Black Bush is a blended Irish whiskey from Old Bushmills Distillery in Northern Ireland. The malt whiskey content is Bushmills spirit aged in sherry casks and the grain whiskey comes from Middleton distillery in the South. A great value whiskey with soft rounded texture.
Bushmills is the oldest licensed distillery in Ireland, with a history that dates back to 1608 when King James I granted a license to Sir Thomas Phillips to distill whiskey in the area of the River Bush in County Antrim in what is today Northern Ireland.
NOSE: A burst of sweet vanilla leads to crisp orchard fruits, apples and pears. Lemon curd leads on to candied lemon peel over notes of clean malt. PALATE: Soft and creamy mouthfeel, buttery, with ripened citrus. A burst of fresh lemon meringue, followed by a wisp of char and white pepper. FINISH: Slight hints of dry smoke linger and intertwine…
NOSE: Apricots, grapefruit, and toasted almonds open up to green cooking apples, warming to apple tatin, lightly spiced calvados caramel creme, and a dark fruit compote. PALATE: Freshly picked green apples, fruit sorbet, soft orchard fruit salad, raisins, figs, and stewed dates from the PX sherry cask influence, all while with a base of sweet malt, light marzipan sponge cake,…
NOSE: The lightest phenol drifts over the nose. Quiet and barely noticeable unless looking for it. What it surveys is rather beautiful. PALATE: A mix of light lemon honey and mocha makes for the friendliest, most beautiful delivery and follow-through. The deft smoke drifts about without portfolio. FINISH: Long, slightly fruity, with a balance of stone fruits and sherry influence,…
NOSE: Gentle, floral, sweet and juicy. Orchard fruits intertwined with nutty caramel, and nougat, all the while with wonderful butterscotch overtones. PALATE: The initial malt sweetness gives way to light citrus fruits, orange, lemon, green apples, pepper and clove. Spicey wood and lovely oak tannins begin to firm this whiskey up before the sherry influence from the oloroso casks come…
