Bushmills 25 Years Old 70cl 46°

Distillery : The Old Bushmills / Country : Ireland / Reference: : 25638

This 25 year old Bushmills is the result of a four to six year aging process in Bourbon casks and Sherry casks.

Subsequently, it is matured for 21 years in first-fill Ruby Port pipes (port barrels) which give it luxurious dark fruit flavours.

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Features
Volume0.7 L
ABV46 °
TypeSingle malt
DistilleryThe Old Bushmills
CountryIreland
RegionCounty Antrim
Age25 years
MaturationBourbon, Sherry and Porto
PeatNon Peated
CharacteristicsCask Strength & Non-Chill Filtered
Reference:25638

The Old Bushmills is the oldest official whisky distillery in the world. On April 20th 1608, King James I granted Sir Thomas Phillips - landowner and Governor of Co. Antrim, Ireland – a license to distil.


The Old Bushmills has been distilling whiskey from that date onwards, and the Old Bushmills Company was officially established in 1784. It is today part of the Diageo Spirits Group. The distillery is located in Bushmills, in Antrim County, North Ireland, a few miles away from the Giant’s Causeway, and the last operating distillery in North Ireland.


A dozen of distilleries were still opened in the region in the early 20th century. Only three remained in the 1950’s. The Comber distillery closed in 1953 and the Coleraine closed in 1978. Bushmills’ history is chaotic: its origins hark back to 1608 but the region had been distilling whiskey since the 12th century.


In 1276, Sir Robert Savage, owner of the Bushmills town is said to have fortified his troops with "a mighty drop of acqua vitae". In 1490, the Book of Leinster mentions a local alcohol served in Bushmills town.


The distillery starts growing from 1860’s onwards, and is bought for a mere 500 Sterling Pounds. In 1855, a fire destroys partly the distillery, which is then rebuilt in the Scottish style of that time, with pagoda roofs typical of Scottish distilleries. At the same time, Bushmills stops the production of Irish pot still and manufactures Single Malts.


In 1923, The Old Bushmills is purchased by a Belfast merchant, Samuel Boyd. In 1972 the distillery enters the Irish distillers Spirit Group. In 2008, Bushmills celebrate 400 years of whiskey making with its limited edition: Bushmills 1608. Old Bushmills then produces blends and single malts, with 4 wash stills, 5 spirit stills with 3 million litres of alcohol produced every year.

The Bushmills range draws its identity and spicy, fruity character from the single malt Bushmills whiskey, forming the heart of its blended whiskeys. Obtained from a triple distillation, Bushmills malt whiskey is elaborated from non peated barley. The malt is then peat-smoke free and offers a rich, malty style with subtle fruity notes.

Nose: rich and complex, offers an intensity of black fruits mixed with a fine touch of honey and lightly toasted wood.

Palate: nuances of sweet almonds, then come the flavours of caramelized cherries, prunes and blackberries, which evolve into a creamy dark chocolate mixed with sweet spices, finally finishing with a touch of honey and plum.

Finish: the toasted oak lingers remarkably, accompanied by the sweetness of the port and mild spices that continue to develop long after the last drop has disappeared.