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Raw Cask means the natural sediment, oils, and fats normally filtered out before bottling are left in. What you get is the cask in the bottle, complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottled August 2023 at \u003cstrong\u003e65.5% cask strength\u003c\/strong\u003e. No chill filtration, no added colour. The Whiskey Lab is the new exclusive USA importer for Blackadder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-brand\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Blackadder\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded \u003cstrong\u003e1995\u003c\/strong\u003e by Robin Tucek, Blackadder is run today as a family operation with daughter Hannah and son Michael. Built on a single conviction: \u003cstrong\u003ethe cask is king\u003c\/strong\u003e. No chill filtration, no added colour, no compromise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eRaw Cask\u003c\/strong\u003e series goes a step further. Every bottle is as raw and as little filtered as is legally possible, with the natural sediment and oils of the cask left in. One of Scotland's most respected independent bottlers, with a portfolio that extends beyond Scotch into rum and Japanese single malt where the casks warrant it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrinidad\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the great historic rum-producing islands of the Caribbean, with a continuous distilling tradition reaching back to the 1700s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMost Trinidad rum is produced on \u003cstrong\u003econtinuous column stills\u003c\/strong\u003e, yielding a cleaner, lighter style than the heavy pot still rums of Jamaica.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe tropical climate accelerates maturation. \u003cstrong\u003e14 years in Trinidad is the rough equivalent of several decades of Scottish maturation\u003c\/strong\u003e, with much higher annual evaporation loss.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat ages in the tropics emerges intensely concentrated, with deep oak, dried tropical fruit, and dark sugar character.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA single cask Trinidad rum at \u003cstrong\u003e14 years\u003c\/strong\u003e of tropical maturation, bottled at \u003cstrong\u003e65.5% cask strength\u003c\/strong\u003e in the Raw Cask format. The cask sediment, natural oils, and fats normally filtered out before bottling are left in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the spirit as it came out of the cask, without cosmetic intervention. You may see particulate. That is expected. \u003cstrong\u003eRaw Cask is as raw and as little filtered as is legally possible.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNon-chill filtered, natural colour. A few drops of water will open it up if you want, but the full picture is in the bottle as poured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-philosophy\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not find Blackadder's tasting notes here. By design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder shares every technical detail a curious drinker could ask for: origin, cask number, distillation date, bottling date, ABV, outturn. Everything that makes the liquid what it is. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat they leave to you is the experience of drinking it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes shape expectation. They tell you what you should find before you find it. Blackadder's position is that the spirit in your glass should speak for itself, and what you find there belongs to you. Pour it neat. Add a few drops of water if it asks for it. Take your time. The cask did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlackadder\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSeries\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRaw Cask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCategory\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRum\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTrinidad\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e65.5%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAugust 2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask strength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes (Raw Cask, sediment retained)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen release\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Cask \u0026amp; 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Part of Blackadder's flagship \u003cstrong\u003eStatement Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e series, reserved for casks the family considers definitive examples of their philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaperdonich shut its doors in 2002. The buildings came down in 2011. Every bottle of Caperdonich remaining on Earth is a finite resource. When this cask is gone, there is no second cask to draw from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-brand\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Blackadder\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded \u003cstrong\u003e1995\u003c\/strong\u003e by Robin Tucek, Blackadder is run today as a family operation with daughter Hannah and son Michael. Built on a single conviction: \u003cstrong\u003ethe cask is king\u003c\/strong\u003e. No chill filtration, no added colour, no compromise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eStatement Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e series represents Blackadder's flagship releases, casks chosen as definitive examples of a distillery or style. Reserved for liquid the family considers the highest expressions of their independent bottling philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCaperdonich\u003c\/strong\u003e was built in \u003cstrong\u003e1898\u003c\/strong\u003e as Glen Grant #2, a sister distillery to Glen Grant in Rothes, Speyside, connected to its sibling by a pipe carrying new make spirit across the road.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMothballed multiple times across the twentieth century, the distillery \u003cstrong\u003eclosed for good in 2002\u003c\/strong\u003e. The buildings came down in 2011.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe site is now used by \u003cstrong\u003eForsyths\u003c\/strong\u003e, the still maker, for cooperage and equipment fabrication.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery bottle of Caperdonich today is drawn from a \u003cstrong\u003efinite pool that gets smaller every year\u003c\/strong\u003e. Independent bottlings at this age are increasingly rare on the market.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003esingle hogshead\u003c\/strong\u003e, distilled \u003cstrong\u003eMay 1996\u003c\/strong\u003e and bottled \u003cstrong\u003eDecember 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e after 26 years of maturation. Hogsheads hold roughly 250 litres, the workhorse cask size of Scottish maturation, large enough for slow integration and small enough to drive measurable evolution year over year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottled at \u003cstrong\u003e55.2% cask strength\u003c\/strong\u003e, non-chill filtered, natural colour. The wood has had nearly three decades to integrate with the distillate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a Statement Edition cask, selected as a definitive example of long-aged Speyside character from a distillery that no longer exists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-philosophy\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not find Blackadder's tasting notes here. By design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder shares every technical detail a curious drinker could ask for: distillery, cask number, distillation date, bottling date, ABV, outturn. Everything that makes the liquid what it is. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat they leave to you is the experience of drinking it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes shape expectation. They tell you what you should find before you find it. Blackadder's position is that the spirit in your glass should speak for itself, and what you find there belongs to you. Pour it neat. Add a few drops of water if it asks for it. Take your time. The cask did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlackadder\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSeries\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStatement Edition #58\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhisky style\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle malt Scotch whisky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpeyside\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCaperdonich (closed 2002)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e55.2%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle Hogshead\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistilled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMay 1996\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDecember 2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask strength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen release\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Cask \u0026amp; Small Batch:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ensuring a unique profile for each release.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Colour \u0026amp; Non-Chill Filtered:\u003c\/strong\u003e Preserving the authentic character and purity of the whisky.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHonest Storytelling:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every cask profile written by people who actually handled the liquid.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"The Whiskey Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53476755276094,"sku":"TWL-BLK-CAPE26-100034","price":760.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/2221\/2926\/files\/caperdonich-transparent_8dc496a7-a503-4ee2-a3c6-1bea6008fdd8.png?v=1785503190"},{"product_id":"blackadder-ledaig-25-year","title":"Blackadder - Ledaig 25 Year","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n  .twl-desc { max-width: 980px; margin: 0 auto; line-height: 1.65; 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Distilled \u003cstrong\u003eMarch 24, 1997\u003c\/strong\u003e and bottled December 2022 from hogshead \u003cstrong\u003e#800034\u003c\/strong\u003e at a full \u003cstrong\u003e61.5% cask strength\u003c\/strong\u003e. 208 bottles total.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAged peated whisky from an Island distillery at full strength, in a Statement Edition single cask format, is an increasingly rare combination. Most aged peated stock gets diverted into core ranges or blends. This one was held back for a single cask bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-brand\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Blackadder\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded \u003cstrong\u003e1995\u003c\/strong\u003e by Robin Tucek, Blackadder is run today as a family operation with daughter Hannah and son Michael. Built on a single conviction: \u003cstrong\u003ethe cask is king\u003c\/strong\u003e. No chill filtration, no added colour, no compromise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eStatement Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e series represents Blackadder's flagship releases, casks chosen as definitive examples of a distillery or style. Reserved for liquid the family considers the highest expressions of their independent bottling philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLedaig\u003c\/strong\u003e is the peated production at Tobermory distillery on the Isle of Mull, off Scotland's west coast.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTobermory itself produces unpeated spirit. The \u003cstrong\u003esame stills run peated production in alternating periods\u003c\/strong\u003e, bottled separately under the Ledaig name.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe distillery has had a turbulent history of closures and reopenings since \u003cstrong\u003e1798\u003c\/strong\u003e, but production has been continuous since 1993.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoastal dunnage maturation, exposed to salt air from the Sound of Mull, gives Ledaig its \u003cstrong\u003emaritime backbone\u003c\/strong\u003e. A different smoke character than the heavier medicinal phenolics of Islay.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003esingle hogshead, #800034\u003c\/strong\u003e, distilled \u003cstrong\u003eMarch 24, 1997\u003c\/strong\u003e and bottled \u003cstrong\u003eDecember 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e at 25 years. Hogsheads hold roughly 250 litres and are the workhorse cask of Scottish maturation, large enough for slow integration with the spirit and small enough to drive year-over-year evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottled at \u003cstrong\u003e61.5% cask strength\u003c\/strong\u003e, non-chill filtered, natural colour. \u003cstrong\u003e208 bottles total.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong-aged peated whisky at full strength is increasingly rare on the market. Most stock at this age and concentration is diverted into core ranges or blends. This one was held back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-philosophy\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not find Blackadder's tasting notes here. By design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder shares every technical detail a curious drinker could ask for: distillery, cask number, distillation date, bottling date, ABV, outturn. Everything that makes the liquid what it is. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat they leave to you is the experience of drinking it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes shape expectation. They tell you what you should find before you find it. Blackadder's position is that the spirit in your glass should speak for itself, and what you find there belongs to you. Pour it neat. Add a few drops of water if it asks for it. Take your time. The cask did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlackadder\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSeries\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStatement Edition #59\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhisky style\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle malt Scotch whisky (peated)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIslands (Isle of Mull)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLedaig (Tobermory)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e61.5%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHogshead #800034\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistilled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMarch 24, 1997\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDecember 2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOutturn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208 bottles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask strength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen release\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Cask \u0026amp; 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Mackay blends. Single cask releases at this age are uncommon. This Statement Edition was spared from the blending vat to mature for 29 years and bottled at its full natural strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-brand\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Blackadder\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded \u003cstrong\u003e1995\u003c\/strong\u003e by Robin Tucek, Blackadder is run today as a family operation with daughter Hannah and son Michael. Built on a single conviction: \u003cstrong\u003ethe cask is king\u003c\/strong\u003e. No chill filtration, no added colour, no compromise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eStatement Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e series represents Blackadder's flagship releases, casks chosen as definitive examples of a distillery or style. Reserved for liquid the family considers the highest expressions of their independent bottling philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTamnavulin\u003c\/strong\u003e was built in \u003cstrong\u003e1966\u003c\/strong\u003e in the Livet valley, Speyside, during the blended whisky boom of the 1960s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe distillery was constructed by Invergordon and most production has historically gone into \u003cstrong\u003eWhyte \u0026amp; Mackay blends\u003c\/strong\u003e rather than single malt bottlings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe classic Tamnavulin style is \u003cstrong\u003emalty and light\u003c\/strong\u003e, the kind of malleable whisky that gives a blender flexibility.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTamnavulin closed in \u003cstrong\u003e1995\u003c\/strong\u003e shortly after this cask was filled and remained mothballed until reopening in 2007. Stock from the pre-closure era captures a distillery style largely lost to time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003esingle oak cask, #960961\u003c\/strong\u003e, distilled \u003cstrong\u003eMarch 24, 1993\u003c\/strong\u003e and bottled \u003cstrong\u003eSeptember 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e after 29 years of maturation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottled at \u003cstrong\u003e43.4% natural cask strength\u003c\/strong\u003e. The lower strength reflects three decades of slow evaporation, not dilution. What sat in the cask was bottled as is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNon-chill filtered, natural colour. A gentle, fully developed Speyside profile for the drinker who wants depth without cask strength heat. Single cask Tamnavulin from this era is rarely seen on the market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-philosophy\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not find Blackadder's tasting notes here. By design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder shares every technical detail a curious drinker could ask for: distillery, cask number, distillation date, bottling date, ABV, outturn. Everything that makes the liquid what it is. