Blackadder tasting session December 2024
Recently I had the opportunity to join a tasting session with Southport Whisky Club to look at the current range from Blackadder. A very interesting evening, with eight very different whiskies from across their current portfolio. Blackadder describe themselves as “a family-run, independent bottling company, established in 1995 by Robin Tucek who now runs the business with his son, Michael, and daughter, Hannah. All Blackadder whiskies are bottled as single cask and most at cask strength. And we absolutely never, ever, chill-filter or colour our whiskies”. ———————————— Drop of the Irish - 46% As is the case with a number of Blackadder bottlings, the focus of the Drop of the Irish range is on sourcing the spirit for the character and quality rather than the distillery itself. As a result, expressions in this range may come from a variety of sources. This example is from a single cask, bottled at less than 8 years old from an unnamed distillery. Tasting notes Nose: Light and fruity, lea...
