{"title":"Bushmills Whiskey","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"bushmills2006-marsala-cask","title":"Bushmills 2006 Marsala Cask","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe history-making Bushmills 2006 Marsala Cask, made exclusively for Whisky Club Members, was the first release from \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bushmills\"\u003eBushmills\u003c\/a\u003e’ brand-new range of curated limited-edition \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/single-malt-whisky\"\u003esingle malts\u003c\/a\u003e, The Causeway Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMade by multi-award winning Master Blender Helen Mulholland, it was distilled in 2006 and matured in Oloroso Sherry and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bourbon-whiskey\"\u003eBourbon\u003c\/a\u003e casks, before finishing in fresh Marsala wine casks for enhanced complexity and sweetness. From first to last sip it’s a malt masterpiece, cut at Helen’s preferred 47.2% ABV, full bodied, velvety smooth and with all the goods…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaisins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecinnamon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edelicate toffee apple\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e on the nose, a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003erichly honeyed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e palate with \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecaramelised brown sugar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003evanilla\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ealmonds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003espiced fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, and a strong, slightly dry finish with \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewarming ginger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003espiced pear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Helen’s own words: “With over 400 years of whiskey-making heritage, Bushmills has never compromised on quality to create its signature smooth taste and famous house style. The global launch of The Causeway Collection represents a bold new step for us, an exciting time to share rare cask finished editions”.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeedless to say, this never to be repeated World Exclusive was snapped up fast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrders for Bushmills 2006 Marsala Cask have closed. Join Australia's biggest whisky community now to receive incredible malt whiskies delivered to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HUKGlamxNeM\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Old Bushmills Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46489920798799,"sku":"WC0166","price":140.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/1185\/7487\/files\/bushmills_2006_wotm_pdp.png?v=1787701073"},{"product_id":"bushmills-2011-banyuls-cask","title":"Bushmills 2011 Banyuls Cask","description":"\u003cp\u003eComing in at natural cask strength and finished in fresh French Banyuls casks, is the much-awaited next instalment of the Causeway Collection from Old \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bushmills\"\u003eBushmills\u003c\/a\u003e Distillery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery drop of Bushmills Single Malt starts with pure water that’s run through basalt rock - the very rock that the Giant’s Causeway is made from - and mixed with malted barley that’s only grown in Ireland. It’s then fermented 56 hours before being triple distilled in beautiful swan necked copper pot stills. The spirit’s then filled into either ex-Bourbon American oak or ex-Oloroso Sherry casks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaster Blender Helen Mulholland, who has the enviable job of tasting through the 400,000 casks in the warehouses and deciding where they will finish their journey, said it so eloquently:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Distillation is a science, but maturation is an art. The temperature of the warehouse, the placement of the warehouse, how kind the angels are being in the warehouse, it’s all about that, it’s all about working with nature.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBottled at its natural cask strength of 53.6% ABV, and with a three and a half year second maturation in extremely rare Banyuls casks, Bushmills 2011 Banyuls Cask blew us away the moment it was poured into a glass. For the uninitiated, Banyuls can be described as Port’s French cousin, so you can expect big robust fruity flavours of fresh raspberries and blackcurrants alongside luscious strawberry jam, juicy stewed plums and baked peaches with a warm lingering finish of spiced old oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut who better to describe it for us, than the Master Blender herself:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Banyuls is a French dessert wine with big fruity flavours which really matches the Bushmills spirit. The (Bushmills) Banyuls has a lovely profile, and each time you go back to it you find something different again. It's approachable, it's rounded, it has big flavours, but in a completely rounded way that anybody can enjoy. The finish is comforting with lovely warmth and roundness. It gives you that lovely feeling of a really nice whisky that you just want share with friends. The Banyuls is something really special.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrders for Bushmills 2011 Banyuls Cask have now closed. \u003ca href=\"#\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSign Up free\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e now to grab our next exclusive releases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1sluelqP0KQ\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Old Bushmills Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46489947570255,"sku":"WC0221","price":130.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/1185\/7487\/files\/bushmillsbanyuls_pdp_main.png?v=1787701215"},{"product_id":"bushmills-2012-burgundy-cask","title":"Bushmills 2012 Burgundy Cask","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe’ve reached the season finale of one of the most significant series of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/irish-whiskey\"\u003eIrish whiskey\u003c\/a\u003e ever released, our world-exclusive Heritage Casks series created exclusively for The Whisky Club by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bushmills\"\u003eBushmills\u003c\/a\u003e, the world’s oldest whiskey distillery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst Marsala casks, then Banyuls casks, now our world-exclusive Heritage Casks series from the Bushmills Causeway Collection finally reaches its epic crescendo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe series takes three of Europe’s most interesting and historic wines and kicked off in 2020 with our Bushmills Causeway Collection 2006 Vintage Marsala Cask. Distilled in 2006 and initially matured in Bushmills’ trademark Oloroso Sherry and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bourbon-whiskey\"\u003eBourbon\u003c\/a\u003e casks, it spent a further 18 months maturing in heritage Marsala casks, aka “Italian Sherry”.