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat they leave to you is the experience of drinking it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes shape expectation. They tell you what you should find before you find it. Blackadder's position is that the spirit in your glass should speak for itself, and what you find there belongs to you. Pour it neat. Add a few drops of water if it asks for it. Take your time. 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font-size: 14px; }\n  .twl-commitments strong { color: #1a1a18; }\n\n  @media (max-width: 749px) { .twl-desc h1 { font-size: 22px; } .twl-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-desc\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eBLACKADDER RAW CASK BUNDLE: SHIZUOKA + TRINIDAD RUM\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-subhead\"\u003eTwo Countries · Two Casks · One Raw Cask Philosophy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-founders-banner\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExclusive Bundle\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Shizuoka Japanese Single Malt is only available as part of this bundle. The Trinidad Rum can also be purchased separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-pills\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBundle\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 Bottles\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice\u003c\/strong\u003e $334.45\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries\u003c\/strong\u003e Raw Cask\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCask Strength\u003c\/strong\u003e Both Bottles\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-lead\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo Raw Cask releases from Blackadder. Two countries, two completely different spirits, one shared philosophy: \u003cstrong\u003eno chill filtration, no added colour, cask sediment retained.\u003c\/strong\u003e As raw and as little filtered as is legally possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Shizuoka Japanese single malt is available exclusively in this bundle. It cannot be purchased on its own. The Trinidad Rum is also available separately at $110.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-brand\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Blackadder\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded \u003cstrong\u003e1995\u003c\/strong\u003e by Robin Tucek, Blackadder is run today as a family operation with daughter Hannah and son Michael. Built on a single conviction: \u003cstrong\u003ethe cask is king\u003c\/strong\u003e. No chill filtration, no added colour, no compromise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eRaw Cask\u003c\/strong\u003e series goes a step further. Every bottle is as raw and as little filtered as is legally possible, with the natural sediment and oils of the cask left in. Blackadder selects casks from distilleries across Scotland and beyond when the liquid warrants it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ========== BOTTLE 1: SHIZUOKA ========== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-bottle-label\"\u003eBottle 1 of 2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.02em; text-align: center;\"\u003eShizuoka Pot Still W · 5 Year Old\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 6px;\" class=\"twl-subhead\"\u003eDistilled June 2018 · Pilsen Malt · Bourbon Barrel #740 · 223 Bottles\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 12px;\" class=\"twl-pills\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e Shizuoka, Japan\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery\u003c\/strong\u003e Shizuoka (Gaia Flow)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 years\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV\u003c\/strong\u003e 63.8%\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCask\u003c\/strong\u003e Bourbon Barrel #740\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutturn\u003c\/strong\u003e 223 bottles\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-lead\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 5 year old single cask Japanese single malt from \u003cstrong\u003eShizuoka Distillery\u003c\/strong\u003e, distilled June 28, 2018 from \u003cstrong\u003ePot Still W\u003c\/strong\u003e, the only wood-fired direct-heat pot still in production anywhere in the world. Bottled August 2023 from bourbon barrel \u003cstrong\u003e#740\u003c\/strong\u003e at \u003cstrong\u003e63.8% cask strength\u003c\/strong\u003e. 223 bottles total.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShizuoka Distillery\u003c\/strong\u003e was founded by Taiko Nakamura through his company Gaia Flow, with production starting in 2016. The distillery sits in the foothills of Mt. Fuji.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRuns on a singular production philosophy: \u003cstrong\u003eregional ingredients, regional energy, and direct-fire distillation\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperates two pot stills. \u003cstrong\u003ePot Still W\u003c\/strong\u003e is the wood-fired one, the only such still in production anywhere in the world today. Pot Still K, the second still, was recovered from the closed Karuizawa distillery and runs in parallel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirect fire under the wash still produces a \u003cstrong\u003eheavier, more textured spirit profile\u003c\/strong\u003e than steam-heated stills.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003esingle bourbon barrel, #740\u003c\/strong\u003e, distilled \u003cstrong\u003eJune 28, 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cstrong\u003ePot Still W\u003c\/strong\u003e using 100% imported pilsen malt from Germany. Bottled \u003cstrong\u003eAugust 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e after 5 years of maturation. \u003cstrong\u003e223 bottles total.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottled at \u003cstrong\u003e63.8% cask strength\u003c\/strong\u003e in the Raw Cask format. The cask sediment, natural oils, and fats normally filtered out before bottling are left in. You may see particulate. That is expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 5 years the spirit is young, but the cask was active. \u003cstrong\u003eRaw Cask preserves everything.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlackadder\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSeries\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRaw Cask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhisky style\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJapanese single malt whisky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShizuoka, Japan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShizuoka (Gaia Flow)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStill\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePot Still W (wood-fired, direct-heat)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMashbill\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e100% Pilsen Malt (German)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e63.8%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBourbon Barrel #740\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistilled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJune 28, 2018\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAugust 2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOutturn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e223 bottles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask strength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes (Raw Cask, sediment retained)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ========== DIVIDER ========== --\u003e\u003chr class=\"twl-divider\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- ========== BOTTLE 2: TRINIDAD RUM ========== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-bottle-label\"\u003eBottle 2 of 2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.02em; text-align: center;\"\u003eTrinidad Rum · 14 Year Old\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 6px;\" class=\"twl-subhead\"\u003eBottled August 2023 · 65.5% Cask Strength\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 12px;\" class=\"twl-pills\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e Trinidad\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCategory\u003c\/strong\u003e Rum\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge\u003c\/strong\u003e 14 years\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV\u003c\/strong\u003e 65.5%\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries\u003c\/strong\u003e Raw Cask\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVolume\u003c\/strong\u003e 700ml\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-lead\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 14 year old single cask Trinidad rum, bottled by Blackadder in their \u003cstrong\u003eRaw Cask\u003c\/strong\u003e series. Raw Cask means the natural sediment, oils, and fats normally filtered out before bottling are left in. What you get is the cask in the bottle, complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottled August 2023 at \u003cstrong\u003e65.5% cask strength\u003c\/strong\u003e. No chill filtration, no added colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrinidad\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the great historic rum-producing islands of the Caribbean, with a continuous distilling tradition reaching back to the 1700s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMost Trinidad rum is produced on \u003cstrong\u003econtinuous column stills\u003c\/strong\u003e, yielding a cleaner, lighter style than the heavy pot still rums of Jamaica.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe tropical climate accelerates maturation. \u003cstrong\u003e14 years in Trinidad is the rough equivalent of several decades of Scottish maturation\u003c\/strong\u003e, with much higher annual evaporation loss.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat ages in the tropics emerges intensely concentrated, with deep oak, dried tropical fruit, and dark sugar character.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA single cask Trinidad rum at \u003cstrong\u003e14 years\u003c\/strong\u003e of tropical maturation, bottled at \u003cstrong\u003e65.5% cask strength\u003c\/strong\u003e in the Raw Cask format. The cask sediment, natural oils, and fats normally filtered out before bottling are left in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the spirit as it came out of the cask, without cosmetic intervention. You may see particulate. That is expected. \u003cstrong\u003eRaw Cask is as raw and as little filtered as is legally possible.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNon-chill filtered, natural colour. A few drops of water will open it up if you want, but the full picture is in the bottle as poured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlackadder\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSeries\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRaw Cask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCategory\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRum\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTrinidad\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e65.5%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAugust 2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask strength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes (Raw Cask, sediment retained)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ========== SHARED SECTIONS ========== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-philosophy\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not find Blackadder's tasting notes here. By design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder shares every technical detail a curious drinker could ask for: distillery, cask number, distillation date, bottling date, ABV, outturn. Everything that makes the liquid what it is. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat they leave to you is the experience of drinking it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes shape expectation. They tell you what you should find before you find it. Blackadder's position is that the spirit in your glass should speak for itself, and what you find there belongs to you. Pour it neat. Add a few drops of water if it asks for it. Take your time. 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}\n  }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-desc\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eJura 2008 · 17 Year Old Double Sherry Matured Single Malt\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-subhead\"\u003eDistilled July 11, 2008 · Bottled May 4, 2026 · 300 Bottles\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-pills\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e Island (Jura)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery\u003c\/strong\u003e Jura\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Malt\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge\u003c\/strong\u003e 17 years\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV\u003c\/strong\u003e 50.3%\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaturation\u003c\/strong\u003e Oloroso then PX\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutturn\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-hero\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"twl-hero-label\"\u003eA Full Sherry Whisky, And Honest About It\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTwo Sherry Casks, No Half Measures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt began in a French oak oloroso hogshead. Good, but not the sherry profile Little Brown Dog were chasing, so they moved it into \u003cstrong\u003ePX sherry for a further nine months\u003c\/strong\u003e. The result is unapologetic. This is a big, sweet, sherry-driven whisky, and LBD do not pretend otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat keeps it from being one-dimensional is the spirit underneath. The slightly herbal Jura character holds up and pushes back through all that sherry, and there is \u003cstrong\u003eno tannic harshness\u003c\/strong\u003e in the way. When they drew the last cask samples, the liquid was so dark they laughed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e300 bottles, at 50.3%.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile, Jura\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eonly distillery on the Isle of Jura\u003c\/strong\u003e, in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast, next door to Islay.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBest known for a lightly herbal, gently oily spirit that sits between Highland and island styles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat herbal thread is exactly what survives here, giving the sherry something to work against rather than smother.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile, double sherry\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilled to a \u003cstrong\u003eFrench oak oloroso hogshead\u003c\/strong\u003e, then re-racked into \u003cstrong\u003ePX sherry for nine months\u003c\/strong\u003e to push the sweetness and depth LBD wanted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sherry is clean rather than aggressive, with no drying tannin, which is what lets the fruit stay sweet and the spirit stay visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-tasting\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-tasting-head\"\u003eTasting notes (from Little Brown Dog)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003eColour\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003eTreacle.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003eNose\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003eBramble jelly, cut meadows, a sherry slap to the face.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003ePalate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003eBlaeberries, pecan pie, dried thyme.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003eFinish\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003eFruit molasses, tobacco, lime zest.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-verdict\"\u003eA big, sweet sherry whisky with the Jura character still cutting through. \u003cstrong\u003eSherry-led, not sherry-smothered.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhisky style\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle Malt Scotch Whisky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIsland (Jura)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJura\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50.3%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaturation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrench oak oloroso hogshead, then PX sherry for 9 months\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillation date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJuly 11, 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottling date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMay 4, 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOutturn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e300 bottles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Cask \u0026amp; 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} .twl-row { grid-template-columns: 90px 1fr; } }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-desc\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eBowmore 2015 · 11 Year Old Single Refill Bourbon Single Malt\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-subhead\"\u003eDistilled February 23, 2015 · Bottled May 5, 2026 · 272 Bottles\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-pills\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e Islay\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery\u003c\/strong\u003e Bowmore\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Malt\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge\u003c\/strong\u003e 11 years\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV\u003c\/strong\u003e 58.3%\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaturation\u003c\/strong\u003e Refill bourbon\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutturn\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-hero\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"twl-hero-label\"\u003eThe Chicken Cask\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOne Barrel, Too Good To Blend Away\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePulling cask samples in the warehouse, Little Brown Dog hit one refill bourbon barrel that stood so far apart from the rest of the parcel they marked it with a \u003cstrong\u003e(very rough) sketch of a roast chicken\u003c\/strong\u003e so they would not lose it. Technically a small batch, since the distillery bulk-vatted the whisky before filling, but it went into the bottle as a single barrel because that character could not be repeated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a little more peat oomph than Bowmore usually gives you, wonderfully fruity up front before turning savoury and umami, with a gorgeous texture. The label leans right into it, drawn up like a \u003cstrong\u003eroast chicken crisp packet\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e272 bottles, at 58.3%.