The Causeway Collection is a selection of extremely rare and unique aged and cask finished Irish single malt whiskeys from The Old Bushmills Distillery – the world’s oldest licensed whiskey distillery.
This year’s collection features twelve new releases to be launched worldwide across eight markets, and includes two bottlings exclusively released for the island of Ireland. They are the 2011 Sauternes Cask, a first for Bushmills Irish Whiskey, and a 1995 Marsala Cask aged in Marsala casks for a mouthwatering 15 years.
The 2011 Sauternes Cask was first aged for seven years in both oloroso butts and ex-bourbon barrels and then finished in Sauternes wine casks for two years. According to Bushmills “the French casks that have housed this sweet white wine from the Sauternais region of Bordeaux bring an abundance of delicate summer fruit flavours and fresh grapes.”
The 1995 Marsala Cask was matured for over 10 years in oloroso butts and ex-bourbon barrels, before being aged in Marsala casks, sourced from the island of Sicily, for 15 years. This dark and sweet Italian wine imparts succulent spiced fruit notes and a brown sugar sweetness.
Colum Egan, Bushmills Master Distiller, said: “All the whiskeys used in The Causeway Collection have been expertly crafted and cared for in a unique whiskey-making tradition passed from generation to generation for more than 400 years here at The Old Bushmills Distillery.”
“The Causeway Collection celebrates our extremely rare and unique cask finishes, our passion for single malts and honours our rich heritage. It’s a privilege to work with such rare liquid, these special cask-finished whiskeys really are our greatest treasures.”
“Both the 2011 Sauternes Cask and the 1995 Marsala Casks are sensational whiskeys that stand with the best of Irish single malts, giants in their own right. We are delighted to bring these exclusive releases to ourfans across the island of Ireland.”
To celebrate this special release, Bushmills Irish Whiskey has collaborated with three renowned Irish artists to craft a short film that brings together words, music and images to reflect the home of the Causeway Collection. Irish spoken word artist, Stephen James Smith, has used his poetry to bring to life the story of Bushmills accompanied by photography from Ruth Medjber and music by Kormac.
The film, inspired by the heritage and craft of Bushmills Irish Whiskey, celebrates connections between people, the whiskey and the land, as well as the creative connections that happen when we come together.
These rare whiskeys will be on sale online from 4pm on 23rd September and also via select specialist retailers from 24th September.
Only a limited number of bottles of the 2011 Sauternes Cask are available. They are bottled at 56.3% ABV, non chill-filtered, and are priced at €110/£95 for 700mL.
Again, only a limited number of bottles of the 1995 Masala Cask are available and bottled at 57.8% ABV, non chill-filtered and priced at €410/£380 for 700ml.
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