Bushmills Irish Single Malt 12 Year Whiskey

Bushmills 12 Year Single Malt is the premium mid-range expression from the world's oldest licensed distillery — 100% malted barley, triple distilled, aged for 10 years in a combination of seasoned bourbon barrels and sherry casks, then married to create an exceptionally smooth final product that earned 90 points from Whisky Advocate and is celebrated as one of the world's great whiskeys.

The marriage process — blending different cask batches after individual maturation — is a deliberate step to ensure consistency and integrated complexity beyond what any single cask alone produces. The result is a single malt with notable depth, vanilla and caramel from the bourbon casks, and dried fruit and rich sweetness from the sherry casks, all unified by Bushmills' signature triple-distillation smoothness. Browse all Bushmills at Wooden Cork.

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Honey, dried fruit, vanilla, and the characteristic sherry-forward richness of the cask combination
• Palate: Rich and deeply smooth — vanilla, caramel, dried fruit, and exceptional malt depth from 10 years of dual-cask aging
• Finish: Long, smooth, and warming with persistent honey and oak

Specs

• Producer: Old Bushmills Distillery, Bushmills, Northern Ireland
• Style: Single Malt Irish Whiskey
• Aging: 10 years in bourbon barrels and sherry casks, married
• Awards: 90 Points — Whisky Advocate
• ABV: 40% (80 Proof)
• Size: 750ml

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Bushmills 12 Year a significant step up from the 10 Year?

Yes — while both use the bourbon and sherry cask combination, the 12 Year adds two years of additional maturation and the marriage process for extra integration. The result is noticeably richer, deeper, and more complex — a recognized quality jump between the two expressions, validated by the 90-point Whisky Advocate score.