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.
Laphroaig 10 Years Old 'Unblended' - Pre...
A 10-year-old 'Unblended' single malt from Islay distillers Laphroaig. Famous for it's peat smoke character. Dated before the addition of the Royal warrant in 1994, and a 75cl bottle.An older bottle with the 'Unblended' statement on the label and the screw cap rather than later cork stopper. Usually a very highly rated malt. This particular bottle was...
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Reserve met331060331060Winning Bid: £ 555.00FinishedHanyu 2000 - 2015 Tay Bak Chiang
This is a single cask Hanyu, distilled in 2000 and bottled in 2015 by La Maison du Whisky featuring artwork from Singaporean Artist Tay Bak Chiang. The whisky was captured at full cask strength from a Hogshead (number 63).Tay Bak Chiang, born in 1973, graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore in 1995 and studied at the China Academy of...
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Reserve met330734330734Winning Bid: £ 550.00FinishedBowmore 25 Years Old 1990 - Feis Ile 2016 - Claret...
This special bottling of Bowmore Single Malt exclusively selected for the Feis Ile 2016, distilled on 17.05.1990 and aged for an incredible 25 years with a Claret Wine Cask Finish before being bottled on 24.02.2016.Sold out almost instantly with people camping overnight to get their hands on this beautiful bottle, limited to only 200 bottles it is a...
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Reserve met330779330779Winning Bid: £ 550.00FinishedDalmore 30 Years Old 1973 - Gonzalez Byass Finish
This is a rare, special cask release from The Dalmore. Distilled on the 22nd March 1973, it has been matured in Gonzalez Byass Matusalem Sherry Casks and is over 30 years old. Each one is individually numbered.
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Reserve met330415330415Winning Bid: £ 520.00FinishedMacallan 18 Years Old 1986
The iconic 18 Years Old offering from The Macallan, 1986 the year when The Macallan changed the style of their presentation boxes and bottles. Price rises year on year make this a great whisky for investing but also tastes beautifully sweet & rich. Matured in Sherry Oak casks from Jerez, Spain.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 520.00330988330988Winning Bid: £ 520.00FinishedBruichladdich 1986 - Blacker Still Cask Strength
This Bruichladdich 1986 vintage has matured over two decades in sherry casks in a traditional, earthen floor warehouse on the very edge of the Atlantic Ocean. In this wonderful location, with its extremes of climate, the spirit is drawn deep into the oak staves extracting all the flavours, colours and warmth of the wines, producing something truly...
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Reserve met330256330256Winning Bid: £ 510.00FinishedMacallan Cask Strength 1990 - Sherry Butt (50cl)
Matured in a single Fino sherry cask (#24680) this is a rare Macallan that is highly collectable. Distilled on 27th of December 1990 and bottled 13 years later on the 22nd of January 2003.Complete with stopper.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 510.00330984330984Winning Bid: £ 510.00FinishedHighland Park 17 Years Old - Ice Edition Case (3...
A full case of 3 bottles. This stunning expression celebrates the Viking roots of the brand’s Orkney Island home, where the Norse influence and culture were woven for hundreds of years before Highland Park single malt whisky was created.Naturally vivid and radiant in colour with a 53.9% ABV, this special edition has been aged predominantly in ex-bourbon...
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Reserve met331112331112Winning Bid: £ 510.00FinishedGlenfarclas 1972 - The Family Casks Autumn 2014 Release
The Glenfarclas Family Casks series is a new range of vintage casks from first fill or refill sherry casks. The Family Casks are a unique collection of the best single casks from the distillery's warehouses. The Family Casks are bottled at cask strength and natural colour, allowing you to explore the subtle differences between casks and the history of...
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 505.00330433330433Winning Bid: £ 505.00FinishedRosebank 20 Years Old 1979 - Rare Malts
From the Diageo Rare Malt Selection, a highly collectable bottle from the silent distillery Rosebank. Bottled at natural cask strength this limited edition 20 years old whisky was distilled in 1979, Bottled in October 1999.
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Reserve met331086331086Winning Bid: £ 503.00FinishedVan Winkle 13 Years Old - Family Reserve Rye
13 Year Old Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye from Pappy Van Winkle Private Stock, bottled at 47.8% vol.The Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery has a four generation history. The Van Winkle family’s involvement in the bourbon industry began in the late 1800s with Julian P. "Pappy" Van Winkle, Sr. He was a traveling salesman for the W.L. Weller and Sons wholesale...
