Irish / Blended Irish whiskey

Bushmills Original

Name: Bushmills Original
Brand: Bushmills

Light fruit and warm spice unfold into vanilla, honey and a crisp finish.

Light fruitHoneyWarm spice

40%ABV

No age statementNo age statement

Ink and watercolor study of an unbranded whisky bottle and tasting glass; not a product depiction — AN ILLUSTRATED SERVING STUDY · NOT THE ACTUAL BOTTLE

01 / IN THE GLASS

A flavor fingerprint.

Neat, at bottled strength. Editorial estimates—not measurements.

Bushmills Original · reference

Jameson Original has less fresh fruit.

SweetnessKey differenceLittle sweetness → Very sweet

BodyLight-bodied → Full-bodied

SmokeLittle smoke → Smoke-led

Fresh fruitKey differenceLittle fresh fruit → Fruit-led

Dried fruitLittle dried fruit → Dried-fruit-led

FloralKey differenceLittle blossom → Blossom-led

SpiceGentle spice → Spice-led

OakLittle oak → Oak-led

Malt / cerealLittle grain → Grain-led

How PROOF derives and verifies these positions →

02 / SIDE BY SIDE

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Smoke × Body

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Jameson OriginalJameson Original has less fresh fruit.Writers Tears Copper PotWriters Tears Copper Pot has less sweetness and less floral.Jameson Black BarrelJameson Black Barrel has less floral and more spice.Tullamore D.E.W. OriginalTullamore D.E.W. Original has less floral and more spice.Powers Gold LabelPowers Gold Label has much less floral and less sweetness.

03 / THE RECORD

Behind the bottle.

MaturationAmerican oak and sherry-seasoned casks used across the range; exact Original recipe not stated

Peat statusunpeated

Mash / grainsSingle malt and grain whiskey blend; proportions not disclosed

DistilleryOld Bushmills Distillery

Sources, confidence & score rationale

Product page retained with market caveat; confirm U.S. ABV before publication.

Facts checked 3 September 2026. “Not verified” does not mean absent. Scores are editorial estimates, not tasting-panel measurements. Rubric: whisky-neat-v1.

[1] Bushmills · Original ↗ · producer
Product page retained with market caveat; confirm U.S. ABV before publication.

Sweetness · 55
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Body · 35
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Smoke · 0
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Fresh fruit · 50
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Dried fruit · 25
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Floral · 35
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Spice · 30
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Oak · 30
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Malt / cereal · 35
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]