Bushmills Black Bush Irish Whiskey 1 l

The Bushmills Black Bush is a blended whiskey of a different kind. When having a look at the colour, it is becoming already clear that this is not a normal blend. It has a beautiful dark hue, which is the result of the high content of special matured malt whiskey.

The malt that is used matured in Oloroso sherry casks. Therefore, it gained a darker colour and brings delectable flavours to the blend. On the nose the Bushmills Black Bush offers fantastic notes of vanilla, malted barley, grapes and a little lemon. On the palate this full-bodied dram is balanced between very fruity, sweet sherry flavours and slightly bitter and spicy aromas from the oak. Its round finish has a medium length and consists of barley sweetness and biscuits.

The Bushmills Distillery created this fantastic premium blend of 20 % grain whiskey and 80 % malt whiskey. The malt whisky had the chance to mature not just in American ex bourbon barrels but also in Spanish Oloroso sherry casks.

Those casks are made of European oak and were used around Jerez de la Frontera for the production of sherry. Thus, they give a dark colour and very intense flavours to the whiskey. The malt whiskey matured up to seven years. The grain whiskey was triple distilled, what made it much smoother. By distilling it three times, it is possible to get rid of more fusel oils and to produce a whiskey with less undesired flavours.

Producing whiskey has a long history in Ireland. The date 1608, which is printed on each bottle, marks the year when King James I. granted a licence to produce alcohol to Sir Thomas Phillipps.

The Bushmills Distillery was officially registered in 1784 but prior to this it probably has been running for several decades already. The distillery has its home in Bushmills, a small village in Northern Ireland.

• Wizards of Whisky Awards 2014
  Silver in the category Irish Whiskey
• The Irish Whisky Masters 2014
  Silver in the category Irish Blended – Premium
• International Wine & Spirit Competition 2014
  Silver Outstanding in the category Irish Whiskey – Blended
• The Irish Whisky Masters 2013
  Master in the category Irish Blended – Premium
• International Wine & Spirit Competition 2013
  Gold Outstanding in the category Irish Whiskey – Blended
• International Wine & Spirit Competition 2013
  Silver Outstanding in the category Irish Whiskey – Blended
• San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2013
  Silver in the category Blended Malted Irish Whiskey