Whisky Black Bottle 1879

Black Bottle’s unique taste owes its character and heart to the innovation and skill of Gordon Graham, its original master blender.

Graham was a tea merchant by profession, and he used his tea blending knowledge to blend whiskies in the late 19th century. This particular blend, which he marketed in opaque black bottles imported from Germany, in time became the whisky of choice of the locals of Aberdeen.

The outbreak of the First World War in 1914 forced the company to source new bottles and since that date Black Bottle has been packaged in a green glass bottle, retaining the distinctive pot-still shape.

Capturing the very essence of Islay, Black Bottle is the only blended Scotch whisky to include all the renowned single malts from the Isle of Islay, the world-famous whisky producing island, balanced by the finest Highland, Lowland and Speyside malt and grain whiskies.  With its bold taste, Black Bottle is one of the unique whiskies around as there are very few, if any, that come close in terms of style and taste profile.