A superb 10 year old Irish single malt whiskey and winner of Best Irish Single Malt Whiskey at the 2007 World Whiskies Awards. Wonderfully fruit-forward, with a good helping of vanilla and warming oaky spices in support.
Cooked banana and tropical fruit.
Guava, cantaloupe melon, over-ripe white peach, vanilla and peels.
Floral, spicy finish.
Add a drop of water and it tastes just like nectarine chunks in low fat yoghurt!
The heart of Irish whiskey is barley and it’s barley’s marvelous malt character that Irish whiskey, well made, historically showcased. Competition inspires many experiments in Irish whiskey, many of them intriguing showcases of whiskey makers‘ skills of aging in various woods. But for me the best Irish whiskies remain those that brilliantly showcase barley. Bushmills 10 year old Single Malt has few equals in that regard, Knappogue 12 years old matching it in my opinion, but none superior to it as one of the crown jewels of classic Irish whiskey.
What do I think ? Well, apart from the local price increase, I love it. It’s smooth, tasty and relaxing. This is a sipping drink that you can relax and ponder at your own pace , in short it’s relaxing and mellow at the end of the day. Pity the bottle is so small !
Of course taste is subjective and personal, but in my humble opinion best value for money ratio. Feels very smooth, easy drinking. An excellent everyday sipper!
Great Irish whisky, good taste and even better aroma.
pretty good, ive been drinking alot of single malts and blends, even the bush white and black which are also my favorite blends, they make the blends with this single malt which pretty much makes it the backbone. Not bad, i agree with Bill Murray, this is a good all around whiskey, leave it to the Irish potstill, i even chose it over the johnny walker green knowing that it is a sure winner!
