embers 2018 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 58.5%
  Bottler: Blackadder
  Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
  Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 58,5%
  Size: 70 CL
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Bottled: May 2018
  Number of bottles: 620
  Edition: Raw Cask Peat Reek Embers
  EAN no.: 5055030617341

  Flavour profile

  Smoky · Salty · Earthy · Sweet · Powerful

  Investment potential

  Medium. A limited bottling of 620 bottles from a series whose individual releases are not repeated. Demand for unfiltered Islay bottlings has held steady.

  Did you know?

  Blackadder takes its name from the Blackadder Water, a river in the Scottish Borders — not from the television series, as many assume.

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    120,00EUR
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  Bruichladdich Loch Indaal 2007 Lochindaal 10 years old Blackadder Raw Cask Single Islay Malt Whisky 70 cl 63,3%

  Item no.: 22227865413-18747

  Before Port Charlotte had its own name, it was called Loch Indaal. This bottling from Blackadder is a raw, unfiltered trip back to Bruichladdich's early peated style, drawn straight from a single cask.

  Expert description

  Bruichladdich Loch Indaal 2007 from Blackadder is a peated Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky, matured for 10 years and bottled at 63.3%.

  Loch Indaal is the name the peated Bruichladdich spirit carried before Port Charlotte became its own brand. The whisky was distilled in 2007 and bottled in August 2018 from a single hogshead, cask number 3413, by independent bottler Blackadder as part of their Raw Cask series.

  Only 244 bottles were drawn from this single cask, with no cold filtration and no added colouring, giving a raw and undiluted taste of the peat straight from the wood.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Raw peat smoke and sea salt, with a young, grainy sweetness and a touch of tar.

  Palate

  Powerful and direct with intense smoke, black pepper and an oily, full texture from the high cask strength.

  Finish

  Long and smoky with a dry, ashy edge and a lingering salty note.

  Specifications

  Name: Loch Indaal 2007
  Distillery: Bruichladdich
  Bottler: Blackadder
  Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
  Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 10 years
  ABV: 63.3%
  Size: 70 CL
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distillation method: Double distilled
  Distilled: 2007
  Bottled: 2018
  Number of bottles: 244
  Edition: Blackadder Raw Cask, hogshead cask no. 3413

  Flavour profile

  Smoky · Maritime · Spiced · Powerful

  Did you know?

  Loch Indaal was the original name for Bruichladdich's peated spirit, before Port Charlotte launched as its own standalone brand in 2001.

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    335,00EUR
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  Glentauchers 2012/2024 Blackadder Raw Cask 12 years old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 65.6%

  Item no.: 059763-615-1097

  65.6% and "Raw Cask" in the name leave no doubt about what you're getting – Blackadder is known for bottling whisky with no filtration at all, exactly as it comes straight from the cask.

  Expert's Description

  Glentauchers 2012/2024 Blackadder Raw Cask is a 12 year old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky, distilled on 23 January 2012 and bottled in March 2024 by independent bottler Blackadder.

  The whisky has matured in a refill sherry butt, Cask No. #900473, and is part of the Raw Cask series, known for being neither chill-filtered nor coloured. With 657 bottles and a strength of 65.6%, this whisky offers a deep, intense flavour experience typical of the Speyside region.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Deep sherry sweetness, dried fruit and a touch of old oak.

  Palate

  Intense and full-bodied, with raisins, caramel and a warm, spiced sweetness.

  Finish

  Long, warm and spiced, with lingering sherry notes.

  Specifications

  Name: Glentauchers 2012/2024 Blackadder Raw Cask 12 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70cl 65.6%
  Distillery: Glentauchers
  Bottler: Blackadder
  Series: Raw Cask
  Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Vintage: Distilled: 23/01/2012, Bottled: 03/2024
  Age: 12 years
  Cask number/type: Refill Sherry Butt / Cask No. #900473
  Bottles: 657
  ABV: 65.6%
  Size: 70 CL
  Filtration: Non-chill-filtered
  Colour: Natural colour

  Flavour Profile

  Intense · Sherried · Spiced · Full-bodied

  Investment Potential

  With a very high cask strength of 65.6% and status as part of Blackadder's respected Raw Cask series, this whisky belongs to the releases that often attract collectors of raw, unfiltered cask strength whisky.

  Did You Know?

  Blackadder's "Raw Cask" series is known for consistently bottling whisky without any form of treatment – neither chill-filtration nor added colouring – to give as authentic a picture of the cask as possible.

