Bushmills
7.9

Bushmills

Aged 12 Years, Distillery Reserve

ABV 40%

Cleaner than of old but no less characterful. Quite a cerebral whisky.

Jim Murray

Specification

Bushmills

Brand

Bushmills

Bottler

Aged 12 Years, Distillery Reserve

Expression

Single Malt

Type

12

Age (Years)

40%

ABV

Northern Ireland

Region/Country

Standard (Distillery or blended)

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Jim Murray

Taster

Nose: The sherry is light and clean and gives way to a lovely hint of orange and sweet nuts. Impressively stylish and assured.

Palate: A highly developed and confusingly complex middle tends to nudge back towards sherry dominance.

Finish: Dries as the richer sherry notes fade and the oak takes hold.

Comment: Cleaner than of old but no less characterful. Quite a cerebral whisky.

Score: 8

Michael Jackson

Taster

Nose: Warm. Suede. Leather. Linseed.

Palate: Toasted almonds. Pistachios. Fudge. Fruity. Flowering currant. Good flavour development.

Finish: A hint of sherry. Apricot-like, oily sweetness.

Comment: Despite being a malt, it still, somehow has an Irish accent. Slightly more personality than the Bushmills malt at 16 Years Old. Drinkable and sociable.

Score: 7.8

7.9
Overall Score

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