Bushmills 10 yo Single Malt
40% ABV
Old Bushmills Distillery – Bushmills, County Antrim, NI. The source is the River Bush
Ireland’s oldest distillery (1608 – grant from King James I) - now owned by Jose Cuervo – bought from Diageo 2014 for £500m
Big expension plans – new £30m distillery planned – double production
Benchmark’ Irish Single Malt
- Greater depth of flavour than ‘std’ Irish Whiskeys
- Former Irish Single Malt Whiskey winner @ World Whiskeys Awards
- Matured in Bourbon & Oloroso casks
Part of the Bushmills ‘family’
- Original (NAS) - mixture of malt & lighter grain whiskies (36 awards in 2016)
- Blackbush (NAS) - black – risher, deeper from sherry caks
- 16 yo - purple - oloroso and bourbon casks
- 21 yo – 19 in oloroso & 2 in Madiera casks
Nose
Light fruity & spicy aromas (P)
Banana skins
Taste
Melted chocolate that rest on the tongue before releasing honey on the cheeks (P)
Very fruity, chocolate pudding
Finish:
Crisp & clean, gently dries off (P)
Floral, tannic
With water
Nectarine chunks in low fat yoghurt!