Bushmills

Bushmills Causeway Collection Muscatel Cask Finish 12 Year Old, Muscatel Cask, 2020, 56.4%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 13
Average Score
N.A
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Description

This Bushmills 2008 Muscatel Cask Finish is a limited edition, cask strength (56.4% ABV), non-chill filtered Irish single malt, part of The Causeway Collection. Distilled in 2008, it was initially matured for eight years in oloroso sherry butts and bourbon barrels before undergoing a further four years of maturation in rare muscatel casks, resulting in a 12-year-old expression bottled in 2020. This release was exclusively available for the island of Ireland, with only 1,454 bottles produced.

Change-35.0%
LatestSGD 197
HighSGD 303
LowSGD 187
SGD 317SGD 269SGD 221SGD 173Price (SGD)Observed dateJan 25Mar 9Apr 12Jan 25 - SGD 303 - Australian Whisky Auctions - Jan 25, 2026Mar 9 - SGD 187 - Whisky Auctioneer - Mar 9, 2026Apr 12 - SGD 197 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Apr 12, 2026

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Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Apr 12, 2026SGD 196.97
Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Mar 9, 2026SGD 186.76
Australian Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Jan 25, 2026SGD 302.89
Cask type
Oloroso Sherry & Bourbon Cask, Muscatel Cask Finish
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
Barley grown in Cork, Ireland
Fermentation
50 hours
Master distiller (bottling)
Helen Mulholland
Master distiller (distillation)
Helen Mulholland
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
1454
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Tube
Series highlights
Part of The Causeway Collection, a series of rare and unique cask-finished single malts. This was one of the first two releases in the collection.
Historical context
Released in 2020 as part of Bushmills' Causeway Collection, celebrating the distillery's 400-year north coast provenance.
Special release
Exclusively released for the island of Ireland
Allocation
Island of Ireland
Nose
Velvety smooth sweetness, caramelised toffee sugars with orange flower, heather honey, menthol, lavender, spicy oak, sweet cinnamon bark, cloves, banana bread, candied almonds, peach, mango, pineapple, dates, cocoa powder, red berries, and dried fruit.
Palate
Sweet dried fruit with a warming mouthfeel, hints of citrus, rich vanilla floral smoothness, muscovado sugar, tropical fruit (peach, mango, pineapple), spice (white pepper, raw ginger), coffee, chocolate, and dry nuttiness.
Finish
A burst of sweet raisin, medium length with ginger, new leather, and a slight woody astringency.
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