That’s not to say it’s bad — it’s fruity and sweet, but there’s still a bit of depth there to provide an interesting experience.

This whiskey has a lot of interesting flavors when taken neat, but adding a bit of ice usually changes things. Finish - Medium in length, Slightly longer and more satisfying than the JWB although smoke is absent. Anyway, this is my go-to blended whiskey at the moment, so consider this review a little positively biased.The BB in 1 ltr can be had for little money and when you stack it up against other blends, you appreciate what good value it is. Bushmills, the venerable Irish whiskey maker, is the second largest and the oldest Irish whiskey producer.

Its the third time i poored this into my glass and I am filling it with a lot more than 5 centilitres. After drinking a heavily sherried Speyside malt such as Aberlour 12 or Glengoyne 17, this one tastes extremely floral and entirely different. Adding water didn't change much in the character of this whiskey, but adding ice brought out more fruit and toned down a bit of the malt sweetness. My reasonsing was, "Meh, it's only blended Irish whiskey, and it doesn't hold a flame to single malt scotch whiskies, blah, blah, blah.

So not the most world beating whisky, but genuinely fun to drink, and ~very~ affordable (as far as whiskies go). On the Facebook ‘Whisky Bloggers’ the idea of a Flash Mob arose to publish the very same tasting note on the same date. Mixologists from Bar Swift on Old Compton Street, London have come up with two new cocktails to bring out the “rich, fruity notes and deep intense character” of Black Bush. I have four bottles of the Bushmills range in my cabinet, but so far only tasted the Single Malt 10 Year Old.