News: Amid an Irish Whiskey Renaissance, the World’s Oldest Licensed Whiskey Distillery Comes of Age [VinePair]
“Rarely does the face of a major legacy spirits brand speak superlatively about one of its products in relation to the others, but Bushmills master blender Alex Thomas has no qualms about picking favorites. “I think this is the best liquid we’ve ever released,” Thomas casually remarked at an NYC event in May, hoisting a caramel-hued dram overhead in the universal gesture for “sláinte.”
The liquid in question — the second in a limited-edition series of Irish single malts titled “The Rare Casks” — spent 29 years resting in various ex-bourbon, oloroso sherry, and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks.”