spirits whiskey
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Bushmills Black Bush
County Antrim — Bushmills Distillery, United Kingdom
About this product
Bushmills Black Bush is Northern Ireland's most celebrated blended whiskey — approximately 80% Bushmills single malt whiskey blended with 20% grain whiskey, with the malt component matured predominantly in Oloroso sherry casks. This sherry dominance gives Black Bush a richness and dark fruit character quite different from the standard Bushmills Original (ex-bourbon). It is the outstanding value expression from the world's oldest licensed distillery: smooth, approachable, and distinctly fruit-rich from the sherry influence. Triple-distilled for Irish smoothness, with a slightly higher malt-to-grain ratio than most blended expressions.
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colourDeep amber-gold
noseDried fruit, dark cherry, honey, vanilla — the sherry influence is immediately apparent
palateSmooth and rich — dried fruit, sweet malt, light tannin from sherry oak
finishMedium, warming, fruit and sweet malt fade
Service
notesAn excellent whiskey for those transitioning from sherried Scotch to Irish.
glasswareTumbler
serve tempNeat or with one large ice cube
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Dried fruit, dark cherry, honey, vanilla — the sherry influence is immediately apparent
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Pairings
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Black Bush's rich sherry bridges the porter cake's fruit; an Irish whiskey for Ireland's most traditional dark fruit bake
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Bushmills Black Bush and the Ulster fry is Northern Ireland's defining morning pairing; the sherry cask warmth bridges the rich cooked breakfast
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Black Bush's sherry richness bridges the pork belly and apple; a Northern Irish whiskey for a Belfast Sunday lunch
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The dried fruit and Oloroso sherry influence of Bushmills Black Bush mirrors the caramelised date and toffee of sticky toffee pudding — Ireland's best dessert pairing.
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Black Bush's sherry warmth bridges the smoked haddock chowder; a Northern Irish whiskey for a traditional coastal chowder
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Black Bush's sherry cask bridges the aged Kerrygold Cheddar; an Irish whiskey for Ireland's most celebrated aged dairy
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Black Bush's complexity bridges the cock-a-leekie's gentle depth; a Northern Irish whiskey for a traditional British Isles soup
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