{"product_id":"bushmills-21-year-old-irish-whiskey","title":"Bushmills 21 Year Old Irish Whiskey","description":"\u003cspan\u003eIn 1608, King James I of England granted Sir Thomas Phillipps — the governor of Bushmills, County Antrim in Northern Ireland — a license to distill on his territory. Even in those early years, before the Old Bushmills Distillery Company was officially established (Hugh Anderson did so in 1784, and registered the first-ever trademark for the pot still), historical accounts show that a great quantity of whiskey was produced here, and Bushmills is widely-considered to be the oldest distillery in the world. Though several events — including a disastrous fire in 1885, as well as World War II — halted production at the Old Bushmills Distillery, the distillery determinedly fought on, and in 2008, celebrated its 400th anniversary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBushmills 21 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey is made with pure, unmalted barley, which is dried in the hot air as opposed to over a peat flame, leading to an absence of the “smoky” character typically found in Scotch whiskies. Once the wort has been fermented, the resulting wash is triple-distilled through copper pot stills — compared to other stills, the stills at the Old Bushmills Distillery are smaller, with relatively slender necks, and those unique characteristics help give the whiskey a lighter, smoother flavor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce distilled, Bushmills 21 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey is laid to rest for 19 years in a combination of ex-American bourbon and ex-Spanish sherry barrels, then finally married together for an additional two years in a madeira-infused cask. This intense aging process gives the whiskey an aroma of toffee and dark, bittersweet chocolate. The palate is bursting with raisins, and leads to a long, complex finish marked by mint and fresh licorice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA very limited number of these casks exist in the Old Bushmills Distillery, and we’ve managed to secure just a handful of bottles.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Bushmills","offers":[{"title":"750ml","offer_id":52011757535553,"sku":null,"price":320.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/7223\/6097\/files\/Bushmills_21_Year_Old_Irish_Whiskey.jpg?v=1784846738","url":"https:\/\/heritagereserves.com\/products\/bushmills-21-year-old-irish-whiskey","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}