Irish Whiskey

Bushmills 10 Year Old Single Malt has been tripled distilled from 100% malted barley, matured in two woods, Oloroso sherry and seasoned Bourbon casks for a minimum of 10 years. The single malt is made from three key ingredients, malted barley sourced from Southern Ireland, distillers yeast which comes from Scotland and Bushmills water from St Columb's Rill, tributary of the River Bush.

Nose - "Fresh and zesty. Honey, ripe fruit."
Palate - "Soft. Vanilla, milk chocolate and toasted wood."
Finish - "Crisp and clean, gently drying."

Bushmills 16 Year Old Single Malt has been matured in three woods, Oloroso sherry and Bourbon casks for a minimum of 16 years and then finished in Port Wine Casks. The handpicked barrels are sourced from three countries, Spain, Portugal and America, each adding something completely different to the Rare Single Malt Irish Whiskey.

Nose - "Big, robust. Treacle toffee and sweet spice."
Palate - "Concentrated, full bodied. Caramelised fruits, toasted nuts."
Finish - "Deep. Jammed berries and dark chocolate."

Bushmills 1608 was released in 2008 to celebrate 400 Years of distilling; with the blended whiskey using three types of whiskey; the tripled distilled malted whiskey, in combination with a lighter grain whiskey, as well as malt produced from Crystal Malt and then finally matured in two woods, Oloroso sherry and Bourbon casks.

Nose - "Rich, dense, concentrated and enticing. Raisins, fir honey."
Palate - "Distinctly sweet but balanced. Reveals great depth and weight behind a soft mouth-feel. Touch of vanilla, toasted almonds. Gentle spiciness."
Finish - "Long and lingering on toffee and dark chocolate."

Bushmills 21 Yr Old Rare Single Malt has been matured in three woods, 19 years in Oloroso sherry and seasoned Bourbon casks and then finished in Madeira Casks for a further 2 years. The handpicked barrels are sourced from three countries, Spain, Portugal and America and made ready for use by Bushmills Distillery Coopers Alastair and Chris Kane.

Nose - "Full and sweet. Soft spice, orange peel."
Palate - "Luxurious satiny sensation, with an elegant sweet and dry interplay."
Finish - "Intense. Liquorice and oak."

Bushmills Black Bush Irish Whiskey is a blend between Bushmills Tripled Distilled Pot still Irish Malt Whiskey aged in Oloroso Sherry Casks and batch distilled Irish Grain Whiskey.

Nose - "Big, full, rich fruitcake aroma. Intense Sherry sweetness, developing into dried fruit / raisin / Christmas cake notes."
Palate - "Soft, silky texture with a nutty character."
Finish - "Lingering sweetness. Remarkable balance between the power from Sherry-seasoned casks and the smoothness of the spirit."

Bushmills Irish Honey is a blend between Bushmills Tripled Distilled Pot still Irish Malt Whiskey, a lighter Column Still Irish Grain Whiskey and Irish Honey. In reality the honeyed whiskey is a blend between the Bushmills Original Irish Whiskey and infused Irish Honey sourced locally.

Nose - "Sweet with a forefront of honeyed pears and apple, with underlying grain whiskey."
Palate - "Soft and light with even more fruit and honey."
Finish - "Malted whiskey with spice and strong lasting pear and apple fruit."

Bushmills Original Irish Whiskey is a blend between Bushmills Tripled Distilled Pot still Irish Malt Whiskey and lighter Column Still Irish Grain Whiskey. The spirit is aged in Handpicked Ex-Bourbon Barrels and Flame Charred by Cooper Alastair and Chris Kane, four generations of coopers connected directly to the Old Bushmills Distillery Cooperage, dating back to 1935.

Nose - "Light fruity and spicy aroma. Vanilla note, developing into vanilla ice cream and crème brulée."
Palate - "Gently warming, mouth-coating texture. A touch of honey sweetness."
Finish - "Crisp, fresh finish, with a touch of spice."

Released in early November 2017, the new Bushmills Red Bush has been distilled with a higher grain content than normal. The non-age statement Irish Blended whiskey has been matured in 1st fill Bourbon Casks and watched over by master distiller Colum Egan, with the final touches carried out by Bushmills Distillery Blender, Helen Mulholland.

Nose - "Lighter amber in colour with distinct floral notes, accompanied with green apple and hints of melon."
Palate - "Opening with dried fruits, fresh honeyed vanilla oak and touches of nutmeg."
Finish - "Long and dry with lashings fruit and oak."

The estate distillery has released the New 3 Crowns Peated Blend to the local market, Ireland's first vintage peated blend. A combination of single grain whiskey, 10 year old single malt and 15 year old single malt finished in Oloroso Sherry Casks, finally matured and finished in peated bourbon barrel, right here in County Down, Northern Ireland.

The original Dunville & Co Distillery closed its doors in 1936 and was situated in the outskirts of Belfast and was revived nearly 80 years later by Shane Braniff. Relaunched in February 2015 by the County Down Distillery, the Ex-Pedro Ximenez Sherry Cask Irish Single Malt Whiskey has been aged in barrel and cask for 10 years. Fresh green apples, with green grass and tropical chews.

The Three Crowns is a blend of single grain whiskey, 10-year-old single malt and Oloroso Sherry Finished 15-year-old single malt Irish whiskey. Launched in 2016, it is the second in the range to be revisited by the Ards Peninsula Distillery and intents to bring out the Three Crowns Peated in a few months. Sweet and smooth with caramel and butterscotch overtones.

