Bushmills / Aged 12 Years, Distillery Reserve

Bushmills

Aged 12 Years, Distillery Reserve

ABV 40%
REVIEWED Issue 65

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Specifications

Brand: Bushmills
Expression: Aged 12 Years, Distillery Reserve
Type: Northern Ireland Whisky / Single Malt
Age: 12 years old
ABV: 40%
Country/Region: Northern Ireland
Bottling type: Standard (Distillery or blended)

Awards

Editor's Choice
Issue 65

Tasting notes

Taster Dave Broom

Nose: Toasty and sweet, ripe and juicy. Bread pudding, light treacle, dried fruit but there's still a grassy freshness along with oolong-like perfume.
Palate: Soft, generous and with a slow, unfolding quality. Ripe fruits. Rich and mouthfilling with light grip. Big and chewy, but balanced.
Finish: Gentle. Passion fruit juice.
Comment: A leap in quality above the rest on show here. Worth a trip to the still just to buy one.

8.8

Taster Gavin D. Smith

Nose: Malt, honey and citrus notes, freshly squeazed oranges and barley sugar.
Palate: Oily, mouth-coating, dry and attractively winey.
Finish: Long and drying, with liquorice and treacle.
Comment: Moreish!

8.0

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Old Bushmills Distillery, 2 Distillery Road, Bushmills, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Republic of Ireland

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