August 2016
A big welcome from all of us here at Just Whisky to the 33rd Whisky Auction! This month's Blog sees us examine GlenDronach - a distillery under new ownership. Will the new owners change things up? Will values of their Single Cask bottles skyrocket? The focus of our monthly blog piece is on the Aberdeenshire Distillery and you can read all about it by clicking on the Blog button at the top of the page, or from the menu on mobile devices.
In other news - the array of bottles this month is fantastic, with a particularly nice selection of old Macallan. With in excess of 80 bottles from the Craigellachie Distillers, you'll find something of interest.
Bidding Ends Sunday 21st August from 8PM UK Time. Please note that any bids placed in the last 5 minutes will extend that lot only by 15 minutes.
Pappy Van Winkle's 20 Year Old - Family Reserve
Incredibly old for a bourbon, this bottling of Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve was aged for 20 years. Bottled by Old Rip Van Winkle distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky. Presented in a red velvet bag.
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Reserve met330769330769Winning Bid: £ 950.00FinishedGrand Old Parr Elizabethan
Old Parr Elizabethan takes its inspiration from the great artistic and cultural reign of Elizabeth I of England. This is a very rare, hand blown decanter with intricate Elizabethan lace weave throughout the glass. Each decanter is topped with the highest quality English Pewter. Because each is hand-made in the original manner every bottle is unique.The...
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Reserve met330004330004Winning Bid: £ 920.00FinishedSpringbank 5 Years Old - Pure Malt (1.5 Litres)
An unusual 1.5 litre bottle of Springbank in the old brown glass, this pure malt whisky has been aged for over 5 years.
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Reserve met330767330767Winning Bid: £ 900.00FinishedBrora 35 Years Old - 2014 Limited Edition
From the silent distillery Brora a Limited Edition 35 Years Old 13th release is a vatting of whiskies from 1977 aged in a combination of refill American oak and European oak casks. Bottled at Natural cask strength in 2014, only 2964 of these bottles were available.
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Reserve not met330887330887Final Bid: £ 900.00FinishedHighland Park 18 Years Old 1960 - 1978 Dumpy
A very old bottling of 18-year-old Highland Park. Distilled 1960 and bottled in a green dumpy bottle in 1978.
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Reserve met331064331064Winning Bid: £ 900.00FinishedMacallan 617 Squadron Disbandment Edition
A very rare special edition Macallan, only 260 bottles released to commemorate the disbandment of 617 squadron in March 2014. The rear label on the bottle features 10 of the squadrons battle honours:Fortress Europe 1943-1945 The Dams 1943 Biscay Ports 1944 France & Germany 1944-1945 Normandy 1944 Tripitz 1944 Channel & North Sea...
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Reserve met331084331084Winning Bid: £ 900.00FinishedOishii Wisukii 36 Years Old - The Highlander Inn...
This unique bottling of Oishii Wisukii, which in English simply means "Delicious Whisky" has been bottled from a single sherry cask at 36 years of age for The Highlander Inn, Craigellachie at cask strength. The very eye catching label was designed by Japanese designer and artist Takeshi Abe, who also designed the highly popular labels for Ichiro's Malt...
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Reserve met330940330940Winning Bid: £ 880.00FinishedSuntory Blended Whisky - Yamazaki Houga
This exclusive whisky is a blend of matured whiskies selected and blended by the craftsmen of Suntory. Specially blended by Suntory Chief Blender. Presented in a nice wooden box.
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Reserve met330266330266Winning Bid: £ 870.00FinishedKaruizawa 1999/2000 Vintage - Cask Strength 6th Edition
This Karuizawa is the 6th edition of the Fugaku Sanjurokkei (Thirty-Six views of Mount Fuji) Series. Each edition features beautiful artwork from Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai, showing Mount Fuji in various weather conditions. This rare Karuizawa whisky has been drawn from casks of 1999 and 2000 vintages and bottled at natural cask strength which is...
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Reserve not met330305330305Final Bid: £ 870.00FinishedMacallan 1959 - 80° Proof - Campbell Hope & King
A very Rare Collectable bottling from Speyside Giants Macallan. Distilled in 1959 and bottled at 80° Proof by Campbell, Hope & King, Elgin. Imported by F.lli Rinaldo, Bologna.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 860.00330981330981Winning Bid: £ 860.00FinishedMacallan 18 Years Old 1983
Lovely example of the old style bottle in presentation tube. The 18-year-old is considered by many to be of legendary status and it's hard to argue this case.This older style has become very collectable for a good reason. 18 year old matured in Sherry Oak.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 860.00330448330448Winning Bid: £ 860.00FinishedBrora 35 Years Old - 2013 Limited Edition
From the silent distillery Brora a Limited Edition 35 Years Old 12th release is a vatting of whiskies from 1977 aged in combination of refill American oak and European oak casks. Bottled at Natural cask strength in 2013, only 2944 of these bottles were available.