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe followed this runaway success a year later with our second Heritage Cask release, our Bushmills Causeway Collection 2011 Vintage Banyuls Cask. This “French Port”-matured beauty was another huge hit with Club Members. Demand exceeded our wildest expectations, and you will have seen the silly prices these bottles have reached on European auction sites.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd now this. Behold the Bushmills Causeway Collection 2012 Burgundy Cask, one of the greatest whiskeys from the world’s oldest licensed whiskey distillery. As you can probably guess, this is not just any old Burgundy, this is Burgundy from a winery dating back to the 1400s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistilled in 2012, the spirit was first laid down in Bushmills’ trademark Oloroso Sherry and Bourbon casks before a luxurious three-and-a-half-year maturation in Burgundy red wine casks. Then bottled this year, non-chill filtered and non-coloured, natural cask strength, 51.8% ABV.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd as for the experience, heavenly…starting with \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003esweet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003espiced stewed fruits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e with \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003evanilla custard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e on the nose, leading into a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edeep\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003evelvety palate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e with \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eindulgent dark cherries\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003estrawberry jam\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003esticky butterscotch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, and a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003elong\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003erich\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ejuicy finish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003evanilla truffle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e opening into \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecreamy Neapolitan ice-cream\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003erocky road\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehint of almond\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe’re honoured to bring you these truly historic whiskeys; our 2006 Marsala Cask marked the launch and first release of their historic prestige series, The Causeway Collection, and now the Burgundy Cask is the first release with the distillery’s new Master Blender, Alex Thomas’ name on it, or as Alex herself describes it: \"one of the best whiskeys that Bushmills have produced to date.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"#\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin the Club\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, don’t miss out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uf7cXESMFt4\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Old Bushmills Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46489972834383,"sku":"WC0279","price":140.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/1185\/7487\/files\/bushmillsmedal_pdp_main.png?v=1787701357"},{"product_id":"bushmills-heritage-cask-trilogy-with-plinth","title":"Bushmills Heritage Cask Trilogy with Plinth","description":"\u003cp\u003eBack in 2020, Bushmills launched their \u003ca href=\"\/products\/bushmills2006-marsala-cask\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2006 Marsala Cask\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e exclusively for the Whisky Club. Forming part of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bushmills\"\u003eBushmills\u003c\/a\u003e’ globally celebrated Causeway Collection, the Heritage Casks series was released solely for our Members here in Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe were thrilled to see our logo on such a fabulous bottle of Bushmills and even more thrilled when Marsala Cask started to multiply in value on the secondary market, selling for thousands of dollars at auction in Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarsala is an ancient fortified Italian wine and we followed this up in 2021 with our \u003ca href=\"\/products\/bushmills-2011-banyuls-cask\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBushmills 2011 Banyuls Cask\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, another triumphant exclusive for the Club. Banyuls has been described as “French Port” and Members went just as doo-lally as they did for the Marsala Cask.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Bushmills has released the epic season finale of its Heritage Casks series for the Club: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/bushmills-2012-burgundy-cask\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2012 Burgundy Cask\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. This is whisky aged in Oloroso and matured in red wine from a French Domaine dating back to the 1400s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree is always better than one, which is why we are offering Members the chance to acquire the full set of Bushmills Heritage Casks all at once. Your whisky shelf may feel like it’s had an upgrade, but we’re set to make the Bushmills stand out even more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe have commissioned ten plinths on which to sit your three bottles of glory. These lovingly hand-crafted collectors’ items have been fashioned from barrel staves and are yours when you buy the complete Heritage Casks set.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bundle of three bottles plus plinth sold for just $495 in October 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Bushmills Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46489973129295,"sku":"WC0282","price":495.