Roy Summers, Head of Global Travel Retail at PROXIMO, the global innovator of quality spirits, added: 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. Palate: Vibrant even after 28 years. Sweet malt then all the tropical notes from the nose with some banana thrown in for good measure. Stem ginger syrup, pink peppercorns and cardamom. Vanilla syrup infused mocha. The beeswax again makes an appearance.

Bushmills Irish Whiskey has today unveiled the fourth series of its prestigious Causeway Collection from the world's oldest licenced whiskey distillery, on Ireland's rugged north Antrim coast. The second exclusive release for the Irish market is a 1999 New American Oak Cask. This limited-edition, cask strength, non chill-filtered single malt has spent an incredible 23 years patiently maturing in the finest virgin American oak casks. It is almost a year has passed since Bushmills Irish Whiskey unveiled The Causeway Collection to an unsuspecting but highly enthusiastic and receptive world. You can read about that release here. Having elevated Bushmills to the status their heritage deserves, they are set to make waves again with its new series of exclusive and elusive Causeway Collection releases for 2021. 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. The 2023 Causeway Collection features nine limited edition, cask-finished whiskeys, released across six global markets as Bushmills continue to drive innovation and push boundaries in their relentless pursuit of perfection.

Us whiskey nerds here in Ireland have known for years that Bushmills was a slumbering giant just waiting for someone to show it a bit of love and attention and reawaken it....and boy have Casa Cuervo done just that. With releases like this anyone starting to make malt whiskey in Ireland will have along way to go before they can compete with, never mind topple Bushmills. Bushmills Irish Whiskey has unveiled two expressions from its 2023 Causeway Collection which will be available exclusively on the island of Ireland. 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!! Simon Wittenberg takes a look at the new limited edition single malt cask series from the world’s oldest licensed whiskey distillery in Northern Ireland. Whiskey is a wonderful mix of nature, science and engineering. But it is the art of the whiskey maker in how they apply the science with skill and experience that makes each whiskey a unique work of art in it’s own right. What better way to commemorate two great whiskeys than to collaborate with other artists working in their chosen mediums of music, light and words

Finish: A long, warming finish that is equal parts sweet and herbal. Vanilla, tropical fruit and pine cones. The sensational whiskeys in the Causeway Collection deliver bold, untold waves of flavour that pay homage to the heritage and natural landscape of Bushmills. We are delighted to share these very special innovations for whiskey lovers throughout Ireland.” For more information about the new release and The Irish Whiskey Collection at The Loop Dublin and Cork Airports, please visit theloop.ie. BUSHMILLS IRISH WHISKEY UNVEILS THE 30 YEAR OLD NEW AMERICAN OAK CASK SINGLE MALT, EXCLUSIVE TO THE IRISH WHISKEY COLLECTION All of these exceptional, non-chill-filtered whiskeys have been matured in oloroso sherry butts and bourbon barrels before undergoing unprecedented finishing in diverse casks among which new American oak, Sauternes, cuvée and cognac feature this year.My own impressions on the 2021 Causeway Collection? These are two exceptional Cask Strength Single Malt Irish Whiskeys. It’s time to cast aside aspersions and immerse yourself in what connects us all. Are we not all tributaries of the same old river? So if a place makes a people, and people make traditions, it’s the intergenerational family values distilled into the water from St Columb’s Rill that creates this elixir. In addition, the Feuillette cask used for this special release is the smallest Helen Mulholland has ever worked with, delivering a great intensity of flavour, and a concentrated palate with notes of smooth plum and cherry fruits. The 30 Year Old New American Oak Cask is one of the last of ten releases within The Causeway Collection across nine markets for 2020. First matured for 14 years in oloroso sherry butts and bourbon barrels, Bushmills have added deeper waves of flavour by finishing this single malt in new American oak casks for an unprecedented 16 years. Non chill-filtered and bottled in September 2020 at cask strength, it is imbued with key notes of honeyed malt while the virgin oak imparts intense flavours of vanilla, chocolate and warm wood.

Thomas said: “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 innovationThe new bottles are broad shouldered and angular, with embossing on the side to honour the brand’s 1608 heritage and pot still. This unparalleled single malt has spent its entire life maturing in the finest new American oak casks. We filled the casks with new make spirit and left the liquid untouched, to marry with this wood. The fresh oak imparts layers of rich flavour over time – wonderful vanilla intensity, coconut, warm spice and creamy chocolate.

The 1995 Marsala Cask Finish is really exceptional. What a nose! Lots of seared oak, dried raisins and cask char. Deep and intriguing layers of oak, oak and more oak. At first this doesn’t make sense. I was expecting a sweet Marsala. Think about it and it all makes sense. The whiskey may have been aged for 10 years in Bourbon and Oloroso Casks and another ten years in Marsala Casks, but all twenty years plus were in oak casks. So oak, oak and more oak. 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. To celebrate this special release, Bushmills Irish Whiskey has collaborated with three renowned Irish artists to craft a short film that brings together words, music and images to reflect the home of the Causeway Collection. Irish spoken word artist, Stephen James Smith, has used his poetry to bring to life the story of Bushmills accompanied by photography from Ruth Medjber and music by Kormac. The 2023 Causeway Collection, curated by Bushmills' visionary Master Blender, Alex Thomas, features nine rare cask-finished Irish single malts, carefully selected from Bushmills' unparalleled aged reserves.

Bushmills Causeway 2000 Details

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 new design is inspired by the Giant’s Causeway nature preserve, located near the Old Bushmills Distillery in County Antrim.