Singel Malt Whisky
Nothern Ireland
Aged 16 Years
Bushmills Distillery
Colour: Quite pale amber with lemon highlights
Nose: Very fresh unpeated cleanness, a gooseberry
greenness and almost grassy Sauvignon Blanc-like,
rich, quite full-bodied with a hint of sweet menthol
Flavour: Medium-dry, fresh, clean, green and quite
full-bodied, rich and round with a ripe apple flavour
Finish: Long, zingy and spicy with tangy green apples
Notes: Wm. Cadenhead bottling, bottled on St. Patrick's Day,17.3.94
Location: Near the Giant's Causeway on the north coast of Ulster. Water: Saint Columb's Rill.
Comments: Bushmills is triple distilled, although it is not alone in this respect. Auchentoshan, Rosebank and Benrinnes also use forms of triple distillation. Bushmills is also available in duty-free markets at 43% vol. Irish whisky is unpeated, unlike most Scotch whisky. Irish Distillers own two distilleries, Bushmills and the modern Midleton complex near Cork. Irish blends such as Jameson, Original Bushmills, Black Bush, Powers, Paddy and Tullamore Dew are produced from whiskies distilled at these two distilleries. In 1920, there were 23 distilleries in Ireland and 134 in Scotland.