Bushmills
Bushmills
46%
26 Years
Released in 2024 in Europe and on Sept. 10, 2025, in the U.S., Bushmills 26 Year Old Crystal Malt is a single malt Irish whiskey distilled from crystal malted barley, which undergoes a process that crystallizes sugars within the grain. The whiskey was aged for 26 years in oak casks and bottled at 46% ABV in a 700ml format. It has a suggested retail price of $1,000.
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The nose is delicate and complex, with caramelized brown sugar, prunes, figs, honey, apple and some tropical fruit character — kiwi and charred mango — as well as a pleasant bready note.
This whiskey has a slick, oily viscosity and a dynamic flavor profile. There's a good deal of spiced oak character, delivering tannin, cinnamon, gingerbread and tobacco. From there, we transition to some fresh kiwi, apple and grapefruit juice — but only briefly, as we're soon back to plenty of tannin, plus leather and French bread.
The finish is satisfying and extraordinarily long — opening with rolls slathered with warm butter, then moving to a fruity profile of kiwi and white peach. That slowly segues into leather, tobacco, tannin and cracked pepper. A touch of granulated sugar lingers, as well as some red apple.
A wonderful single malt from Bushmills. It strikes a beautiful balance between light fruitiness and dark, brooding oak, spice and tobacco. Great whiskeys take you on a wild but well-structured ride, and this is a prime example.
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