Blackadder tasting - March 2026
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”. Recently I had the opportunity to join a tasting session organised by The Sample Guys with Robin and Hannah to look at the current range from Blackadder. A very interesting evening, with six very different whiskies from across their current portfolio. ——————— Speyside 9y 2015 Virgin Oak - 59.3% This Speyside single malt has been matured in virgin oak casks, allowing the influence of fresh oak to bring vibrant flavours to the whisky. Virgin oak maturation adds notes of vanilla, toasted wood and warm spice while maintaining the fruity elegance typical of Speyside whisky. Bottled at 59.3% ABV, this cask strength release delivers bold oak infl...