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Reserve met330681330681Winning Bid: £ 490.00FinishedA. Hardy Cognac - Captain Noces d'Or, (750ml)
Hardy Noces d’Or Captain Decanter, 1990’s edition of Hardy’s 50-year old Grande Champagne Cognac offering an old blend of spirit from Hardy, bringing together 40 different Grande Champagne cognacs aged for at least 50 years before bottling.
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Reserve not met330772330772Final Bid: £ 488.00FinishedBruichladdich 22 Years Old 1965 - Riserva Veronelli
An old Limited Edition Islay Single malt whisky from Bruichladdich. Distilled in 1965 , aged for 22 years before being specially bottled for Rinaldi Importatori under the name 'Riserva Veronelli'.One of only 2400 bottles produced.
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Reserve not met330763330763Final Bid: £ 485.00FinishedBruichladdich 1970 - 2002
A truly exceptional bottling, selected and hand-crafted by Jim McEwan, from outstanding casks distilled in 1970. Bottled September 2002.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 484.00330054330054Winning Bid: £ 484.00FinishedHibiki 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...
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Reserve met330268330268Winning Bid: £ 470.00FinishedMacallan Chairman's Release - 1700 Series
This is the flagship of the 1700 series of Macallan: the "Chairman's Release," This was bottled in 2001, 700ml 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’ gently curving shoulders and thick base which give the flask its...
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Reserve met330297330297Winning Bid: £ 465.00FinishedDallas Dhu 30 Years Old 1970 - Signatory Vintage Set
From Signatory Vintage Rare Reserve range (try and say that after a few drinks); a very collectable 1970 vintage Dallas Dhu Single Highland malt Scotch whisky, matured for 30 years in a single Refill Sherry Butt (No. 673). Distilled on the 06.03.70 & bottled 25.07.2000 at full cask strength with no colouring. Presented in a very presentable wooden...
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Reserve met331058331058Winning Bid: £ 460.00FinishedTobermory 32 Years Old 1972 - Oloroso Sherry Cask...
From the only distillery on the Island of Mull, a limited edition 32-year-old from Tobermory. Cask filled in 1972 this single malt has been finished in Oloroso sherry casks & bottled on the 17.05.2005 at natural cask strength and un-chill filtered.
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Reserve met330000330000Winning Bid: £ 453.00FinishedMacallan 10 Years Old 100° - Gordon & MacPhail
A rare 10-year sherry wood matured single malt, bottled at 100° proof by Gordon & MacPhail.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 450.00331055331055Winning Bid: £ 450.00FinishedYamazaki 10 Years Old - Pure Malt
A rare Green Label 10 Year Old Pure Malt Yamazaki, bottled for the Japanese market.
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Reserve met331068331068Winning Bid: £ 441.00FinishedPort Ellen 20 Years Old 1982 - Silver Seal
From Silver Seal Whisky Campany, forming part of their 'Missing' range - a 20 year old Port Ellen distilled in 1982 and bottled in September 2003.
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Reserve met331080331080Winning Bid: £ 435.00FinishedMacallan 1951 - Miniature
Macallan 1951 miniature in presentation tube. Sold out at the distillery and has become highly collectable.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 435.00330402330402Winning Bid: £ 435.00FinishedBenRiach 35 Years Old KBZ Bank Limited Edition
A limited edition 35-year-old expression from Benriach, this well agedSpeyside single malt has been specially chosen and bottled for U Aung Ko Win, Chairman of KBZ Bank (KanBawZA Bank).
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Reserve met330930330930Winning Bid: £ 435.00FinishedHibiki 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...
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Reserve met330269330269Winning Bid: £ 425.00FinishedArdbeg 1977 - Limited Edition
A 1977 Vintage 'Very Old' Ardbeg non-chill-filtered, this limited edition bottling is becoming very hard to find.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 423.00330453330453Winning Bid: £ 423.00FinishedYamazaki 11 Years Old - SMWS 119.14
"Rasberry imperial stout"This exceptional whisky from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society comes from the Japanese Yamazaki distillery owned by Suntory, Distilled in April 2003 in a first-fill Bota Corta cask then bottled 11 years later with a yield of 538 bottles.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 418.00330291330291Winning Bid: £ 418.00FinishedSpringbank 5 Years Old - Pure Malt
A fantastic 60's Springbank bottling the old brown glass, this pure malt whisky has been aged for over 5 years.
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Reserve met330761330761Winning Bid: £ 415.00FinishedGlenfarclas - Glenlivet 8 Years Old - All Malt...
