Blackadder Black Snake VAT No. 4 is a unique single malt produced through a
careful process of vatting several casks before finishing in a single cask, the
single butt. Its life begins in first-fill ex-bourbon casks, from which three
selected casks are transferred to new Oloroso or PX casks for further
maturation. After a certain maturation period, two thirds of the contents are
bottled, while the rest remains in the barrel to shape the next batch. This
process is repeated continuously so that each future bottling contains a portion
of the original spirit. From time to time, the single butt is renewed to ensure
quality.

Each bottling is named Venom with a touch of Blackadder humor, alluding to the
venom of a snake. The first bottling is called First Venom, the second Second
Venom and so on. All the casks used for vatting, and the finished vatting
itself, are carefully tasted and selected by Blackadder before bottling.



As with all Blackadder whiskies, there is no chill filtration or caramel added
to preserve the natural flavor and full depth of the whisky.



This single malt is limited to 415 bottles and was bottled in July 2024.