Rather than bounce around with multiple distilleries, our recent Irish evening narrowed its focus to primarily Bushmills.
For those not familiar, the Old Bushmills distillery can be found in Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland and traces its history back some 400+ years.
1st up in our combined Whisky Ladies & Bombay Malt & Cigar evening was the Bushmills 10 year.
Carissa’s tasting notes:
(Bushmills website)
- Nose – Light, sweet, sprightly, a bit of banana, hints of vanilla, some honey, a whiff of spice all typical of an ex bourbon cask, mellowed into a soft caramel
- Palate – Some fruit – apples and pears, very smooth and easy to drink, a hint of sweet spice like cinnamon, malty cereal
- Finish – Was there a finish? Maybe a little light whisky sweetness…
- Water – Hmm… honestly don’t… it was already quite ‘thin’ to our palates now more attuned to cask strength than 40%… and the whisky character is already quite restrained so best avoided
Overall we found it was a good start to the evening – one of those eminently accessible whiskies. While it doesn’t challenge, it does an admirable job of lubricating the senses with a sweet, sociable, uncomplicated yet pleasant whisky.
Here’s what the folks over at Bushmills have to say about their 10 year:
Bushmills Single Malt Whiskey 10 year old is triple distilled from 100% malted barley and matured for at least 10 years in bourbon season barrels which give it it’s honey, vanilla and milk chocolate aroma.
It can be served neat, over ice or if you’re feeling a little more adventurous, try it frozen.
We didn’t try it frozen, however…in a muggy Mumbai May night? Perhaps that wouldn’t be such a bad thing.
Extra special treat for this sessions are guest reviews by different Whisky Ladies of Mumbai!
- Bushmills 16 year 40% – Guest review by Paula
- Bushmills 21 year 40% – Guest review by Shruti
- Bushmills Steamship 40% – Guest review by Susan
- Connemara NAS 40% – Guest review by Lina
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As a tour guide at the distillery, I’m really glad you enjoyed it! The ten is one of my favourites 🙂
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Hey Amber – Thanks for stopping by! You must have met our friend’s friend Arti who just happened to be at the distillery a few days ago and took the pic which she shared with us for this post. 🙂
Most found the 10 a perfect sociable start to our evening! That said, it meant having Steamship post 21 year maybe wasn’t optimal… some thought in retrospect we should have started with it. Me? Bushmills 10 was a perfect way to begin!
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