Bushmills Announces Tasting Experience Featuring Decades-Old Whiskeys in New York and Chicago
Bushmills is hosting high-end tasting events in New York and Chicago. (Images: Bushmills)
On Tuesday, Bushmills, the oldest licensed distillery in the world, announced a series of whiskey tasting experiences in New York and Chicago.
Named the Origins of Whiskey, the event will allow guests to try $3,000 of rare single malt whiskey “while also uncovering the storied legacy of this beloved spirit,” according to Bushmills.
Per Bushmills, the event will be the oldest and largest Irish single malt tasting in the U.S. since a Bushmills tasting at the Chicago World Fair in the 1890s.
The events will be narrated by Irish singer-songwriter Colin Urwin. Guests will sample four rare Bushmills expressions: Bushmills 16 Year Old, Bushmills 21 Year Old, Bushmills 25 Year Old and Bushmills Rare Cask 03. The latter expression is a 30-year-old single malt aged in Madeira casks.
“A well-known storyteller from the north coast once said ‘a wee glass of Bushmills Whiskey and a drop of pure spring water would give anyone great ideas…’ and he was right,” Urwin said in a news release. “In Ireland, whiskey and storytelling have always gone together like hand in glove.”
Tickets to the Chicago events are priced at $35, while New York tickets are complimentary — on a first-come, first-serve basis. Those interested in attending any of the events can book tickets here.
“There is a misconception that Scotland was the originator of the single malt and as the oldest whiskey distillery in the world, we feel like it’s our job to debunk that assumption,” said Lander Otegui, the CMO of Bushmills’ parent company, Proximo Spirits. “With over 400 years of whiskey making expertise, the story of whiskey is the story of Bushmills. What better way to tell that story than taking consumers on a journey of discovery, connecting visual art with the ancient Irish art of storytelling and sampling some of the most coveted single malts in the country.”
Bushmills Origins of Whiskey Tastings Schedule
New York
Hall des Lumières, 49 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007
Friday, Feb. 23
- 3-4:30 p.m.
- 5:10-6:40 p.m.
- 7:20-8:50 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 24
- 3:10-4:40 p.m.
- 5:20-6:50 p.m.
- 7:30-9 p.m.
Chicago
Morgan Manufacturing, 401 N. Morgan Street, Chicago, IL 60642
Friday, March 1
- 3-4:30 p.m.
- 5:10-6:40 p.m.
- 7:20-8:50 p.m.
- 9:30-11 p.m.
Saturday, March 2
- 1-2:30 p.m.
- 3:10-4:40 p.m.
- 5:20-6:50 p.m.
- 7:30-9 p.m.
Sunday, March 3
- 1-2:30 p.m.
- 3:10-4:40 p.m.
- 5:20-6:50 p.m.
- 7:30-9 p.m.
“As the oldest licensed whiskey distillery in the world and the originator of the single malt, Bushmills Irish Whiskey is delighted to share our story with our friends overseas,” Bushmills Irish Whiskey Master Blender Alex Thomas said. “Most people think that it takes only two ingredients (water and malted barley) to make our award-winning single malt but having nurtured this ancient art into modernity, we know that there is a third… our people.
“There are families that have been working at the distillery for generations and with each old friend that leaves us or a new friend that joins, comes a story. With the help of our whiskey experts and local Irish storytellers, we’re excited to tell our story and bring the beauty of both the north coast of Ireland and our beloved distillery to you.”
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