Is Black Bush a good whiskey?
Bushmills Black Bush is a blended Irish Whiskey, but it’s not the same thing as most Scottish blends. This is just a good whiskey for a great price and one of my go-tos in the realm of affordable and accessible Irish Whiskeys. …
What is black bush made from?
Bushmills BLACK BUSH Irish Whiskey combines an exceptionally high amount of malt whiskey married with a lighter grain whiskey, and then matured in former Oloroso Sherry and Bourbon casks.
Is Bushmills better than Jameson?
Bushmills is just a touch more complex than Jameson, while also being just a hint smoother. Woody flavors are a little more subtle here than in the Jameson. If you have a few more bucks to spend, the Bushmills Black Bush is a nice splurge, with a little more malted barley in the blend, and a little less grain whiskey.
What is the difference between Bushmills and Red Bush?
Bushmill’s Original is a classic, light bodied Irish blend. Red Bush is aged for four years exclusively in freshly dumped bourbon barrels. The 10 year, aged in bourbon and sherry casks, is the youngest and lightest of the single malts.
Is Black Bush a blended whiskey?
Black Bush is, according to Bushmills, a blend of 80% malt whiskey to 20% grain whiskey, a particularly high percentage of malt for a blend under $40. The whiskey is aged “up to” 7 years in a combination of oloroso sherry casks and ex-bourbon casks.
Is Black Bush a single malt?
A rich, dark, Irish blend, Black Bush contains a high proportion of triple-distilled single malt, aged in Oloroso sherry casks for around 8-10 years before marriage with the grain. Picked up the top prize in its category at the World Whisky Awards 2010.
What type of whiskey is Bushmills?
single malt Irish whiskey
Bushmills Malt 16 Year Old is a rare single malt Irish whiskey.
What is the Protestant whiskey?
Jameson Is Catholic and Bushmills Is Protestant.
How do you drink a Bushmills Black Bush?
But Bushmills’ Black Bush can be drunk with soda or ginger ale in an easy highball. Even neat, or with a little ice that “opens up the flavours”. It will not burn the mouth and the flavours are interesting without being too heavy.
When was the 400th anniversary of Bushmills whisky?
2008 was a celebratory time for Bushmills. Why so? It was the 400 th anniversary of the distillery being granted their licence to distill!
Who was granted licence to distill in 1608?
It was the 400 th anniversary of the distillery being granted their licence to distill! Except in reality that wasn’t the case, the distillery as we know it didn’t exist in 1608 and the licence to distill had been granted to Sir Thomas Phillips, Knight of the Realm and ‘local landowner clearance expert’ extraordinaire.
When did Bushmills Distillery become a registered company?
Happily though the tradition of distilling, illicit or otherwise continued on in the ‘Route’ area. In fact Alfred Barnard, the Victorian whiskey journalist noted that Bushmills Distillery was ‘in the hands of smugglers’ in 1743. Boringly, in 1784 things went legit when Bushmills officially became a registered company.