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Bushmills Irish Whiskey Releasing Their Oldest Expression To Date

Bushmills Irish Whiskey recently introduced the tenth and final release from its Causeway Collection. This expression is a limited, 33 Year Old Port Cask to be sold exclusively in World Duty-Free stores at London’s Heathrow Airport.

This is the oldest whiskey ever from The Old Bushmills Distillery, which is also the world’s oldest licensed whiskey distillery.

A statement from Bushmills notes that only 690 bottles of the cask finished, cask strength Irish single malt will be available starting March 1st.

Bushmills 33 Year Old
Bushmills Irish Whiskey recently introduced the tenth and final release from its Causeway Collection. This expression is a limited, 33 Year Old Port Cask to be sold exclusively in World Duty-Free stores at London’s Heathrow Airport. (image via Bushmills)

The whiskey itself comes non-chill filtered and clocks in at 53.3% ABV.

You will be available to purchase in World Duty Free stores across all terminals at Heathrow Airport for a suggested retail price of £1,245.

Paul Martin, Dufry Category Manager for Liquor in the UK, said, “We are really excited to be able to offer to our customers at Heathrow Airport such a rare and highly sought after product. We know that in travel retail, customers are always looking for something a bit different or unique and this most definitely ticks that box. We expect it to be a great success.”

This rare expression was filled on April 19, 1989, and spent 33 years maturing in fortified wine casks from northern Portugal. Alex Thomas, Bushmills’ master blender, kept watch over this malt as it took on the flavors of dark fruit flavors like blackcurrants and blackberries.

The Causeway Collection is a selection of cask-finished and fully matured Irish single malt whiskeys which features 10 expressions across seven global markets in Travel Retail, Ireland, the UK, France, Germany, Australia and Poland.

Just a short distance from the distillery, the ‘Giant’s Causeway’ has been a source of inspiration for many of Bushmills’ master blenders. Like the columns of basalt rock, the Causeway Collection is forged in sea air and mineral-rich water, with each layer building on the last.

“It is truly a privilege to work with such rare whiskeys in The Causeway Collection. They are the fruits of over 400 years of Bushmills whiskey-making tradition, each expertly created and nurtured over decades,” said Master Blender Alex Thomas. “The Causeway Collection is a celebration of our passion for single malts, and these special whiskeys are our greatest treasures.”

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