Product description
Bushmills Causeway Collection is inspired by the Giant's Causeway, which lies close to the distillery and consists of over 40,000 basalt columns formed from intense volcanic and geological activity 60 million years ago.
It debuted in 2020 and consists of single malt whiskeys, often finished in unusual casks. The year 2021 brought the oldest whiskey in the series, presented here 32 years old. The whiskey distilled on April 19, 1989 was aged in port cask no. 6095, the content of which translated into 354 bottles. This cask strength edition (53.8% abv) was intended for the French distributor, La Maison du Whisky. The author of the "Causeway Collection" project is former Bushmills blender, Helen Mulholland.
Aroma : fruity-floral, lilies, jasmine, sage, bananas, pineapples, papaya, mango, toffee, cinnamon, candied ginger, black pepper, notes of licorice and oak.
Palate : milk chocolate, vanilla, toffee, licorice, blood oranges, white currants, violet liqueur, cinnamon, allspice and a slight bitterness of oak.
Finish : long, with notes of roasted cereals, milk chocolate, vanilla, citrus, cinnamon, cloves and oak.