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Bushmills 16 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey Old Bottle 750ml

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$199.98
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Product Description

Found on County Antrim's rugged coastline, the village of Bushmills is home to Ireland's oldest whiskey distillery. Official records stretch back to 1608, when the area was granted its license to distil. Over 400 years later whiskey is still being made in Bushmills, thanks to the experience and craft we've passed from generation to generation. We couldn't make our whiskey anywhere but here. Our water, drawn from the river Bush, flaws over beds of basalt rock, the same rock that lends its unique character to another famous local attraction - the Giant's Causeway. The casks selected for aging our whiskeys are also essential, so we keep close ties with cask-makers in Spain, Portugal and America. Once shipped to the Bushmills distillery the casks are filled and left to mature, working their magic to give our whiskey its enjoyably rich, mellow yet distinct flavour. This BUSHMILLS 16 year old single malt is matured in three different woods. oloroso sherry and bourbon casks are used for the first 16 years, before finishing in port wine barrels. This unusual maturation gives our 16 year old its ruby red colour and robust personality. Toffee and sweet spice and followed by praline, honey and toasted nut aromas and a deep finish with jammed berries and dark chocolate.

Product Specs

Alcohol by Volume40.0%
Country of OriginIreland
RegionCounty Antrim
UPC811538014670

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Awards & Scores

Critic reviews and blind-tasting competition results for this bottle.

What critics and judges wrote

IWSC judges · Gold · 2025
A luscious nose revealing black cherries and stewed plums intertwines with Seville orange marmalade and toasted pecans. The palate is layered with toffee and stewed orchard fruit … while the finish lingers with a delightful harmony of grain and honey.
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Silver · 90 pts2026iwsc.net ↗
A rounded, rich aroma reveals developed, chunky oak notes that lead into a palate bursting with vibrant raspberries and dried strawberries. A lovely, textured finish that lingers gracefully.
Gold2022iwsc.net ↗
Aromatic nose of ripe red apple and dried lemon, which is deliciously integrated with candied fruits, spices, vanilla and toffee. The palate delivers all the aromatics and more, creating quite the masterpiece.
Wine Enthusiast · Kara Newman · March 2014
This robust single-malt whiskey is matured in Sherry and Bourbon casks before finishing for several months in Port barrels. Look for a balanced mix of creamy caramel, maple, dried apricots, a subtle raspberry jam note and a rounded, spicy finish.
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Show 1 more review, 2008
ReviewDecember 2008wineenthusiast.com ↗
Entry is peppery, moderately sweet and smoky; midpalate features succulent tastes of dark chocolate-covered cherries and strawberries, honey and smoked nuts. Finishes elegantly and clean, with deft traces of smoke and cocoa.
Beverage Testing Institute · July 2022
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Distiller · Stephanie Moreno
The fragrance on the nose is quite intense … Oatmeal raisin cookies, nuts, a dose of dark chocolate, these are all presented on a silver platter. There is an amiable amount of char smoke throughout the dram.
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Whisky Advocate · Jonny McCormick · 2021
It's a satisfyingly smooth and spicy number amid the flavorsome tussle of port and sherry elements in the mouth. Damson and other plums occupy the mid-palate; it's enjoyably nutty and soaked in delicious portwood flavors.
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Show 1 more review, 2015
It lands on the tongue dry but piquant, then the fruit swarms all over it … but the port influence seems feistier than older bottlings and I miss how smooth this used to taste.

Competition medals

San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Silver 2026Double Gold 2025Gold 2024Best in Show 2022Double Gold 2022
Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition

20 medals from 4 competitions, 2007 to 2026.

Tasting Notes

Flavor profile

How strongly each flavor family shows up across 17 notes from 6 publications, weighted by source.

  • Herbal & greenflowery, rosesA hint
  • Fruitydark fruits, dried cranberry, blackberry, damson and other plums, ripe blueberriesClear
  • Sweetsweet notes, chocolate pralines, creamy caramel, maple, sweet butterClear
  • Oak & maltwalnut, enjoyably nutty, dusty, dry warehouses, hazelnutClear
  • Smokesmoky, smoked nuts, deft traces of smoke, an amiable amount of char smoke, even some curious smokinessA hint
  • Spiceblack pepper, spicy, piquant, and spice, spicy finishClear

Flavor map

Bushmills 16 Year Old against other Irish whiskeys we carry. Closer dots taste more alike.

← More delicateRicher →Less smokySmokier →Bushmills 16 Year OldBushmills 21 Year OldRedbreast 15 Year OldRedbreast 18 Year Old

Closest Irish whiskeys at a similar price: Bushmills 21 Year Old ($299.97), Redbreast 15 Year Old ($159.98), and Redbreast 18 Year Old ($249.97).

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Each whisky's place on the map, from 0 to 10.

WhiskyRichSmokyPrice
Bushmills 16 Year Old (this bottle)6.12.4$199.98
The Busker Single Malt6.12.0$59.98
Bushmills 21 Year Old5.42.2$299.97
Teeling Whiskey Single Grain5.21.9$29.97
Powers John Lane Release 12 Year Old5.91.3$74.99
Powers Gold Label Hand Crafted Triple Distilled5.21.5$36.98
Bushmills 10 Year5.11.6$44.97
Limavady Single Barrel4.82.1$59.96
Redbreast 15 Year Old5.51.2$159.98
Jameson Select Reserve Black Barrel5.21.4$29.97
Powers 'Three Swallow Release'7.01.2$64.98
McConnell's 5 Year Old4.43.0$34.98
Redbreast 18 Year Old6.00.6$249.97
Teeling Whiskey Single Pot Still4.22.5$64.97
Jameson Triple Distilled4.71.1$19.97
Tullamore Dew 12 Year Old Special Reserve4.23.1$69.98
Lambay Whiskey4.02.2$69.98
Bushmills Red Bush4.02.1$19.97
Powers Rye4.02.1$34.98
The Whistler Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish6.10.2$39.98
Glendalough5.40.2$54.97
The Busker Single Pot Still4.80.4$99.98
Method & Madness Single Pot Still6.10.0$69.98
The Dunbrody Madeira Wine Cask Finish6.00.0$69.98

Flavor scores are our estimates. A flavor scores higher when more critics mention it and when they describe it more strongly, so no single review sets the result. They are not a rating from any publication.

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