July 2015
The mercury has been rising this week in Scotland, and with near record temperatures outside, it might be a good time to cool down and take a look at our latest whisky auction. This month see's us with a fantastic collection of lots, including some real rarities.
Check out the beautiful Balvenie Violinist Set - a real centrepiece of a collection with exquisite packaging. From the other side of the world we have some excellent Japanese lots, including some fantastic bottles from Karuizawa, Hibiki, Yamazaki, Nikka and Hakushu. Back home we have almost too many bottles to mention that peaked our interest - from Port Ellen for the Royal Wedding to old spring cap bottles. We'd love you to check out all the pages to follow and welcome your bids.
Auction Ends 12th July 8PM
Highland Park 29 Years Old 1979 - Single Cask -...
A single cask bottling of Highland Park from 'The Ambassadors Cask' series, this 4th edition has been selected by Gerry Tosh, Highland Park's first Ambassador. The whisky was distilled in 1979, aged for 29 years before bottling.56.1% vol 70cl Cask No: 413/A
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 455.00200500200500Winning Bid: £ 455.00FinishedBrora 21 Years Old 1977 - Rare Malts
From the Diageo Rare Malt Selection, a very nice collectable bottle from silent distillery Brora. Bottled at natural cask strength this limited edition 21 years old whisky was distilled in 1977 & bottled in October 1998. Complete with original box.56.90% 70cl Bottle No: 1502Please note: Minor scuffs to box, refer to images.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 450.00
Reserve met200061200061Winning Bid: £ 450.00FinishedBowmore 1984 Vintage Edition - Bourbon Cask
This rare Bowmore spirit has been maturing for 28 long years in a single bourbon cask cosseted deep within the legendary Bowmore warehouse - the No.1 Vaults.Distilled in 24/04/1984 and bottled in 20/03/2013 at cask strength and non chill-filtered.
ViewFinishedFinal Bid: £ 435.00
Reserve not met200837200837Final Bid: £ 435.00FinishedArdbeg Single Cask 1998 - Cask No.1189
This very rare old malt whisky from Ardbeg distillery is drawn from a single cask and bottled at cask strength. Date cask filled on May the 11th 1998, Bottled in December 10th 2008. 54.0% vol 70cl Bottle No: 16 of 252 Cask No: 1189 Cask Type: New Toasted Oak HogsheadPlease note: Loose hinge on box, refer to images.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 425.00200037200037Winning Bid: £ 425.00FinishedGlenfarclas 1976 - The Family Casks (First Release)
An outstanding bottle from Glenfarclas 'The Family Casks', this is one of the 1st releases from the series. Bottled from a single refill sherry cask (3111) on the 28th February 2007 from whisky laid down in 1976. A limited run of just 595 bottles from this precious cask.A special bottling for Mr George Grant as 1976 was the year he was born.Comes in a...
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 425.00
Reserve met200801200801Winning Bid: £ 425.00FinishedTalisker 35 Years Old 1977 - 2012 Cask strength...
This limited edition Talisker was distilled in 1977, the year Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Silver Jubilee, this is the oldest natural cask strength Talisker ever bottled by the original distillers. This individually numbered bottled is one of only 3090 bottles released. Bottled in 2012.54.6% vol 70cl Bottle No: 0610 of 3090
ViewFinishedFinal Bid: £ 420.00
Reserve not met200004200004Final Bid: £ 420.00FinishedConvalmore-Glenlivet 16 Years Old 1962 -...
A very rare & collectable bottle of Convalmore-Glenlivet (Closed Distillery) 16 years old Pure Malt Scotch whisky, distilled in November 1962 and bottled in June 1979 bonded and bottled by respected independent bottler Cadenhead, 18 Golden Square, Aberdeen.80° Proof (45.7 G.L.) 26 2/3 fl.oz (75cl)Please note: label showing signs of age,...
