Bushmills Select Casks 12-letni / 40%/ 1,0l

Bushmills Distillery is located in, and named after, the small village (population close to 1400) on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Since the late 2014 the distillery has been owned by Casa Cuervo S.A de C.V. the Mexican company, producer of José Cuervo, the best selling tequila in the world. Two years later the new owners announced £30 million investment in order to double the production to 9 million liters of spirit per annum. Bushmills Selected Casks was introduced in 2007 as Travel Retail exclusive. It is a marriage of traditional Bushmills aged in ex-sherry and ex-bourbon casks and Bushmills aged entirely in pot still Caribbean rum casks. The outcome was creamy and fruity dram with slightly spicy finish.

Nose: wonderfully sweet, honey, vanilla, marshmallows, raisins, shredded coconut, apricots, bananas, touches of cinnamon and toasted oak.

Palate: smooth, vanilla cream, caramel, dark chocolate, toffee syrup, apricots, bananas, raisins, coconut, sweetened lemon juice, subtle spicy and oaky notes.

Finish: pretty long, with notes of dried fruit, sweet spice and toasted oak.