Bushmills is the Irish whiskey brand named after the River Bush in County Antrim.
The Old Bushmills Distillery is in Bushmills, a village in Northern Ireland’s County Antrim. The river runs near the distillery, and the name “Bushmills” refers to mills on the River Bush. The site is internationally known for producing Irish whiskey in a region associated with the Giant’s Causeway.
Bushmills makes several styles, including single malt and blended Irish whiskey. Irish whiskey production generally uses a combination of pot still and column still methods, depending on the expression, and the spirit must mature in wooden casks for at least three years under Irish whiskey rules.
The brand is sometimes confused with the town or with the distillery itself. “Bushmills” can refer to the locality, the Old Bushmills Distillery, or the whiskey label, but all three names are closely connected to County Antrim.