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile, Bowmore\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne of Islay's \u003cstrong\u003eoldest distilleries\u003c\/strong\u003e, founded in 1779 on the shore of Loch Indaal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnown for a softer, more elegant Islay smoke and a signature tropical-fruit thread.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHere the peat pushes a touch harder than the house norm while the fruit stays front and centre.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile, single refill bourbon\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatured in a \u003cstrong\u003esingle refill bourbon barrel\u003c\/strong\u003e, then bottled on its own rather than vatted back into the parcel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRefill wood lets the distillate lead — the soft peat, bright fruit and that uncanny savoury finish all come from the spirit, not heavy oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-tasting\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-tasting-head\"\u003eTasting notes (from Little Brown Dog)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003eColour\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003eRunny honey.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003eNose\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003eNectarine, smouldering birch, buttered toast.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003ePalate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003eTinned peaches, miso, honeycomb.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003eFinish\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003eRoast chicken crisps (potato chips for our more far-flung friends).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-verdict\"\u003eSoft Islay peat, ripe orchard fruit and a savoury twist you will not forget. \u003cstrong\u003eThe chicken cask, bottled exactly as it was found.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhisky style\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle Malt Scotch Whisky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIslay\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBowmore\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e58.3%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaturation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle refill bourbon barrel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillation date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFebruary 23, 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottling date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMay 5, 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOutturn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272 bottles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Cask \u0026amp; Small Batch:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ensuring a unique profile for each release.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Colour \u0026amp; Non-Chill Filtered:\u003c\/strong\u003e Preserving the authentic character and purity of the whisky.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHonest Storytelling:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every cask profile, every tasting note, written by people who actually tasted the whisky.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Whiskey Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53827541401918,"sku":"TWL-LBD-BOWMORE11","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/2221\/2926\/files\/Bowmore_2015_836cd12b-3866-43d8-a7ae-5755892aeb20.jpg?v=1782496557"},{"product_id":"little-brown-dog-caol-ila-12-year-unpeated","title":"Little Brown Dog - Caol Ila 12 Year – Unpeated","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n  .twl-desc { max-width: 980px; 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} .twl-row { grid-template-columns: 90px 1fr; } }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-desc\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eUnpeated Caol Ila 2013 · 12 Year Old Small Batch Single Malt\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-subhead\"\u003eDistilled December 27, 2013 · Bottled May 5, 2026 · 384 Bottles\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-pills\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e Islay\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery\u003c\/strong\u003e Caol Ila\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Malt\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 years\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV\u003c\/strong\u003e 57.3%\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaturation\u003c\/strong\u003e Refill bourbon x2\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutturn\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-hero\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"twl-hero-label\"\u003eIslay Without The Peat\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCaol Ila, But Wait — It's Unpeated\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce a year Caol Ila runs an \u003cstrong\u003eunpeated spirit\u003c\/strong\u003e, and it rarely escapes a blend. Little Brown Dog considered a sherry finish, then deliberately did the opposite: a distillate-forward bottling with nothing in the way, so you can actually learn what unpeated Caol Ila tastes like.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderfully high cutting point makes for something elegant, sweet and delicate. The casks were expensive because the spirit is rare, but the point is the experience — a chance to add \u003cstrong\u003eunpeated Caol Ila to your palate memory bank\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e384 bottles, at 57.3%.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile, Caol Ila\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIslay's \u003cstrong\u003elargest distillery\u003c\/strong\u003e, on the Sound of Islay looking across to Jura.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamous for a clean, oily, smoky make — but a small unpeated run is laid down each year.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStripped of peat, the distillery's elegant, fruity backbone is laid completely bare.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile, two refill bourbon barrels\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatured in \u003cstrong\u003etwo refill bourbon barrels\u003c\/strong\u003e and vatted together as a small batch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRefill wood plus unpeated spirit keeps everything bright and distillate-led — no smoke, no heavy oak, just the naked character of the make.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-tasting\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-tasting-head\"\u003eTasting notes (from Little Brown Dog)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003eColour\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003eGolden Earring.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003eNose\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003ePineapple chunks, white clover, clementine marmalade.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003ePalate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003ePassionfruit coulis, custard tart, white grape juice.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003eFinish\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003eLemon sherbets, elderflower cordial, sea salt.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-verdict\"\u003eElegant, fruity and peat-free — Caol Ila as you have almost never tasted it. \u003cstrong\u003eDistillate forward, naked and rare.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhisky style\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle Malt Scotch Whisky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIslay\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCaol Ila\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e57.3%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaturation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTwo refill bourbon barrels (unpeated spirit)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillation date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDecember 27, 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottling date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMay 5, 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOutturn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e384 bottles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Cask \u0026amp; Small Batch:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ensuring a unique profile for each release.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Colour \u0026amp; Non-Chill Filtered:\u003c\/strong\u003e Preserving the authentic character and purity of the whisky.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHonest Storytelling:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every cask profile, every tasting note, written by people who actually tasted the whisky.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Whiskey Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53828045963582,"sku":"TWL-LBD-CAOLILA12","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/2221\/2926\/files\/Unpeated_Caol_Ila_2013_68451505-02d2-4a38-af12-f18230cff0bb.jpg?v=1782496617"},{"product_id":"little-brown-dog-balblair-12-year-calvados-cask-finish","title":"Little Brown Dog - Balblair 12 Year – Calvados Cask Finish","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n  .twl-desc { max-width: 980px; 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} .twl-row { grid-template-columns: 90px 1fr; } }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-desc\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eBalblair 2014 · 12 Year Old Calvados Cask Finish Single Malt\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-subhead\"\u003eDistilled April 5, 2014 · Bottled May 6, 2026 · 290 Bottles\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-pills\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e Highland\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery\u003c\/strong\u003e Balblair\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Malt\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 years\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV\u003c\/strong\u003e 56.1%\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaturation\u003c\/strong\u003e Ex-white port, Calvados finish\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutturn\u003c\/strong\u003e 290\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-hero\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"twl-hero-label\"\u003eA Tasty Disaster\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBalblair, Finished In Calvados\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLittle Brown Dog's first Calvados finish — and, true to form, you get the full list of excuses. Two ex-white-port casks of Balblair somehow fitted into one small Calvados cask \u003cstrong\u003ewith room to spare\u003c\/strong\u003e; the angels' share was savage and it cost more than they had hoped. The liquid, though, they are delighted with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA little over a year in Calvados has elevated the long-fermented, fruity Balblair distillate beautifully — an extra hit of \u003cstrong\u003ebright green apple and a champagne-like lift\u003c\/strong\u003e. Unlike the Jura, the balance is firmly there. A cask they carried back from Normandy themselves, with a Bayeux Tapestry label to match.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e290 bottles worldwide, at 56.1%.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile, Balblair\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Highland distillery at Edderton, near the Dornoch Firth — one of Scotland's \u003cstrong\u003eoldest working distilleries\u003c\/strong\u003e, founded in 1790.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnown for a clean, fruity, well-fermented spirit that takes well to active finishes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn uncommon distillery to see bottled independently.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile, ex-white port then Calvados\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatured in \u003cstrong\u003eex-white-port casks\u003c\/strong\u003e, then finished a little over a year in a \u003cstrong\u003eCalvados (apple brandy) cask\u003c\/strong\u003e brought back from Normandy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe finish layers bright orchard fruit and a dry, sparkling lift over the spirit without ever burying it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-tasting\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-tasting-head\"\u003eTasting notes (from Little Brown Dog)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003eColour\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003eDaffodil.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003eNose\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003eFresh lemon, ice cream wafer, green apple.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003ePalate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003eGooseberry, apple butter, plum crumble.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003eFinish\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003eApple skins, dry champagne, green chilli.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-verdict\"\u003eOrchard-bright and balanced, with a dry champagne finish. \u003cstrong\u003eA tasty disaster, and worth every drop the angels took.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhisky style\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle Malt Scotch Whisky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHighland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBalblair\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e56.1%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaturation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEx-white port casks, finished in Calvados\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillation date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApril 5, 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottling date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMay 6, 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOutturn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e290 bottles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Cask \u0026amp; 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} .twl-row { grid-template-columns: 90px 1fr; } }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-desc\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eAberdeenshire Single Malt · Aged 12 Years\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-subhead\"\u003eUnpeated Highland Single Malt · Distilled at Glen Garioch · Hand-numbered small batch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-pills\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e Highland\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery\u003c\/strong\u003e Glen Garioch\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Malt\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 years\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV\u003c\/strong\u003e 46%\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaturation\u003c\/strong\u003e Bourbon, oloroso \u0026amp; PX\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutturn\u003c\/strong\u003e Small batch\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-hero\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"twl-hero-label\"\u003eThe House Style\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Repeatable LBD, A Taste Of Home\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost Little Brown Dog releases are single casks you will never see again. This is the opposite — a \u003cstrong\u003ecore whisky in the LBD style\u003c\/strong\u003e, made so people can pick up a second bottle or come back to one they loved. Distilled, matured, vatted and bottled in Aberdeenshire, ten minutes from LBD HQ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe recipe stays broadly the same batch to batch: \u003cstrong\u003e60% first-fill bourbon barrels, 40% oloroso and PX sherry casks\u003c\/strong\u003e, refill and first fill. Batches run around 2,000 bottles — big for LBD, small by industry standards — each hand-numbered, with the small variation between them something to celebrate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatural colour. Never chill filtered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile, Glen Garioch\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Highland distillery at Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire, founded in 1797 — ten minutes from LBD's bond.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLBD use the distillate openly but keep this as their own identity: \u003cstrong\u003ethey are the whisky makers here.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSurrounded by the malting-barley fields and Highland distilleries of the north-east.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile, bourbon and sherry\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA vatting of \u003cstrong\u003e60% first-fill bourbon barrels\u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cstrong\u003e40% oloroso and PX sherry casks\u003c\/strong\u003e, refill and first fill — the same vatting as LBD's PPP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a balanced, old-fashioned style of unpeated Highland malt at a fair, everyday price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-verdict\"\u003eAn honest, everyday LBD — balanced bourbon-and-sherry Highland malt, made to share. \u003cstrong\u003eThe house style, bottled to come back to.