Bushmills Black Bush 75cl

Bushmills Black Bush

I recently attended a Bushmills tasting provided by The Birmingham Whisky Club. We tried the Original, Black Bush, Red Bush, 10yr and 21yr. Of all of them, the black bush was my favourite when you factor in cost. In fact, I didn't like the 21 at all as, for me, it smelt horribly of sulfur. The Black Bush is a decent step up from the Original due...

Score 83/100

Bushmills Black Bush

I generally prefer single malts over blends, but there are a few exceptions - some of Jameson's finest and this particular Bushmills, the Black Bush. Its flavour is remarkably distinctive for a blend, you'll never have difficulty picking a Black Bush out in a blind test. It starts strong with heavy notes of pepper, then mellows into classic Irish...

Score 85/100

Bushmills Black Bush

_This is an abbreviated version of a post that will be published on my blog tomorrow_ I take jabs at Irish whiskey all the time, but I don't really worry about offending anyone, since, as far as I can tell, the Irish don't get offended. Or, at least not by a silly French-Canadian like me. Jocularity aside, I've always found Irish whiskey...

Score 84/100

Bushmills Black Bush

Bushmills Black Bush was surely a treat when compared to your average blended whiskies. The force of barley is strong in this one. Something had shook this blend of malt and grain in a good way. Either it was the wind that shook the barley, like in the title of that good Irish movie. Or maybe it was the maturing of 7 years in Spanish Oloroso...

Score 77/100