Here, single means the same thing as it did with single grain whiskey – all the whiskey in a bottle was distilled at Royal Oak Distillery. The key differences are how the whiskey is made and what it’s made out of. First, pot still whiskey is made out of pot stills, specifically copper pot still, not column stills. Pot stills operate on a batch by batch basis whereas column stills run continuously.

Grain Irish Whiskey must contain malted barley, but no more than 30% of it can be malted barley. The rest of the mash bill can be made up of whole unmalted cereals. This must be distilled in column stills and have a flavor that reflects the ingredients and distillation method. All three styles must be aged a minimum of three years in wooden casks on the island of Ireland. Blended Irish Whiskey is a blend of two or more of the above three styles.What makes one whiskey cost so much more than another, as far as the distilling is done? Some casks don’t cost any more than another cask, do they? The Busker offers all 4 types of Irish whiskey – malt, grain, pot still, and blended. The malt, grain, and pot still selections all boast the ‘single’ label, meaning that all the whiskey that goes into it is produced at the Royal Oak Distillery. I’ll discuss more about each type of whiskey below. The Busker Single Grain Nose: Smells of lemon and barley initially. Hints of scones and Luxardo cherries underlie those initial scents. However you plan to drink it, The Busker Irish Whiskey Single Malt is a solid option when you’re looking for a light, easy, and flavorful whiskey. The Busker Irish whiskey Summary We received all four varieties for review — none have age statements, but we do have a bit of cask type information — so let’s dig in.

In the case of The Busker, all three are blended together, hence the name. It takes pot still whiskey, malt whiskey, and grain whiskey aged in Bourbon, Marsala, and Sherry casks and blends them together to form the Triple Cask Triple Smooth. The Busker Single Malt Tasting Notes The latest release from Irish whiskey brand The Busker is a small batch expression double aged in Bourbon and oloroso Sherry casks. The Busker is owned by Italian brand Illva Saronno Now that we’ve fully covered The Busker Irish Whiskeys, it’s time to get into the specific flavor profile of their single malt. I haven’t had the opportunity to do a tasting with all of them as my local liquor store only carried this option.

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The Busker isn’t just a guy that plays guitar on the street. It’s now a new brand of Irish whiskey, actually part of the Disaronno company. Single grain does not mean that just one grain was used in the mash bill either. Grain Irish Whiskey uses no more than 30% malted barley with other grains, such as corn, wheat, and unmalted barley. lastly, grain whiskey is distilled in column stills. This allows for larger scale production.