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    147,25EUR
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  Invergordon 2006/2020 Blackadder Raw Cask 14 years old Single Grain Scotch Whisky 70 cl 64.2%

  Item no.: 059763-615-32

  Not every great dram carries a famous name on the label — Invergordon is proof that quiet distilleries can still produce remarkable whisky. This particular release from Highland shows a side of the distillery worth slowing down for.

  Expert's description

  Invergordon 2006/2020 Blackadder Raw Cask 14 Year Single Grain Scotch Whisky 64,2% is a Highland Single Grain Scotch Whisky matured on hogshead, fad nr. 901435 and bottled at 64,2%.

  This bottling comes from Blackadder, released as part of the Raw Cask range.

  The whisky was distilled in 26 June 2006 and bottled in August 2020.

  Only 590 bottles were produced from this cask, making it a limited release for collectors.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Vanilla, toffee and roasted almonds.

  Palate

  Creamy vanilla, brown sugar and a hint of nut.

  Finish

  Soft and lingering with a delicate spice.

  Specifications

  Name: Invergordon 2006/2020 Blackadder Raw Cask 14 Year Single Grain Scotch Whisky 64,2%
  Distillery: Invergordon
  Bottler: Blackadder
  Region/Country: Highland
  Type: Highland Single Grain Scotch Whisky
  Age: 14 years
  ABV: 64,2%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Hogshead, fad nr. 901435
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 26 June 2006
  Bottled: August 2020
  Number of bottles: 590
  Edition: Raw Cask
  EAN no.: 5055030619949

  Flavour Profile

  Creamy · Spiced

  Did you know?

  The Raw Cask bottlings are meant to recreate the experience of drawing whisky straight from the cask in a Scottish warehouse, the way it was done before chill filtration became common in the 20th century.

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  North British 2013/2024 Blackadder Raw Cask 11 years old Single Grain Scotch Whisky 70 cl 59.8%

  Item no.: 059763-615-1096

  A long maturation in a single cask can turn even the most reserved grain whisky into something deeply personal, as this North British shows.

  Expert's Description

  North British 2013/2024 Blackadder Raw Cask 11 Year Old is a Single Grain Scotch Whisky bottled at cask strength 59.8% without any form of filtration.

  Raw Cask is Blackadder's internationally recognised flagship, bottling whisky straight from the cask without even mechanical filtration – exactly as it would have been poured from a cask behind a 19th-century bar. Traces of cask sediment may appear in the bottle as proof of its fully natural state. Only 285 bottles were filled from cask #314708.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  The nose offers ginger, creamy vanilla and light oak.

  Palate

  On the palate there is fresh cereal and citrus notes, while delicate oak adds a final twist.

  Finish

  The finish is soft and refreshing.

  Specifications

  Distillery: North British
  Bottler: Blackadder
  Region/Country: Lowlands, Scotland
  Type: Single Grain Scotch Whisky
  Age: 11 years
  ABV: 59.8 %
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Cask #314708
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 12/02/2013
  Bottled: 03/2024
  Number of bottles: 285
  Edition: Raw Cask
  EAN no.: 5055030621416

  Flavour Profile

  Soft · Creamy · Light · Elegant

  Did You Know?

  North British is today jointly owned by Diageo and the Edrington Group through the company Lothian Distillers – two competitors sharing one distillery.

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    100,50EUR
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  Shizuoka 2019/2023 Blackadder Raw Cask 4 years old Cask No. 1129 Single Malt Japanese Whisky 70 cl 64%

  Item no.: 059763-615-1090

  Shizuoka is one of Japan's most talked-about new distilleries, and this independent bottling from Blackadder shows the whisky completely unfiltered and undiluted.

  Expert Description

  Shizuoka 2019/2023 Blackadder Raw Cask 4 Year Cask No. 1129 is a Single Malt Japanese Whisky, bottled at 64%.

  The whisky was distilled in 2019 at Shizuoka Distillery, founded in 2016 by Gaia Flow and quickly established as one of the most acclaimed new Japanese distilleries. This release is bottled by Blackadder, an independent Scottish bottler known for its Raw Cask series, where the whisky is delivered straight from the cask with no filtration, dilution or colouring.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Intense tropical fruit, fresh oak and a light mineral note.

  Palate

  Very powerful with spice, honey and ripe pears.

  Finish

  Very long and warm with lingering oak.

