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Bushmills Original
The core blend from Northern Ireland's Bushmills Distillery. A high malt content gives fruity sweetness and smoothness in a light style.
Details
| Brand | Bushmills |
|---|---|
| Distillery | Bushmills |
| Origin | Ireland / Northern Ireland |
| Style | Blended |
| Age | NAS |
| ABV | 40% |
| Cask | Bourbon and sherry casks |
Flavour profile
- Smoky
- Sweet
- Fruity
- Spicy
- Rich
* Editorial estimate.
Tasting notes
- Nose
- Fruity green apple and pear, with honey and vanilla.
- Palate
- Light and smooth — sweet barley, fruit and a touch of spice.
- Finish
- Clean and fairly short, with gentle sweetness.
* Editorial tasting notes.
How to enjoy it
- Highball
- On the rocks
- Cocktails
Light and easy, it suits highballs or mizuwari with food, and is a classic base for Irish coffee.
Food pairing
Sandwiches, fried chicken, battered white fish — most lighter fare.
Background & production
Made at the Bushmills Distillery in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The distillery traces its heritage to a licence to distil granted to Sir Thomas Phillips by King James I in 1608.
Original blends around 45% triple-distilled malt whiskey with 55% grain whiskey — an unusually high malt share — to a recipe said to be unchanged since 1888.
It is matured in ex-bourbon barrels and oloroso sherry casks and bottled at 40%.
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Sources: comptoir-irlandais.com / theliquorbarn.com
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