Black Bottle Double Cask Alchemy Series 70cl, 46.3%

Description

Black Bottle Double Cask Alchemy Series 70cl, 46.3% is a limited-edition blended Scotch whisky from Black Bottle’s Alchemy Series, created as a rich and fruit-led expression with clear sherry and wine-cask influence. The official Black Bottle page describes it as “a blast of sherry and berries,” while your site identifies it as one of the two initial releases in the Alchemy Series.

This bottling brings together malt whiskies finished in Spanish sherry casks with grain whisky aged in red wine casks, giving it a style built around dried fruits, walnuts, berries, red wine richness, and a light smoky toffee tail. Whiskybase lists it as Alchemy Series #1, labelled Experiment #1, bottled in July 2021 at 46.3% ABV.

What makes this release especially attractive is the way it pushes Black Bottle in a sweeter, darker, more dessert-like direction without losing the brand’s smoky edge. The point about it feeling more dessert-like is an inference based on the official flavour notes of dried fruit, berries, walnuts, red wine, and smoky toffee rather than a direct producer claim.

Why Choose Black Bottle Double Cask Alchemy Series

This is a distinctive Black Bottle release for customers who want richer cask influence and more red-fruit depth than the standard bottling. It combines Spanish sherry cask character, red wine cask influence, and a softly smoky finish in a limited-edition format that feels both approachable and different.

Limited-edition blended Scotch whisky

Part of the Black Bottle Alchemy Series

Alchemy Series #1 / Experiment #1

70cl bottle

46.3% ABV

Malt whiskies finished in Spanish sherry casks

Grain whisky aged in red wine casks

Official style note: a blast of sherry and berries

No publicly stated bottle count found in the reviewed sources

Ideal For

Fans of richer blended Scotch whisky

Customers looking for sherry and red-fruit influence with light smoke

Drinkers who enjoy walnuts, raisins, berries, toffee, and spice

Black Bottle followers interested in the Alchemy Series

Buyers seeking a good-value limited-edition Scotch with a more unusual cask story

Product Details

Product: Black Bottle Double Cask Alchemy Series

Brand: Black Bottle

Company: Gordon Graham & Co.

Country: Scotland

Type: Blended Scotch Whisky

Series: The Alchemy Series

Edition: #1

Label Name: Experiment #1

Bottle Size: 70cl

ABV: 46.3%

Cask Style: Spanish Sherry Barrels & Red Wine Finishes

Bottled: 16–17 July 2021

Colouring: No publicly confirmed official statement found in the sources reviewed

Chill Filtration: No publicly confirmed official statement found in the sources reviewed

Outturn: Not publicly stated in the reviewed sources