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Bushmills
Black Bush Irish Blended Whiskey

Category: Irish Blended Whiskey

Date Tasted: 5/24/2022

Country: Ireland

Alcohol: 40%

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94 Points

Gold Medal

Exceptional

$31

Bushmills
Black Bush Irish Blended Whiskey

Category: Irish Blended Whiskey

Date Tasted: 5/24/2022

Country: Ireland

Alcohol: 40%

Clear gold color. Chemical, fruity, toasty, overripe aromas and flavors of malty, barrel spice, and a touch of sherry influence, dried red fruit, red apple, vanilla, and cocoa, and wet grass and earth with a satiny, shy, dryish light-to-medium body and a warming, refreshing, medium-length finish that exhibits notes of black tea, dried dates and figs, bitter toffee and raisin bran, and fresh cut grass. A proper benchmark Irish Whiskey with subtle notes of vanilla bean and fresh cut grass.

Tasting Info

	Style:	Rich & Complex
	Aroma:	malty, barrel spice, and a touch of sherry influence, dried red fruit, red apple, vanilla, and cocoa, and wet grass and earth
	Flavor:	Same as aromas with notes of black tea, dried dates and figs, bitter toffee and raisin bran, and fresh cut grass
	Smoothness:	Warming
	Finish:	Normal
	Enjoy:	neat and on the rocks
	Bottom Line:	A proper benchmark Irish Whiskey with subtle notes of vanilla bean and fresh cut grass.

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Full Review

Bushmills
Black Bush Irish Blended Whiskey

Category: Irish Blended Whiskey

Bushmills
Black Bush Irish Blended Whiskey

Category: Irish Blended Whiskey

Tasting Info

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Full Review

Bushmills Black Bush Irish Blended Whiskey

Category: Irish Blended Whiskey

Bushmills Black Bush Irish Blended Whiskey

Category: Irish Blended Whiskey

Tasting Info

The Importer

Proximo Spirits

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Buy It Now

Bushmills
Black Bush Irish Blended Whiskey

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Top Rated for
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Irish Whiskey