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 415.00
Reserve met200425200425Winning Bid: £ 415.00FinishedMortlach 1959 - G&M 2001
A superb bottling of 1959 vintage Mortlach, aged for 42 years in sherry casks. Bottled by Gordon & MacPhail in 2001.40% vol 70cl
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 410.00200656200656Winning Bid: £ 410.00FinishedMacallan 1968 Vintage Speymalt - G&M 2009
A Gordon & MacPhail Speymalt from Macallan Distillery. Distilled in 1968 and Bottled in 2009. A lovely bottle for the collector. Excellent condition, presented in original wooden box.43% vol 70cl
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 405.00
Reserve met200807200807Winning Bid: £ 405.00FinishedHibiki 21 Years Old - Mount Fuji Suntory
Suntory unveiled a limited edition of its Hibiki 21 years in his famous bottle specially redecorated for the occasion.Created in 1989, the Hibiki blend made famous by its appearance in the movie Lost in Translation, is considered today as one of the best in the world. To pay tribute to Fujisan or Mount Fuji (富士山), the highest peak in Japan at 3776 meters...
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 400.00
Reserve met200544200544Winning Bid: £ 400.00FinishedMacallan Oscuro - 1824 Collection
A limited edition Macallan exclusive to travel retail from The 1824 Collection, drawn from Sherry seasoned oak casks, a very high proportion of which are first fill. Oscuro is wonderfully dark, luscious and deeply satisfying.46.5% alc./vol 700mlPlease note: Damage to inside of box, refer to images.
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Reserve not met200003200003Final Bid: £ 400.00FinishedHibiki 21 Years Old - Mount Fuji Suntory
Suntory unveiled a limited edition of its Hibiki 21 years in his famous bottle specially redecorated for the occasion.Created in 1989, the Hibiki blend made famous by its appearance in the movie Lost in Translation, is considered today as one of the best in the world. To pay tribute to Fujisan or Mount Fuji (富士山), the highest peak in Japan at 3776 meters...
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 395.00
Reserve met200541200541Winning Bid: £ 395.00FinishedGlenmorangie 1971 - 150th Anniversary Limited Bottling
This highly sought after bottling commemorates the 150th anniversary of the 'official' opening of the Glenmorangie Distillery, in 1843. Matured in carefully selected American mountain oak casks, since 1971, this spirit has matured in low, stone-built, earthen-floored, warehouses permeated by fresh sea-airs of the Dornoch Firth. 43% alc./vol 750ml
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 395.00
Reserve met200512200512Winning Bid: £ 395.00FinishedLinlithgow 30 Years Old 1973 - 2004 Cask Strength
A 1973 vintage from silent Lowland Distillery, St. Magdalene. aged for 30 years before being bottled in 2004 under the distillery's original name, Linlithgow at natural cask strength. 59.6% vol 70cl
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 385.00200698200698Winning Bid: £ 385.00FinishedArran The Devil's Punch Bowl Set - 1,2 & 3
These bottlings have proved to one of the most popular of recent years. It has captured the imagination of many and has performed excellently at tastings and festivals worldwide. The Devil's Punchbowl Series is a trilogy which started in summer 2012 and concluded in 2014. It is a blend of some of the finest Arran casks from over the years, personally...
ViewFinishedFinal Bid: £ 380.00
Reserve not met200345200345Final Bid: £ 380.00FinishedMacallan Oscuro - 1824 Collection
A limited edition Macallan exclusive to travel retail from The 1824 Collection, drawn from Sherry seasoned oak casks, a very high proportion of which are first fill. Oscuro is wonderfully dark, luscious and deeply satisfying.46.5% alc./vol 700mlPlease note: Damage to inside of box & back label on bottle, refer to images.
ViewFinishedFinal Bid: £ 380.00
Reserve not met200838200838Final Bid: £ 380.00FinishedArdbeg 1977 - Limited Edition
A 1977 Vintage Ardbeg non chill-filtered, this limited edition bottling is becoming very hard to find.46% vol 70clPlease note: Minor creases and scuffs to box and label, refer to images.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 370.00200041200041Winning Bid: £ 370.00FinishedDallas Dhu 1983 - The Last Cask Filled
A very special Dallas Dhu Single Malt specially bottled for Historic Scotland, Edinburgh. As it says on the bottle this comes from the last cask ever filled at Dallas Dhu Distillery before production stopped in 1983. The distillery has now been converted into a historic distillery/museum.48% vol 70cl Bottle No: 202 Cask No: 327
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Reserve met200054200054Winning Bid: £ 370.00FinishedLagavulin 1993 - Manager's Choice 2009
On February 17th 2009, a selection of acknowledged experts, including a group of Distillery Managers, got together at Blair Athol Distillery to choose a single cask from a selection of distilleries, as part of an original distillers first single cask collection. This Manager's Choice Lagavulin was distilled in 1993 and filled into a Bodega Sherry European...
