{"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","url":"https:\/\/thewhiskyclub.co.nz\/products\/bushmills-the-christmas-causeway-2012-vintage-first-fill-oloroso-full-maturation","provider":"The Whisky Club NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}