{"product_id":"smogen-10-year-old-2012-blackadder-raw-cask-single-1st-fill-bourbon-barrel-47-2012-swedish-single-grain-scotch-whisky-2024-70cl-copy","title":"Smögen 10 Year Old 2012 Blackadder Raw Cask Single 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel #47\/2012 Swedish Single Malt Whisky (2024) 50cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSmögen 10 Year Old 2012 Blackadder Raw Cask Single 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel #47\/2012 Swedish Single Malt Whisky (2024) 50cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 of 285 bottles produced from a single bourbon cask.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs with all of the Raw Cask series, this whisky has not been filtered at all and may contain harmless cask sediment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder are a family owned independent whisky bottler \u003cspan\u003eestablished in 1995 by Robin Tucek who now runs the business with his son, Michael, and daughter, Hannah. Initially a whisky bottler, they have since developed their range to include other spirits, including rum and gin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNose: Quite an earthy nose – there is a hint of peat – slightly damp. It sits well in the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaste: The mouthfeel is good – slightly oily – the taste starts off quite gentle but then builds – dark, resinous, earthy – the alcohol creeps in and provides a nice hit of heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinish: Quite a long finish as it coats the teeth – a hint of sweetness in the background. One to sit and savour!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Smogen\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmögen is a small, artisanal Swedish distillery founded in 2009 by Pär Caldenby, known for producing heavily peated single malt whiskies from Sweden's west coast\u003cspan\u003e. The distillery emphasizes bold, intense, and complex flavours, often with maritime and smoky characteristics derived from heavily peated barley and maturation in bourbon and sherry casks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Key features include a focus on quality ingredients, a craft production process, and a distinctly robust, peated profile that distinguishes it from other whiskies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Blackadder\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlackadder’s philosophy is very simple – they believe that the Cask is King. Sixty to seventy percent of the flavours in a whisky are taken up slowly from the cask as the spirit lies maturing in the warehouse. The action of changing temperature draws the spirit in and out of the cask. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA family operation started and piloted by whisky legend Robin Tucek, they sell to a few limited countries around the world, primarily Taiwan, Japan, the USA and Sweden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlackadder was established in 1995 by Robin Tucek who runs the family business with his daughter Hannah and son Michael. Blackadder International gets its name from fugitive 17th-century preacher, John Blackadder. He is famous for preaching against the evils of alcohol.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHannah Tucek states that the Blackadder International company will always be family-run. Each of the three owner-operators brings something unique to the table. Michael Tucek used to be a chef. He uses his familiarity with a wide range of aromas and flavours to write all tasting notes. Michael feels that “our sense of smell is the most direct sense to our brain and also our most complex. It’s proven that once you go over three aroma compounds mixed together, everything is subjective and becomes very personal. Every aroma can evoke a different memory in each of us and we build up our aroma library as we grow. By not being afraid to say what we sense and share it, we can all learn something from each other.” Like Michael, Hannah grew up around whisky and has come to appreciate whisky at its pure state. Her father and brother joke that she is the one that’s really in charge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery cask is unique, with its own fingerprint. This is why they bottle most of their whiskies from single casks. They don’t believe in chilling or otherwise heavily filtering their whiskies, and they never, repeat never, add caramel colouring or flavouring to their spirits. They have always believed the personalities of their whiskies are colourful enough. Their raw cask is famous for the barrel char in each bottle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eImportant note about raw cask bottlings:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaw Cask bottlings take place without any treatment of whiskey during transfer from the barrel to the bottle. Neither cold filtration nor coarse filtration is carried out to separate the wood flakes or the fine carbon particles from the flaming of the barrel before storing a whisky. \u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eBarrel residues and wood shavings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e migrate into the bottle and guarantee the consumer a completely untreated whisky - just from the wood - a term that is otherwise only used for the alcohol content!\u003cbr\u003eOf course, wood flakes and pieces of coal should not be drunk. 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