Bushmills 2011 Causeway - Banyuls Casks

Irish
Ireland
700ml
ABV: 53.6%

Bushmills 2011 Causeway - Banyuls Casks

Coming in at natural cask strength and finished in fresh French Banyuls casks, is the much-awaited next instalment of the Causeway Collection from Old Bushmills Distillery.

Every drop of Bushmills Single Malt starts with pure water that’s run through basalt rock - the very rock that the Giant’s Causeway is made from - and mixed with malted barley that’s only grown in Ireland. It’s then fermented 56 hours before being triple distilled in beautiful swan necked copper pot stills. The spirit’s then filled into either ex-Bourbon American oak or ex-Oloroso Sherry casks

Bottled at its natural cask strength of 53.6% ABV, and with a three and a half year second maturation in extremely rare Banyuls casks, Bushmills 2011 Banyuls Cask blew us away the moment it was poured into a glass. For the uninitiated, Banyuls can be described as Port’s French cousin, so you can expect big robust fruity flavours of fresh raspberries and blackcurrants alongside luscious strawberry jam, juicy stewed plums and baked peaches with a warm lingering finish of spiced old oak.

THE EXPERIENCE

• COLOUR

  Rich Auburn.

• NOSE

  Deep, rich and enticingly fresh and fruity with ripe mandarins, dried apricots, raspberries and strawberry jam, along with sherbet and hint of anise.

• PALATE

  A mouth-wateringly juicy explosion of citrus, blackcurrants and baked peaches, with glazed pastries, pecans and walnuts.

• FINISH

  Long and satisfying. Warm lingering spice melds with stewed plums and freshly baked blackberry pie.