Bunnahabhain 18 year old is encased in a smoked oak glass bottle with dual labelling. It is presented in a quality seaweed green gift carton. This beautiful golden spirit's nose releases honeyed nuts & a slightly sea-induced salty tang. Rich toffee & leathery oak aromas can be sensed upon further inspection. The palate is influenced by mellow sherried nuts & shavings of the finest natural oak wood. The voyage ends with dry notes that are interspersed with mixed spices fading magnificently into a light salt & sherry finale. Un-chillfiltered. ...

Bunnahabhain 25 year old is delivered in the smoked oak glass bottle but its labelling is on aged parchment & it finds its bed in an Alder wooden box lined with Hessian & closed with solid brass fittings. This 25 year old has an amber gold colouring with quite a sherried nose, at first, that introduces a stunning sweet caramel dessert aroma, beautifully entwined with subtle suggestions of oak & polished leather. The indulgence of sweet berries & cream ensures a wonderful melange of tastes that progress into a roasted nut & malt feast. The finish is soft & dry with a delicate dispersal of sugar & spiced oak flavours lingering on the tongue. Un-chillfiltered. ...

As one of Bunnahabhains oldest single malts, this precious 30-year-old dram is the pearl in their shell. Like the abundant shellfish slumbering beneath the surface of Bunnahabhain Bay, it offers hidden depths & delightful treasures that can only be enjoyed once opened. & just like that rich undersea harvest, each drop takes patience & perseverance to perfect; three decades of watching & waiting, a unique character shaped by salt-rich air swirling above gently lapping waves. Every dram is matured in ex-sherry casks under the watchful eye of the Distillery Manager. Only when it is fully formed is it freed from its coastal cocoon; its once-hidden bounty ready to be revealed & revered. Hebridean waters arent usually famed for their pearls, yet once opened, this golden 30-year-old dram reveals a rich & precious bounty alive with sherry & caramel, swirling with berries & cream & a lingering touch of salt & spiced oak.

Colour: Golden syrup. Nose: Aromas of butterscotch, beeswax & sweet sherry. Palate: Strawberries & cream dominate the palate, gradually developing into honey nut cereals & an abundance of rich toffee. Finish: A gentle aftertaste of stewed berries & ginger, with a prolonged & undulating combination of spiced oak & salted caramel.

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Ceobanach (pronounced kyaw-bin-och), which means smoky mist in Scots Gaelic, reflects the origins of Bunnahabhain, both the place & the single malts charming, complex character. Small batch production with limited release globally. The nose is intense & pungent, with hints of fragrant smoke & light tar, & creamy notes of sweet oak & seaweed. The initial taste is one of sweet maltiness, then a lovely balance of a tangy smokiness & vanilla notes, blending mellow & smooth. There are also hints of white pepper, bitter orange, liquorice & sea salt. The finish lingers, with flavours of oatcake & sea salt once more with a peppery sweet smoke undertone. ...

To create Stiireadair, a Blender selects first & second fill sherry casks with spirit of varying ages & warehouse locations to construct a dram that truly exposes the coastal nature of this Islay single malt whisky. With a brackish, coastal tinge, this sherried malt will transport you to Bunnahabhain bay, with a smattering of sea spray & dried fruit lingering on your lips. A creamy mouth feel with a dried fruit influence & notes of sea salt, creamy caramel & hints of nuts & gentle spice. Unusually for an Islay single malt, Stiireadair is unpeated, allowing the sweet coastal character of the island to shine through Pronounced ' Stew-rah-dur', meaning 'helmsman' in Scots Gaelic, Stiireadair pays homage to the Bunnahabhain helmsman & our appreciation of the sea by which we are surrounded. ...

