County Antrim

Whisky #85 – Bushmills 10 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey

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IMG_2741Bushmills 10 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey. County Antrim, Ireland. ABV: 40.00%. The Greenhouse, $12.

Colour: Pale honey.

Nose: Grassy, herby scents.

Palate: Oily mouthfeel, clean fresh organic taste. Kind of like someone has turned down the bass on your palate and only left the treble & midrange tastebuds.

Finish: Quite short, towards the tip of the tongue.

Comments: A real cattle mustering whisky, the kind where you’re chewing on a long strand of glass as you ride your horse and take the occasional swig of whisky. Haven’t done this myself I should add…

A middle of the road, inoffensive whisky. The fresh quite light mouthfeel makes it a whisky you could enjoy in quite warm weather. If I had my time again though, I’d have the Bushmills 10 year old before the Limeburners M67 that I tasted just a moment ago. The Bushmills 10 is an easy to drink whisky, though there’s not enough depth here to entice me back for more.

Whisky #43: Bushmills Black Bush Blended Irish Whiskey

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IMG_2612Bushmills Black Bush Blended Irish Whiskey. County Antrim, Ireland. ABV: 40.00%. Tasted at Durty Nelly’s, $10

Colour: Rich Amber. The madam of the knock shop.

Nose: Oaky sweetness, smells a bit like a sherry matured drop.

Palate: Soft entry, minimal heat.

Finish: Short finish, quite dry.

Comments: As a blend, it’s obviously quite smooth. But with some time in the glass it seems to develop slightly fuller flavours, all the better for it. I hadn’t come across a sherry-matured blend before, but I would definitely give it another burl ahead of other blends, quite decent.