Bushmills Black Bush Irish Whiskey, 70cl

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Perhaps the most common phrase you hear while speaking to a botanist regarding plant health is “prevention works better than cure”. viscocity. You can definately taste malt! The taste is familiar, like a medium bodied single malt speyside malt. Glenfiddich 15? Aberfeldy?

Finish - The baking spices complete a wonderful journey from nose to mouth to throat, maintaining their balanced co-existance. The red apple that was so prominent in the nose has now transitioned to a minor, still nicely complementary, finishing note that I wish had held a little stronger. The overall finish is medium length without being overpowering.

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As sad as this may be, I developed a level of whiskey snobery over the past few years. My reasonsing was, "Meh, it's only blended Irish whiskey, and it doesn't hold a flame to single malt scotch whiskies, blah, blah, blah." Finish: medium length, red fruit developing to milk chocolate, cinnamon with a licorice note lingering. Near the end of 2010, I became interested in single malt whisky, after a conversation with a friend. Many delectable tastings later, I decided to do some research on Irish Whiskey. Until that time, I had only tried Jameson, and I still have an ufinished bottle of the 12 year Special Reserve, which is very nice. Warm malt glides over the palate dragging notes of caramel, vanilla, toffee, spice and peanut brittle with it.

This one is quite difficult to describe because it is in a class by itself. The nose is honeyed and floral, and the taste is lightly sherried and lightly sweet, being extremely smooth. If I had to compare it to a single malt, I would say that toning down the flovors of a Talisker 10 without adding water would be a fair description. After drinking a heavily sherried Speyside malt such as Aberlour 12 or Glengoyne 17, this one tastes extremely floral and entirely different. This would be more closely related to the more floral Highland malts. The nose needs a bit of time. It starts soft and accessible with both grain and raisins, mandarin and some caramel. A bit floral, some chocolate, praline and rum. Baked apples. Cinnamon. Quite a nice mix. Finish - The finish on this isn’t long but neither too short - a little sweetness lingers on with some woody notes, hints of caramel, and citrus spice floating around. I can’t say anything bad about this fortunately. As a matter a fact its probably my favorite blend now.Spraying sulphur may sound like poisoning your rose bush but in fact, it works like a charm to treat fungus diseases and prevent future occurrences. Taste - The baking spice mix (cinnamon/nutmeg/cloves blended nicely together) takes centre stage on the palate, with the apple and butter notes also continuing through from the nose on a supporting basis. Overall, the intensity of the taste does not match that of the aromas initially presented.

There’s also this list of preventive measures that ought to keep the roses healthy and your heart happy: Are they well fed, watered, sunny and have enough space for decent airflow? A happy vigorous plant will have better natural resistance than stressed plants.”Every now and then, a blend comes along that makes you think twice about spending all that money on over priced single malts (especially over here). This is one of those times…

It will also help to optimise plant health by conserving soil moisture, providing slow release organic matter and helping to prevent compaction from footfall.” Prevention is better than cure, and sulphur can act as a preventative fungicide and be applied as a spray or drench in the early season,” adds Philip.

This includes removing dead leaves on the ground once they have fallen so that any spores are not carried over from one year to the next.” The finish was short, with a hint of dried fruit and the continuance of the gentle sherry smoke. Despite being short, it was very moreish. I honestly wasn't expecting a lot, but this was really pleasant and easy to drink, and a fantastic way to ease into a big night of drinking. I've been banging on about session whiskies recently (whiskies you drink when you want to have a real drinking session), and this hit the nail dead on the head. I wanted a second glass. The deadly combination of copper sulphate and hydrated lime in water kills fungus and deters insects.