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhisky style\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnpeated Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHighland (Aberdeenshire)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGlen Garioch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e46%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaturation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60% 1st-fill bourbon, 40% oloroso \u0026amp; 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In June 2022, Blackadder drew it from cask reference 9333 at its natural strength of \u003cstrong\u003e57.3% abv\u003c\/strong\u003e and filled exactly \u003cstrong\u003e172 decanters\u003c\/strong\u003e. Nothing was added, nothing was filtered out. It is presented Raw Cask, straight from the wood, in a glass decanter with its presentation gift case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMacallan needs little introduction. It is the most valuable single malt name at auction, the distillery whose casks anchor the record books, and the benchmark by which collectors measure a Speyside cellar. What makes this bottling unusual is not the name but the route it took. \u003cstrong\u003eMacallan almost never lets casks leave its control\u003c\/strong\u003e, and independent bottlings of well aged Macallan have become genuinely scarce. A 33 year old single cask, offered outside the official range, is a rarity in its own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpirit distilled at Macallan in 1989 belongs to an era collectors actively hunt, and stock from that vintage has commanded remarkable sums as both bottles and full casks. With an outturn of 172 and a Statement number attached, this is Blackadder's own verdict on the cask: one of the definitive whiskies to pass through the family's hands. When it is gone there is no second run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-brand\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Blackadder Statement\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder International was founded in 1995 by \u003cstrong\u003eRobin Tucek\u003c\/strong\u003e and remains a family operation, run today with his daughter Hannah and son Michael. The house philosophy has never changed: \u003cstrong\u003ethe cask is king\u003c\/strong\u003e. Every release is bottled without chill filtration and without added colour, and the Raw Cask series goes further still, bottled straight from the cask so that nothing standing between the wood and the glass is lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStatement is Blackadder's flagship series.\u003c\/strong\u003e A Statement number is reserved for the casks the family judges definitive, the finest whiskies to pass through their warehouse in a given era. The rarest of these are presented in glass decanters rather than standard bottles. This is Statement No. 53.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFounded in 1824\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Easter Elchies estate above the River Spey, one of the first distilleries in Scotland to be legally licensed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamous for its \u003cstrong\u003ecuriously small stills\u003c\/strong\u003e and a house style built on rich, oily spirit and a deep sherry cask tradition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003emost collected single malt in the world\u003c\/strong\u003e: Macallan holds the auction records for both single bottles and single casks of Scotch whisky.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe distillery \u003cstrong\u003erarely allows casks into independent hands\u003c\/strong\u003e, which is why independent Macallan of serious age carries weight with collectors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWell aged Macallan from late 1980s distillation has repeatedly set headline prices at auction, as bottles and as entire casks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCask reference 9333 was filled at Macallan on 12th June 1989 and matured in Scotland for thirty three years. Blackadder bottled it in June 2022 at \u003cstrong\u003e57.3% abv\u003c\/strong\u003e, a strikingly assertive strength for its age, with no dilution, no chill filtration, and no colouring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a Raw Cask release it was drawn directly from the wood. Fine cask sediment may be present in the decanter. Blackadder considers that sediment part of the whisky, not a flaw, and bottles it deliberately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe outturn is \u003cstrong\u003e172 decanters\u003c\/strong\u003e worldwide, each presented in its gift case with a certificate of ownership. The Whiskey Lab's allocation is a small fraction of that number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-cert\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCertificate of Ownership\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach decanter ships in its presentation gift case and is accompanied by a \u003cstrong\u003ecertificate of ownership issued in the purchaser's name\u003c\/strong\u003e by Blackadder International. Your name, on the record of this cask, permanently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-philosophy\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not find Blackadder's tasting notes here. By design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder shares every technical detail a curious drinker could ask for: distillery, cask number, distillation date, bottling date, ABV, outturn. Everything that makes the liquid what it is. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat they leave to you is the experience of drinking it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes shape expectation. They tell you what you should find before you find it. Blackadder's position is that the spirit in your glass should speak for itself, and what you find there belongs to you. Pour it neat. Add a few drops of water if it asks for it. Take your time. The cask did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlackadder International\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSeries\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStatement No. 53, Raw Cask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGlass decanter in presentation gift case\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle Malt Scotch Whisky, single cask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpeyside\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMacallan Distillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e33 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e57.3%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask reference\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9333\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistilled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12th June 1989\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJune 2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOutturn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e172 bottles worldwide\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask strength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes, bottled straight from the cask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCertificate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCertificate of ownership issued in the purchaser's name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen release\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Cask \u0026amp; 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color: #f5f2ec; }\n  .twl-x-spec td:last-child { color: #b8b3a8; }\n\n  .twl-x-commitments { margin-top: 18px; border: 1px solid #2a2d3a; border-radius: 14px; padding: 18px 22px; background: #0d0f16; }\n  .twl-x-commitments h3 { margin: 0 0 10px 0; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #c9a227; }\n  .twl-x-commitments ul { margin: 0; padding-left: 18px; color: #d0ccc4; }\n  .twl-x-commitments li { margin: 0 0 6px 0; font-size: 14px; color: #b8b3a8; }\n  .twl-x-commitments strong { color: #f5f2ec; }\n\n  @media (max-width: 749px) { .twl-desc-x { padding: 20px 16px; } .twl-desc-x h1 { font-size: 24px; } .twl-x-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-desc-x\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eLadyburn 48 Year Old, Statement No. 52\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-subhead\"\u003eDistilled 28th September 1973 · Cask Ref 5679 · 96 Bottles · Statement No. 52\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"twl-x-rule\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-pills\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-x-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e Lowland\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-x-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery\u003c\/strong\u003e Ladyburn\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-x-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge\u003c\/strong\u003e 48 Years\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-x-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV\u003c\/strong\u003e 44.9%\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-x-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCask Ref\u003c\/strong\u003e 5679\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-x-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutturn\u003c\/strong\u003e 96 Bottles\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-x-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e Decanter\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-x-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStatement\u003c\/strong\u003e No. 52\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-lead\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis whisky comes from a distillery that no longer exists. \u003cstrong\u003eLadyburn\u003c\/strong\u003e, distilled \u003cstrong\u003e28th September 1973\u003c\/strong\u003e, matured for \u003cstrong\u003e48 years\u003c\/strong\u003e in cask reference 5679, and bottled by Blackadder in June 2022 at its natural strength of \u003cstrong\u003e44.9% abv\u003c\/strong\u003e. Just \u003cstrong\u003e96 decanters\u003c\/strong\u003e were filled, Raw Cask, straight from the wood, each presented in its gift case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLadyburn operated for nine years. William Grant \u0026amp; Sons, the family behind Glenfiddich and Balvenie, built it inside their Girvan grain complex in 1966 to supply malt for blending. By 1975 the stills were silent, and shortly afterward they were dismantled. Nothing of the distillery survives except the whisky it made, and after half a century, precious little of that. \u003cstrong\u003eLadyburn is one of the rarest Lowland malts in existence\u003c\/strong\u003e, and 1973 stock comes from the distillery's final years. What is in this decanter cannot be made again by anyone, anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCasks of Ladyburn surface so rarely that each one is an event. This is genuine last of its kind liquid: a 48 year old survivor from a nine year window that closed in 1975, carrying a Blackadder Statement number, the family's mark for the definitive casks in their care. Ninety six bottles stand between this whisky and history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-brand\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Blackadder Statement\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder International was founded in 1995 by \u003cstrong\u003eRobin Tucek\u003c\/strong\u003e and remains a family operation, run today with his daughter Hannah and son Michael. The house philosophy has never changed: \u003cstrong\u003ethe cask is king\u003c\/strong\u003e. Every release is bottled without chill filtration and without added colour, and the Raw Cask series goes further still, bottled straight from the cask so that nothing standing between the wood and the glass is lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStatement is Blackadder's flagship series.\u003c\/strong\u003e A Statement number is reserved for the casks the family judges definitive, the finest whiskies to pass through their warehouse in a given era. The rarest of these are presented in glass decanters rather than standard bottles. This is Statement No. 52.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuilt in 1966\u003c\/strong\u003e by William Grant \u0026amp; Sons inside their Girvan grain distillery complex in Ayrshire, to produce Lowland malt for the Grant's blends.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilent by 1975.\u003c\/strong\u003e When Girvan's grain operation needed room to expand, Ladyburn was closed and its stills were dismantled. The distillery is gone, permanently.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIts working life spanned barely nine years, making surviving stock finite in the strictest sense: \u003cstrong\u003eone of the rarest Lowland single malts in existence\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 1973 distillations belong to the \u003cstrong\u003efinal years of production\u003c\/strong\u003e, drawn from the last casks the distillery would ever fill.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor collectors, Ladyburn sits in the small circle of lost distilleries whose every remaining cask is irreplaceable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCask reference 5679 was filled on 28th September 1973 and slept for forty eight years before Blackadder bottled it in June 2022. At \u003cstrong\u003e44.9% abv\u003c\/strong\u003e, the strength is exactly where nearly five decades of Scottish maturation left it: no water added, no chill filtration, no colouring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a Raw Cask release it was drawn directly from the wood. Fine cask sediment may be present in the decanter. Blackadder considers that sediment part of the whisky, not a flaw, and bottles it deliberately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe outturn is \u003cstrong\u003e96 decanters\u003c\/strong\u003e worldwide, each presented in its gift case with a certificate of ownership. The Whiskey Lab's allocation is a small fraction of that number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-cert\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCertificate of Ownership\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach decanter ships in its presentation gift case and is accompanied by a \u003cstrong\u003ecertificate of ownership issued in the purchaser's name\u003c\/strong\u003e by Blackadder International. Your name, on the record of this cask, permanently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-philosophy\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not find Blackadder's tasting notes here. By design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder shares every technical detail a curious drinker could ask for: distillery, cask number, distillation date, bottling date, ABV, outturn. Everything that makes the liquid what it is. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat they leave to you is the experience of drinking it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes shape expectation. They tell you what you should find before you find it. Blackadder's position is that the spirit in your glass should speak for itself, and what you find there belongs to you. Pour it neat. Add a few drops of water if it asks for it. Take your time. The cask did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlackadder International\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSeries\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStatement No. 52, Raw Cask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGlass decanter in presentation gift case\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle Malt Scotch Whisky, single cask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLowland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLadyburn Distillery, Girvan (closed 1975, dismantled)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e48 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e44.9%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask reference\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5679\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistilled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28th September 1973\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJune 2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOutturn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e96 bottles worldwide\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask strength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes, natural strength after 48 years, bottled straight from the cask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCertificate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCertificate of ownership issued in the purchaser's name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen release\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Cask \u0026amp; 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Bottled in February 2026 at 12 years old, straight from the cask at \u003cstrong\u003e59.1% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e. The outturn is \u003cstrong\u003e261 bottles\u003c\/strong\u003e for the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLinkwood almost never leaves Diageo's blending inventory. The distillery's output is prized inside Johnnie Walker, and official single malt releases are limited to the occasional Flora \u0026amp; Fauna bottling. A single cask at full strength, with a sherry finish, is the kind of Linkwood that only an independent bottler puts on a shelf. This one arrives Raw Cask: no filtration of any kind, sediment and all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-brand\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Blackadder\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder International was founded in 1995 by \u003cstrong\u003eRobin Tucek\u003c\/strong\u003e and remains a family operation, run with his daughter Hannah and son Michael. The house philosophy has never changed: \u003cstrong\u003ethe cask is king\u003c\/strong\u003e. Blackadder selects individual casks on their own merits, bottles at natural strength or close to it, and never chill filters or adds colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaw Cask\u003c\/strong\u003e is the purest expression of that philosophy. The whisky goes from cask to bottle with no filtration at all, not even a mechanical screen. Fragments of char and cask sediment (Blackadder calls them cask throwings) travel with the spirit into the glass bottle. What you hold is, as literally as bottling allows, the inside of Barrel No. 70.