Taster

Nose: Beautifully scented with honey, sweet apples, pears, bananas and sherry.

Palate: Delicious, malt roundedness, rich fruit and nuttiness peep through the sherry and port structure.

Finish: Lingering sweet fruit salad character and the lightest trace of peat.

Comment: Absolutely charming Bushmills. Expertly composed.

Score: 8.8

Taster

Nose: Distinctly nutty, but also with those linseedy Irish flavours. some soft, perfumy, spiciness.

Palate: Toasted almonds, raisin, slightly burnt toffee.

Finish: Delicate, elusive, flavours. Long, soft, soothing.

Comment: All the woods are influential, especially the port in the finish. A dextrous balancing act.

Score: 8.5