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/1185\/7487\/files\/bushmillstrilogy_pdp_main.png?v=1787701369"},{"product_id":"bushmills-30-year-old","title":"Bushmills 30 Year Old","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the oldest and most exquisite releases ever from the legendary Irish distillery, Bushmills, is here. And it’s only available to Club Members.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis masterpiece of malt was brought into being by the world’s oldest licenced whiskey distillery, and was meticulously planned before a drop of whiskey went into a barrel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Thirty years ago, we specified the exact type, strength and colour of Pedro Ximénez Sherry we wanted to season our hand-crafted oak casks,” says Master Blender, Alex Thomas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Pedro Ximénez is a dark Spanish fortified sweet Sherry wine made from white grapes. It’s only made in specific regions, making each oak Sherry butt incredibly rare and sought-after.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBushmills 30 Year Old was patiently matured in Bourbon barrels and Sherry butts for 14 years, then finished in these rare and highly sought after first-fill Pedro Ximénez casks for 16 years, resulting in a whiskey of unimaginable depth, elegance and complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I am so proud of this single malt,” says Alex. “It really delights all the senses. It’s all \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etreacle toffee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e on the nose. Then \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003evelvety smooth raisins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efigs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e with hints of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eclove\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eorange peel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e on the tongue.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly 1,500 bottles of this exquisite \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/single-malt-whisky\"\u003esingle malt\u003c\/a\u003e were available worldwide, and it was only available here to Members of Australia’s biggest whisky community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Join the Club free now\" href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin the Club free now\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e for the world’s biggest whisky exclusives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Bushmills Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46490013696079,"sku":"WC0363","price":3199.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/1185\/7487\/files\/bushmills30_pdp_main.png?v=1787701597"},{"product_id":"bushmills-the-christmas-causeway-2012-vintage-first-fill-oloroso-full-maturation","title":"Bushmills The Christmas Causeway 2012 Vintage, First-Fill Oloroso Full Maturation","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe’ve upped the ante for Christmas this year. Our last Bushmills sold out instantly, \u003ca title=\"won the Club’s Whisky Of The Year\" href=\"\/blogs\/journal\/the-whisky-club-whisky-of-the-year-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewon the Club’s Whisky Of The Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and was shortlisted for World’s Best Irish Single Malt. \u003cem\u003eThis\u003c\/em\u003e year, we’re bringing you Bushmills' first EVER full first-fill sticky, delicious Oloroso cask maturation from the Paez Lobato family’s bodega in Jerez, Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ultimate collectable in the Causeway Collection is here: Bushmills with 100% first-fill Oloroso maturation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistilled entirely in December of 2012, this vintage single malt is Old Bushmills’ first ever Christmas whiskey. For nearly 50 years now, Bushmills have been partnering the Paez Lobato family-owned bodega in Jerez, Spain to source juicy and fresh Sherry casks for their award-winning whiskies, including the oldest Irish single malt ever: a rare 46-year-old bottling, set to retail at over $21,000.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Christmas Edition has formed in one single, long maturation in first-fill Oloroso Sherry casks from the very same bodega. Like a perfectly-baked pudding, this whiskey needs nothing added to it: no added finish, no added colours and bottled at its natural cask strength of 51.6% ABV (non-chill filtered, of course).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the years we’ve collaborated with Old Bushmills distillery on four Club-exclusive creations. This is our fifth, made by Master Blender Alex Thomas, who’ll be personally joining us in a few weeks on a live stream tasting just for Club Members.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong-time Members will remember how our previous Bushmills exclusives have gone for insane dollars on the secondary market, jumping from $135 to $2,300+. \u003cs\u003eWill this one do the same?\u003c\/s\u003e \u003ca title=\"Yes! This has sold at auction for over $1,100 already!\" href=\"\/blogs\/journal\/bushmills-club-exclusive-sells-at-auction-for-seven-times-the-price-members-paid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYes! This has sold at auction for over $1,100 already!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis was only available to Club Members from Friday 5th – Sunday 7th December 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you’re not yet a Member, \u003ca title=\"join free today\" href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ejoin free today\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e to get your hands on our next exclusive release.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Bushmills Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46490083786831,"sku":"WC0536","price":140.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/1185\/7487\/files\/bushmillsxmasoloroso_pdp_main-medal2.png?v=1787702035"},{"product_id":"bushmills-archive-ballot","title":"Bushmills Archive Release Ballot","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur collaborations with Bushmills encapsulate what it means to be a Member of The Whisky Club.