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFounded 1821\u003c\/strong\u003e by Peter Brown on the outskirts of Elgin, in the heart of Speyside. Rebuilt several times since, most recently expanded under Diageo.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwned by \u003cstrong\u003eDiageo\u003c\/strong\u003e, with nearly all production reserved for blending. Linkwood is a core filling for \u003cstrong\u003eJohnnie Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnown among blenders for a \u003cstrong\u003elight, floral, fragrant spirit\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the most sought-after malts in Speyside for adding lift to a blend.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOfficial single malt bottlings are scarce, so independent single casks like this one carry most of Linkwood's reputation among drinkers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDistilled 2 April 2013 and matured in ex-bourbon wood, this Linkwood was then transferred to an \u003cstrong\u003eOloroso sherry barrel (Barrel No. 70)\u003c\/strong\u003e for its finishing period. Oloroso is the dry, oxidatively aged style of sherry, and casks seasoned with it are the classic choice for layering dried fruit and nut character over a delicate spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe finish is a deliberate pairing: Linkwood's fragrant, floral distillate against the weight of Oloroso wood. Blackadder bottled it before the cask could bury the distillery character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottled February 2026 at \u003cstrong\u003e59.1% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, full cask strength. No chill filtration, no filtration of any kind, no added colour. \u003cstrong\u003e261 bottles\u003c\/strong\u003e exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-philosophy\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not find Blackadder's tasting notes here. By design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder shares every technical detail a curious drinker could ask for: distillery, cask number, distillation date, bottling date, ABV, outturn. Everything that makes the liquid what it is. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat they leave to you is the experience of drinking it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes shape expectation. They tell you what you should find before you find it. Blackadder's position is that the spirit in your glass should speak for itself, and what you find there belongs to you. Pour it neat. Add a few drops of water if it asks for it. Take your time. 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This is Ardmore, the Highlands' great peated malt, distilled on \u003cstrong\u003e26 April 2011\u003c\/strong\u003e and aged 14 years in a cask that previously held \u003cstrong\u003eLaphroaig\u003c\/strong\u003e. Cask No. 800153, bottled straight from the wood at \u003cstrong\u003e59.3% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, Raw Cask style: no filtration, sediment and char included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pairing is the point. Ardmore's peat is Highland peat: earthy, dry, inland. Laphroaig's is the medicinal, maritime smoke of Islay's south shore. Fourteen years in an ex-Laphroaig cask lets one peat tradition mature inside the residue of another. Independent bottlers rarely get to run this experiment, and Blackadder bottled the result at full strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-brand\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Blackadder\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder International was founded in 1995 by \u003cstrong\u003eRobin Tucek\u003c\/strong\u003e and remains a family operation, run with his daughter Hannah and son Michael. The house philosophy has never changed: \u003cstrong\u003ethe cask is king\u003c\/strong\u003e. Blackadder selects individual casks on their own merits, bottles at natural strength or close to it, and never chill filters or adds colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaw Cask\u003c\/strong\u003e is the purest expression of that philosophy. The whisky goes from cask to bottle with no filtration at all, not even a mechanical screen. Fragments of char and cask sediment (Blackadder calls them cask throwings) travel with the spirit into the glass bottle. What you hold is, as literally as bottling allows, the inside of Cask No. 800153.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFounded 1898\u003c\/strong\u003e by Adam Teacher at Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, built specifically to secure peated malt for the family firm William Teacher \u0026amp; Sons.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArdmore remains the \u003cstrong\u003efingerprint malt of Teacher's Highland Cream\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the distillery is now owned by Suntory Global Spirits.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne of the few Highland distilleries that kept peat at the core of its production after most of the mainland abandoned it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIts house style is \u003cstrong\u003eearthy, dry Highland smoke\u003c\/strong\u003e rather than coastal Islay peat, which makes it a favourite of independent bottlers looking for smoke with a different accent.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCask No. 800153 previously held \u003cstrong\u003eLaphroaig\u003c\/strong\u003e, the south shore Islay malt whose heavily peated, medicinal character is among the most recognisable in Scotch whisky. A cask that has held Laphroaig carries that identity in its wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilled with Ardmore spirit distilled 26 April 2011, the cask spent \u003cstrong\u003e14 years\u003c\/strong\u003e layering Islay residue over Highland peat. Two smoke traditions, one cask, no shortcuts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottled at \u003cstrong\u003e59.3% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, full cask strength. No chill filtration, no filtration of any kind, no added colour. A single cask: when it is gone, it is gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-philosophy\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not find Blackadder's tasting notes here. By design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder shares every technical detail a curious drinker could ask for: distillery, cask number, distillation date, bottling date, ABV, outturn. Everything that makes the liquid what it is. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat they leave to you is the experience of drinking it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes shape expectation. They tell you what you should find before you find it. Blackadder's position is that the spirit in your glass should speak for itself, and what you find there belongs to you. Pour it neat. Add a few drops of water if it asks for it. Take your time. The cask did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlackadder International\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSeries\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRaw Cask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle Malt Scotch Whisky (peated)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHighland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArdmore\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 Years Old\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e59.3% (cask strength)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEx-Laphroaig cask (Cask No. 800153)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistilled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 April 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask strength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes (Raw Cask: no filtration of any kind)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen release\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Cask \u0026amp; 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color: #f5f2ec; }\n  .twl-x-spec td:last-child { color: #b8b3a8; }\n\n  .twl-x-commitments { margin-top: 18px; border: 1px solid #2a2d3a; border-radius: 14px; padding: 18px 22px; background: #0d0f16; }\n  .twl-x-commitments h3 { margin: 0 0 10px 0; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #c9a227; }\n  .twl-x-commitments ul { margin: 0; padding-left: 18px; color: #d0ccc4; }\n  .twl-x-commitments li { margin: 0 0 6px 0; font-size: 14px; color: #b8b3a8; }\n  .twl-x-commitments strong { color: #f5f2ec; }\n\n  @media (max-width: 749px) { .twl-desc-x { padding: 20px 16px; } .twl-desc-x h1 { font-size: 24px; } .twl-x-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-desc-x\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eBlairfindy 30 Year Old, Statement No. 43\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-subhead\"\u003eDistilled 12th October 1992 · Cask No. 4449 · 53 Bottles · Statement No. 43\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"twl-x-rule\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-pills\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-x-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e Speyside\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-x-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBottled As\u003c\/strong\u003e Blairfindy\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-x-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge\u003c\/strong\u003e 30 Years\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-x-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV\u003c\/strong\u003e 51.3%\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-x-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCask No.\u003c\/strong\u003e 4449\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-x-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutturn\u003c\/strong\u003e 53 Bottles\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-x-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e Decanter\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-x-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStatement\u003c\/strong\u003e No. 43\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-lead\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a single cask of Speyside single malt, distilled on \u003cstrong\u003e12th October 1992\u003c\/strong\u003e, matured in Scotland for \u003cstrong\u003e30 years\u003c\/strong\u003e, and bottled as \u003cstrong\u003eBlairfindy\u003c\/strong\u003e by Blackadder in December 2022 at its natural strength of \u003cstrong\u003e51.3% abv\u003c\/strong\u003e. Cask number 4449, cask reference BF2022-1, yielded just \u003cstrong\u003e53 decanters\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is the smallest outturn in this entire shipment, Raw Cask, straight from the wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlairfindy is a trade name, not a distillery. Some distilleries supply casks to independent bottlers on the condition that their name stays off the label, so the bottler adopts a discreet alias instead. Blackadder has used Blairfindy for decades for one particular Speyside malt, and the name itself is the clue: Blairfindy is \u003cstrong\u003ewidely understood among collectors to be Glenfarclas\u003c\/strong\u003e, the fiercely independent, family owned distillery in the heart of Speyside famed for its sherry cask maturation. Blackadder does not confirm the source, and neither will we. The whisky argues its own case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFifty three bottles is barely a cask's final breath. Statement No. 43 carries Blackadder's flagship designation, the number the family reserves for casks they judge definitive, and at 30 years old it represents a maturation few sherried Speysiders ever reach outside a distillery's own vaults. Once these 53 are placed, the cask is finished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-brand\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Blackadder Statement\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder International was founded in 1995 by \u003cstrong\u003eRobin Tucek\u003c\/strong\u003e and remains a family operation, run today with his daughter Hannah and son Michael. The house philosophy has never changed: \u003cstrong\u003ethe cask is king\u003c\/strong\u003e. Every release is bottled without chill filtration and without added colour, and the Raw Cask series goes further still, bottled straight from the cask so that nothing standing between the wood and the glass is lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStatement is Blackadder's flagship series.\u003c\/strong\u003e A Statement number is reserved for the casks the family judges definitive, the finest whiskies to pass through their warehouse in a given era. The rarest of these are presented in glass decanters rather than standard bottles. This is Statement No. 43.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlairfindy is Blackadder's trade name\u003c\/strong\u003e for an undisclosed Speyside distillery that does not permit its name on independent labels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe source is \u003cstrong\u003ewidely understood to be Glenfarclas\u003c\/strong\u003e: family owned by the Grants of Glenfarclas since 1865, and one of the last fully independent distilleries in Scotland.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlairfindy is the name of a farm in Glenlivet country associated with the Grant family, a quiet nod that collectors decoded long ago.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe presumed source is \u003cstrong\u003efamous above all for sherry cask maturation\u003c\/strong\u003e, a house style collectors prize at exactly this kind of age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndependent bottlings under trade names let drinkers reach liquid from distilleries that almost never appear outside official releases.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCask number 4449 was filled on 12th October 1992 and matured in Scotland for thirty years before Blackadder bottled it in December 2022 under cask reference BF2022-1, at \u003cstrong\u003e51.3% abv\u003c\/strong\u003e with no dilution, no chill filtration, and no colouring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a Raw Cask release it was drawn directly from the wood. Fine cask sediment may be present in the decanter. Blackadder considers that sediment part of the whisky, not a flaw, and bottles it deliberately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe outturn is \u003cstrong\u003e53 decanters\u003c\/strong\u003e worldwide, the scarcest release in this shipment, each accompanied by its certificate. The Whiskey Lab's allocation is a small fraction of that number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-cert\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCertificate of Ownership\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach decanter is accompanied by a \u003cstrong\u003ecertificate of ownership issued in the purchaser's name\u003c\/strong\u003e by Blackadder International. Your name, on the record of this cask, permanently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-philosophy\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not find Blackadder's tasting notes here. By design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder shares every technical detail a curious drinker could ask for: distillery, cask number, distillation date, bottling date, ABV, outturn. Everything that makes the liquid what it is. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat they leave to you is the experience of drinking it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes shape expectation. They tell you what you should find before you find it. Blackadder's position is that the spirit in your glass should speak for itself, and what you find there belongs to you. Pour it neat. Add a few drops of water if it asks for it. Take your time. The cask did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlackadder International\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSeries\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStatement No. 43, Raw Cask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGlass decanter with certificate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle Malt Scotch Whisky, single cask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpeyside\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUndisclosed, bottled as Blairfindy (widely understood to be Glenfarclas)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e51.3%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask no. 4449, cask reference BF2022-1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistilled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12th October 1992\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDecember 2022, matured and bottled in Scotland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOutturn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e53 bottles worldwide\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask strength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes, bottled straight from the cask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCertificate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCertificate of ownership issued in the purchaser's name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen release\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-x-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Cask \u0026amp; 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Cask strength, \u003cstrong\u003e53.2% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, bottled Raw Cask: straight from the wood with no filtration of any kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo things make this bottle unusual. Auchroisk itself, a distillery built to feed the J\u0026amp;B blend, whose single malt almost never reaches drinkers except through independents. And the finishing cask: not Jerez sherry but its inland cousin from Montilla-Moriles, the Andalusian region where oloroso-style wine is made from Pedro Ximenez grapes. Same oxidative tradition, different origin, and a cask type few bottlers use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-brand\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Blackadder\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder International was founded in 1995 by \u003cstrong\u003eRobin Tucek\u003c\/strong\u003e and remains a family operation, run with his daughter Hannah and son Michael. The house philosophy has never changed: \u003cstrong\u003ethe cask is king\u003c\/strong\u003e. Blackadder selects individual casks on their own merits, bottles at natural strength or close to it, and never chill filters or adds colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaw Cask\u003c\/strong\u003e is the purest expression of that philosophy. The whisky goes from cask to bottle with no filtration at all, not even a mechanical screen. Fragments of char and cask sediment (Blackadder calls them cask throwings) travel with the spirit into the glass bottle. What you hold is, as literally as bottling allows, the inside of Cask No. 803574.