90
- Nose
- Fresh oak, softened with sherry.
- Palate
- Full of flavours, and such a beautifully balanced, rounded whiskey: oaky, fudgy, buttery, with that Bushmills rosewater character.
- Finish
- A grainy, but more-ish, dryness.
- Comment
- Long one of my great favourites. In composition, it is the the simplest of blends, yet it demonstrates how malt can someimes be enhanced by a leavening of grain.
85
- Nose
- Multi-layered and seductive. The sherry is clean, medium sweet and a good foil for the malt and grain.
- Palate
- Amazingly soft. The grain ensures clarity and lightness, highlighted by peppery spice.
- Finish
- Long, spicy and grapefruity with some toasty, oaky notes.
- Comment
- One of the world's finer blends, though again showing more sherry character than before. Obviously some extremely fine quality sherry casks have been introduced for this vatting.
A sane man in a mad world
Irish whiskey is an aesthetic discipline, says Kevin Pilley so get a grip
May 1999, Issue 3, page 21
About the blends
This issue we decided to focus on and how they are viewed by the drinking public. We put two questions to Whisky Magazine's online community at www.whiskymag.com to see what they thought.
November 2007, Issue 67, page 36
Desert Island drams
What do professional tasters drink for pleasure? Richard Jones finds out what the whisky makers' whiskies are
June 2003, Issue 31, page 30
From Stave to Stage
We follow the process of creating some very special guitars
October 2012, Issue 107, page 50
Home of the Black art (Bushmills)
Ireland isn't normally associated with single malts, but at Bushmills they're investing heavily in producing outstanding whiskeys. Dominic Roskrowwent there
September 2004, Issue 42, page 34
Irish giant
Dave Broom concludes his indepth investigation of the Irish whiskey industry
July 2008, Issue 73, page 52
Journey from hell to reach whisky heaven (Bushmills)
Stuart Maclean Ramsay embarks on a perilous pilgrimage to Bushmills, home of the world's oldest distillery, in an attempt to find out why, after visiting , some people talk of reincarnation and spirit...
April 2001, Issue 15, page 24
Live and kicking
Marcin Miller evaluates the inaugural Whisky Magazine Live and comes to the conclusion that if you missed it, you missed out
July 2001, Issue 17, page 28
On Islay every day's a festival
The Islay festival starts on May 27th. We decided to host a pre-festival dinner on the island and invited all the distilleries. Dominic Roskrow reports
April 2005, Issue 47, page 30
Teeing Off
Iorwerth Griffiths finds an escape to whisky heaven in Northern Ireland
June 2011, Issue 96, page 70
The bar in the Bluegrass
Ken Hoskins visits Lousiville's Seelbach Hilton Hotel, where Al Capone gambled away his ill-gotten gains, F.Scott Fitzgerald became so drunk he was physically ejected and Max Allen Jr., Kentucky's leg...
February 2001, Issue 14, page 56
The Spice of Life
Kate Portman takes her seat at the table for a bit of
Eastern delight.
June 2009, Issue 80, page 52
Travelling Through a Green Land
The editor takes the new BMW R1200R on a road trip round Ireland
July 2011, Issue 97, page 52
Welcome to Whisky Magazine
Well it's that time of year where I think it's good to take a moment and reflect on what has been, and to be honest this year has been a bit of a whirlwind.
There have been some stunning drams releas...
December 2010, Issue 92, page 5
Whisky, cocktails, and all that jazz (Be Bop Bar)
Ken Hoskins travels to eastern Europe and puts his feet up in the Be Bop Bar with his new Czech mate.
November 2000, Issue 12, page 76
Young at heart?
In a new series we ask a panel of experts to debate a controversial subject
April 2004, Issue 38, page 30
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