Bushmills Black Bush 40%

I’ll cut to the point and state that Black Bush is one of my favorite Irish whiskeys. It’s a blend with a high malt content and the malt is matured in Oloroso sherry casks. Distilled and aged in Co. Antrim this is a blend consisting of 75% malt and 25% grain whiskey. The malt is triple distilled in the oldest licensed distillery in the world.

Nose: spiced Christmas minced meet, coal dust vanilla fudge and very soft sherry. A little mint.

Pallet: rather thinner than I would have liked. Crisp with minty freshness. The sherry adds complexity.

Finnish: warming, spicy and faids quick. Nevermind, I’ll just have to have another sip.

Comments: an inexpensive little number and smooth in the Irish style. Not as complex or satisfying as Red Breast. I won’t make any daft jokes about having a redbreast and a Black Bush side by side. A before dinner dram.