Nose - "The nose is deep butterscotch, honeycomb and rich lemon meringue balanced with citrus fruits and just a hint of a clove spice."
Palate - "Jumps to the front with an intense vanilla fudge luxurious sweetness and almost rock candy mixed with touches of fruit – lemon citrus, peach and dried apricot. This is followed by deep spices; red peppercorn and light cloves. A truly velvety mouth feel that just hovers on the palate."
Finish - "The spice is left lingering with under-layers of robust malt characteristics and deep oak notes. And again vanilla fudge reoccurs with a finish that lasts an eternity."

Nose - "Rich and sweet, a premium single malt Irish whiskey with a touch of cinnamon and more than a hint of citrus fruits - orange zest and lemon infused with vanilla ice cream. Touches of fresh floral notes like meadow flowers."
Palate - "A silky velvety smooth palate with the returning orange zest tones to the fore, with rich creme brulee and dark chocolate notes and just enough cinnamon and white pepper spice to keep it interesting, followed by the beautiful robust malt and oak influenced flavours, almost butterscotch, which mix wonderfully as the warmth expands through."
Finish - "The finish is luxurious and lingering, the spicy, sweet notes elegantly marry on the finish and stay an eternity. Everything you’d expect from the perfect sipping whiskey."

Nose - "Slight but undoubtedly rich with dark fruit – cherry, raisin, fig (with Christmas pudding notes on the nose for those lucky enough to know what that is) along with floral lemongrass and a touch of nutmeg."
Palate - "Sweet and creamy on the palate to the front, with butterscotch, honey and peppercorn bring along the sweet Bourbon Cask notes, after which dried fruit returning maraschino cherries and a pinch of brown sugar."
Finish - "Lingering notes of ginger spices with a faint glimmer of almond to end a complex Irish whiskey from start to finish."

Nose - "Sweet honeycomb, vanilla, apricot, and citrus."
Palate - "Velvety smooth with vanilla, fudge, rock candy, peach and marmalade followed by coconut, cinnamon and cloves."
Finish - "Long and spicy with biscuity mal ts, vanilla, oak and dark chocolate."

Irish Poitin (Potcheen) is the first and oldest distilled drink in the world, dating back to 584. The 6th Century has records of Irish Monks distilling Poitin from Malted Barley and Irish sugar Beet. The Glendalough Mountain Strength Poitin is double distilled from both Malted Barley and Irish Sugar Beet and with each small batch then matured in Virgin Irish Oak Casks.

Nose - "The nose is now spicier, with the higher alcohol. Oak, berried fruit, gooseberries still there along with lime zest notes."
Palate - "The taste is smooth despite its strength. The traces of cracked black pepper, dried fruits, oaky vanilla and barley sugars stay true."
​Finish - "The finish holds its complexity and lingers. It’s warmer this time, and soothing. That spicy tail is more intense with the Mountain Strength leaving you something to think about."

The 7 Year Old Black Pitts Single Malt has been double distilled from malted barley and matured in virgin American Bourbon Oak for 6 years and then finish in Porter Barrels for 12 months, sourced from Dublin's 5 Lamps Brewery.

Nose - "Sweet with toffee apples, chocolate and vanilla ice cream."
Palate - "Smooth and warm with dark chocolate orange, cocoa, toffee and cooked fruit, followed by clove and peppery spices."
​Finish - "Long and spicy with toasted oak, treacle and sweet coffee notes."

The Glendalough Poitin is double distilled from both Malted Barley and Irish Sugar Beet and with each small batch then matured in Virgin Irish Oak Casks, sourced locally. The method of distillation is the old style of production which does not use Potatoes and dates back as far as the 6th century, distilled by Irish Monks.

Nose - "The nose is slight in nature with a faint Riesling fragrance. Oak, berried fruit, gooseberries and blackcurrants are in there. A good, heady aroma."
Palate - "The taste is mellow in the mouth with traces of lychees. Hints of cracked black pepper, dried fruits and touches of vanilla and toasted oak are there. A very full flavoured poitín that goes down nicely."
​Finish - "The finish has good length, it stays and warms with a sweet and slightly salty, yet spicy tail of dried fruit and berry notes."

The base ingredients of malted barley and Irish sugar beet are double distilled in a copper pot still and the resulting Poitin is cut with Fresh Wicklow Mountain Water and then matured in Virgin Irish Oak to form the Glendalough Premium Poitin, from here it is passed to ex-sherry casks for a period of time, giving it extra depth and flavour.

Nose - "The nose this time, is a little sweeter and fruitier. A blueberry wine sweetness, and a faint zest of orange peel."
Palate - "The taste is thicker and hangs on the middle of the tongue, with a touch of dried apricots. The cracked pepper, vanilla and toasty oak come through."
​Finish - "The finish lingers a little longer, with less of that saltiness. Warming finish with more vanilla oils and berry fruit."

The Single Cask range has been limited to just 12 casks with 366 bottles per barrel and aged for 3 years ex-bourbon Kentucky barrels and then finished for a further 1 year in Calvados Apple Brandy Casks.

Nose - "Floral with vanilla, honey and orchard fruits."
Palate - "Butterscotch, toffee, stewed apples and pears, cinnamon and honey."
​Finish - "Green apple skins and woody spices."