Black Bush Irish Whiskey

Description: Black Bush Special Irish Whiskey is a rich, dark, 80-proof blend from the world's oldest licensed distillery, "Old ... more

Black Bush Irish Whiskey ... Bushmills" Distillery in County Antrim, Ireland.

Newest Review: ... Islay malts or the aromatic sweetness of Wick's Old Pulteney, I still prefer my whiskey to have an 'e' in it, and for it to ... more

... come from Northern Ireland's only remaining distillery. The Old Bushmills Distillery was founded in 1608 and now operates under the ownership of the multinational drinks corporation Diageo. The distillery is open to the public for most of the year and offers excellent tours of the entire production facilities: you'll find it on the stunning North Antrim coast, not far from the Giant's Causeway. Novices to Bushmills range should note where Black Bush fits into the complete range of currently produced whiskeys from the...more

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Black Bush Irish Whiskey: Best Blended Irish Whiskey in the World (World Whiskies Awar ... (503 words)
by - written on 19/01/09 (Very useful, 63 readings)
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There is a little Irish bar in Glasgow, hidden away far from the madding crowds of the city centre or west end, where the house whisky is Black Bush. It's just around the corner from where I live, and I'm not going to shout about it. For just £1.75 you can sit back on the leatherette banquette, watch the Friday night unfold and savour this remarkable blended Irish whisky. English by birth, I've lived in both Northern Ireland and Scotland. Perhaps strangely, I never touched a drop of whiskey while I was living in Ulster, and only started to appreciate Scotch malts once I'd settled in Glasgow. And while I adore the big, beefy punch of the Islay malts or the ... Read the complete review

Black Bush- smooooth as (168 words)
by - written on 01/04/01 (Useful, 340 readings)
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The first taste of Black Bush- 10 year malt Irish Whiskey was, strangely enough, in the Jamesons Distillery, which distills all types of Irish whiskey, apart from Bushmills, which, I believe has its own distillery elsewhere in Ireland. I was invited to take part in the whiskey tasting session at the end of the distillery tour- and being a self respecting trombonist, accepted. The difference between the 5 irish blends was staggering. Out of all of them, the Bushmills was the smoothest and went down really well. Jamesons had a definite edge to it when the two were compared, and the taste did not seem as refined. Bushmills is real sippin' ... Read the complete review