50,1°
Distillery : Bushmills - Ireland
Port Cask
Original Bottling
Limited Edtion
Single Cask
Bottled in 2021
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
The Causeway Collection is a range of very good, well-aged casks, which was launched in 2020. This one was bottled in 2021, along with its twin brother, #6095, also Port, and which let the juice macerate for 32 years as well. They are among the oldest Bushmills. There's only a 35-year-old released in 2013, which didn't wow the crowds. This beauty, bottled for La Maison du Whisky, has already made a bigger impression. Only 228 bottles went on sale.
Let's Taste It :
It's the fruit that strikes first, but I didn't recognise any of the Port characteristics, as it was very well integrated. Raspberry jam, a few blackberries, baked apples, cinnamon and a bit of clove. Then the cereals are revealed, wheat, barley, a grain of corn. Noble wood, varnish, a few floral fragrances. Earthy, complex, deep. On the palate, it's honeyed, the cereals come first, but there are also a few red plums, blueberries, acerola and passion fruit. Milk chocolate and melting caramel, it's sweet. Liquorice stick. Very well-managed, discreet spices add fullness. It becomes almost sparkling, on cola, even citrus, and then comes the finish, earth and brown sugar, a little carbonated, very long, a few blackcurrant berries. A pinch of salt.
In Short,
So we are obviously blown away. The great quality of this expression, in my opinion, is that the Port is not at all overpowering, and leaves plenty of room for other flavours, without at all obliterating the distillery's hallmarks. It's extremely well done. That said, I'm very impressed, but not overwhelmed. Except for the finish, which is truly incredible. As for the price, I won't comment on that until my lawyer is present. Thank you to whoever made the sacrifice to bring us this nectar.
Score : 90
To Be Listened While Sipping :
The Walkabouts - The Light Will Stay on
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