Big Whisky News: Our Bushmills 2012 Burgundy Cask sold for $2,000
Our exclusive Bushmills 2012 Burgundy Cask has taken the world by storm. It’s in such high demand that whiskey lovers overseas are prepared to pay silly money for the whiskey that Bushmills made exclusively for The Whisky Club back in October 2022.
The whiskey sold on 12 February 2023 on whiskey auction site Uniquely Irish. After four bids, the whiskey went under the hammer for €1350 (that’s around $2000). Our Members here in Australia got it for just $135.
The Burgundy Cask was the final release in our legendary Bushmills Heritage Casks trilogy.
The trilogy began in 2020 with the Marsala Cask which sold out in record time, and broke records fetching $2,230 at auction. 2021 brought us the Banyuls Cask which sold out even faster, and now’s your last chance to be a part of Irish whiskey history with the one that Bushmills Master Blender Alex Thomas calls "one of the best whiskeys that Bushmills have produced to date."
You may have noticed that we haven’t shared the link to the website. We’re always chuffed to see how much people overseas are willing to pay for the whiskies made especially for the Club here in Australia.
We share these auction prices to show how our collective buying power as a Club can deliver crazy good value to Members — it’s not to encourage flipping. We wouldn’t want to see people missing out on bottles because they’re getting sold overseas. We’re all for sharing the whisky love. And personally, we prefer to drink the stuff!
Update
Since the release of our Bushmills 2012 Burgundy Cask, the Club has released the Bushmills 2010 Double Moscatel Cask. Not only was it crowned The Whisky Club's Whisky of the Year 2024, it was also shortlisted for Best Irish Single Malt and awarded 98/100 points and Double Gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Comp '24.
Similarly to its predecessors, the Bushmills 2010 Double Moscatel Cask also went under the hammer at auction for huge prices – one fetching € 630.00 ($1114.44). Others have gone for
€360 ($636.82).
We’re incredibly excited for our Members to get their hands on out latest collaboration with Bushmills – the Bushmills The Christmas Causeway 2012 Vintage, First-Fill Oloroso Full Maturation, the very first in a series of world-beating whiskeys that will no doubt be the envy on whiskey drinkers across the globe
The Bushmills The Christmas Causeway 2012 Vintage is available only to Members of The Whisky Club 5-7 December. If you’re not a Member yet, join free now.
