BUSHMILLS Northern Ireland April 14 PRNewswire - Louisville Ky was declared the winner today in the Search for the Twin City of Bushmills in America In addition to the Twin City title Louisville also takes home a 40000 grand prize - 20000 for the advancement of local culture and 20000 for a responsible drinking programAs part of a celebration honoring the 400th anniversary of the original license to distill granted to the Bushmills region Bushmills - home of BUSHMILLS Irish Whiskey - searched for its Twin City in America After narrowing the search to three finalist cities Bushmills asked Americans to choose the winner by voting online at Bushmills400yearscom More than 55000 votes were cast and Louisville emerged the clear championLouisville became a finalist in the search after the Mayors Office for Community Relations and Events submitted an application explaining why Louisville and Bushmills shared the same four key personality traits pride of place hospitality craftsmanship humor and witWhen told of Louisvilles win Mayor Jerry Abramson said Were excited that Louisville has won the stiff competition to be the twin city of Bushmills This distinction provides a great opportunity to share with the world Louisvilles winning personality which mixes small-town pride and hospitality with big-city spirit to prove that anything is possible He also said that the mayors office plans to put the grant money toward Louisvilles many cultural festivals and toward local responsible drinking programsAt a press conference at 1130am on April 14 at Louisvilles Metro Hall Gordon Donoghue Master Distiller of BUSHMILLS Irish Whiskey will present Mayor Abramson with the 40000 grant for the city of Louisville Mayor Abramson and Gordon Donoghue will also exchange whiskey barrels signifying the partnership between Bushmills and Louisville two of the great whiskey capitals of the worldDonoghue who visited all three Twin City finalists earlier this year was declared an honorary citizen of Louisville and given the title of Kentucky Colonel during his last visit to the city He says All three finalist cities have such great Bushmills spirit but after spending time in Louisville and experiencing its charm and personality first hand Im certain that Americans made a great choice in Louisville Were looking forward to developing a long lasting Twin City relationshipTo celebrate the new relationship between Louisville and Bushmills WLRS-FM listeners over legal purchase age will have the opportunity to attend a private Twin City concert with platinum-selling rock band Seether400th Anniversary of the License to DistillIn 2008 BUSHMILLS Irish Whiskey will celebrate the 400th Anniversary of the original license to distill granted to the Bushmills region by King James I in 1608 BUSHMILLS Irish Whiskey continues to be crafted with time-honored skills and traditions true to the history and spirit of Irelands oldest whiskey distillery The portfolio features five award-winning whiskies BUSHMILLS ORIGINALTM BLACK BUSHR BUSHMILLSR 10-year-old Malt BUSHMILLSR 16-year-old Malt and BUSHMILLSR 21-year-old maltAbout SeetherThis South African-born Los Angeles-based hard rock band made its US debut in 2002 with the album Disclaimer Since then several of their albums have gone platinum including Disclaimer II and Karma and Effect which boasts several hits most notably the song Remedy which topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart for eight consecutive weeks Seethers most recent album release was 2007s Finding Beauty in Negative SpacesAbout DiageoDiageo Dee-AH-Gee-O is the worlds leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits wine and beer These brands include Johnnie Walker Guinness Smirnoff JB Baileys Cuervo Tanqueray Captain Morgan Crown Royal Beaulieu Vineyard and Sterling VineyardsDiageo is a global company trading in some 180 countries around the world The company is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange DEO and the London Stock Exchange DGE For more information about Diageo its people brands and performance visit us at Celebrating life every day everywhere responsibly BUSHMILLS Irish Whiskey