Any Bushmills fans out there?

[gartlr]

Love the stuff and no I dont care for the black label either. A destinctive taste with a litte bite. Goes great w/ coffee on its own. What would my dad say a catholic drinking from the protestant cup. Thank God we live in America.

[Jethro1984]

I enjoy Bushmills. I find it also to be a great mixer for a whiskey and Coke.....

[BigRich]

In the realm of whisk(e)y, it was my first love. Of course now I'm a polygmic whiskey whore so my fidelity doesn't mean much anymore.

[Cains Boy]

Just tried it a couple of weeks ago because I wanted to sample an Irish whiskey.

I liked it, but it'll never take the place of Scotch in my book!

[philamac]

Why is it protestant?

I am a big Bushmills fan but my first choice of Irish tends to be Jameson.

The Bushmills single malts are actually quite good too, the only problem being that there are more interesting Scottish malts available at the same price or for less.

[jrhudgins]

+1 on Jameson

[wimbouman]

Bushmills!
Man, I love it.

Did not know that there were great whisk(e)ys outside Scotland - but there are!


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[gartlr]

bushmills id protetant and jameson is catholic. Just the areas where they are distilled.

[philamac]

bushmills id protetant and jameson is catholic. Just the areas where they are distilled.

Coming from where I do that is news to me. I have heard Americans refer to Bush as 'protestant' and Jameson as 'catholic', but I have yet to meet an Irish person from either side of the border or religious divide refer to them as such. Trust me, catholics drink Bush just as protestants drink Jameson or Powers.

I hope I am not coming across as rude or humourless but sadly the protestant/catholic thing is a serious issue here and people get hurt because of it.

[Alacrity59]

+1 on Jameson

I really like the Jameson 12 year old. Fine value. Bushmills and Tullamore dew also find their way home with me on occasion as well.

[Mr Peat]

My one trip to Ireland I went to the Jameson Whiskey Museum tour in Dubin. I was selected as 1 of 4 to be tasters of 4 different Irish Whiskies, 1 Scotch and 1 American Whiskey.

Needless to say by Noon, I was well on my way in getting drunk. I did my first pub crawl of Dublin with my best friend. All we drank starting that afternoon till the wee hours of the morning was Jameson, Bushmill and Guinness. So yeah, I enjoy Bushmill.

I recommend if you can get your hands on a Irish Whiskey called Green Spot. Do so and see how awesome it is. Now the special bottle released at the Jameson museum and the distillery is freaking good as well. Only places that you can get it when I bought it.

[Chaucer]

To me, Black Bush (spicy) and Tyrconell (very smooth and a little malty) are a step up from both Bushmill and Jameson. Of the lower-priced offerings, I kind of like Powers. It's spicier than either Bushmill or Jameson.

In a trip to the Republic of Ireland about 10 years, I learned about the Cathoic-or-Protestant whiskey thing, but I also learned that many Irish folks don't care. One bartender told me that religion and politics are one thing (interesting in itself), and whiskey is another.

[cooltide]

prob the best irish whisky is 12yr red breast, it is also made by jameson
green spot is also a great whisky a bit pricey at 45 euro a bottle
but well worth every drop
slainte

[Thelonius1]

Huge fan of Bushmills 10 and the rest of the Bushmills line.

(Un?)fortunately, I've turned into a bit of a whisky slut as well, but it is old faithful.

[Echo]

Huge fan of Bushmills 10 and the rest of the Bushmills line.

(Un?)fortunately, I've turned into a bit of a whisky slut as well, but it is old faithful.

Bushmills 10 is also my favorite. First thing I bought when I turned 21 (don't worry I did not chug it like a frat boy but enjoyed it... in fact I still have a tiny bit of that bottle left). I've enjoy other whiskeys as well too, but I always come back to Bushmills as the ol' reliable

[saltypete]

I love Bushmills. My family is Scottish but I just can't take to scotch whisky, however I adore Irish Whiskey. I thought I read somewhere that Bushmills is the worlds oldest distillery, is that right?

Pete

[philamac]

I love Bushmills. My family is Scottish but I just can't take to scotch whisky, however I adore Irish Whiskey. I thought I read somewhere that Bushmills is the worlds oldest distillery, is that right?

Pete

I think it is the world's oldest legal distillery, granted a license by King James in 1608. The distillery has an excellent tour if you are ever in the area where you will get to see the stuff being made(which you don't get to see at the Guinness Hop Store), but apparently there is nothing left of the original structure.

[Kenno]

i'm a fan of the bushmills 10yo and 16yo. it's a nice change from scotch, not that i don't also like scotch.

[saltypete]

I think it is the world's oldest legal distillery, granted a license by King James in 1608. The distillery has an excellent tour if you are ever in the area where you will get to see the stuff being made(which you don't get to see at the Guinness Hop Store), but apparently there is nothing left of the original structure.

That sounds right as I have heard the stories of the Scots having illegal whisky stills hidden in the highlands so as to avoid the English taxes levied on the 'water of life'.

Pete