Black Bottle is a blended

Blended whiskey

A blended whisky is the product of blending different types of whiskies and often also neutral and near-neutral spirits, coloring, and flavorings...

 Scotch Whisky

Scotch whisky

Scotch whisky is whisky made in Scotland.Scotch whisky is divided into five distinct categories: Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Single Grain Scotch Whisky, Blended Malt Scotch Whisky , Blended Grain Scotch Whisky, and Blended Scotch Whisky.All Scotch whisky must be aged in oak barrels for at least three...

 bottled by Burn Stewart Distillers. The brand was introduced in 1879 and was first produced by Aberdeen

Aberdeen

Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....

 tea

Tea

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 blenders Charles, David and Gordon Graham. After many years of decline prompted by a distillery fire and subsequent business sale, Black Bottle was revitalised in 1990 with a new blend using Islay

Islay

-Prehistory:The earliest settlers on Islay were nomadic hunter-gatherers who arrived during the Mesolithic period after the retreat of the Pleistocene ice caps. In 1993 a flint arrowhead was found in a field near Bridgend dating from 10,800 BC, the earliest evidence of a human presence found so far...

 single malt whiskies

Single malt whisky

Single malt whisky is a whisky made at one particular distillery from a mash that uses one particular malted grain, which is ordinarily barley.Single malts are typically associated with Scotland, though they are also produced in various other countries...

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Black Bottle was indeed sold in a black bottle until 1914. Supplies of the black glass bottle came from Germany

Germany

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 and had to be abandoned after the start of World War I

World War I

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. Since then, the non-vintage bottle is presently dark green, but the 10 and now discontinued 15 year old bottles are coated with black plastic, giving the appearance of a truly black bottle.

Expressions

Black Bottle is currently produced in two widely-available expressions:

• The standard non-vintage black bottle (pictured). Whiskies contained in this expression are thought to be at least 7 years old.
• Black Bottle 10 years old. Whiskies contained herein are no less than 10 years old.
• Black Bottle was also produced for a time at a minimum age of 15 years, but this expression has since been discontinued.

As with most whiskies, Black Bottle is produced in different sized bottles (70cl or 750 ml), and at different ABV (40% or 43%) depending on which market it is produced for (European or American, respectively).

External links

• Official site
• Dr. Whisky on Black Bottle