Aged in oloroso sherry and bourbon barrels, then finished in marsala casks, this 12-year-old offers rich butterscotch tones plus a hint of milk chocolate studded with almonds and toasted coconut. Still, it lands lightly, cut with grapefruit peel astringency.
94 points, Kara Newman, Wine Enthusiast (Mar 2023)
Gold color. Grainy aromas and flavors of strawberry syrup, vanilla cream, and shortcake, oatmeal cookie, and banana bread with a round, vibrant, bone-dry medium body and a seamless, involved, medium-long finish with suggestions of peaches and cream, lemon creme brulee, peanut oil, and sweet tobacco. A fruit and grain balanced Irish Single Malt with vanilla and spice from the oak that could be sipped all day, but with complexity such that it deserves to be savored.
94 points, Beverage Testing Institute (Jun 2022)
Layering a marsala wine-cask finish over Irish single malts matured in bourbon and oloroso sherry casks unleashes a visceral, full-bodied Bushmills into its core range, a dynamic juxtaposition from the easy drinking of the honey-sweet 10 year old. Master blender Alex Thomas serves up a magnificently sturdy dram, primed with dark sweet delights and peppered with mixed peel, sultana, and walnut oil, offering tantalizing twists and turns of intensity through its honey, sweet fig, and black tea flavors.
93 points, Jonny McCormick, Whisky Advocate
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