Old Bushmills White Label Bottled 1970s

Bushmills Black Bush

Recently a friend of mine, his father-in-law and I had a tasting session. We actually went through 13 drams in one sitting. A long but very good night! The whiskies we went through in order were Bushmills Black Bush, Macphail's Collection Bunnahabhain 1990 (bottled in 2006), Bruichladdich 10 year old (bottled in 1979), Ardbeg Blasda, Port Ellen 25...

Score 75/100

Bushmills Black Bush

Another almost-empty bottle I had hanging around in my cupboard. Time to restock! Anyway, this is my go-to blended whiskey at the moment, so consider this review a little positively biased. The color is very nice, but caramel has been added to create it. Some reviews note caramel caramel in the taste, but I can't find it. The nose gives us...

Score 90/100

Bushmills 1608 400th Anniversary

I first tasted this whiskey at The Sweet Hereafter in Southeast Portland Oregon. It was so delicious that I just had to buy a bottle. In fact, my girlfriend believed the bartender when he told us that his was the last bottle in the state of Oregon, and so she sent away for a bottle to surprise me at Christmas. It was I who ended up surprising her....

Score 60/100

Bushmills SMWS 51.12 - Pastries and sweet treats

SMWS 51.12 "Pastries & Sweet Treats" Bushmills Distillery 15yrs old Distilled 22nd May 2002 58.9% ABV I’ve doubled down on tackling my sample box of late, I’ve had success by putting my sessions together around contrast/compare, rather than honing in on a specific expression. With that in mind, when I went in search of a whisky to...

Score 83/100