Black Dog Whisky Bottle Price in Delhi: 180 ML, 375 ML, 750 ML Rate

Black Dog whisky price in Delhi starts at ₹395. That buys a 180 ml quarter of Black Reserve at any licensed vend in the city. The full 750 ml bottle of Black Reserve costs ₹1,580, and Triple Gold Reserve, the label most people mean when they ask for “Black Dog” at a party, costs ₹2,190. Those figures put Delhi near the middle of the national range. They’re cheaper than Mumbai or Bengaluru but a few hundred rupees above Gurugram, which is just across the border.

Black Dog is a blended Scotch with an unusual history. James MacKinlay, a Leith blender, first put it together in 1883 for Walter Millard, a Scot working in British India. Millard reportedly named it after his favourite salmon fishing fly. Since 1992 the brand has been bottled and sold in India, and today it belongs to United Spirits, Diageo’s Indian arm. The whisky is Scottish, but the bottle you pick up in Delhi was filled in India. That’s a big reason it costs so much less than imported Scotch of a similar age.

Black Dog in Delhi

Black Dog Price List for Delhi

Every Delhi vend that stocks Scotch will usually have Black Reserve and Triple Gold Reserve. Older bottlings turn up mostly at premium stores in malls and bigger markets.

Here’s where Delhi stands against other markets:

Delhi and Noida are almost level: Black Reserve costs ₹50 less in Noida, and Triple Gold Reserve costs ₹40 more. Gurugram is the one that stands out, at roughly ₹500 cheaper for a bottle of Triple Gold Reserve. Before you drive across to stock up, remember that Delhi caps the amount of liquor you can bring in from another state. The saving on one or two bottles rarely justifies the risk.

Cost Per Peg: What Each Black Dog Pour Really Costs

Bar menus list whisky by the peg, so it helps to think about home bottles the same way. Here’s each Delhi price broken into standard 30 ml pegs:

A few things jump out:

• Black Reserve is very cheap per peg whatever size you buy. The quarter costs only about ₹3 more per peg than the full bottle.
• For Triple Gold Reserve, the 375 ml half is priced exactly in line with the 750 ml. If you don’t want a full bottle open for weeks, the half costs you nothing extra.
• The quarter is the only Triple Gold size where you pay a small premium, roughly ₹5 to ₹9 per peg.
• Moving from Black Reserve to Triple Gold Reserve adds about ₹25 per peg, or ₹50 for a 60 ml large peg. Across an evening for four people, that’s a few hundred rupees.

Black Dog Expressions in Delhi

The Black Dog range has more bottles than most people realise. In practice, though, Delhi buyers mostly choose between two.

Black Dog Black Reserve (Centenary)

This is the entry point, sometimes labelled Black Reserve Centenary. It’s a mellow, easy blend, clearly built for soda or water rather than slow sipping. At ₹1,580 it competes directly with other India-bottled Scotch such as Black & White, and it’s the Black Dog you’ll find in almost every Delhi shop.

Black Dog Triple Gold Reserve

Triple Gold Reserve gets its name from how it’s made. The malt whiskies and the grain whiskies each spend time in American bourbon casks. Then they’re blended and left to marry in Oloroso sherry butts. That last stage in sherry wood gives it more body and a dried-fruit sweetness that Black Reserve doesn’t have. Price-wise it sits in the same bracket as many 12-year-old blends, though it doesn’t carry an age statement.

Millard’s Private Reserve 14 YO

Diageo India launched this as a tribute to the brand’s founder. It’s aged for 14 years, with a noticeable Speyside influence from Linkwood, which shows up as soft citrus and vanilla. In Noida it lists at about ₹3,880, so expect something close to that at the few Delhi stores that carry it.

Black Dog Reserve 18 Years

This is the older, richer flagship, bought mostly as a gift or for a special occasion. Only premium outlets tend to stock it. Check the MRP at the counter, since stock and prices here change more than they do for the core bottles.

