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SMWS 51.23: Bushmills

“Continental drift” · Past release, no longer on sale
Continental drift - SMWS 51.23Sold outOct 2022
51.23

Continental drift

SMWS regionNorthern Ireland
Age21 years
ABV53.4%
Cask1st fill Jamaican rum barrique
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 51
DistilleryBushmills
RegionNorthern Ireland

In short · Bushmills (Northern Ireland), 21 years.

“Limited to 2 bottles per member We were struck by the aromatic intensity of this one, bags of overripe exotic fruits, pineapple chunks under a grill, bike chain grease…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS 51.23 is a single cask of Bushmills, in Northern Ireland, 21 years old, bottled at 53.4%, released in the Oct 2022 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 51.x is from Bushmills.

How the price compares
At £165, this 21-year-old cost more than all 5 Bushmills bottlings aged 16–19 released in 2022 that we hold. They ranged from £115 to £162.80, with a median of £140.
Shaded: their range · line: this bottleRelease prices, not adjusted for inflation

Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.

About Bushmills

In County Antrim, near the Giant's Causeway, Bushmills takes its water from Saint Columb's Rill, a tributary of the River Bush. The distilling company dates from 1784, though the label carries 1608, the year James I licensed whiskey-making in the district. In 1890 it sent its own steamship, SS Bushmills, to deliver whiskey across the Atlantic. Triple distillation gives a light, fruity, honeyed malt. Proximo's.

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