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Bushmills

World Whiskies Awards 2007 - World's Best Irish Single Malt Whiskey - Winner

Bushmills 10 Years Old
Single Malt - Ireland - 40.00%
6 All the woods are influential, especially the port in the finish. A very dexterous balancing act, but is the house character eventually overwhelmed?

Bushmills 10 Years Old
Single Malt - Ireland - 40.00%
7 After years of being overshadowed by its older wood finished cousins, this 10 Years Old is finally coming into its own.

Bushmills 10 Years Old
Single Malt - Ireland - 40.00%
7 Lovely nose (once again). . Lacks a bit of depth (once again).

Bushmills 12 Years Old Distillery Reserve
Single Malt - Ireland - 40.00%
7 Despite being a malt, it still, somehow has an Irish accent. Slightly more personality than the Bushmills malt at 16 Years Old. Drinkable and sociable.

Whisky Magazine - Editors Choice - Winner

Bushmills 12 Years Old Distillery Reserve
Single Malt - Ireland - 40.00%
8 A leap in quality above the rest on show here. Worth a trip to the still just to buy one.

Whisky Magazine - Recommended - Winner

Bushmills 16 Years Old
Single Malt - Ireland - 40.00%
8 All the woods are influential, especially the port in the finish. A dextrous balancing act.

Bushmills 16 Years Old
Single Malt - Ireland - 40.00%
8 Is the house character overwhelmed by the three woods (bourbon, sherry and port)? I'll give it the benefit of the doubt.

Bushmills 16 Years Old
Single Malt - Ireland - 40.00%
7 Triple distilled whiskey drawn from bourbon, sherry and port wood...what a balancing act. It usually works a treat, but this time the elements are strangely out of kilter.

Bushmills 16 Years Old
Single Malt - Ireland - 40.00%
7 A touch slick and a little one-dimensional.

Whisky Magazine - Recommended - Winner

Bushmills 1608 Reserve
Blended - Ireland - 40.00%
8 Very rich and sweet, but still a Bushmills.

Bushmills 1982 Bourbon Cask
Single Malt - Ireland - 57.80%
8 An unusually dry expression of Bushmills. Complex. Austere. Bushmills needs a touch of sherry sweetness.

Whisky Magazine - Recommended - Winner

Bushmills 21 Years Old
Single Malt - Ireland - 40.00%
7 A delicious whisky. The sweetness and nuttiness of Bushmills whiskey and of Madeira are an enjoyable double-act. The whiskey has to work hard to avoid being upstaged.

Bushmills 21 Years Old
Single Malt - Ireland - 40.00%
8 This whiskey has changed quite a bit in the last few years. It's now less subtle, more forthright, but no less delicious.

Whisky Magazine - Editors Choice - Winner

Bushmills 21 Years Old Madeira Finish
Single Malt - Ireland - 40.00%
8 Good flow, balance and grip. A powerhouse.

Whisky Magazine - Recommended - Winner

Bushmills Black Bush
Blended - Ireland - 40.00%
8 Beautifully balanced.

Whisky Magazine - Recommended - Winner

Bushmills Millennium
Single Malt - Ireland - 40.00%
8 Tightly combined flavours. Delicate. Elegant.

Bushmills Original
Blended - Ireland - 40.00%
7 Its youth just gives it a hard quality.

Mulholland's Drive
Iorwerth Griffiths talks to Ireland's first female master blender.

July 2009, Issue 81, page 24

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

Whisky on the move
Joe Bates on what to look for when in transit

June 2005, Issue 48, page 45

The Fair City (Dublin)
Joe Bates checks out the latest offers in Dublin

April 2007, Issue 63, page 57

Bushmills, boiled socks and baloney
Brigid James rounds up the latest news and opinions from the definitive whisky website, www.whisky-world.com

July 2001, Issue 17, page 47

Out with the rubbish
It is time for Irish whiskey to abolish the blamey and stand on its own three feet, says Jim Murray

May 1999, Issue 3, page 8

Spy
Arctic adventure Scots born explorer Jock Wishart and Old Pulteney whisky have unveiled a remarkable mission to conquer what could be one of the world's last great ‘firsts': to row to one of the ...

June 2010, Issue 88, page 6

Operation BOTB
Marcin Miller explains the objective of the Best of the Best tasting and how the 47 whiskies were selected, categorised and scored.

June 2001, Issue 16, page 49

A spicier side of Ireland
Celebrity chef Paul Rankin has always used whiskey in his recipes. Dominic Roskrow took a cooking lesson with him and visited his restaurant, Cayenne

July 2004, Issue 41, page 50

From the Editor
From the outset it was the intention of Whisky Magazine to embrace whiskies and whiskeys other than Scotch, and this issue sets the ball rolling with pieces by Tim Atkin, Giles Macdonagh and myself ab...

May 1999, Issue 3, page 5

The Spice of Life
Kate Portman takes her seat at the table for a bit of Eastern delight.

June 2009, Issue 80, page 52

Variety performance
Irish Whiskey is entering a golden age hanks to the efforts of entrepreneurs such as Mark Andrews, Gary Regan met this king of Knappogue Castle.

April 2000, Issue 9, page 52

New Irish Dawn
Much has been made of the Scotch whisky boom,but Irish whiskey is also in rude good health. Dominic Roskrow looks at the new kids on the block.