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith these exclusive, headline-grabbing expressions made specifically for passionate, whiskey-loving Members, the Bushmills team have flexed their creative muscles for these one-off releases over the course of half a decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese have been some of the most celebrated and requested releases from Members – twice voted Whisky of the Year, in 2022 and 2024 – while also being the envy of many, many international whiskey fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe latter is a fact backed up by spectacular auction prices across Ireland and Europe, where bottles have gone for as much as 17x their release price in subsequent years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter much hunting (and a dip into our own archive) we’ve pulled together a secret stash of these releases, which we’re now offering to Members at the original release price of $140.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere certainly aren’t enough to go around, so make sure you enter the ballot before 12pm on Thursday 12 February. After the ballot closes, Members will be selected at random and given the chance to buy one of the following releases – also at random.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Bushmills 2006 Vintage Marsala Cask\" href=\"\/products\/bushmills2006-marsala-cask\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBushmills 2006 Vintage Marsala Cask\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe one that started it all, the first release from Bushmills' now-celebrated Causeway Collection. A whisky that sold at European auction sites for as much as $2,700 AUD following its release in October 2020. Matured in Oloroso Sherry and ex-Bourbon casks, this was finished in Marsala casks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMembers will remember \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eraisins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecinnamon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edelicate toffee apple\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e on the nose, a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003erichly honeyed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e palate with \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecaramelised brown sugar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003evanilla\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ealmonds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003espiced fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, and a strong, slightly dry finish with \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewarming ginger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003espiced pear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Bushmills 2010 Vintage Double Moscatel Cask\" href=\"\/products\/bushmills-2010-double-moscatel-cask\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBushmills 2010 Vintage Double Moscatel Cask\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e98\/100, Double Gold, World’s Best Irish Single Malt shortlisted, Members’ 2024 Whisky of the Year – there’s few accolades that our Double Moscatel Cask hasn’t received. And it shows, selling for the equivalent of over $1,000 AUD in Europe. This was matured in Oloroso Sherry casks, before a long, lush finish in 52.5% Valencia Moscatel and 47.5% Setubal Moscatel casks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntense rolling notes of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewarm honey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ejuicy mandarin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebold jammy fruits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, and a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003egentle allspice finish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, with a full-bodied structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Bushmills 2012 Vintage Burgundy Cask\" href=\"\/products\/bushmills-2012-burgundy-cask\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBushmills 2012 Vintage Burgundy Cask\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally released October 2022 and long thought lost, this was our Members’ 2022 Whisky of the Year. Following six-and-a-half years in Sherry and American oak casks, it was finished in Burgundy barrels for a further three-and-a-half years, creating a wonderfully fragrant whiskey of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003esweet vanilla\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etropical fruits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecooked spices\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e with \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ered apples\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efresh raspberry sweetness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003esticky butterscotch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWas sold at auction in Europe for €1350, the equivalent of approximately $2,350 AUD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Bushmills 2012 Vintage The Christmas Causeway\" href=\"\/products\/bushmills-the-christmas-causeway-2012-vintage-first-fill-oloroso-full-maturation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBushmills 2012 Vintage The Christmas Causeway\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most recent of our Bushmills and the quickest to hit secondary market, with two bottles achieving €640 (the equivalent of over $1,100 AUD) \u003cem\u003eless than a month\u003c\/em\u003e after we released them to Members in December 2025. A couple of Members took bottles with them for their European Christmas holidays, it seems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first ever Christmas Causeway from Bushmills, this was exclusively matured in first-fill Oloroso Sherry casks. A whisky of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewarm honey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eluscious ripe fruits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e layered with \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewaves of delicate spice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003elingering sweet fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRemember, the ballot closes at 12pm on Thursday 12 February, so don’t miss your last chance to enjoy these pieces of Club history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Bushmills Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46490097909839,"sku":"WC0569","price":140.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/1185\/7487\/files\/bushmillsballott_pdp_main.png?v=1787702126"}],"url":"https:\/\/thewhiskyclub.com.au\/collections\/bushmills.oembed","provider":"The Whisky Club AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}