cowdery Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 This is embarassing. Old Bushmills is coming out with a honey-flavored blended Irish whiskey. The embarassing part? They're making it exclusively for the U.S. market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanSheen Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Looks like everyone is racing to make one of these. Next year maybe it will be honey cherry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 ............. because we NEED whiskey that tastes like a Luden's cough drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callmeox Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Honey flavored nail polish remover has to be a step up from the plain stuff, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickert Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 This is embarassing. Old Bushmills is coming out with a honey-flavored blended Irish whiskey. The embarassing part? They're making it exclusively for the U.S. market.This made me spontaneously break out in "I'm proud to be an American..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasH Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Maybe this stuff will actually be drinkable. The regular is drain cleaner.Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 Maybe this stuff will actually be drinkable. The regular is drain cleaner.Thomas If you don't like Bushmills you won't like this but if you do, you might. The whiskey definitely cuts through, which is a good thing. In that it is unlike the Jack Daniel's Honey, in which the whiskey is completely masked. The Bushmills is simple and not overly sweet. It tastes like Bushmills whiskey with a little bit of very high quality honey. The bottle is nice and the spirit is a pretty color, so all in all, not bad. The press kit came loaded onto a USB embedded in a log, which I enjoyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I'm not overly fond of Bushmills Original, but I do like the Black Bush quite well. The Malt 10 and 16 are also very good. I haven't had the pleasure of tasting the 21.I'm not a fan of any flavored whiskies, so I'll probably just pass on this one, too. :grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclebunk Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I'm not overly fond of Bushmills Original, but I do like the Black Bush quite well. The Malt 10 and 16 are also very good. I haven't had the pleasure of tasting the 21.I'm not a fan of any flavored whiskies, so I'll probably just pass on this one, too. :grin:I love Black Bush too but will pass on the honey. I'm still staring at a bottle of WT Honey that I bought a few years ago in an attempt to coax my wife into the world of whiskey. Needless to say, I failed in the endeavor. She's strictly a gin and tonic girl to this day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickert Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I love Black Bush too but will pass on the honey. I'm still staring at a bottle of WT Honey that I bought a few years ago in an attempt to coax my wife into the world of whiskey. Needless to say, I failed in the endeavor. She's strictly a gin and tonic girl to this day.I too am not a fan of flavored whiskey, but I liked to put WT Honey in the freezer. Every once in a while, that hit the spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 About the only one I haven't had is Evan Williams. And the Red Stag, which isn't out yet. I have two criteria. Tastes good, yes or no. Tastes like whiskey, yes or no.Bushmills: yes - yesTurkey: yes - noSeagrams 7: yes - noJack Daniel's: no - noAm I missing somebody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasH Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Got a bottle of this today. Had a 6.00 rebate. My wife likes EW honey reserve and seemed to like this too. She says it actually makes Bushmills drinkable. I haven't tried it yet!Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Near_Teetotaler Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 The Evan Williams and the Jack Daniels honeys were both - for me - Gaaaaaaack. If anyone had told me that I was being given a sip of Robitussin, I would not have doubted in for an instant.I am very hopeful about the Bushmils Irish Honey, but I can't spend 1/4 of a C-note to try something that might be equally disappointing. Has anyone here also been appalled by the Evan Williams and the Jack Daniels honeys but liked the Bushmills?Thank you for your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Easy way to find out is take some regular Bushmills and mix in some honey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAO Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I'm not. Thanks for asking though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Near_Teetotaler Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Ah done broke down an' bought it. Was $19.40 in VA anyway, instead of $25 at the DC store. I was quite pleased! It was not cloying or syrupy, nor did it give an impression of artificiality. It had a sweetness that I liked, the honey accent was there but done right, and the whiskey blend worked with it excellently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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