Bushmills Private Reserve 10 Year Old Bordeaux Cask Irish Whiskey
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Style — Small-batch single malt Irish whiskey, triple-distilled from 100% unpeated malted barley
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Distillation vintage — 2012
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Age and proof — 10 years old, 93 proof (46.5% ABV)
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Initial maturation — 6 years in bourbon barrels and Oloroso sherry casks
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Finish — At least 4 years in first-fill red wine casks from Pomerol, Bordeaux
Four years in Pomerol casks give this Bushmills single malt a red-fruit character. Raspberry and red currant meet baked apple and vanilla, followed by clove and ginger. Plum and toasted oak linger on the finish.
