Bushmills Distillery

On the Wednesday we set off to enjoy the best of what Northern Ireland has to offer and what they are truly renowned for, the magical white cliffs!
We took our time in the car but the trip was a truly memorable experience. Our first true taste was by getting off the beaten track and heading out to a little spot called Torr Head, just 12 miles …

Entry containing 24 photos titled: View in Carrickfergus, Carrickfergus Castle, Giants Causeway Route, On Route - Giants Causeway, Ruins of Dunseverick Castle, Overlooking Ballintoy Harbour, Ballintoy Harbour, 1608 Bar, Lynne in Bushmills, Bushmills Distillery, View towards the Rope Bridge

Today was an extremely busy day. We were warned in advance that we had to be back by 4:30 to the St. Patrick Center for our Peace Rock Ceremony. We each brought a rock from home that we would place in the garden to show peace is world wide. Duggan, Sofina, and I were picked up by Maynard who then dropped us off with another worker at the Ulster …

... kind of magic world. It was an unforgettable place. After an aching walk we decided to go and visit Bushmill’s, a huge whisky distillery in the town there. We had a real good time sampling their 12 year old spirits for free! After getting our fill ...

... stopped.  The grounds and building were gorgeous, the food delicious and reasonably priced.  The small town with it's distillery, while probably built up for tourism, with the distillery and Causeway being so close, but it just screamed quaint ...

Stop at a Bushmills supermarket for supplies and at Bushmills Distillery for a snack and souvenirs. It's Ireland's oldest Whiskey Distillery, where the famous Bushmills Whiskey is ...

... 'uisce beatha' (water of lif in Gaelic, or whiskey as we know it). We are here for the 400 anniversary of the distillery. We took a tour of the distillery but it was not operating due to updates to machinery. Every tour includes a shot of the whiskey at ...

... out to the surrounding small islands and along the coastline. We then continued on to Bushmills town, hoping to stop off at the Bushmills distillery but unfortunately we were about 15 minutes too late and missed the last entry. In hind sight it was a ...

... boy did I need it! today my COLD is gone! I'd say for sure thats an Irish cure for the cold! WHOO HOO!  btw.. bushmills whiskey distillery was just down the road. I'm sure thats what she used and thats what I'll be buying next time I have a cold.. ...

... water.  Quite amazing really. Three hours after our departure we finally reached the town of Bushmills - home to the world famous (and oldest) whisky distillery in the world.  They received their charter from the British Government in 1608, ...

... did get a 12 year old reserve bottle with a personalized label as a keepsake. I can make cheesecake with it or something. After the distillery tour, we walked along the cliff path and down 100 rock stairs to the Giant's Causeway. It's not hard to see why ...

... to stay here for any length of time. After dinner we watched the cow's play from our room, who knew cows were so playful? Tomorrow we are headed to Bushmill's Distillery, Carrick-a-rede Rope Bridge, and the Giant's Causeway. ...

... that deter us from finding our own way back. From the causeway, we cycled 2 miles into Bushmills to tour the Old Bushmills Distillery.  It's been in continuous operation since 1608 when King James (the one who had the word of God rewritten) gave ...