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Bushmills Original Irish Whiskey
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Bushmills Original Irish Whiskey

Origin
🇮🇪Ireland
Strength40%
Price Tier
LIBRARIAN'S VERDICT

The definitive 'gateway' whiskey. It is uncompromisingly smooth and inoffensive, making it the perfect introduction for those who find Scotch too challenging or Bourbon too sweet.

The Library Note

With a license to distill dating back to 1608, Bushmills is the ancestor of all Irish whiskey. Their 'Original' expression is a meticulous blend of their hallmark single malt whiskeys and lighter grain whiskeys, offering a profile that is as accessible today as it was three hundred years ago.

Sommelier's Perspective

THE NOSE

Fresh and aromatic. Dominated by scents of cut grass, green apple, and a delicate honey sweetness.

THE PALATE

Light and easy. Fruity notes of banana and pear are balanced by a soft maltiness and a hint of vanilla cream.

THE FINISH

Short and clean with a mild tingle of ginger and white pepper spice.

Sensory Profile

SmokySweetComplexBitterFloral

THE PERFECT SERVE

The 'Bushmills Ginger': 2 oz Bushmills over ice, top with ginger ale and a lime wedge. Its light, floral body is the perfect partner for the heat of the ginger.

Composition

Malted Barley
Grain
Water

EXPERT TECHNIQUE

Triple-distilled in traditional copper pot stills and matured in a combination of American oak bourbon and Spanish sherry casks before being blended.

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