Awards

2008 & 2007: Silver Medal
International Wine & Spirit Competition

2007: Bronze Award
International Spirits Challenge 

2006: Gold Award
International Wine & Spirit Competition

2006: Best Standard Blended Scotch Whisky
Jim Murray's Whisky Bible

2005: Best Standard Blended Scotch Whisky
Jim Murray's Whisky Bible

Accolades

2006: Michael Jackson, Whisky Bible
"For the newcomer to Islay, this blend will serve as an easy introduction; for the connoisseur a gentle reminder of the island's varied pleasures."

1999: Jim Murray, Classic Blended Scotch
"Highly complex and unashamedly islandy in style, with a quite brilliant array of Islay-iodine and smoke notes. Beautiful cocoa-oak dryness clashes head-on with some sweeter peat notes and unmistakable Speyside. Flavourwise Black Bottle wins handsomely with a full-bodied, muscular blend that is as chewy as a peat bog and as islandy as the screech of a seagull. A brave, uncompromising and truly glorious whisky."

www.RoyalMileWhiskies.com
"A monster of a blend with a big Islay heart. Big smoky whisky."

www.ScotchWhisky.com
"A superlative blend of Islay malts with some choice single grain whiskies, Black Bottle is criminally little-known for a whisky of this quality. Outstanding value for money."