Black Bottle Smoke & Dagger Alchemy Series 70cl, 46.3%
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep gold to amber. This is an inference based on product imagery and the charred-oak style rather than a formally published colour note.
Nose: Initial notes of salt and seaweed reminiscent of sea air, with dark smoke, crisp spice, coastal peat, smoked herbs, and touches of toasted barley and salted caramel.
Palate: Intense toasted spices, powerful peat, charred oak, golden barley, hints of vanilla cream, honeyed barley, toffee, and a lingering coastal sea-spray note.
Finish: Long and smoky, with salted caramel, deep smoke, and a persistent peaty warmth.
Description
Black Bottle Smoke & Dagger Alchemy Series 70cl, 46.3% is a limited-edition blended Scotch whisky from Black Bottle’s Alchemy Series, created as a darker and more intensely smoky take on the house style. Official brand notes describe it as “dark and smoky with a hidden edge,” built around powerful peat, crisp spice, sea spray, charred oak, and a lingering salted-caramel finish.
What gives this bottling extra personality is the way it layers different kinds of smoke. Master of Malt notes that Smoke & Dagger combines older malts with younger “smoke bombs,” including Bunnahabhain Moine and the heaviest peated malt in the Black Bottle reserves, while grain whisky was added to casks that previously held a highly peated island malt for an extra smoky edge. That combination helps explain why this whisky feels deeper, more aggressive, and more coastal than the standard Black Bottle. The point about it feeling more aggressive than the core bottling is an inference based on the official flavour profile and retailer production notes.
This release sits within the Alchemy Series, which Black Bottle describes as a tribute to its founders and a collection of limited-edition whiskies made with exciting and elusive casks. Whiskybase lists Smoke & Dagger as The Alchemy Series #4, labelled Experiment #4, with a 46.3% ABV and charred oak cask type. No official public bottle count was found in the reviewed sources.
Why Choose Black Bottle Smoke & Dagger Alchemy Series
This is a strong choice for customers who want a smoky whisky with more intensity and attitude than a standard blended Scotch. It combines Black Bottle’s Islay-influenced identity with darker oak, heavier peat, coastal salinity, and a sweeter salted-caramel finish, making it both distinctive and easy to sell to peat fans. The point about it being especially easy to recommend to peat fans is an inference based on the official flavour profile and the MoM production description.
Limited-edition blended Scotch whisky
Part of the Black Bottle Alchemy Series
Alchemy Series #4 / Experiment #4
70cl bottle
46.3% ABV
Official style markers: dark smoke, sea spray, salted caramel
Retailer and database sources associate it with charred oak
Built from older malts, younger heavily peated malts, and grain whisky linked to previously highly peated casks
No publicly stated bottle count found in the reviewed sources
Ideal For
Fans of heavily smoky blended Scotch whisky
Customers looking for something darker and peatier than the standard Black Bottle
Drinkers who enjoy coastal notes, charred oak, and salted caramel alongside smoke
Black Bottle followers interested in the limited Alchemy Series releases
Buyers seeking a good-value experimental Scotch with a strong flavour identity
Product Details
Product: Black Bottle Smoke & Dagger Alchemy Series
Brand: Black Bottle
Company: Gordon Graham & Co.
Country: Scotland
Type: Blended Scotch Whisky
Series: Alchemy Series
Edition: #4
Label Name: Experiment #4
Bottle Size: 70cl
ABV: 46.3%
Cask Type: Charred Oak (as listed by Whiskybase)
Bottled: 19 July 2022 (as listed by Whiskybase)
Barcode: 5029704220823
Outturn: Not publicly stated in the reviewed sources
Additional information
| Weight | 1.995 kg |
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