Drawing on his remarkable tea-blending talents, Gordon Graham selected the finest malt and grain whiskies from the Aberdeenshire area and blended them together to create a whisky of exceptional character.

It was a blend unlike any other – distinctively rich and slightly smoky. It was originally intended for family and friends, but soon became famous in and around the area.

The blend was originally known as Gordon Graham’s Special Liqueur Whisky, and was sold in pottery bottles and five gallon jars. With many shops selling whisky, the brothers decided to look for a unique bottle, which would set their whisky apart from the many other blends on the market.

They settled upon a striking black glass bottle, which they thought would perfectly suit the unusual character of their whisky, and reflect the brave and uncompromising nature of the founders. And so Black Bottle Whisky as we know it was born.