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Black Bull 12 Year Old
(0.75l, 50%)
A premium blended Scotch for Rugby-players and manly-men.
Duncan Taylor & Co. was founded in 1938 as a cask broker — an agent for competing distilleries and blended Scotch companies. Soon, they started showing up at distilleries with their own casks to have them filled on site. All the while they built up one of the largest privately-held collections of rare casks. In 2001, experienced industry veteran Euan Shand purchased the company and expanded into a series of new brands and blends to complement their rare cask business with six single malts, two blended malts, three blended Scotches, two Rums, and one Gin.
The Black Bull brand goes all the way back to 1864 when George Willshire developed a custom blend to sell in his retail shop in Dundee, Scotland. He followed a simple 50/50/50 recipe — 50% fine Single Malt, 50% premium Scottish grain Whisky, and bottle at 50% ABV. As they say, “No bull, just Whisky.” This formula worked and by 1974 they were exporting a million bottles per year to the United States alone. There are now seven products in the Black Bull line, and Black Bull 12 YO is the core offering — a blend of classic Highland single alts and Lowland grains married in ex-Bourbon casks for a full twelve years of maturation.
Duncan Taylor & Co. was founded in 1938 as a cask broker — an agent for competing distilleries and blended Scotch companies. Soon, they started showing up at distilleries with their own casks to have them filled on site. All the while they built up one of the largest privately-held collections of rare casks. In 2001, experienced industry veteran Euan Shand purchased the company and expanded into a series of new brands and blends to complement their rare cask business with six single malts, two blended malts, three blended Scotches, two Rums, and one Gin.
The Black Bull brand goes all the way back to 1864 when George Willshire developed a custom blend to sell in his retail shop in Dundee, Scotland. He followed a simple 50/50/50 recipe — 50% fine Single Malt, 50% premium Scottish grain Whisky, and bottle at 50% ABV. As they say, “No bull, just Whisky.” This formula worked and by 1974 they were exporting a million bottles per year to the United States alone. There are now seven products in the Black Bull line, and Black Bull 12 YO is the core offering — a blend of classic Highland single alts and Lowland grains married in ex-Bourbon casks for a full twelve years of maturation.
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Category
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StyleBlended Whisky
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RegionScotch Whisky
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CountryScotland
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Alcohol50%
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DistilleryDuncan Taylor
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Age
Flavor Spiral™
About The Flavor Spiral
caramel
milk chocolate
lemon
vanilla
apple
milk
cherry
butter
sweet sherry
What does Black Bull 12 Year Old taste like?
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Black Bull 12 Year Old and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Black Bull 12 Year Old and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
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Single Malt Scotch Whisky is made in Scotland using a pot still distillation process at a single distillery, with malted barley as the only grain ingredient. It must be matured in oak casks in Scotland for at least three years (most single malts are matured longer).
Tasting Notes
Appearance / Color
Dark Amber
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Red fruits, cherry, toffee, and lemon curd
Flavour / Taste / Palate
Milk chocolate, apple, butter toffee
Finish
Silky and strong
Dark Amber
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Red fruits, cherry, toffee, and lemon curd
Flavour / Taste / Palate
Milk chocolate, apple, butter toffee
Finish
Silky and strong
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Ratings & Reviews
Jacqueline,
Very good.....great bang for the buck!
Jeremy,
Delicious. Love the smoky flavor.
Cameron,
very sweet, caramel, brown sugar, nutty, high heat
Roland,
Sweet and smoky caramel start with bite of apple and zest of lemon as it develops. Warm buttery finish and hint of cherry in the nose. I enjoyed it.
guest,
First let me say that I don’t consider myself a Scotch drinker. With that being said I loved this whiskey! The nose reminds me of rum and molasses with a hint of prune or plum fruit. I’m a 100 proof bourbon to barrel strength guy so the bite on the tongue was anticipated when I read the 100 proof label but it presents a bit higher. Sugary sweet hits first followed by a ‘high there!’ As the proof comes through and then complexity of fruits and spice rock on the finish. The smokiness is light even for my sensitivity to peaty Scotches. Looking forward to my next glass. Hey maybe I am a Scotch drinker after all! C. Landolt
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