What grain is in Bushmills?
We make two broad types of whiskey at Bushmills: • Our Bushmills malt whiskeys are made from 100% malted barley • Our blended Irish whiskeys (Bushmills, Black Bush), are made from blending our malt whiskey with a lighter type of whiskey, called grain whiskey. Grain whiskey is made from a small proportion of malted barley and other grains. The most commonly used grains for this whiskey in Ireland are wheat and maize/corn. Rye is not a grain commonly used in Ireland (or Scotland) for whiskey production. The type of grain used in whisk(e)y production bears a significant influence on the taste and character of the resulting product. Here at Bushmills, we insist on our malted barley. At the heart of all our whiskeys (malts and blends) there is triple-distilled whiskey made from 100% malted barley. This is a very distinct recipe, which gives all our whiskeys a unique smoothness and rich honeyed sweetness.
