{"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","url":"https:\/\/thewhiskyclub.com.au\/products\/bushmills-2012-burgundy-cask","provider":"The Whisky Club AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}