{"id":66660,"date":"2023-09-06T17:05:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T16:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/?p=66660"},"modified":"2023-09-06T17:05:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T16:05:40","slug":"bushmills-unveils-world-wood-series-of-single-malts-exclusive-to-duty-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/bushmills-unveils-world-wood-series-of-single-malts-exclusive-to-duty-free\/","title":{"rendered":"BUSHMILLS unveils \u2018World Wood\u2019 series of single malts &#8211; Exclusive to duty-free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bushmills Irish Whiskey has announced the launch of two rare, single malt Irish whiskeys as part of the brand\u2019s new \u2018World Wood\u2019 series created exclusively for global travel retail. Shaped by the unique microclimate on Northern Ireland\u2019s wild causeway coast and seasoned in casks from across the world, the first two expressions \u2013 a 15 Year Old and a 21 Year Old single malt \u2013 will be available from September.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The World Wood series epitomises Bushmills\u2019 pioneering philosophy of restless progress, showcasing the brand\u2019s extraordinary expertise in whiskey distilling and wood management with carefully curated single malts aged in the finest and rarest hand-selected casks.<\/p>\n<p>For more than four centuries, Bushmills has been relentlessly committed to delivering world-class whiskeys and, in doing so, has often looked beyond Ireland\u2019s shores for inspiration. This new series is spearheaded by Master Blender, Alex Thomas, who adds, \u201cWe search the four corners of the world to find exactly the right cask to bring back to our corner to Northern Ireland \u2013 Jerez in Spain, Kentucky in USA and Marsala in Sicily\u201d. Alex has worked tirelessly with her network of leading wine and spirit producers and expert cooperages across the globe to handpick the perfect combination of casks. The resulting expressions are testament to her ingenuity and craft, combining the unique character of Bushmills with wondrously warm flavours and accents from far-flung corners of the world.<\/p>\n<p>The 15 Year Old single malt is a masterful combination of 15 Year Old ex-bourbon first and second-fill American oak casks that beautifully showcases and elevates the floral and fruity Bushmills character. First-fill barrels offer bold, bourbon flavours with layers of soft vanilla and sweeter notes, while the second-fill adds more of the distinct Bushmills character and the natural flavours from the American oak.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bushmills_WorldWoodSeries-GTR_15YO_RGB.jpg\"><img data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bushmills_WorldWoodSeries-GTR_15YO_RGB.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bushmills_WorldWoodSeries-GTR_15YO_RGB-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bushmills_WorldWoodSeries-GTR_15YO_RGB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bushmills_WorldWoodSeries-GTR_15YO_RGB-480x480.jpg 480w\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bushmills_WorldWoodSeries-GTR_15YO_RGB.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66662 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\"    sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bushmills_WorldWoodSeries-GTR_15YO_RGB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bushmills_WorldWoodSeries-GTR_15YO_RGB.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bushmills_WorldWoodSeries-GTR_15YO_RGB-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bushmills_WorldWoodSeries-GTR_15YO_RGB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bushmills_WorldWoodSeries-GTR_15YO_RGB-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The spirit is patiently matured at the Old Bushmills Distillery for 15 years and bottled at 46% ABV, so the sweet, nutty, and complex flavour profile can be savoured to the full. The result is an amber gold whiskey with inviting aromas of toasted oak, warm caramel, vanilla, and subtle hints of hazelnut. The taste is a unique marriage of clove, toffee apple, honeyed vanilla, and sweet apricot, with a smooth and gently warming finish that leaves you wanting more.<\/p>\n<p>The 21 Year Old single malt is aged in bourbon barrels and oloroso sherry butts for a minimum of 18 years before finishing in rare first-fill Marsala wine casks from Sicily for three years. Each of these hand-selected barriques has been seasoned with Marsala Fine Ambra Semisecco DOC, then lightly toasted to deliver lighter, fruitier notes to the maturing whiskey, perfectly complementing the Bushmills floral and fruity house style.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bushmills_WorldWoodSeries_GTR_21YO_RGB.jpg\"><img data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bushmills_WorldWoodSeries_GTR_21YO_RGB.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bushmills_WorldWoodSeries_GTR_21YO_RGB-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bushmills_WorldWoodSeries_GTR_21YO_RGB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bushmills_WorldWoodSeries_GTR_21YO_RGB-480x480.jpg 480w\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bushmills_WorldWoodSeries_GTR_21YO_RGB.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66661 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\"    sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bushmills_WorldWoodSeries_GTR_21YO_RGB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bushmills_WorldWoodSeries_GTR_21YO_RGB.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bushmills_WorldWoodSeries_GTR_21YO_RGB-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bushmills_WorldWoodSeries_GTR_21YO_RGB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bushmills_WorldWoodSeries_GTR_21YO_RGB-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bottled at 46% ABV, the luxuriously complex flavour profile shines through. On the nose, intriguing aromas of caramelised brown sugar and gentle toasted oak interwoven with candied orange and vanilla. The spirit\u2019s long wait in three types of wood gives a decadent flavour, with luxurious notes of warming ginger and stone fruits mingled with hazelnut, chocolate, and mellow oak, culminating in a sweet, lingering finish that fades slowly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bushmills 15 and 21 Year Old GTR exclusive single malt Irish whiskeys are available throughout Asia Pacific and Dublin Airport, Ireland Duty Free stores.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bushmills 15 Year Old single malt is bottled at 46% ABV and priced at $90 for 700ml.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bushmills 21 Year Old single malt is bottled at 46% ABV and priced at $265 for 700ml.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bushmills Irish Whiskey has announced the launch of two rare, single malt Irish whiskeys as part of the brand\u2019s new \u2018World Wood\u2019 series created exclusively [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":66663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2597,535,1,477,7093,7099,7097],"tags":[13397,13398,3060,3056,69,39,215,612,13399,216],"class_list":["post-66660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-best-selling-brands-in-duty-free","category-duty-free-retailers","category-latest-news","category-latest-promotions-in-duty-free","category-luxury","category-spirits","category-wines-spirits","tag-bushmills-15-year-old","tag-bushmills-21-year-old","tag-bushmills-duty-free","tag-bushmills-irish-whiskey","tag-duty-free","tag-dutyfree","tag-irish-whiskey","tag-single-malt","tag-single-malt-irish-whiskey","tag-travel-retail"],"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66660"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66678,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66660\/revisions\/66678"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}