Ripe green melon, toasted oak, papaya and an almost cheese like salinity and richness make this a beguiling dram. In Jackie Brown, a bottle of Bushmills is visible in scenes in Max's office and is referenced in the script. They are sort of lucky, because for those of us who can, sulphur is absolute poison to the quality of a whisk(e)y. Do however indulge in the smooth arrival and development; it's perhaps too easy to sip your way through. The newer single malt releases are age stated at 10, 16 and 21 years and see a variety of aging regimes and finishes.

The 21 year expression is aged for 19 years in ex bourbon and oloroso casks followed by a two year Madeira cask finish. The Old Bushmills Distillery is an alcohol (primarily Irish whiskey) distillery in Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, founded in 1784 and owned by Proximo Spirits. The taste was fresh and light, with a hint of sherry smoke, and a little salt joining the initial sweet toffee.In November 2014 it was announced that Diageo had traded the Bushmills brand with Proximo Spirits in exchange for the 50% of the Don Julio brand of tequila that Diageo did not already own. An amber, medium bodied feel, with an oaky nose of popcorn and licorice, a sherry-hinted taste of honey and straw overtones. Nose - Seemingly unique to reviews that I have read, the primary aroma I note is the pleasant sweetness of a red apple (as opposed to the tartness of most green apples). The 20% grain whisky usually alarms me like 10% ethanol in gasoline for the car, but this one is aged for 7-8 years. Black Bush allegedly developed when patrons asked for it as a reference to itsoriginal (and current) labelling, which is darker than Bushmills standard offering.

I find Bushmills Original has a fairly short finish and I was surprised that this one went on as long as it did. In particular, its Black Bush Finest Blended Whiskey received double gold medals at the 2007 and 2010 San Francisco World Spirits Competitions. If they were the only ones I could ever afford to drink, I could be at a very happy place with only these two! First up was a bottle of Bushmill's Black Bush, the only Irish whiskey, and the only blend amongst a lot more serious-minded malts.Maybe the Oloroso casks had a prominent influence, or maybe it is close to 80% malt whiskey after all. This black Bush is a very nice budget whiskey, I find it better than standard jameson and better than original bushmills.

I'm certainly not an expert, but it is by far my favourite Irish, closely followed by Copeland Merchants Quay and Slane all of which are blends and all of which are aged, at some point, in sherry(Oloroso) casks. Owing to food shortages throughout Great Britain, the distilling of whiskey in Ireland is suspended.It has some of the dominant character of the older releases but with quite a bit more youthful vigor. Palate: There’s pronounced alcohol burn on the tongue, with some fruitiness akin to bubblegum and tart apple. While this is a blended whiskey (as you’d expect from spirits merchants), roughly 80% of the source for this product is whiskey that was produced from malted barley. With the Bushmills Blackbush and this Ballantine's Finest, I have found my two favourite blended whiskies. Black Bush is not a single malt, but a blend of single malt (approx 80%) and some grain whiskey, that has matured for over 8 years (sometimes up to 11 years) in oloroso sherry oak casks.

The original date of the first Bushmills distillery (1603) is embossed into the glass near the bottom. Located in Northern Ireland, it has always played second fiddle to Jameson in terms of volume, though the United States has been a significant market for some time. Adding water didn't change much in the character of this whiskey, but adding ice brought out more fruit and toned down a bit of the malt sweetness. Bushmills, the venerable Irish whiskey maker, is the second largest and the oldest Irish whiskey producer.On the Facebook ‘Whisky Bloggers’ the idea of a Flash Mob arose to publish the very same tasting note on the same date. Bushmills say the triple distill, which the Irish favour, over the double distillations in Scotland, give the whiskey “an incredibly unique smoothness”. But surprisingly, the UK’s oldest distillery still in operation is located on a completely different island just across the Irish Sea. I find the history, politics, and social patrongage of whisky and certain labels to be quite interesting. The body is chewy and round with low tannins and a long, mellow finish with little to no alcohol astringency.