Black Bottle

Black Bottle
TypeScotch Whisky
ManufacturerDistell
(Heineken N.V.)
Country of origin Scotland
Introduced1879
Alcohol by volume 40%

Black Bottle is a blended Scotch Whisky produced by Scotch whisky producer Distell Group Limited a subsidiary of Heineken N.V.. The brand was introduced in 1879 and was first produced by Aberdeen tea 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 by Burn Stewart Distillers with a new blend using Islay single malt whiskies.In April 2013 Distell bought Burn Stewart Distillers from CL Financial for £160m.[1]

Black Bottle was indeed sold in a black bottle until 1914. Supplies of the black glass bottle came from Germany and had to be abandoned after the start of World War I. Since then, the non-vintage bottle has been dark green, but the 10-year-old and now discontinued 15-year-old bottles are coated with black plastic, giving the appearance of a truly black bottle.