For Burla Negra, the best Caribbean rums were selected. Then aged for 24 spring tides in casks where Albario wine was aged. The distillery reproduces the same ageing process, so-called shipping solera, undergone by rum in the past, during the ocean travels. Because during those sea journeys rum organoleptic characteristicsnose & tastewere modified. Finally, real Atlantic seawater is added. Pirates usually sailed with their cargo hold full of barrels, which contained provisions, water & rum, all they needed for their voyage. As these barrels were emptied, they were filled with seawater for ballast, in order to keep the ship in balance. Once ashore, before resupplying the vessel, seawater was removed from the barrels so that they could be filled with rum again. Thus pirate rum had a salty taste that made it very different from any other rum. ...

A product of the worlds oldest licensed distillery. Bushmills single malt Irish Whiskey is the original single malt whiskey from Irel&. With an intriguing aroma & well-balanced flavour, Bushmills Malt is a delightfully delicate malt & uncomplicated whiskey crafted from 100% malted barley. Its style is mellow & light, & a time tested drying process assures that the taste of the malt shines through. All the malt used in the mash is dried in closed kilns devoid of peat, preventing it from absorbing the fires smokiness while retaining the malts distinctive, authentic character & exceptionally clean taste. Bushmills Malt has a sweet spicy aroma with overtones of Oloroso sherry, vanilla & honey. It is characterful & complex; mild, but nonetheless has a rich, malty character, not overlaid by any strong peaty/smokey notes so typical of most Scottish malts. Smooth on the palate with a slightly dry finish. ...

A product of the world's oldest licensed distillery. Bushmills single malt Irish Whiskey is the original single malt whiskey from Irel&. With an intriguing aroma & well-balanced flavour, Bushmills Malt is a delightfully delicate malt & uncomplicated whiskey crafted from 100% malted barley. Its style is mellow & light, & a time tested drying process assures that the taste of the malt shines through. All the malt used in the mash is dried in closed kilns devoid of peat, preventing it from absorbing the fire's smokiness while retaining the malt's distinctive, authentic character & exceptionally clean taste. Bushmills Malt has a sweet spicy aroma with overtones of Oloroso sherry, vanilla & honey. It is characterful & complex; mild, but nonetheless has a rich, malty character, not overlaid by any strong peaty/smokey notes so typical of most Scottish malts. Smooth on the palate with a slightly dry finish. ...

Buckle up. Bushmills Single Malt Whiskey 16 year old is is truly one of the great whiskeys of the world Aged for about 15 years in a combination of Oloroso Sherry & bourbon-seasoned casks, & then finished for about 9 months in port wine pipes (large barrels unique to making port wine). This single malt shows its layers of flavour, juicy fruits, nuts & spice, as well as a hint of ruby redness. Its best enjoyed neat, maybe one small cube of ice to open it up. ...

On 20th April 1608, A licence was granted to Sir Thomas Phillips to 'make, draw & distil 'uisce beatha' within the territory called the Rowte in County Antrim. This original Grant to distil is the first official written evidence of whiskey-making in the Bushmills area. It was a fitting tribute to the reputation that this small & remote region of Ireland had earned for the quality of its ' Water of Life'
- or what would later be called whiskey. Four hundred years later, this royal license speaks of a place where the knowledge of how to create, craft & perfect whiskey has been passed down through generations to become part of the fabric of life. A place where this unique distilling tradition still lives on today, at the old Bushmills Distillery. Bushmills Irish whiskey is the original & best known whisky from the Old Bushmills Distillery, the oldest licensed whisky distillery in the world. Its is a blend of single malt & single grain whiskey. Grain whiskey reserved for Bushmills is aged a minimum of five years in oak casks that are specially selected to bring out the golden hue & light. When mature this grain whiskey is blended with a single malt whiskey to balance the flavour. The malt used in Bushmills mash derives its clean taste from the deliberate absence of peat used in the barley drying process. Irish whiskey distilleries kiln-dry their malt in a heat-fired, not peat-fired, oven. Lighter, no smoke & perfectly balanced, Bushmills is triple distilled for exceptional smoothness. Limited stock.
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