Using only the highest quality 12 year old malt and grain whiskies from select distilleries in Scotland, and matured in the finest sherry and bourbon casks, Black Bull 12 is blended to a formula of 50% malt to 50% grain whisky, and bottled at 50% abv (100 US proof), for a full-on flavour experience which will rampage all over your senses. This robust but versatile blend can be served neat, with water, or as a component of cocktails.
TASTNG NOTES
COLOUR Full amber.
NOSE Robust, chunky aromas of chocolate, toffee, sherry, vanilla and lemon sherbet.
PALATE Smooth, mellow and rounded. Milk chocolate, treacle toffee, pears, green apples and lots of sweet vanilla.
FINISH Some heavier fruity notes emerge with creamy notes coming through.
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Specific References
A full-bodied whisky, matured in Oloroso casks, which gives it a warm and sweet sherry flavour.
Aged in 1st-fill ex-bourbon casks, then for a time in 500-litre Spanish Sherry casks, which give it its hazelnut-brown color.
Bladnoch 12y is the 12 year-old version of the Bladnoch's single cask. It is Non-chill filtered single cask. Distilled in 2009 and bottled in 2022.
Matured in an ex Bourbon barrel for smoky and floral notes.
The concluding installment in the "Five Virtues series" is dedicated to Water, paying homage to the five elements—Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water—integral in crafting the whisky. This edition is a tribute to Tomatin's exclusive spring, the Alt-na-Frith Burn, a constant water source. The whisky undergoes maturation, with half in sherry hogheads casks and the remaining half in second-fill bourbon barrels. Limited to just 6,000 bottles, this series is a testament to craftsmanship and nature's influence.
A blend of specially selected aged rums, the youngest being no less than 12 years old, it is a combination of the Enmore and Diamond Coffey stills and the Port Mourant double wooden pot still, blended to perfection and aged in old bourbon oak casks.