  Specifications

  Name: Shizuoka 2019/2023 Blackadder Raw Cask
  Distillery: Shizuoka
  Bottler: Blackadder
  Region/Country: Shizuoka, Japan
  Type: Single Malt Japanese Whisky
  Age: 4 years
  Cask number: 1129
  ABV: 64%
  Size: 70 CL
  EAN no.: 5055030621355

  Flavour Profile

  Very powerful · Spicy · Tropical · Intense

  Investment Potential

  Investment perspective

  Shizuoka Distillery is one of the most sought-after new names in Japanese whisky, and independent single cask bottlings like this Raw Cask release from Blackadder typically sell out quickly.

  Did You Know?

  Shizuoka Distillery uses six different still shapes in its production, an unusual variation that gives the distillery a wide range of flavour characters to work with.

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    482,50EUR
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  Smoking Islay Blackadder Raw Cask 2017 Blended Islay Malt Whisky 55%

  Item no.: 22227865363-8999

  Blackadder calls its releases 'Raw Cask' for good reason — nothing is adjusted, nothing is dressed up. Just Islay, exactly as the cask handed it over.

  Expert's Description

  Smoking Islay 2017 is a Blended Islay Malt Whisky from Blackadder, bottled in November 2017 from cask number SI 2017-04 at 55%.

  The 'Smoking Islay' series is Blackadder's umbrella brand for independent Islay bottlings with an undisclosed source distillery, bottled in a very limited run of just 248 bottles.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Smoky peat and sea air with a raw, unfiltered intensity.

  Palate

  Powerful and maritime with peat, salt and a light sweetness from the unadjusted spirit.

  Finish

  Long, dry and smoky with lingering salt and peat.

  Specifications

  Name: Smoking Islay 2017
  Bottler: Blackadder
  Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
  Type: Blended Islay Malt Whisky
  ABV: 55%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask Type: Cask no. SI 2017-04
  Bottled: November 2017
  Number of Bottles: 248 bottles
  Non-chill Filtered: Yes
  Natural Colour: Yes

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Raw · Maritime · Cask strength

  Investment Potential

  Medium. A very limited run of just 248 bottles from a respected independent bottler makes this bottle interesting for collectors of smoky Islay whisky.

  Did You Know?

  Blackadder is owned by Robin Tucek, one of Scotland's most experienced independent bottlers, known precisely for the 'Raw Cask' philosophy of no filtration or adjustment.

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    100,50EUR
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  The Legendary 2015/2023 Blackadder Raw Cask 7 years old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 59.2%

  Item no.: 059763-615-1091

  A legend is rarely written in full filtration. The Legendary is Blackadder's answer to how whisky tasted before it was polished to perfection, taken straight from the cask with everything that entails.

  Please note: this whisky is part of Blackadder's Raw Cask series and is deliberately bottled with a small amount of natural cask sediment at the bottom of the bottle, proof that the whisky is only minimally filtered.

  Expert description

  The Legendary 2015/2023 is a 7-year-old Single Malt Scotch Whisky from Blackadder's Raw Cask series, bottled at full cask strength of 59.2% ABV.

  The whisky was distilled on 23 June 2015 and bottled in January 2023, from a single cask, Cask No. 2023-05, a medium toasted Fine Grain French Oak cask. The French oak has given the whisky a distinctly spiced, lightly sweet character that sets it apart from the more common American or European oak.

  The Raw Cask series is Blackadder's most unfiltered release: the whisky is neither chill-filtered nor mechanically filtered, and the bottle retains natural oils and fats from the cask to ensure the most natural tasting experience possible.

  Only 615 bottles exist of this particular single cask release.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Toasted French oak and warm spice meet a light sweetness of honey and ripe apples.

  Palate

  Robust and well-balanced with spiced oak, caramel and a full malt core, carried by the high strength.

  Finish

  Long and warm, with lingering spice and a dry, slightly tannic close from the French oak.

  Specifications

  Name: The Legendary
  Bottler: Blackadder
  Series: Raw Cask
  Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 7 Years
  ABV: 59.2%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Medium Toasted Fine Grain French Oak, Cask No. 2023-05
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 23/06/2015
  Bottled: 01/2023
  Number of bottles: 615
  EAN: 5055030620785

  Flavour profile

  Spiced · Oak · Cask strength

  Investment potential

  With only 615 bottles from a single cask, full cask strength and Blackadder's well-regarded Raw Cask concept, The Legendary appeals to collectors who value rare single cask releases from respected independent bottlers.

  Did you know?

  The name Blackadder is drawn from a Scottish legend of a fearless warrior, and the company's logo and storytelling deliberately lean on this mythology to underline the raw, untamed character of its whiskies.

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    100,50EUR