Glenfarclas – Glenlivet 105 proof 8 years old unblended Scotch whisky. A really beautiful old bottling of cask-strength Glenfarclas which we believe to be from the 1960's. One of the earliest examples we've seen of the distillery's pioneering 105-proof bottling.
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Reserve met331057331057Winning Bid: £ 410.00FinishedDalmore 25 Years Old
"The Dalmore uses a completely unique cask finish to create their revered 25-year-old. Matured initially in American white oak, the whisky is carefully divided into rare hand-sourced 25-year-old sweet Palomino Fino sherry butts and 1980 first fill bourbon casks. These exceptional whiskies are then expertly married together in bourbon barrels before being...
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 405.00330383330383Winning Bid: £ 405.00FinishedMacallan Chairman's Release - 1700 Series
This is the flagship of the 1700 series of Macallan: the "Chairman's Release," This was bottled in 2001, 700ml 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’ gently curving shoulders and thick base which give the flask its...
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Reserve met330299330299Winning Bid: £ 400.00FinishedMacallan Pot Still Decanter
A beautifully crafted pot still decanter, which has been lovingly created from copper, brass & glass to create this unique looking decanter. The decanter is designed to hold a standard bottle of whisky and is presented in a handsome presentation box.No Macallan Whisky is included with this lot.
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Reserve not met330973330973Final Bid: £ 400.00FinishedGlen Mhor 1966 - 2010 G&M Private Collection
A brilliant Speyside malt from the now silent distillery Glen Mhor, distilled on the 1st November 1966, matured in a single refill sherry hogshead cask (No.3687) and was bottled for the Gordon & MacPhail's Directors' Private Collection series in August 2010. One of just 139 exclusive bottlings.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 395.00330488330488Winning Bid: £ 395.00FinishedSpringbank 1985 - 1996 Moon Import Dovr Toutes Mares
A single malt Scotch Whisky from Springbank which was distilled in 1985, matured in Sherry Wood and bottled for Moon Imports in 1996. A very collectable bottle which rarely appears at auction.
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Reserve not met330853330853Final Bid: £ 395.00FinishedHillside - Glenesk 25 Years Old 1970 - 1997 Rare Malts
From the Diageo Rare Malts Selection, a rare collectable bottle from silent Highlands distillery Hillside-Glenesk.This Limited Edition 25-year-old single malt was distilled in 1971 and bottled at natural cask strength.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 392.00330245330245Winning Bid: £ 392.00FinishedBowmore 21 Years Old 1974
An exceptional 21-year-old whisky from Bowmore Islay, which was distilled in 1974. A much sought after and rare bottle to find in original presentation box.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 385.00330744330744Winning Bid: £ 385.00FinishedHibiki 17 Years Old - Kacho Fugetsu x2
A lot x2 of Hibiki 17 years old Kacho Fugetsu. Hibiki was created to be the paragon of the Suntory blend. The name Hibiki literally means "resonance" in Japanese, and reflects the Suntory Corporate philosophy to "live in harmony with people and nature."Hibiki celebrates Japanese nature and the subtleties found in the 24 seasons of the traditional...
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Reserve not met330271330271Final Bid: £ 380.00FinishedBenromach 35 Years Old
Benromach was mothballed in 1983 and despite being purchased a decade later by Gordon & MacPhail, wasn't up and running again until 1998. This release predates the 18 year gap in production, this 35 year old single malt is one of the oldest and rerest expression to be released from the distillery. The whisky is housed in a beautiful bespoke decanter...
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Reserve met330892330892Winning Bid: £ 380.00FinishedGlenfiddich 30 Years Old
This sublime and truly precious whisky is a harmony of subtle sherry and fig notes beautifully balanced with rich dark chocolate flavours. Every cask used in this incomparable single malt Scotch whisky is personally nosed and tasted by the Glenfiddich expert Malt Master, ensuring the whisky achieves its rich character and seductive complexity. Only casks...
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Reserve met330372330372Winning Bid: £ 365.00FinishedBruichladdich 1970 Valinch -
A 1970 Vintage bottling from Bruichladdich. Bottled in celebration of the 1st distillation of the re-opening of The Bruichladdich Distillery on Tuesday 29th May 2001. Perfectly titled "I Was There!" this valinch bottling was limited to only 250 individually numbered bottles. Distilled December 1970 in a bourbon cask No.5081 before being bottled on 29th...
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Reserve met331094331094Winning Bid: £ 361.00FinishedMacallan 10 Years Old - 100 Proof
A rare 10-year old bottled at 100° proof. This legendary bottling from the 1980's has become very collectable and sought after.
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