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Bushmills Irish Whiskey has unveiled two expressions from its 2023 Causeway Collection which will be available exclusively on the island of Ireland.
The 1995 Marsala Cask has matured for over 10 years in oloroso sherry butts and bourbon barrels, before being aged in rare Marsala casks sourced from the island of Sicily for 15 years. Having been soaked deeply into the oak grain, this dark sweet Italian wine imparts succulent spiced fruit notes and a brown sugar sweetness. The decades have amplified the rich oak notes, adding layers of caramelised fruit and cinnamon, leaving a deep, sweet velvety vanilla finish with warm wood spices. It’s a sensational whiskey that stands with the best of Irish single malt!”I have a passion for unusual wood and reimagining a traditional single malt which makes this collection a particularly exciting one to share. I'm obsessed with uncovering the untold secrets and character of these casks and this series is the perfect marriage of Bushmills timeless experience with fresh thinking and innovation" Bushmills Master Blender, Alex Thomas says. Like the generations of Bushmills' Master Blenders before her, Alex takes inspiration from the Giant's Causeway, just a stone's throw from the distillery. The Causeway Collection's unique series of rare cask finishes represent exciting steps on the journey for single malt whiskey connoisseurs and Bushmills whiskey lovers. Tasting is where the Marsala influence strikes with sudden intensity. There are multiple layers of dried fruits, pimento and rich dark honey . There’s an almost viscous mouth feel fading to a long bitter-sweet finish of very dark chocolate. Even at cask strength, it can be sipped neat with none of the flavours masked by the alcohol. To fully appreciate this whiskey, add a little water to bring it to even greater heights. I found the water envelope to be quite tight as I added a drop too much on my first attempt. One of the fun things about cask strength whiskeys is that the last person involved in making this whiskey is you as you add that final touch of water to make the best version of this whiskey just for you. This is why it’s considered “slightly” rude in Ireland to water another person’s whiskey!! All the whiskeys used in The Causeway Collection have been expertly crafted and cared for in a unique whiskey-making tradition passed from generation to generation for more than 400 years here at The Old Bushmills Distillery.”
These rare whiskeys will be on sale online from 4pm on 23rd September and also via select specialist retailers from 24th September. The new bottles are broad shouldered and angular, with embossing on the side to honour the brand’s 1608 heritage and pot still. Irish whiskey brand Bushmills has released a 27-year-old bottling finished in Bourbon barrels and unveiled a new design for its range. The new 27-year-old whiskey is available in Dublin and Cork Airports The 2011 Sauternes Cask was first aged for over seven years in oloroso sherry butts and bourbon barrels and then in rare Sauternes wine casks for two years. The French casks that have housed this sweet white wine from the Sauternais region of Bordeaux bring an abundance of delicate summer fruit flavours and fresh grapes.
Bushmills, Co. Antrim, Friday 11 th December 2020: Bushmills ® Irish Whiskey today announced the release of its 30 Year Old New American Oak Cask single malt. With only 100 bottles available in 2020 and the remaining 332 bottles to follow in 2021, the release is the highest aged reference so far in The Causeway Collection, a series of extremely rare and unique cask finished single malt whiskeys from the world’s oldest licensed whiskey distillery. This latest release will be exclusive to The Irish Whiskey Collection at Dublin and Cork airports. Palate: The palate follows the nose very well - liquid christmas pudding comes to mind. All those dark fruit notes of dates and raisins along with stem ginger, toasted hazelnuts and boozy sherry with sweet cake batter marry together. Frangipane also. This is underpinned by the Bushmills signature notes of bananas, peach and tropical fruit. Water brings out more syrupy sweetness from the Malaga casks along with spicy wood notes but again body wise the whiskey suffers. We are thrilled to announce the launch of the 27-Year-Old Bourbon Cask as a global travel retail exclusive at The Loop, Dublin and Cork Airports. The popularity of Irish whiskey continues to soar, and our focus is on providing exciting experiences for our customers and on giving travellers something they can’t find in their domestic markets.” The 2022 Causeway Collection features 10 stunning new expressions launching worldwide in the coming months across seven global markets, namely Ireland, the UK, France, Germany, Australia, Poland and Travel Retail. Bushmills Irish Whiskey has today revealed the highly anticipated 2022 releases from The Causeway Collection, its series of rare single malts from the world’s oldest licensed whiskey distillery, The Old Bushmills Distillery.
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