{"title":"Bushmills Whiskey","description":"","products":[{"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, won the Club’s Whisky Of The Year 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 colour, and bottled at 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, and it’s the first time a Club-exclusive Bushmills has landed on New Zealand shores.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur 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 \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"Yes! This has sold at auction for almost $1,300 already!\" href=\"https:\/\/thewhiskyclub.co.nz\/journal\/bushmills-club-exclusive-sells-at-auction-for-seven-times-the-price-members-paid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eYes! This has sold at auction for almost $1,300 already!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\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, it’s not too late – \u003ca title=\"join free today\" href=\"https:\/\/thewhiskyclub.co.nz\/subscriber\/account\/create\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ejoin free today\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e to be ready for the next big launch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Bushmills Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62236236349810,"sku":"NZ0536","price":145.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3597\/0930\/files\/bushmillsxmasoloroso_pdp_main-medal2_1.png?v=1787705921"},{"product_id":"bushmills-final-bottles-ballot","title":"Bushmills Oloroso Causeway Final Bottles Ballot","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe’ve upped the ante for Christmas 2025. Our last Bushmills sold out instantly, won the Club’s Whisky Of The Year and was shortlisted for World’s Best Irish Single Malt. We brought 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: 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 colour, and bottled at 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, and it’s the first time a Club-exclusive Bushmills has landed on New Zealand shores.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur 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 Yes! \u003ca title=\"This has sold at auction for almost $1,300 already\" href=\"https:\/\/thewhiskyclub.co.nz\/journal\/bushmills-club-exclusive-sells-at-auction-for-seven-times-the-price-members-paid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis has sold at auction for almost $1,300 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\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLast chance bottles: \u003c\/strong\u003eTo make the rest of the world even more jealous, we pulled together a secret stash of the world’s last bottles of this incredible dram, which we offered to Members via a Club-exclusive ballot at the original release price of $145. This ballot has now closed and been drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you’re not a Member yet, \u003ca title=\"join FREE now\" href=\"https:\/\/thewhiskyclub.co.nz\/subscriber\/account\/create\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ejoin FREE now\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Bushmills Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62236239593842,"sku":"NZ0569","price":145.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3597\/0930\/files\/bushmillsxmasoloroso_pdp_main-medal2_2.png?v=1787705960"}],"url":"https:\/\/thewhiskyclub.co.nz\/collections\/bushmills.oembed","provider":"The Whisky Club NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}