Reviews of scotch and world whiskies by a history professor, his wife, bird, and three cats.
Reviews of scotch and world whiskies by a history professor, his wife, bird, and three cats.
All tagged Ireland
So cheers. This bottle might not quite be worth the price of admission in my book, but it is the best Bushmills I have ever had by quite some margin. It has been a joy to sip on during the hot late summer evenings— it has a lovely refreshing quality from the lemony acidity and slight astringency. I could see someone who really enjoys sweeter Highlands or maybe Lowland triple distilled malts finding this to be quite excellent and probably deciding my grade was way off.
The hints of smoke and caramelization gave the dram some depth, though too much of the spice remained faint and subdued in the background. Adding water to the dram only seemed to bring out the honeyed sweetness and leave many of the other flavor notes sunk in the background. It was an interesting dram— I would happily accept a pour of it, but I do not think I will be hunting a bottle any time soon.