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Reserve met330889330889Winning Bid: £ 830.00FinishedKaruizawa 1999/2000 Vintage - Cask Strength 2nd Edition
Single Malt whisky from the closed Karuizawa Distillery in Japan. This is a bottling of 1999-2000 vintages captured at full cask strength.Karuizawa Distillery was established in 1955 in the foothills of Mount Asama, an active volcano. The area is a popular mountain resort to the north-west of Tokyo and the distillery is the highest in Japan at 850 metres...
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Reserve met330665330665Winning Bid: £ 810.00FinishedKaruizawa 1999/2000 Vintage - Cask Strength 2nd Edition
Single Malt whisky from the closed Karuizawa Distillery in Japan. This is a bottling of 1999-2000 vintages captured at full cask strength.Karuizawa Distillery was established in 1955 in the foothills of Mount Asama, an active volcano. The area is a popular mountain resort to the north-west of Tokyo and the distillery is the highest in Japan at 850 metres...
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Reserve not met330263330263Final Bid: £ 800.00FinishedBrora 35 Years Old - 2012 Limited Edition
From the silent distillery Brora, a limited edition 35 Year Old 11th release from Diageo's 2012 annual releases range. A vatting of whiskies from 1976 and 1977 aged in refill American oak casks. Bottled at natural cask strength in 2012, only 1566 of these bottles were available.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 787.00330990330990Winning Bid: £ 787.00FinishedMacallan 10 Years Old - Full Proof (75cl)
A rare 10-year-old bottled at full proof. This legendary bottling from the 1980's is an excellent whisky. Giovinetti & Figli Italian import with 'Full Proof' rather than the normal '100 Proof' lettering. This is the 75cl version rather than 70cl.
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Reserve met330760330760Winning Bid: £ 770.00FinishedBrora 35 Years Old - 2013 Limited Edition
From the silent distillery Brora a Limited Edition 35 Years Old 12th release is a vatting of whiskies from 1977 aged in combination of refill American oak and European oak casks. Bottled at Natural cask strength in 2013, only 2944 of these bottles were available.
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Reserve met330885330885Winning Bid: £ 750.00FinishedBunnahabhain 35 Years Old 1966 - Limited Edition
This rare Limited Edition of Bunnahabhain started its maturation on the 16/05/1966 in a Sherry cask and was lain to rest for 35 long years. Hand-bottled by the distillery craftsmen on the 19/03/2002 at cask strength with only 401 bottles ever filled.
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Reserve not met331105331105Final Bid: £ 741.00FinishedKaruizawa 1999/2000 Vintage - Cask Strength 5th Edition
This Karuizawa is the 5th edition of the Fugaku Sanjurokkei (Thirty-Six views of Mount Fuji) Series. Each edition features beautiful art work from Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai, showing Mount Fuji in various weather conditions.This rare Karuizawa whisky has been drawn from casks of 1999 and 2000 vintages and bottled at natural cask strength which is...
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Reserve not met330336330336Final Bid: £ 740.00FinishedGlenfarclas 1966 - 2013 Fino Casks
Limited to just 1444 bottles worldwide and only 300 within the UK. This is a rare Glenfarclas, which has been matured exclusively in fino sherry casks which is in complete contrast to almost any other Glenfarclas release. Each bottle is in a black box bearing a silver coin which features an image of John Grant, who founded the distillery six generations...
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Reserve met330880330880Winning Bid: £ 735.00FinishedMacallan Easter Elchies - 2012
The 2012 annual release of the Easter Elchies bottlings. Single cask of 400 bottles, bottled at 13 years and 57.2%. Distilled 1999 from cask no 6697.
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A lovely example of the old style bottle in presentation tube. The 18 years old is considered by many to be of legendary status and it's hard to argue this case. This older style has become very collectable for a good reason. 18 years old matured in sherry oak.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 710.00330449330449Winning Bid: £ 710.00FinishedKaruizawa 1999/2000 Vintage - Cask Strength 4th Edition
This Karuizawa is the 4th edition of the Fugaku Sanjurokkei (Thirty-Six views of Mount Fuji) Series. Each edition features beautiful art work from Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai, showing Mount Fuji in various weather conditions. This rare Karuizawa whisky has been drawn from casks of 1999 and 2000 vintages and bottled at natural cask strength which is...
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Reserve not met330262330262Final Bid: £ 700.00FinishedMacallan Reflexion
The Macallan Reflexion represents the natural colour and beauty of The Macallan - a true reflection of the foremost influence of first fill Sherry seasoned oak casks.This exceptional single malt has drawn its colour and flavour from maturation in small hogshead casks allowing a greater surface area of wood to interact with the whisky to deliver an...
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Reserve met331088331088Winning Bid: £ 700.00FinishedMacallan Cask Strength 1980 - Oloroso Sherry Butt...
Cask filled on 06/03/80 & matured in a single oloroso sherry butt (No.4063) for 21 years before being bottled on 11/12/01. This is a rare and very sought after Macallan. Complete with stopper.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 695.00330985330985Winning Bid: £ 695.00FinishedBunnahabhain 35 Years Old 1965 - Limited Edition
This rare Limited Edition of Bunnahabhain started its maturation on the 1/11/1965 and was lain to rest for 35 long years. Hand-bottled by the distillery craftsmen on the 04/04/2001 at cask strength with only 594 bottles ever filled.
