Beverage Testing Institute · July 2022
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Bushmills 'Black Bush' Blended Irish Whiskey 750ml
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Product Description
Matured to perfection in sherry casks
Product Specs
| Alcohol by Volume | 40.0% |
| Country of Origin | Northern Ireland |
| UPC | 811538016216 |
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Awards & Scores
Critic reviews and blind-tasting competition results for this bottle.
What critics and judges wrote
IWSC judges · Silver · 2025
Bright aromas of green pear and grapes greet the senses, complemented by creamy custard and polished oak. The palate reveals toffee and orchard fruits before a juicy, refreshing finish with a touch of white pepper.
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Show 3 more notes, 2023 to 2026
Bright tropical fruits and ripe peaches lead with a delicate syrupy sweetness, underpinned by subtle malt. This flows into a dense, refreshing mouthfeel, finishing with a balanced, lingering sweetness with gentle citrus notes.
Evocative apple orchard aromas with sweet fruit and wood profile. A refined, dry finish.
Ripe apple and pear notes with some candied fruit flavours. A hint of leafy green adds a nice counter to the fruit sweetness. Light-bodied with a medium finish.
Falstaff · October 2017
Nutty notes as well as honeydew melon and pome fruit in the aroma. The notes are also found in the taste together with a maltiness. The finish is quite long with a gentle finish.
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Show 1 more review, 2016
Nuts, honey and herbs give the first impression on the nose. Tropical drops are added on the palate. Relatively full-bodied with a pleasant malty finish. There is a slight hint of wood smoke in the finish.
Whisky Advocate · Jonny McCormick · 2015
The sherry cask maturation is the key; mouthwatering autumn fruits plucked from the trees, cinnamon-apple cobbler, and cocoa-dusted raisins. … It slips away reluctantly, leaving a long, dark sweetness behind it. One glass is never enough.
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Distiller · Stephanie Moreno
… the color of the whiskey is dark as are the spices and fruits you find in the dram. The texture is nicely full and smooth. … when you're at your favorite dive bar … This is the whiskey that you order.
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World Whiskies Awards judges · Silver · 2015
Sweet and lightly floral on the nose, with nuts and chocolate liqueur on the palate. Lingering alcoholic finish, with more chocolate liqueur.
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Wine Enthusiast · P.P. · June 2006
Possesses a high ratio (80%+) of malt whiskey. Black Bush's racy bouquet offers aromas of toffee, cotton candy, malt mash and cream highlight. Palate entry is deep, dark caramel-like and stunningly luscious. Simply, one of the greatest whiskeys from Ireland.
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Competition medals
International Spirits Challenge
Show 5 earlier medals, 2007 to 2015
San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Silver 2026Silver 2025
World Whiskies Awards
Show 1 earlier medal, 2015
17 medals from 4 competitions, 2007 to 2026.
Tasting Notes
Flavor profile
How strongly each flavor family shows up across 11 notes from 6 publications, weighted by source.
- Herbal & greenherbs, a hint of leafy green, lightly floralA hint
- Fruityhoneydew melon and pome fruit, tropical drops, mouthwatering autumn fruits, cinnamon-apple cobbler, cocoa-dusted raisinsClear
- Sweethoney, the sweetness, a long, dark sweetness, toffeeClear
- Oak & maltnutty notes, maltiness, nuts, pleasant malty finish, malt mashLight
- Smokeslight hint of wood smokeA hint
- Spicecinnamon-apple cobbler, dark spices, a touch of white pepperLight
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Bushmills 'Black Bush' against other Irish whiskeys we carry. Closer dots taste more alike.
Closest Irish whiskeys at a similar price: Powers Gold Label Hand Crafted Triple Distilled ($36.98), Teeling Whiskey Single Grain ($29.97), and Jameson Select Reserve Black Barrel ($29.97).
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Flavor scores are our estimates. A flavor scores higher when more critics mention it and when they describe it more strongly, so no single review sets the result. They are not a rating from any publication.
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