Bushmills whiskey distillery
Ireland’s oldest, and supposedly, haunted licensed distillery. In truth while the right to distil was granted back in 1608 the current distillery only dates back to 1888 but despite this it’s easily Ireland’s oldest still operating distillery with the New Middleton distillery being built in 1975 and Cooley not popping up until 1987
Bushmills factsheet
| Name | Pronounced | AKA | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bushmills | bush*mills | Old Bushmills Distillery | County Antrim |
| Country of Origin | Status | Active | Whisky Type |
| Ireland | Active | 1784 - Present | Malt |
| Website | Tours Available | Owned by | Parent Group |
| Bushmills | Tour Link | Jose Cuervo |
Bushmills Timeline:
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- 1608The right to distill in the region was granted by James I of England
- 1784The Bushmills Old Distillery Company was established though repeatedly fell silent
- 1860Jame McColgan and Patrick Corrigan buy the silent distillery
- 1880Jame McColgan and Patrick Corrigan form a limited company
- 1885The distillery burns down
- 1888The distillery is rebuilt
- 1890SS Bushmills, a steamship owned and operated by the distillery, makes its maiden voyage across the Atlantic to deliver Bushmills whiskey to America
- 1911SS Bushmills ran aground on Nimrod Rock, Penrhos Bay, Anglesey on the 11th January 1911 when on passage from Liverpool for Cardiff in ballast. She was refloated on the 26th August 1911 and broken up Llanerchymor
- 1923The distillery is acquired by Samuel Wilson Boyd who anticipating the end of US prohibition gears up the distillery up for expansion and increases production
- 1939The distillery again falls silent for the duration of the war
- 1972Bushmills joins Irish Distillers Group which was formed in 1966 and floor maltings ceases
- 1987Pernod Ricard acquires Irish Distillers.
- 2005Diageo acquires Bushmills
- 2014Jose Cuervo acquires Bushmills
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Can I tour Bushmills?
Yes Bushmills distillery is tourable. On Trip Advisor the distillery has been rated as excellent by 1,481 of 2,740 tours to date. This gives Bushmills an overall rating of 4.5
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