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Reserve met331106331106Winning Bid: £ 690.00FinishedMacPhail's 36 Years Old 1950
An undisclosed Speyside distillation from 1950 which was bottled by Gordon & MacPhail as a 36-year-old under their MacPhail's label during the 80's. The label features the Latin gospel, the "Book of Kells", and comes complete with original wooden presentation box.
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Reserve met330659330659Winning Bid: £ 680.00FinishedHighland Park 17 Years Old 1958 - 1975 Dumpy
What a fantastic old example from the Orkney based Highland Park! Distilled way back in the 50's (1958 to be exact) and matured for 17 years before being bottled and exported for the Italian market in 1975. Complete with neck tag.It's incredibly rare to find bottles like this and we'd love to crack it open and try a dram.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 670.00330353330353Winning Bid: £ 670.00FinishedMacallan Coronation
This limited edition commemorative bottling is comprised of two 35cl bottles of Macallan housed in a box designed by David Holmes.The first bottle conveys the Queen as she was in 1953 and the second honours the treasured monarch she has become today. The two images on the bottles were taken by Cecil Beaton and Julian Calder respectively.There were just...
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Reserve met330031330031Winning Bid: £ 655.00FinishedBowmore 1972 - Sherry Cask (75cl)
A 1972 vintage Bowmore bottled in the 1980s with an old style label. Matured in specially selected Sherry Casks.
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Reserve met330773330773Winning Bid: £ 655.00FinishedMacallan 25 Years Old - Sherry Oak
From the Iconic Speyside distillery Macallan, a 25 years old exclusively matured in hand crafted sherry oak casks from Jerez ,Spain. In excellent condition.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 650.00330457330457Winning Bid: £ 650.00FinishedTaketsuru 25 Years Old - Nikka Pure Malt
A special release and nicely presented 25 Year Old Pure Malt from Nikka. Said to contain malt from Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries, aged at least 25 years. A small amount of these bottles were released worldwide, and even fewer (120) made it to Europe.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 635.00330476330476Winning Bid: £ 635.00FinishedMacallan Coronation
This limited edition commemorative bottling is comprised of two 35cl bottles of Macallan housed in a box designed by David Holmes.The first bottle conveys the Queen as she was in 1953 and the second honours the treasured monarch she has become today. The two images on the bottles were taken by Cecil Beaton and Julian Calder respectively.There were just...
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 630.00330702330702Winning Bid: £ 630.00FinishedDallas Dhu 33 Years Old 1974
An Exquisite bottling from Dallas Dhu which is limited to only 100 individually numbered bottles making this a very sought after bottle. Distilled in 1974, this 33-year-old rare full bodied malt whisky has a gentle smokiness and haunting flavours of nutty oak and malt. Comes complete with a wooden presentation box which was hand-crafted in Glasgow.
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Reserve met331087331087Winning Bid: £ 620.00FinishedBowmore Vintage 1985 - Feis Ile 2012 Commemorative...
This limited release Bowmore Vintage 1985 edition has been nurtured in hand-selected Sherry and Bourbon casks during its long maturation in the legendary Bowmore No.1 Vaults - The warehouses below sea-level. Bottled at cask strength specially for the celebration of the 2012 Feis Ile.Housed in a stunning wooden box complete with certificate of authenticity.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 615.00330464330464Winning Bid: £ 615.00FinishedMacallan Cask Strength (75cl)
A hand to find no age statement Cask Strength whisky from The Macallan. Exclusively matured in selected sherry oak casks from Jerez then bottles at natural cask strength without chill filtration.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 610.00330274330274Winning Bid: £ 610.00FinishedBowmore 21 Years Old 1971
Distilled in 1971, this is a collectable old bottling of Bowmore matured in specially selected casks for 21 years at Morrison's Bowmore distillery Islay. The lot is presented in an attractive Bowmore presentation box.
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Reserve met330852330852Winning Bid: £ 600.00FinishedKawasaki 1982 - 2010 Single Sherry Cask No.7411
A very scarce and collectable Grain whisky from closed Kawasaki Distillery, Japan. Distilled in 1982 and matured in a single Sherry Butt until 2010 making this around 28 years of age.Bottled at cask strength in Chichibu by Ichiro Akuto as part of the Ichiro's Choice range. Non-chill-filtered & bottled at natural cask strength.
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Reserve not met330265330265Final Bid: £ 590.00FinishedArdbeg 21 Years Old - Limited Edition
A unique malt whisky from Ardbeg guaranteed 21 years old, hand-selected from just 12 Bourbon casks. This unique and limited expression of Ardbeg has been bottled at cask strength exclusive for the Ardbeg Committee members. Signed by the Distillery Manager Stuart Thomson.
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Reserve met331093331093Winning Bid: £ 570.00FinishedJohnnie Walker Honour
Here we have the extremely hard to find Honour special release from Johnnie Walker. Honour celebrates the life and achievements of John Walker, the founder of Johnnie Walker. Only the very rarest and finest whiskies have been used to honour the man whose vision and dedication did so much to establish Scotch whisky as the world's leading spirit. Beautiful...
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Reserve met330298330298Winning Bid: £ 560.00Finished