Bushmills Black Bush

Try it first, and it works. Try after say Talisker 10, and you think to yourself, what was that all about, I can't remember a thing about it.

I know this is considered a step up from the standard Bushmills, but I find the Black Bush to be much more obnoxious all around. There is great fruity flavor to be had if you don't mind the initial burn and bitter finish. For the price point, there are many other more interesting avenues that you could go down.

Black bush has its own category in my whiskey world, there's just something different about it, even though it retains that bushmills smooth-ness.