Raw materials
barley malt
grain whisky
Brand
Black Bull
Explore the spirits, production style and story of Black Bull.
Black Bull is a historic blended Scotch whisky brand today marketed and bottled by the independent group Duncan Taylor. It is known for robust expressions with a relatively high malt content and some high‑strength bottlings (e.g. 50% ABV for the 12‑year version).
blended scotch whisky
high‑strength whisky
whisky brand
independent bottler (Duncan Taylor portfolio)
Producer range
Producer range Black Bull
Spirit categories
blended scotch whisky
high‑strength whisky
whisky brand
independent bottler (Duncan Taylor portfolio)
Representative products
Black Bull 12 Years Oak Cask 70cl
Black Bull 12 Year Old (50% ABV)
Black Bull Kyloe (NAS expression)
Black Bull 18 Years
Casks and ageing vessels
ex‑bourbon
ex‑sherry (European oak)
American oak hogsheads
European oak butts
Distillation and production
Distillation and production
Production method
Blends created by combining single malts and grain whiskies from multiple distilleries; common maturations for the expressions include the use of ex‑bourbon and ex‑sherry casks. Some expressions show ratios near 50% malt / 50% grain and are bottled at elevated strengths (e.g. 50% ABV for the 12‑year). Practices such as non‑chill filtration are sometimes indicated for specific releases.
Ageing
Maturation in ex‑bourbon and ex‑sherry casks; some expressions carry an age statement (e.g. 12 years).
Producer history Black Bull
Commercial sources and product notes indicate that the Black Bull brand has historical origins in the 19th century (the year 1864 is often cited) and that, after various changes of ownership, it entered the Duncan Taylor portfolio — an independent Scotch whisky bottler — from the 1990s/2000s onward. Duncan Taylor today handles the blending and bottling of expressions under the Black Bull name.
Production philosophy
To offer blended Scotch with a full, assertive profile, featuring a high presence of malt whisky in the blend and higher alcohol strengths than many commercial blends, favoring maturation in ex‑sherry and ex‑bourbon casks for structure and intensity.
Territory
Scotland
Black Bull
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