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 370.00200212200212Winning Bid: £ 370.00FinishedLaphroaig 10 Years Old - Original Cask Strength (1...
An old, now discontinued, 1 litre bottling of Laphroaig 'Original Cask Strength' aged for 10 years. 57.3% vol 1 Litre
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 355.00200621200621Winning Bid: £ 355.00FinishedGlenfarclas 40 Years Old 1965 - SMWS 1.131
Scotch Malt Whisky Society old bottling of 1.131 (Glenfarclas) "Older than 39". Distilled in March 1965 and bottled in December 2005 at cask stength.53.9% vol% vol 70cl
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 355.00200683200683Winning Bid: £ 355.00FinishedMacallan Chairman's Release - 1700 Series
This is the flagship of the 1700 series of Macallan: the "Chairman's Release," bottled for the Chinese market, back label in Chinese language. This was bottled in 2001, 700mm and 43%vol Manufactured in stunning premium flint gicel glass, this heavy weight modern style flask has a beautifully slender silhouette. This is complimented by the containers’...
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 355.00
Reserve met200540200540Winning Bid: £ 355.00FinishedArran 18 Years Old 1997 - White Stag First Release
The tasting panel of Arran White Stags have chosen cask no: 1997/737 as a first ever official bottling of the White Stag community of the Arran friends worldwide. Distilled on the 23rd May 1997 and bottled on the 6th June 2015, this cask has been slumbering in lochranza for 18 years in an outstanding example of a Sherry Hogshead matured Arran single malt....
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 355.00200556200556Winning Bid: £ 355.00FinishedMacallan Chairman's Release - 1700 Series
This is the flagship of the 1700 series of Macallan: the "Chairman's Release," bottled for the Chinese market, back label in Chinese language. This was bottled in 2001, 700mm and 43%vol Manufactured in stunning premium flint gicel glass, this heavy weight modern style flask has a beautifully slender silhouette. This is complimented by the containers’...
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 355.00
Reserve met200084200084Winning Bid: £ 355.00FinishedArdbeg 1975 - Limited Edition
A 1975 Vintage Ardbeg non chill-filtered. This limited edition bottling is becoming very hard to find.43% vol 70clPlease note: Creases and scuffs/marks to box and label, refer to images.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 353.00
Reserve met200260200260Winning Bid: £ 353.00FinishedGlen Moray - Glenlivet 26 Years Old 1966 Vintage
This Vintage Glen Moray - Glenlivet was distilled in 1966 and was aged in oak cask for 26 years before being bottled. Presented in a lovely wooden box.43% vol 70cl Bottle No: 194 of 255
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 350.00200501200501Winning Bid: £ 350.00FinishedSpringbank 35 Years Old 1969 - Adelphi Distillery
Distilled at Springbank distillery in 1969 then bottled 2004, this is 35 years old single malt for the Adelphi Distillery Ltd. Bottled at natural cask strength and unchill-filtered it is 1 of 425 bottles released.58.5% vol 70cl Cask Number. 149Please note: Minor stains to labels. Refer to images.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 343.00
Reserve met200596200596Winning Bid: £ 343.00FinishedMacallan The Archival Series - Folio 1
The much anticipated 2015 limited release from the Macallan. Available only from the distillery, with no more than 2,000 bottles made available. Presented in a lovely book shaped tin which contains a no age statement bottle, although we have been informed by the distillery that it is a minimum of 12 years old sherry matured whisky, this also comes with a...
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Reserve met200298200298Winning Bid: £ 340.00FinishedBalvenie TUN 1401 - Batch 5
Tun 1401 is a very special vatting from Balvenie’s Warehouse 24, one of the oldest areas of the distillery grounds and home to some of the most special casks in Speyside. It was conceived by the Balvenie’s malt master David Stewart, who was so inspired by the magical atmosphere inside Warehouse 24, that he created Tun 1401 to capture the essence of it in...
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 335.00200283200283Winning Bid: £ 335.00FinishedLagavulin Feis Ile 2015
2015 Fèis Ìle bottling from Lagavulin is a triple matured whisky personally selected by Iain McArthur. Distilled in 1991 then bottled in 2015 at natural cask strength this, as usual is a real highlight of the Islay whisky festival. 3,500 of these bottles have been released at the distillery only which have now all been sold. Presented in a Hessian sack....
