Butterscotch, the earthiness of dried leaves and wet wool, with whiffs of mint and orange on an oak-restrained nose; you can spend lots of time on it. The palate is filled with enticing flavors, led by orange peel and delectable spice. A very long finish, with orange once again coming to the fore. Water enhances the sweet ness, spice, and fruitiness that all come together very well to create a top-flight whisky.

Black Snake is produced from a Vatting of casks finished in a Single Butt. It starts its life in first-fill ex-Bourbon casks. We then put three of them into new Oloroso or PX butts and leave for around a year for further maturation before bottling two thirds of the cask. We call these “Vats” as they are a kind of mini Solera. After each bottling we add two more ex-Bourbon casks, always of the same whisky, and leave for around another year before again bottling two thirds of the Vat. All future bottlings from each vatting of Black Snake will therefore contain some spirit that was in previous expressions from the Butt. From time to time the Butt is renewed. Each edition bottling of Black Snake is called “Venom”, as in a snake’s poison. A touch of Blackadder humour! The first bottling from each Vat is called “First Venom”, the second “Second Venom” and so on.
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