Black Dog (whisky)

Black Dog Scotch Whisky
Black Dog Scotch Whisky Logo
Black Dog Scotch Whisky brand logo
TypeScotch whisky
ManufacturerUnited Spirits Ltd (USL)
(Diageo)
Country of origin Scotland (bottled in India)
Introduced1883
Alcohol by volume 42.8%
ColourAmber[1]
Variants
  • Black Dog Black Reserve
  • Black Dog Gold Reserve Aged 12 Years
  • Black Dog Reserve Aged 18 Years
  • Black Dog Quintessence Aged 21 Years
Related products
Websiteunitedspirits.in/scotch-brands.aspx

Black Dog is a brand of blended Scotch whisky produced by the Indian beverage company United Spirits Limited (USL), a subsidiary of Diageo.

The Black Dog was first blended and bottled in Scotland in 1883 by James MacKinlay but since 1992 is bottled and marketed in India.[2] The whiskies used in the blend come from Scotland.[3]

In 2013, Black Dog was reported to be the world's fastest growing Scotch whisky by volume, according to International Wine and Spirits Research (IWSR).[4]

Black Dog is bottled in Parmori District Nasik in Maharashtra,[5] by importing the undiluted spirits from Scotland, a strategy that avoids the import duties imposed on liquor imports to India that are bottled prior to import.[6][7] (Import duties may be as high as 150% for liquor bottled prior to import, but only about 30% when bottled in India.[6]).

The brand's main competitors in India outside of the United Spirits family are 100 Pipers Blended Scotch owned by Pernod Ricard and an expression from the Teachers' family, Teacher's 50, a premium 12-year-old Scotch whisky, blended and matured in Scotland but bottled in India starting August 1997 to celebrate India's 50 years of independence,[8] owned by Suntory Global Spirits.[9]

  1. ^ "Scotch whisky - Black Dog, Dalmore, Jura, Whyte & Mackay". Unitedspirits.in. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
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  3. ^ "United Spirits unveils limited edition of Black Dog". Indiantelevision.com. 5 January 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  4. ^ Dhamija, Anshul. "Black Dog is world's fastest growing scotch". Times of India. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  5. ^ "United Spirits begins bottling of Scotch whisky in India". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  6. ^ a b Unnikrishnan, C.H. (2 June 2008). "UB Group to launch local version of Whyte and Mackay". Livemint. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  7. ^ "USL uses Black Dog to expand scotch biz". Financialexpress.com. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2013."Allied Domecq eyes 20% growth in India". Business Line. 24 April 2004. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Our Whisky". Teacher's Whisky.[dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Top 10 imported scotch whiskies under Rs. 2000".