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 335.00
Reserve met200299200299Winning Bid: £ 335.00FinishedArdbeg 18 Years Old 1974
An extremely rare 18 years old Ardbeg distilled in 1974, imported for the Italian market by Sestante. 40% vol 70clPlease note: Minor stains to back label. Refer to images.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 330.00
Reserve met200610200610Winning Bid: £ 330.00FinishedMacallan Chairman's Release - 1700 Series
This is the flagship of the 1700 series of Macallan: the "Chairman's Release," bottled for the Chinese market, back label in Chinese language. This was bottled in 2001, 700mm and 43%vol. Manufactured in stunning premium flint gicel glass, this heavy weight modern style flask has a beautifully slender silhouette. This is complimented by the containers’...
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 330.00
Reserve met200537200537Winning Bid: £ 330.00FinishedLagavulin Feis Ile 2015
2015 Fèis Ìle bottling from Lagavulin is a triple matured whisky personally selected by Iain McArthur. Distilled in 1991 then bottled in 2015 at natural cask strength, this as usual is a real highlight of the Islay whisky festival. 3,500 of these bottles have been released at the distillery only which have now all been sold. Presented in a Hessian sack....
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 325.00200047200047Winning Bid: £ 325.00FinishedLagavulin Feis Ile 2015
2015 Fèis Ìle bottling from Lagavulin is a triple matured whisky personally selected by Iain McArthur. Distilled in 1991 then bottled in 2015 at natural cask strength, this as usual is a real highlight of the Islay Whisky Festival. 3,500 of these bottles have been released at the distillery only which have now all been sold. Presented in a Hessian sack....
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 325.00200270200270Winning Bid: £ 325.00FinishedLagavulin Feis Ile 2015
2015 Fèis Ìle bottling from Lagavulin is a triple matured whisky personally selected by Iain McArthur. Distilled in 1991 then bottled in 2015 at natural cask strength, this as usual is a real highlight of the Islay Whisky Festival. 3,500 of these bottles have been released at the distillery only which have now all been sold. Presented in a Hessian sack....
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 320.00200051200051Winning Bid: £ 320.00FinishedLagavulin Feis Ile 2015
2015 Fèis Ìle bottling from Lagavulin is a triple matured whisky personally selected by Iain McArthur. Distilled in 1991 then bottled in 2015 at natural cask strength, this as usual is a real highlight of the Islay Whisky Festival. 3,500 of these bottles have been released at the distillery only which have now all been sold. Presented in a Hessian sack....
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 320.00200269200269Winning Bid: £ 320.00FinishedAultmore 16 Years Old - 1997 Centenary Bottling
A rare limited edition bottling of Autlmore 1981, derived from the gaelic words "allt mhor" meaning big burn, 16 years old in celebration of 100 years of the Distillery (1897-1997). Bottled at cask strength with names of the Distillery staff of 1997 on the back label.63.0% vol 70cl Bottle No: 000232 Cask No: 2508 of 1981Please note: Minor...
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 320.00
Reserve met200516200516Winning Bid: £ 320.00FinishedLagavulin Feis Ile 2015
2015 Fèis Ìle bottling from Lagavulin is a triple matured whisky personally selected by Iain McArthur. Distilled in 1991 then bottled in 2015 at natural cask strength this, as usual is a real highlight of the Islay whisky festival. 3,500 of these bottles have been released at the distillery only which have now all been sold. Comes complete with Hessain...
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 320.00200583200583Winning Bid: £ 320.00FinishedMacallan 1948 - Select Reserve Miniature
A very rare and collectable vintage minature distilled by Macallan in 1948, aged for 51 years Sherry oak. Originally paired with the 700ml bottle.46.6% vol 50ml
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Reserve met200828200828Winning Bid: £ 320.00FinishedLagavulin Feis Ile 2015
2015 Fèis Ìle bottling from Lagavulin is a triple matured whisky personally selected by Iain McArthur. Distilled in 1991 then bottled in 2015 at natural cask strength, this as usual is a real highlight of the Islay Whisky Festival. 3,500 of these bottles have been released at the distillery only which have now all been sold. Presented in a Hessian sack....
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 315.00200049200049Winning Bid: £ 315.00Finished