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt in the early 1970s near \u003cstrong\u003eMulben, Speyside\u003c\/strong\u003e, by IDV, then the parent company of Justerini \u0026amp; Brooks. Production began in \u003cstrong\u003e1974\u003c\/strong\u003e, drawing water from Dorie's Well.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePurpose-built for one job: supplying malt for the \u003cstrong\u003eJ\u0026amp;B Rare\u003c\/strong\u003e blend, a role it still plays for owner \u003cstrong\u003eDiageo\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIts single malt first appeared in 1986 as \u003cstrong\u003eThe Singleton\u003c\/strong\u003e, a name chosen partly because Auchroisk was considered too hard to pronounce abroad.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOfficial bottlings remain limited to the occasional Flora \u0026amp; Fauna release, so single casks like this one are largely the territory of independent bottlers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDistilled 4 February 2014, this Auchroisk finished its maturation in an \u003cstrong\u003eOloroso Montilla\u003c\/strong\u003e cask, No. 803574. Montilla-Moriles is Andalusia's inland wine region, where oloroso-style wines are made from \u003cstrong\u003ePedro Ximenez grapes\u003c\/strong\u003e rather than the Palomino of Jerez, and the sun-baked climate often brings the wine to full strength without fortification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wood works the same oxidative territory as a Jerez oloroso cask, but from a different starting wine. It is a finishing cask chosen for character, not for a familiar name on the label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottled at \u003cstrong\u003e53.2% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, full cask strength. No chill filtration, no filtration of any kind, no added colour. One cask, one run of bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-philosophy\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not find Blackadder's tasting notes here. By design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder shares every technical detail a curious drinker could ask for: distillery, cask number, distillation date, bottling date, ABV, outturn. Everything that makes the liquid what it is. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat they leave to you is the experience of drinking it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes shape expectation. They tell you what you should find before you find it. Blackadder's position is that the spirit in your glass should speak for itself, and what you find there belongs to you. Pour it neat. Add a few drops of water if it asks for it. Take your time. The cask did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlackadder International\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSeries\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRaw Cask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle Malt Scotch Whisky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpeyside\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAuchroisk\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 Years Old\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e53.2% (cask strength)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOloroso Montilla finish (Cask No. 803574)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistilled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 February 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask strength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes (Raw Cask: no filtration of any kind)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen release\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Cask \u0026amp; Small Batch:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ensuring a unique profile for each release.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Colour \u0026amp; Non-Chill Filtered:\u003c\/strong\u003e Preserving the authentic character and purity of the whisky.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHonest Storytelling:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every cask profile written by people who actually handled the liquid.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"The Whiskey Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53947930673470,"sku":"TWL-BLK-AUCH12-100072","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/2221\/2926\/files\/blackadder-auchroisk-12yo-cask-803574-transparent_9751f610-2826-4ac2-8394-55f69ca2bafc.png?v=1785503174"},{"product_id":"blackadder-aurantia-dutch-gin","title":"Blackadder - Aurantia Dutch Gin","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n  .twl-desc { max-width: 980px; margin: 0 auto; 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The name comes from \u003cstrong\u003eAurantium\u003c\/strong\u003e, the citrus genus that includes the bitter orange, and citrus is the thread that runs through the recipe alongside the juniper backbone every gin is built on. It is presented the Blackadder way: \u003cstrong\u003eno chill filtration\u003c\/strong\u003e and no cosmetic processing between still and bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost gin on the shelf is engineered for smoothness at 40% and filtered until nothing sticks out. Aurantia takes the opposite position. The higher strength keeps the botanicals loud, and skipping chill filtration keeps the heavier citrus and juniper oils in the liquid, the same oils most producers strip out for clarity. It is a purist's gin from a bottler that applies whisky discipline to everything it releases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-brand\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Blackadder\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlackadder International\u003c\/strong\u003e was founded in 1995 by Robin Tucek and remains a family operation, with his daughter Hannah and son Michael working alongside him. Their guiding principle is simple: \u003cstrong\u003ethe cask is king\u003c\/strong\u003e. Nothing is chill filtered, nothing is coloured, and nothing is dressed up between the producer and your glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder is best known as a Scottish independent whisky bottler, but the same philosophy extends to a small stable of other spirits: rums, and this gin, distilled in the Netherlands to Blackadder's specification. Aurantia gets the same treatment as their single casks: honest strength, minimal intervention, and a label that tells you what is in the bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillation profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDistilled in the Netherlands\u003c\/strong\u003e, where genever, the ancestor of all gin, was born. Dutch distillers have been working with juniper spirit for centuries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced for Blackadder to their specification, under the same minimal-intervention rules they apply to their whisky bottlings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNamed for the \u003cstrong\u003eAurantium\u003c\/strong\u003e citrus genus: the recipe is citrus-led, with lemon prominent, over a classic juniper base. Blackadder does not publish a full botanical bill, and we will not invent one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo chill filtration and no post-still processing: the botanical oils extracted in distillation stay in the bottle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecipe \u0026amp; strength\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottled at \u003cstrong\u003e44% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, above the standard 40% most gins settle at. Strength matters in gin: alcohol carries botanical oils, and the extra proof keeps the citrus and juniper vivid instead of diluted, whether you drink it neat, over ice, or lengthened with tonic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause it skips chill filtration, Aurantia may turn lightly hazy with ice or cold storage. That haze is botanical oil, not a flaw. It is the part of the gin most producers remove so the liquid photographs well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder describes it as ideal for purists and a natural partner for a gin and tonic. It is built for classic serves: a proper G\u0026amp;T, a martini, or simply cold and neat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-philosophy\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not find Blackadder's tasting notes here. By design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder shares every technical detail a curious drinker could ask for: where the spirit was made, how it was handled, its strength, and what was (and was not) done to it before bottling. Everything that makes the liquid what it is. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat they leave to you is the experience of drinking it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes shape expectation. They tell you what you should find before you find it. Blackadder's position is that the spirit in your glass should speak for itself, and what you find there belongs to you. Pour it neat first, before the tonic. Take your time. The still did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlackadder International\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProduct\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAurantia Dutch Gin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGin, citrus-led\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNetherlands (distilled for Blackadder)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSignature botanical\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAurantium citrus (bitter orange genus), with juniper\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e44%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChill filtration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProduction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmall batch, minimal intervention\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen release\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall Batch:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ensuring a unique profile for each release.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Colour \u0026amp; 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}\n  .twl-spec tr:nth-child(odd) td { background: #ffffff; }\n  .twl-spec tr:last-child td { border-bottom: 0; }\n  .twl-spec td:first-child { font-weight: 600; color: #1a1a18; }\n  .twl-spec td:last-child { color: #374151; }\n\n  .twl-commitments { margin-top: 18px; border: 1px solid #ddd8d0; border-radius: 14px; padding: 18px 22px; background: #f5f2ec; }\n  .twl-commitments h3 { margin: 0 0 10px 0; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #9a5f28; }\n  .twl-commitments ul { margin: 0; padding-left: 18px; color: #111; }\n  .twl-commitments li { margin: 0 0 6px 0; font-size: 14px; }\n  .twl-commitments strong { color: #1a1a18; }\n\n  @media (max-width: 749px) { .twl-desc h1 { font-size: 24px; } .twl-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-desc\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eMillstone Heavily Peated Dutch Single Malt, Cask No. 2625\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-subhead\"\u003eDistilled 12 May 2017 · Cask No. 2625 · 384 Bottles · Bottled by Blackadder International\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-pills\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e The Netherlands\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery\u003c\/strong\u003e Zuidam Distillers\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle\u003c\/strong\u003e Heavily Peated Single Malt\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCask\u003c\/strong\u003e Refill PX Sherry\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV\u003c\/strong\u003e 53.6%\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutturn\u003c\/strong\u003e 384 Bottles\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVolume\u003c\/strong\u003e 700ml\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-lead\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA single cask of \u003cstrong\u003eheavily peated Millstone Dutch single malt\u003c\/strong\u003e, distilled at Zuidam Distillers in Baarle-Nassau on \u003cstrong\u003e12 May 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e and matured in a \u003cstrong\u003erefill Pedro Ximenez sherry cask\u003c\/strong\u003e, number 2625. It was selected and bottled by Blackadder International at \u003cstrong\u003e6 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ecask strength, 53.6% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, with no chill filtration and no added colour. The cask yielded \u003cstrong\u003e384 bottles\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeavily peated spirit from a Dutch family distillery is already an uncommon starting point. Putting it into a refill PX cask, where the sherry influence stays measured rather than dominant, lets the smoke and the distillery's long-fermentation malt character share the frame with the dried-fruit weight of the wine. This is one of a small handful of Millstone single casks Blackadder has released, and one cask is all there is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-brand\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Zuidam Distillers \u0026amp; Millstone\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZuidam Distillers is one of the last fully independent family distilleries in the Netherlands.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fred van Zuidam founded it in 1975 in Baarle-Nassau, on the Belgian border, with a single copper still and 300 square metres of floor space. Today his sons run the company, with Patrick van Zuidam, who started distilling at 14, as master distiller. The house method has not changed to suit volume: grain ground slowly by traditional Dutch windmills, long cool fermentations that run for days rather than hours, and unhurried distillation in small copper stills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first experimental whisky casks were filled in 1996, and the Millstone name, a nod to those windmill stones, has since become the benchmark for Dutch whisky. Millstone's 100 Rye was named World's Best Rye at the 2022 World Whiskies Awards and took the category again in 2023, and the distillery's sherry-matured single malts have built a devoted following among collectors of Continental European whisky. Millstone is proof that serious whisky does not have to come from Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFounded 1975\u003c\/strong\u003e by Fred van Zuidam in Baarle-Nassau, the Netherlands; still family owned and run, with Patrick van Zuidam as master distiller.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWindmill-ground grain:\u003c\/strong\u003e malt is milled slowly between traditional Dutch millstones, the practice that gave Millstone its name.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlow by design:\u003c\/strong\u003e long, cool fermentations measured in days and gentle distillation in small copper stills build a fruity, characterful spirit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward pedigree:\u003c\/strong\u003e World's Best Rye at the 2022 World Whiskies Awards, with the distillery's sherry-cask single malts equally sought after.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCask no. 2625 is a \u003cstrong\u003erefill Pedro Ximenez sherry cask\u003c\/strong\u003e, filled with heavily peated Millstone spirit distilled on \u003cstrong\u003e12 May 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e. PX casks are seasoned by one of the sweetest, darkest wines in Jerez, made from sun-dried grapes, and they give whisky richness, colour, and dried-fruit depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause this is a refill cask, the sherry speaks at a lower volume than a first fill would. That restraint matters here: it leaves room for the peat smoke and the distillery's malt character instead of burying them under wine. It is a deliberate pairing, not a coat of paint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder International bottled the cask in 2023 at 6 years old, straight from the wood at \u003cstrong\u003e53.6% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, non-chill filtered and at natural colour. The outturn was \u003cstrong\u003e384 bottles\u003c\/strong\u003e for the world. When they are gone, this whisky does not exist anymore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-philosophy\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not find tasting notes here. By design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Whiskey Lab publishes every technical detail a curious drinker could ask for: distillery, cask number, cask type, distillation date, ABV, outturn. Everything that makes the liquid what it is. