Bushmills 12 Year Old Single Malt
Bushmills · Old Bushmills Distillery
Bushmills 12 is a study in gentleness with purpose. Every element is present in proportion — fruit, malt, wood — without any single note attempting to lead. It's the kind of whiskey that demonstrates how triple distillation and patient maturation can create cohesion rather than simplicity.
Nose
Gentle honey and vanilla lead, followed by ripe peach and a hint of toasted almond. There's a delicate floral rosewater quality and a whisper of malt that holds everything together.
Palate
Smooth and medium-bodied, with buttery cereal sweetness meeting green apple brightness. Vanilla builds through the mid-palate, and a subtle woody spice arrives late, adding just enough complexity.
Finish
Medium, clean, and warming, with lingering honey and a soft almond fade.
- Mash Bill
- 100% Malted Barley
- Distillation
- Triple distilled in copper pot stills
- Maturation
- Aged 12 years in ex-bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks
- Single Pot Still
- No
- Chill-Filtered
- Yes
Cocktail Suggestion
Antrim Orchard — 2 oz Bushmills 12 Year Old · 1 oz fresh apple juice · 0.5 oz honey syrup · 0.25 oz lemon juice · Shake with ice, strain into a coupe, garnish with a thin apple slice.
Food Pairing
Baked brie with honeycomb and walnuts
Holding a license dating to 1608 — the oldest on record in Ireland — Old Bushmills Distillery in County Antrim has triple-distilled its malt whiskey through centuries of upheaval, always returning to the same limestone water source from the River Bush.
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