Tasting Note: Bushmills:1608: 400 year anniversary edition

Bushmills 1608: 400 year anniversary edition (Ireland: Blended: 46% ABV)

Blended Whiskey (95% malt 5% grain)

Visual: a light fresh yellow gold.

Viscosity: Thick slow trails start after a few long moments consideration

Nose: Corn fields. Apple pie, delicate and sweet, dusted sugar grains, Danish pastries. A whole delicatessen of sweet delights.

Body: Vanilla, carrot cake. A dry edge like oatmeal biscuits encircles a sweet centre.

Finish: shortbread haze and dry biscuitness, a slight harshness at the back but mostly mellow. Pancakes. The slightest burnt cinders hint out occasionally.

Conclusion: A sweet toothed dance through the mellow and smooth end of the whiskey range. A touch of water reduces the harsh notes but also blunts the higher notes for a more balanced but somewhat lessened experience.

Biscuity sweet and smooth, this shows wonderful presence; Its after notes are the only let down, some elements stay a touch too long and after a full measure the elements can become distracting. Overall a fine whiskey to go with dessert.