Black Reserve or Triple Gold Reserve: Which One to Buy

The gap between the two is ₹610 in Delhi. Here’s how they compare:

For a crowd where most people will add soda anyway, Black Reserve is the sensible choice, and the money you save can go on food. Buy Triple Gold Reserve if you or your guests drink it neat or with a little water. Mixing it with cola wastes the sherry cask character you’re paying for.

Tasting Notes: Black Dog Triple Gold Reserve

In the glass it’s a warm amber with gold highlights.

Nose
 Honey comes first, then vanilla and a little orange peel. After a minute or so, raisins and a light nuttiness appear, which is the Oloroso influence. There’s almost no alcohol burn on the nose, which fits a 42.8% blend.

Palate
 Soft and smooth to start. Toffee and malted biscuit lead, followed by dried fig and some sweet oak. A faint wisp of smoke sits right at the back, easy to miss if you’re not looking for it. The body is medium, so it’s fuller than Black Reserve, but it isn’t a heavy whisky.

Finish
 Medium length, warm and gently sweet, ending on oak with a slightly dry edge.

With water
 Just a few drops lift the honey and orange and soften the oak. Too much water flattens it, since blends at this strength don’t have much depth to spare. Try a teaspoon at most.

A quick note on Black Reserve
 Tasted side by side, Black Reserve is lighter and grainier. It has cereal sweetness and a little honey, but hardly any fruit. It works well enough neat, but it’s clearly better with soda.

The Story Behind the Name

Black Dog is one of the few blends whose name comes from something that actually happened, even if the details have been softened over the years:

• The blend was created in 1883 by James MacKinlay, from a second-generation whisky-blending family in Leith, Edinburgh’s port.
• It was made for Walter Millard, who was working in India and wanted a whisky he couldn’t find there.
• Millard was a keen angler, and the brand is said to be named after the Black Dog, a salmon fly used on Scotland’s Spey and Tay rivers.
• For decades the blend was shipped to India as a finished Scotch. Since 1992 it has been bottled and marketed in India.
• Its parent company, United Spirits, is controlled by Diageo, which also owns Johnnie Walker. That’s why you often see Black Dog and Johnnie Walker next to each other on the same shelf in Delhi.

What ₹2,190 Buys on a Delhi Shelf

To judge Black Dog’s value, compare it with the bottles around it at approximate Delhi prices:

Triple Gold Reserve costs about ₹490 more than Red Label or Ballantine’s. You notice the difference as soon as you drink either of them neat. For drinkers who add plenty of soda, though, that difference nearly disappears, and the cheaper bottles make more sense.

FAQs

Q1. What is the price of Black Dog whisky in Delhi?

Black Reserve costs ₹1,580 and Triple Gold Reserve costs ₹2,190 for a 750 ml bottle in Delhi.

Q2. What is the Black Dog quarter price in Delhi?

A 180 ml Black Reserve costs ₹395, and a 180 ml Triple Gold Reserve costs about ₹545 to ₹580.

Q3. What is the price of Black Dog 375 ml in Delhi?

A 375 ml Triple Gold Reserve costs ₹1,095 in Delhi.

Q4. Is Black Dog cheaper in Gurugram than in Delhi?

Yes, Triple Gold Reserve costs around ₹500 less in Haryana, but Delhi limits how much liquor you can bring back.

Q5. Is Black Dog a real Scotch?

Yes, it’s blended Scotch whisky made in Scotland and bottled in India by United Spirits.

Q6. What does Black Dog Triple Gold Reserve taste like?

It’s smooth and gently sweet, with honey, orange peel, dried fruit and sherry, finishing on soft oak.

Q7. What is the alcohol percentage of Black Dog?

Black Dog whiskies sold in India are bottled at 42.8% ABV.

Q8. Which is better, Black Reserve or Triple Gold Reserve?

Triple Gold Reserve is richer and better for sipping, while Black Reserve is lighter and cheaper for mixing.

Q9. How much does one peg of Black Dog cost in Delhi?

From a 750 ml bottle, a 30 ml peg costs about ₹63 for Black Reserve and ₹88 for Triple Gold Reserve.

Q10. What is the legal drinking age in Delhi?

You must be 25 or older to buy or drink alcohol in Delhi.