Aged 33 years
33 years · 2023 bottling · 1989 vintage · cask strength
Bushmills 33-year-old The Causeway Collection - 2023 Exclusive to World Duty Free at Heathrow is a very old Irish single malt whisky from one of Ireland’s best-known distilleries. For a novice drinker, the key point is that long maturation usually brings greater softness, depth, and layered oak influence compared with younger whiskies.
As part of a limited travel-retail release, it sits at the premium end of the range and is aimed at drinkers looking for a mature, collectible expression. Expect an emphasis on age, refinement, and complexity rather than bold smoke or overtly aggressive spice.
This bottle was signed for us by Alex Thomas master blender, and man what a pour. Berries, raspberries, lingonberries, sweet and tart, a touch of leather tobacco very faint mustiness.