Comments on: Black Bull 30 Years old

By: Black Bull Special Reserve no.1 | WhiskyNotes

Black Bull Special Reserve no.1 | WhiskyNotes — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 03:34:05 +0000

[...] is the brand of blended whiskies made by Duncan Taylor. So far they’ve done an excellent job with Black Bull 30yo and Black Bull 40yo but the younger 12yo has just won a IWSC award as [...]

By: Black Bull 40 Years old | WhiskyNotes

Black Bull 40 Years old | WhiskyNotes — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:01:31 +0000

[...] Black Bull 30 Years old was a terrific blend. Now it has been surpassed by an older brother, Black Bull 40yo. It is made up of 90% malt whisky and 10% grain (a lot more malt than other blends). It contains whiskies from nine distilleries: Glenfarclas, Bunnahabhain, Glenlivet, Highland Park and Springbank among others. [...]

By: Best in Blog #31: Tasting Notes and Whisky News on the Web | Whisky Party

Best in Blog #31: Tasting Notes and Whisky News on the Web | Whisky Party — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:16:42 +0000

[...] Notes reviews Black Bull 30 year old blend, and Craigellachie 1994 (Malts of Scotland). Both get midling [...]

By: Ruben

Ruben — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:13:28 +0000

For me, it doesn’t matter if it’s a blend, new-make, grain, whatever… If it’s good, it’s worth some money. If it’s 30 years old, even more so.

This is way better than the Hibiki so you could argue the Black Bull is excellent value for money.

By: Jorgen

Jorgen — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:42:05 +0000

84 euro for a Hibiki 17 yr is in the same range…it’s also a blend, and in my opinion one of the best I ever tasted…

By: gal

gal — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:15:39 +0000

90 Eur. is kinda of expensive for a blend, no matter how good. dont you think?
yet it’s intriguing.

By: Ruben

Ruben — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:29:05 +0000

Hi Jeff. Not a single trace of sulphur. The sherry influence is relatively mild and on par with the grains.

If you’re interested, there are only 600 bottles for the US.

By: Jeff H.

Jeff H. — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:12:03 +0000

This sounds really nice! Any sign of sulphur in this one?