What is the price of Black & White 250ml?

Black & White 250ml is KSh 450 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for fast delivery across Nairobi, usually within the hour, or next day countrywide.

What does Black & White 250ml taste like?

Smooth and gently sweet. Think honey, fudge, fresh bread crust and a little ginger-cake spice, with barely any smoke. Light-bodied and very approachable, even if you're new to Scotch.

What is the ABV of Black & White?

It's 40% ABV, the standard strength for blended Scotch whisky.

Neat in a tumbler, over ice, or topped with soda or ginger ale. It also makes an easy whisky sour or highball since it mixes smoothly.

What pairs well with Black & White whisky?

Grilled and smoky food loves it. Nyama choma, mishkaki, grilled fish, salted nuts, aged cheddar, or dark chocolate all work.

Where is Black & White whisky from?

Scotland. It's a blended Scotch first created by James Buchanan in 1884 and now owned by Diageo.

Is Black & White a good whisky for beginners?

Yes. It's light, sweet and low on smoke, so it's an easy place to start with Scotch without anything harsh or challenging.

Blended Whisky

Black & White 250ml

★★★★ 4.0 (2 reviews)

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Excellent★★★★

You want a Scotch that just works. No homework, no ceremony, no "is it peaty enough" debate. Black & White is exactly that. Soft, honeyed, lightly spiced, the kind of dram that's friendly on the first sip and still friendly on the fourth. The 250ml is the pocket-sized hero: enough for a quiet two-glass night or to round off a nyama choma session without committing to a full bottle. Pour it neat, drop in some ice, or stretch it long. It plays nice every way.

The Oaks Cellar

Tasting note · by The Oaks Cellar

First sniff and you get something warm and bakery-ish. Fudge, honey, a bit of fresh bread crust, a whisper of ginger cake and cinnamon. The sip is light-bodied and gently sweet, more soft caramel and dried fruit than big punchy malt. A little white pepper tingles in the background so it never goes flat or syrupy. The finish is smooth and honeyed, with a faint baked-apple-and-clove warmth that fades clean. Barely any smoke, so if peat scares you off Scotch, this is your in.

Body

Sweet

Smoke

Spice

The details

TypeBlended Scotch Whisky

RegionScotland

CountryScotland

BodyLight

SweetnessOff-dry

Imported & bonded in Kenya

Pairs well with

🍽️ Nyama choma🍗 Grilled chicken skewers🥜 Salted nuts🍫 Dark chocolate🐟 Smoked fish🧀 Aged cheddar

🌡️ Serve at Room temp or over ice🍷 Glass Rocks / tumbler🥃 Neat, on ice, or mixed

Where it comes from

This one's pure Scotland, born back in 1884 when a whisky merchant named James Buchanan launched his blend in a black bottle with a white label. Drinkers stopped asking for it by name and just called it "the black and white," so Buchanan leaned in and made that the brand. The famous duo on the label, a black Scottish terrier and a white West Highland terrier, were his idea too. Today it's part of the Diageo stable, still doing what it always did: easy, balanced blended Scotch that doesn't show off.

Quick questions

What is the price of Black & White 250ml?: Black & White 250ml is KSh 450 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for delivery in 30 minutes for most areas in Nairobi, or next day countrywide.
What does Black & White 250ml taste like?: Smooth and gently sweet. Think honey, fudge, fresh bread crust and a little ginger-cake spice, with barely any smoke. Light-bodied and very approachable, even if you're new to Scotch.
What is the ABV of Black & White?: It's 40% ABV, the standard strength for blended Scotch whisky.
How do I serve it?: Neat in a tumbler, over ice, or topped with soda or ginger ale. It also makes an easy whisky sour or highball since it mixes smoothly.
What pairs well with Black & White whisky?: Grilled and smoky food loves it. Nyama choma, mishkaki, grilled fish, salted nuts, aged cheddar, or dark chocolate all work.
Where is Black & White whisky from?: Scotland. It's a blended Scotch first created by James Buchanan in 1884 and now owned by Diageo.
Is Black & White a good whisky for beginners?: Yes. It's light, sweet and low on smoke, so it's an easy place to start with Scotch without anything harsh or challenging.

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