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96-100
points

Bushmills Irish Cream Liqueur

  • Best Buy
  1. $19
Opening aroma rings with lovely, sweet scents of cinnamon, candied walnut and double cream; with time the bouquet accentuates the nuttiness and the cream in the most congruous manner imaginable. Palate entry is satiny smooth, delectably creamy and properly spiced; at midpalate, the creaminess takes on a bittersweet cocoa quality that’s utterly spectacular…  — P.P.  (6/1/2004)
96-100
points

Bushmills Malt 16 Year Old Irish Single Malt Whiskey

  1. $60
The smashing bouquet features delightful notes of toasted wheat bread, oatmeal, black raisins, trail mix, roasted chestnuts, bacon fat, sweet butter, ruby Port and prunes. Entry is peppery, moderately sweet and smoky; midpalate features succulent tastes of dark chocolate-covered cherries and strawberries, honey and smoked nuts. Finishes elegantly and clean, with…  — P.P.  (12/1/2008)
90-95
points

Bushmills Black Bush Blended Irish Whiskey/Black Label

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  1. $28
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.  — P.P.  (7/1/2004)
90-95
points

Bushmills 1608 Blended Irish Whiskey

  1. $75
The nosing passes find notes of almond paste, straw, brown butter, nougat, dark toffee, worn saddle leather and canola oil. Rich flavors of caramel, cocoa, and malted barley at entry; midpalate adds flavors of tapioca, old honey and butter cream on top of the intense graininess. Finishes malty sweet, buttery, oily and multilayered. Very nice.  — P.P.  (3/1/2009)
85-89
points

Bushmills Original Blended Irish Whiskey/White Label

  • Best Buy
  1. $20
Early-stage sniffings find delicate aromas of green vegetables, carnations and grain mash; further air contact brings up slightly sour notes of damp soil, glue and marshmallow. Exceedingly pleasant, grainy sweet and genial on the palate. Finishes cleanly.  — P.P.  (7/1/2004)
85-89
points

Bushmills Malt 10 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey/Green Label

  1. $34
The early stage aroma is fresh, malty, yeasty/beery and honey-like; further aeration stimulates intriguing notes of nougat, milk chocolate and oaky vanilla. Palate entry offers pleasantly fruity/grainy tastes that are off-dry. Ends up semisweet, candied and even a tad sherried.  — P.P.  (7/1/2004)
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