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat we leave to you is the experience of drinking it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes shape expectation. They tell you what you should find before you find it. Our position is that the spirit in your glass should speak for itself, and what you find there belongs to you. Pour it neat. Add a few drops of water if it asks for it. Take your time. The cask did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMillstone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProducer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZuidam Distillers, Baarle-Nassau\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottler\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlackadder International\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeavily Peated Dutch Single Malt Whisky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Netherlands\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e53.6%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRefill Pedro Ximenez sherry cask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask number\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2625\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistilled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 May 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOutturn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e384 bottles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask strength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen release\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Cask \u0026amp; 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Batch OMH2026-1, bottled at \u003cstrong\u003e59.7% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, cask strength, unfiltered and uncoloured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder does not name the distillery, and neither will we. Orkney has two working single malt distilleries, and past Old Man of Hoy releases are \u003cstrong\u003ewidely understood to come from Highland Park\u003c\/strong\u003e. What is on the label is what is certain: island malt, two decades old, finished off in first fill wood from one of Jamaica's great rum houses. Twenty-one year old Orkney spirit in ex-rum wood is not a combination that comes around often, at any price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-brand\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Blackadder\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder International was founded in 1995 by \u003cstrong\u003eRobin Tucek\u003c\/strong\u003e and remains a family operation, run with his daughter Hannah and son Michael. The house philosophy has never changed: \u003cstrong\u003ethe cask is king\u003c\/strong\u003e. Blackadder selects individual casks on their own merits, bottles at natural strength or close to it, and never chill filters or adds colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Old Man of Hoy\u003c\/strong\u003e is Blackadder's long-running Orcadian label, named for the 449 foot red sandstone sea stack that rises off the west coast of Hoy in Orkney, a landmark climbers first conquered in 1966. The name stands in for a distillery Blackadder is not permitted to print, and the series has carried some of the bottler's most sought-after island releases for over a decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe source is \u003cstrong\u003eundisclosed\u003c\/strong\u003e. Orkney, Scotland's northernmost whisky region, is home to two working single malt distilleries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePast Old Man of Hoy bottlings are \u003cstrong\u003ewidely understood to be Highland Park\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Kirkwall distillery founded in 1798 and one of the oldest in Scotland.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrkney's island style is shaped by \u003cstrong\u003eheather-rich local peat\u003c\/strong\u003e and a maritime climate, a profile distinct from both Speyside and Islay.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUndisclosed labels like this one exist because famous distilleries rarely allow their names on independent bottlings; the whisky inside is unaffected by the anonymity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis batch was finished in a \u003cstrong\u003e1st fill rum cask from Clarendon\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Jamaican distillery on the Monymusk estate in Clarendon parish. Clarendon runs both pot and column stills, supplies some of the best-known names in rum, and sits at the heart of Jamaica's high-ester distilling tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst fill matters. This is the cask's first use after rum, so the wood still carries the full weight of its previous tenant. Blackadder set 21 year old Orkney malt, distilled \u003cstrong\u003e2 June 2005\u003c\/strong\u003e, against it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottled at \u003cstrong\u003e59.7% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, cask strength, as batch \u003cstrong\u003eOMH2026-1\u003c\/strong\u003e. No chill filtration, no added colour. When this batch sells through, there is no second run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-philosophy\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not find Blackadder's tasting notes here. By design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder shares every technical detail a curious drinker could ask for: distillery, cask number, distillation date, bottling date, ABV, outturn. Everything that makes the liquid what it is. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat they leave to you is the experience of drinking it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes shape expectation. They tell you what you should find before you find it. Blackadder's position is that the spirit in your glass should speak for itself, and what you find there belongs to you. Pour it neat. Add a few drops of water if it asks for it. Take your time. 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It was selected and bottled by Blackadder International at \u003cstrong\u003ecask strength, 53.2% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, with no chill filtration and no added colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCask 2609 is a sister cask to our No. 2625: the same distillation day, the same heavily peated spirit, the same PX sherry wood, and yet its own whisky, resting at its own strength. Side by side they are a live demonstration of what single cask actually means. On its own, this is a rare thing: peat smoke and PX sherry from a windmill-fed Dutch family distillery, one cask, never to be repeated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-brand\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Zuidam Distillers \u0026amp; Millstone\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZuidam Distillers is one of the last fully independent family distilleries in the Netherlands.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fred van Zuidam founded it in 1975 in Baarle-Nassau, on the Belgian border, with a single copper still and 300 square metres of floor space. Today his sons run the company, with Patrick van Zuidam, who started distilling at 14, as master distiller. The house method has not changed to suit volume: grain ground slowly by traditional Dutch windmills, long cool fermentations that run for days rather than hours, and unhurried distillation in small copper stills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first experimental whisky casks were filled in 1996, and the Millstone name, a nod to those windmill stones, has since become the benchmark for Dutch whisky. Millstone's 100 Rye was named World's Best Rye at the 2022 World Whiskies Awards and took the category again in 2023, and the distillery's sherry-matured single malts have built a devoted following among collectors of Continental European whisky. Millstone is proof that serious whisky does not have to come from Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFounded 1975\u003c\/strong\u003e by Fred van Zuidam in Baarle-Nassau, the Netherlands; still family owned and run, with Patrick van Zuidam as master distiller.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWindmill-ground grain:\u003c\/strong\u003e malt is milled slowly between traditional Dutch millstones, the practice that gave Millstone its name.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlow by design:\u003c\/strong\u003e long, cool fermentations measured in days and gentle distillation in small copper stills build a fruity, characterful spirit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward pedigree:\u003c\/strong\u003e World's Best Rye at the 2022 World Whiskies Awards, with the distillery's sherry-cask single malts equally sought after.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCask no. 2609 is a \u003cstrong\u003ePedro Ximenez sherry cask\u003c\/strong\u003e, filled with heavily peated Millstone spirit distilled on \u003cstrong\u003e12 May 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e. PX casks are seasoned by one of the sweetest, darkest wines in Jerez, made from sun-dried grapes, and they give whisky richness, colour, and dried-fruit depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeated spirit and PX wood is a deliberate pairing of opposites: smoke on one side, concentrated sweetness on the other, with the distillery's long-fermentation malt character holding the middle. Zuidam ferments slowly and distils gently, which gives its peated spirit an unusual amount of fruit to bring to that conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder International bottled the cask straight from the wood at \u003cstrong\u003e53.2% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, non-chill filtered and at natural colour. One cask, from a distillery whose single cask releases rarely reach the United States at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-philosophy\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not find tasting notes here. By design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Whiskey Lab publishes every technical detail a curious drinker could ask for: distillery, cask number, cask type, distillation date, ABV, outturn. Everything that makes the liquid what it is. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat we leave to you is the experience of drinking it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes shape expectation. They tell you what you should find before you find it. Our position is that the spirit in your glass should speak for itself, and what you find there belongs to you. Pour it neat. Add a few drops of water if it asks for it. Take your time. The cask did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMillstone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProducer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZuidam Distillers, Baarle-Nassau\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottler\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlackadder International\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeavily Peated Dutch Single Malt Whisky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Netherlands\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVintage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e53.2%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePedro Ximenez sherry cask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask number\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2609\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistilled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 May 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask strength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen release\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Cask \u0026amp; 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It was selected and bottled by Blackadder International at \u003cstrong\u003ecask strength, 57.3% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, with no chill filtration and no added colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSherry-matured Millstone is the style that built the distillery's reputation among single malt collectors, and full-term PX maturation, seven years in the butt rather than a quick finishing pass, is the uncompromising version of it. Zuidam's slow-fermented, gently distilled spirit is robust enough to spend that long in first-class sherry wood and still be itself. One butt, one bottling, from a distillery whose single casks rarely reach the United States at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-brand\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Zuidam Distillers \u0026amp; Millstone\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZuidam Distillers is one of the last fully independent family distilleries in the Netherlands.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fred van Zuidam founded it in 1975 in Baarle-Nassau, on the Belgian border, with a single copper still and 300 square metres of floor space. Today his sons run the company, with Patrick van Zuidam, who started distilling at 14, as master distiller. The house method has not changed to suit volume: grain ground slowly by traditional Dutch windmills, long cool fermentations that run for days rather than hours, and unhurried distillation in small copper stills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first experimental whisky casks were filled in 1996, and the Millstone name, a nod to those windmill stones, has since become the benchmark for Dutch whisky. Millstone's 100 Rye was named World's Best Rye at the 2022 World Whiskies Awards and took the category again in 2023, and the distillery's sherry-matured single malts have built a devoted following among collectors of Continental European whisky. Millstone is proof that serious whisky does not have to come from Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFounded 1975\u003c\/strong\u003e by Fred van Zuidam in Baarle-Nassau, the Netherlands; still family owned and run, with Patrick van Zuidam as master distiller.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWindmill-ground grain:\u003c\/strong\u003e malt is milled slowly between traditional Dutch millstones, the practice that gave Millstone its name.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlow by design:\u003c\/strong\u003e long, cool fermentations measured in days and gentle distillation in small copper stills build a fruity, characterful spirit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward pedigree:\u003c\/strong\u003e World's Best Rye at the 2022 World Whiskies Awards, with the distillery's sherry-cask single malts equally sought after.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCask no. B0302 is an \u003cstrong\u003eex-Pedro Ximenez sherry butt\u003c\/strong\u003e, filled on \u003cstrong\u003e17 May 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e. PX is the sweetest, darkest wine in Jerez, pressed from sun-dried grapes, and the butts that hold it hand whisky richness, deep colour, and concentrated dried-fruit character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is full-term sherry maturation, not a finish: the spirit spent its entire \u003cstrong\u003e7 years\u003c\/strong\u003e in this one butt. Zuidam is known for sourcing serious sherry wood, and a full-term PX butt is about as much cask influence as a maturation program can offer. The distillery's slow fermentation gives its malt the backbone to carry it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder International bottled the cask straight from the wood at \u003cstrong\u003e57.3% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, non-chill filtered and at natural colour. A single butt is all that exists of this whisky, anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-philosophy\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not find tasting notes here. By design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Whiskey Lab publishes every technical detail a curious drinker could ask for: distillery, cask number, cask type, distillation date, ABV, outturn. Everything that makes the liquid what it is. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat we leave to you is the experience of drinking it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes shape expectation. They tell you what you should find before you find it. Our position is that the spirit in your glass should speak for itself, and what you find there belongs to you. Pour it neat. Add a few drops of water if it asks for it. Take your time. The cask did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMillstone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProducer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZuidam Distillers, Baarle-Nassau\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottler\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlackadder International\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDutch Single Malt Whisky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Netherlands\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e57.3%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEx-Pedro Ximenez sherry butt\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask number\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eB0302\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistilled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 May 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask strength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen release\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Cask \u0026amp; 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It was selected and bottled by Blackadder International at \u003cstrong\u003ecask strength, 57.7% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, with no chill filtration and no added colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOloroso is the classic sherry cask of traditional malt whisky, and Zuidam has a reputation for sourcing genuinely good ones rather than briefly seasoned stand-ins. Full-term maturation in that wood, applied to a slow-fermented Dutch spirit with real character of its own, is exactly the kind of release that has made Millstone single casks a quiet obsession among collectors. One butt, one bottling, and no second run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-brand\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Zuidam Distillers \u0026amp; Millstone\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZuidam Distillers is one of the last fully independent family distilleries in the Netherlands.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fred van Zuidam founded it in 1975 in Baarle-Nassau, on the Belgian border, with a single copper still and 300 square metres of floor space. Today his sons run the company, with Patrick van Zuidam, who started distilling at 14, as master distiller. The house method has not changed to suit volume: grain ground slowly by traditional Dutch windmills, long cool fermentations that run for days rather than hours, and unhurried distillation in small copper stills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first experimental whisky casks were filled in 1996, and the Millstone name, a nod to those windmill stones, has since become the benchmark for Dutch whisky. Millstone's 100 Rye was named World's Best Rye at the 2022 World Whiskies Awards and took the category again in 2023, and the distillery's sherry-matured single malts have built a devoted following among collectors of Continental European whisky. Millstone is proof that serious whisky does not have to come from Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFounded 1975\u003c\/strong\u003e by Fred van Zuidam in Baarle-Nassau, the Netherlands; still family owned and run, with Patrick van Zuidam as master distiller.