September 2008, Issue 74, page 46

Last man standing
In the latest of our series charting lost distilleries,Gavin Smith looks at Northern Ireland's Coleraine

October 2008, Issue 75, page 32

Welcome to Whisky Magazine
It is always good to be back in Ireland, to return to the cradle of so many things that we often take for granted: distilling, Christianity, EU funding and that elusive craic. Despite the recent econ...

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Teeing off
Iorwerth Griffiths finds an escape to whisky heaven in Northern Ireland

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Fashion Invasion
Joe Bate reports on how whiskey arrived in style at Belfast City.

July 2010, Issue 89, page 36

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

A potted history
Justifiably famous for its range of Irish whiskies, the Pot Still in Gloucester is also a haven for lovers of single malts, unusual spirits, liqueurs and bottled beers. Richard Jones reports

June 2006, Issue 56, page 33

National Treasures
The search starts to find the cream of the crop in the whisky world. Scotland, Ireland and Canada have been scrutinised,we find out who is in the running.

November 2007, Issue 67, page 8

spy
We bring you the news, show and reviews amd Dave's look at the whisky world

October 2010, Issue 91, page 6

Celtic resurgence
Is the Emerald Isle worth a visit for whiskey fans? You bet – and particularly in 2007

March 2007, Issue 62, page 38

National debt
Without Ireland, there would be no whisky in Scotland. Giles Macdonagh traces Scotch back to its Irish roots.

May 1999, Issue 3, page 38

Frank's wild years (Frank McHardy)
Frank McHardy has given his life to whisky. He's now installed in the newest distillery in Scotland and he's a proud man. Dave Broom spoke to him about his exceptional career

November 2003, Issue 35, page 54

A slice of heaven
Ireland doesn't have a lot of distilleries but what it has are all worth a visit. Iorwerth Griffiths reports

August 2006, Issue 58, page 37

Leading the revolution
Iorweth Griffiths meets the man who helped Irish Whisky in to the limelight.

September 2010, Issue 90, page 22

Celtic tiger
Dublin's Celtic Whiskey Shop is driving an interest in Irish whiskeys but Scotch is benefiting too. Iorweth Griffiths reports

July 2006, Issue 57, page 54

Coast to coast
Iorwerth Griffiths takes us on a tour of God's distilling country

March 2011, Issue 94, page 26

Irish guys still smiling
Ireland's only independent distillery has had a rollercoaster time since it was established at the end of the '80s. Now it's time to deliver,its chairman tells Dominic Roskrow

July 2006, Issue 57, page 52

Women with taste
If a group of women conducted a whisky tasting, would it be very different to a men's one? Well yes, actually. Dominic Roskrow meets the girls

September 2004, Issue 42, page 22

Stock of French whisky event rises
The first Whisky LiveParis was held inteh old Parisian stock market - and it was a success

October 2004, Issue 43, page 15

As esay as one, two, three?
Peter Mulryan looks at the increasingly rare art of triple distillation

March 2003, Issue 29, page 58

Welcome to Whisky Magazine
Well finally things are warming up here and it looks like summer might eventually be round the corner, and I for one cannot wait. Once again this year will see me and the BBC's Tom Morton hitting the...

June 2010, Issue 88, page 5

Welcome to Whisky Magazine
There is nothing quite like hitting the road and seeing the whisky world, I can totally see why Alfred Barnard did it. I honestly cannot think of another industry that is on the whole as welcoming and...

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Scotching the myth
The concept of whisky and food has come a long way in recent years. Dominic Roskrow charts its progress

October 2006, Issue 59, page 44

Ask the expert
John Rose answers another selection of our readers' letters

November 2006, Issue 60, page 33

More than chocolates
Joe Bates heads to the land of confectionary to discover some whisky gems

October 2008, Issue 75, page 34

Rising stars
The search is nearly over for the cream of the crop in the whisky world. In the final round of the regional voting our focus turns to the ‘rest of the world'.

February 2010, Issue 86, page 6

Difficult second album
Jefferson Chase looks at the battle between the secular and religious.

June 2008, Issue 72, page 71

The essential distillery guide
Duncan and Wendy Graham have travelled to every corner of Scotland in researching their book Visiting Distilleries. We asked them to pick the ten best visitor centres

September 2001, Issue 18, page 38

A sense of place
Joe Bates finds a warm welcome in Sweden.

February 2009, Issue 78, page 34

The emerald isle
Once rich in distilleries, Ireland has few left and only one permits visitors. So whisky tourists have to work domainly with museums. Great country to do it though.

February 2008, Issue 70, page 36

Small but perfectly formed
Joe Bates looks at the delightful London City airport.

January 2008, Issue 69, page 39

Ireland's theory of evolution
Susy Atkins examines Irish drinking culture and discovers that drinkers tastes have gradually changed and moved beyond Guinness, whiskey and liqueurs.

April 2001, Issue 15, page 44

Forever drinking
Dave Broom talks music with seminal 60s band and whisky drinkers, Love.

June 2004, Issue 40, page 25

The Irish Rover
William Trevor knew the effects of alcohol on a situation: how it could be both catalyst and extinguisher. Jefferson Chase looks at how Trevor used alcohol as an ingenious device in his work

May 2002, Issue 22, page 77

The BIG Apple
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Hiding out from the High Street hell
Salt is the first of a new trend – High Street whisky bars. In the first of a new review series Dominic Roskrow visits it

April 2004, Issue 38, page 75

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