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWindmill-ground grain:\u003c\/strong\u003e malt is milled slowly between traditional Dutch millstones, the practice that gave Millstone its name.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlow by design:\u003c\/strong\u003e long, cool fermentations measured in days and gentle distillation in small copper stills build a fruity, characterful spirit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward pedigree:\u003c\/strong\u003e World's Best Rye at the 2022 World Whiskies Awards, with the distillery's sherry-cask single malts equally sought after.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCask no. 17B040 is an \u003cstrong\u003eex-Oloroso sherry butt\u003c\/strong\u003e, filled on \u003cstrong\u003e16 December 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e. Where Pedro Ximenez is sweet and syrupy, Oloroso is a dry sherry aged oxidatively in Jerez, and its casks give whisky depth, nutty richness, and structure without the sugar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is full-term sherry maturation, not a finish: the spirit spent its entire \u003cstrong\u003e6 years\u003c\/strong\u003e in this one butt. Reviewers of this cask have noted it behaves like a proper ex-solera cask, consistent with Patrick van Zuidam's known insistence on serious sherry wood rather than briefly seasoned casks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder International bottled the cask straight from the wood at \u003cstrong\u003e57.7% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, non-chill filtered and at natural colour. A single butt is all that exists of this whisky, anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-philosophy\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not find tasting notes here. By design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Whiskey Lab publishes every technical detail a curious drinker could ask for: distillery, cask number, cask type, distillation date, ABV, outturn. Everything that makes the liquid what it is. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat we leave to you is the experience of drinking it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes shape expectation. They tell you what you should find before you find it. Our position is that the spirit in your glass should speak for itself, and what you find there belongs to you. Pour it neat. Add a few drops of water if it asks for it. Take your time. The cask did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMillstone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProducer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZuidam Distillers, Baarle-Nassau\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottler\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlackadder International\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDutch Single Malt Whisky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Netherlands\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e57.7%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEx-Oloroso sherry butt\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask number\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17B040\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistilled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 December 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask strength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen release\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Cask \u0026amp; 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It is produced for Blackadder in Reykjavik at \u003cstrong\u003eHalogi\u003c\/strong\u003e, a small family owned and run distillery, using clear, cold Icelandic spring water that has spent thousands of years filtering naturally through the country's lava fields. It is bottled at \u003cstrong\u003e44% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, above the 40% standard that almost every vodka on the shelf settles for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVodka is usually the category of big factories and bigger marketing budgets. This is the opposite: a Scottish independent bottler known for uncompromising single cask whisky, partnering with a family distillery in Iceland, and applying the same house rules it applies to everything else. Honest strength, minimal processing, and a label that tells you where the spirit actually comes from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-brand\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Blackadder\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlackadder International\u003c\/strong\u003e was founded in 1995 by Robin Tucek and remains a family operation, with his daughter Hannah and son Michael working alongside him. Their guiding principle is simple: \u003cstrong\u003ethe cask is king\u003c\/strong\u003e. Nothing is chill filtered, nothing is coloured, and nothing is dressed up between the producer and your glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder is best known as a Scottish independent whisky bottler, but the same philosophy extends to a small stable of other spirits: rums, a Dutch gin, and this Icelandic vodka. Each comes from a producer Blackadder chose deliberately, and each gets the same treatment as their single casks: purposeful strength, minimal intervention, and no cosmetic shortcuts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOrigin profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced in Iceland's capital, \u003cstrong\u003eReykjavik\u003c\/strong\u003e, at Halogi, a small distillery owned and run by a single family. This is craft-scale production in a category dominated by industrial volume.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade with \u003cstrong\u003eIcelandic spring water\u003c\/strong\u003e, naturally filtered for thousands of years through lava fields. Iceland's volcanic rock is one of the most effective natural filters on earth, and water is most of what vodka is.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIceland's cold climate and famously pure water have built the country's reputation as one of the best places in the world to make clean spirit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlackadder does not publish a full production breakdown for IS, and we will not invent one. What is stated here is what is known.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecipe \u0026amp; strength\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottled at \u003cstrong\u003e44% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, a deliberate step above the 40% the vodka category defaults to. Strength carries character: the extra proof gives the spirit more texture and presence, whether it is poured neat over ice or holding its own in a cocktail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost vodka is engineered toward neutrality, filtered and diluted until nothing remains to notice. Blackadder's approach runs the other way: choose a small producer with exceptional water, bottle above standard strength, and let the spirit keep its identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder recommends it two ways: as an outstanding cocktail base, or neat over ice, where the lava-filtered water and the higher strength are easiest to appreciate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-philosophy\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not find Blackadder's tasting notes here. By design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder shares every technical detail a curious drinker could ask for: where the spirit was made, who made it, its strength, and what was (and was not) done to it before bottling. Everything that makes the liquid what it is. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat they leave to you is the experience of drinking it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes shape expectation. They tell you what you should find before you find it. Blackadder's position is that the spirit in your glass should speak for itself, and what you find there belongs to you. Pour it cold and neat first, before the cocktail. Take your time. The water took thousands of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlackadder International\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProduct\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIS Icelandic Vodka\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVodka\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReykjavik, Iceland (produced for Blackadder at the Halogi distillery)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWater source\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIcelandic spring water, naturally filtered through lava fields\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e44%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProduction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmall batch, family owned and run distillery, minimal intervention\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen release\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall Batch:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ensuring a unique profile for each release.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Colour \u0026amp; 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} .twl-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-desc\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eLittle Brown Dog Aberdeenshire Foraged Gin\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-subhead\"\u003eDistilled in Aberdeenshire · Foraged Botanicals · 43% ABV\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-pills\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle\u003c\/strong\u003e Scottish Gin\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e Aberdeenshire, Scotland\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature\u003c\/strong\u003e Foraged botanicals\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV\u003c\/strong\u003e 43%\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVolume\u003c\/strong\u003e 700ml\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecipe\u003c\/strong\u003e Fully disclosed\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-lead\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou already know Little Brown Dog for their whisky. This is what happened when they turned the same obsessive standards on gin: a spirit built around botanicals \u003cstrong\u003eforaged, grown, and gathered in Aberdeenshire\u003c\/strong\u003e, distilled on their own farm, and bottled at a confident \u003cstrong\u003e43% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e. The working title during development was \"Another F***ing Gin,\" a joke at the expense of a crowded category, and the finished spirit is the punchline: it is nothing like the rest of the shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere most gin brands guard their recipe like a state secret, Little Brown Dog publishes theirs. Every botanical is disclosed along with where it came from, and foraged ingredients are geotagged with what3words locations: the \"Scan Yer Dram\" QR code on the label shows you the actual patch of Aberdeenshire your gin grew in. It has taken podium finishes at the Scottish Gin Awards, the Gin Cooperative Awards, and the World Gin Awards along the way. This release arrives in Little Brown Dog's new label, redesigned to echo their Aberdeenshire Single Malt look. The liquid stays exactly the same; the new design simply gives the story more room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-brand\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Little Brown Dog\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLittle Brown Dog Spirits\u003c\/strong\u003e was founded in 2018 by Andrew Smith, a vet and whisky obsessive, and Chris Reid, a farmer, in rural Aberdeenshire. The name belongs to Andrew's dog, who has accompanied him to tastings and distillery visits for years. From an on-farm micro distillery at Fetternear, they distill, blend, and bottle a small range of whiskies, gin, and rum under a philosophy they call \u003cstrong\u003etraditionally unconventional\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir defining trait is radical transparency: methods, ingredient origins, and batch data are published rather than hidden, and Scottish whisky-making discipline is applied to everything they touch. The Whiskey Lab already imports six of their whiskies. This gin completes the picture: the same hands, the same standards, a different still run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBotanicals, fully disclosed\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLittle Brown Dog forages what they can, grows what they cannot forage, and buys only what would be unsustainable to source locally. The published bill:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForaged and grown in Aberdeenshire:\u003c\/strong\u003e birch sap, wood sorrel, beech leaves, rhubarb, parsnip, and a share of the juniper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePurchased where it must be:\u003c\/strong\u003e juniper (Italy), coriander (France), angelica root (Belgium), orris root (Italy), bee pollen (France, transitioning to local hives), plus fresh lemon and grapefruit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGathering a year's botanicals takes a full year of foraging and growing. This is not a flavoring exercise, it is agriculture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillation \u0026amp; strength\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDistilled in a modified \u003cstrong\u003e350-litre direct-fired copper pot still\u003c\/strong\u003e on the farm at Fetternear. Dry botanicals steep in the base spirit overnight, roughly twelve hours, before fresh botanicals go into custom copper baskets hung in the neck of the still, where rising vapour slowly pulls out their oils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe spirit run takes \u003cstrong\u003enine hours\u003c\/strong\u003e, unhurried by any measure, and the gin then rests for \u003cstrong\u003esix weeks\u003c\/strong\u003e before bottling, a patience borrowed straight from whisky making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gin's \u003cstrong\u003esilky texture is engineered, not accidental\u003c\/strong\u003e: it comes from the distillation technique, the botanical load, and a very slow dilution down to bottling strength. Bottled at \u003cstrong\u003e43% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, above the 40% default, so the botanicals stay vivid neat, over ice, or in a proper G\u0026amp;T.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-video\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/826610788\" title=\"Little Brown Dog Aberdeenshire Foraged Gin\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-philosophy\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not find tasting notes here. By design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's position is simple: we will tell you everything about how a spirit was made, and nothing about what you are supposed to taste. Little Brown Dog makes that easy, because they disclose more than almost anyone: every botanical, its origin down to a map reference, the still, the steep, the run time, the rest. Everything that makes the liquid what it is. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat remains is the experience of drinking it, and that belongs to you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes shape expectation. They tell you what you should find before you find it. A gin gathered from one corner of Aberdeenshire deserves better than a borrowed vocabulary. Pour it neat first, before the tonic. Take your time. The still did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLittle Brown Dog Spirits\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProduct\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAberdeenshire Foraged Gin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eScottish gin, foraged botanicals\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFetternear, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (distilled on the farm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBotanicals\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJuniper, coriander, angelica root, orris root, birch sap, wood sorrel, beech leaves, rhubarb, parsnip, bee pollen, lemon, grapefruit (all origins disclosed)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStill\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eModified 350-litre direct-fired copper pot still with custom botanical baskets\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e43%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProduction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmall batch: overnight steep, nine-hour spirit run, very slow dilution, six weeks resting (a full year start to finish)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLabel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNew design echoing the Aberdeenshire Single Malt look; same liquid as the award-winning original\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen release\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall Batch:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ensuring a unique profile for each release.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFull Transparency:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every botanical and its origin disclosed, down to a map reference.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHonest Storytelling:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every profile written by people who actually handled the liquid.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Whiskey Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53949022110014,"sku":"TWL-LBD-GIN-100084","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/2221\/2926\/files\/GIN_A.jpg?v=1785344493"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thewhiskeylab.com\/collections\/september-releases.oembed","provider":"The Whiskey Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}