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.
Caroni 1974 - 2008 - Bristol Classic Rum
Finest Trinidad Caroni 1974 Rum, Distilled in 1974 before being bottled in 2008. Selected and bottled by Bristol Spirits Limited.
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Reserve met330977330977Winning Bid: £ 270.00FinishedBunnahabhain 34 Years Old 1980 - Silver Seal Whisky...
Forming part of the Whisky is Art collection from the Silver Seal Whisky Company, this is a well-aged 34-year-old Bunnahabhain whisky which was originally distilled in 1980. The artwork adorning this bottle and box shows the famous Islamic and Catholic Fortress / Palace complex in Granada Spain, with the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the background.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 260.00330157330157Winning Bid: £ 260.00FinishedGlenfiddich Snow Phoenix - Limited Edition
Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix was inspired by the collapse of several Glenfiddich distillery roofs in January 2010, following weeks of heavy snow and record low temperatures.Weighed down by four feet of densely compacted snow, the roofs collapsed and exposed hundreds of maturing oak casks to the night sky. In winter conditions and temperatures of -19˚C,...
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Reserve met330225330225Winning Bid: £ 255.00FinishedMillburn 25 Years Old 1975 - Rare Malts
From the Diageo Rare Malts Selection, a very nice collectable bottle from closed distillery Millburn, Inverness. Bottled at natural cask strength this Limited Edition 25-year-old whisky was distilled in 1975 then bottled in October 2001.
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Reserve met330308330308Winning Bid: £ 255.00FinishedLaphroaig 1989 Vintage - Highgrove Edition
This 1st vintage edition Laphroaig Highgrove 1989 release is part of a 5 bottle series. These bottles were sold exclusively on the estate of HRH, which were bottled in Spring 1995.
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Reserve met331092331092Winning Bid: £ 255.00FinishedGlenfarclas 26 Years Old 1989 - 2016 Distillery...
This is one of the most popular bottles of the Speyside Festival 2016. Distilled in 1989 and aged for 26 years. Only 585 bottles were produced available from the Distillery Only during the 2016 Speyside Festival.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 251.00330646330646Winning Bid: £ 251.00FinishedHazelwood 20 Years Old - Centennial Reserve
2001 Limited Edition, made available to employees only. This fine blend of 20 year old Scotch Whisky was drawn from 100 specially selected casks in celebration of the 100th birthday of Janet Sheed Roberts on the 13th of August 2001, Granddaughter of William Grant of Glenfiddich.A limited edition of 2001 bottles, aged 20 years.
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Reserve met330378330378Winning Bid: £ 250.00FinishedAssorted Cognac x5
A lot of 5 assorted bottles of Cognac. Please refer to images for full lot contents.
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Reserve not met330527330527Final Bid: £ 250.00FinishedCarsebridge 52 Years Old - Gleann Mor A Rare Find
From Gleann Mor's 'A Rare Find' single cask range comes this astonishing 52 year old single grain Scotch whisky from a distillery that closed back in 1983. Distilled 10/01/1964 and bottled 10/05/2016, this is one of only 164 bottles drawn from a single cask. Natural colour and without chill-filtration for a more flavourful whisky.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 242.00330385330385Winning Bid: £ 242.00FinishedMacallan 21 Years Old - Fine Oak
From Speyside distillery Macallan, this 21 year old is from the fine oak range of whiskies, which is a marriage of both bourbon and sherry matured casks. Presented in original Macallan wooden box.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 241.00330712330712Winning Bid: £ 241.00FinishedMosstowie 18 Years Old - Rare Highland Malt
This is a really rare, sought after bottle from Italian whisky specialists Sestante. An 18 year old Mosstowie from Miltonduff.
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Reserve met331082331082Winning Bid: £ 241.00FinishedHeaven Hill 19 Years Old - Cadenhead's World...
This is a very sought after release from Cadenheads. Bottled in February 2016 from whisky distilled at Heaven Hill Distillery it makes it a brand new release to the shelves which we believe was very quickly sold out. A 19-year-old bourbon with a release of only 150 bottles.
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Reserve met330975330975Winning Bid: £ 240.00FinishedHighland Park 15 Years Old - Loki
For the 2nd release in the acclaimed Valhalla Collection, Highland Park has turned its attention to Loki, one of the most complex characters in Norse mythology, constantly challenging the gods, questioning their order and hierarchy within Asgard. Like its namesake, this whisky is unpredictable and impulsive, echoing the formidable weather of the Orkney...
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 240.00330771330771Winning Bid: £ 240.00FinishedTaketsuru 21 Years Old - Nikka Pure Malt
Masataki Taketsuru's passion took him to Scotland to learn the art of distilling. Returning to Japan, the father of Japanese whisky founded Japan's first malt distillery and carefully created a whisky with the very finest fragrance, body and taste. Aged 21 years old, this Pure Malt remains faithful to Takesuru's patient dedication to blending and passion...
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 240.00330778330778Winning Bid: £ 240.00FinishedArdbeg Rollercoaster - Exclusive 10th Anniversary...
Rollercoaster has been created from whisky taken from rare casks from ten different years for a true flavour of Ardbeg's history. It's a veritable cascade of booming peaty chords and tongue tingling sweetness. A limited edition whisky which is to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Ardbeg.The product was initially launched to the Ardbeg Committee in...
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Reserve met331081331081Winning Bid: £ 236.00FinishedRoyal Lochnagar 30 Years Old 1974 - Rare Malts
From the Diageo Rare Malts Selection, a very nice collectable bottle from Royal Lochnagar distillery, Crathie, Aberdenshire. Bottled at natural cask strength this Limited Edition 30-year-old whisky was distilled in 1974 then bottled in April 2004.
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Reserve met330419330419Winning Bid: £ 235.00FinishedLaphroaig 10 Years Old - Pre Royal Warrant
A nice old bottle of 10 years old Laphroaig before the Royal Warrant was issued in 1994. 'The most richly flavoured of all Scotch whiskies'. Italian Import bottle - Francesco Cinzano - Torino
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 235.00330552330552Winning Bid: £ 235.00FinishedArdbeg 17 Years Old
A much desired and sadly discontinued distillery bottling from Ardbeg, guaranteed 17-year-old.
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Reserve met330764330764Winning Bid: £ 235.00FinishedBenromach 1981 - 2006 Cask Strength
A bottling of 1981 vintage Benromach, produced by the previous owners before the distillery's 1983 mothballing, but bottled by new owners Gordon & Macphail. This is only going to get rarer, as there won't be any 21-year-old whisky finishing its maturation until 2019, 21 years after the distillery reopened in 1998.Distilled ion May the 14th 1981 and...
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Reserve met330884330884Winning Bid: £ 235.00FinishedGlen Elgin 1968 - 2000 G&M Connoisseurs Choice
A 1968 vintage Glen Elgin, bottled in 2000 by Gordon & MacPhail a part of their Connoisseurs Choice range.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 231.00330933330933Winning Bid: £ 231.00FinishedSpringbank 21 Years Old Single Cask - 2016 Release
Limited to just 702 bottles, this is a rare UK only release Springbank, from a single Oloroso Sherry Butt. Bottled at 21 years of age and 49.6% vol.
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Reserve not met330998330998Final Bid: £ 230.00FinishedLaphroaig 1989 Vintage - Highgrove Edition
This 1st vintage edition Laphroaig Highgrove 1989 release is part of a 5 bottle series. These bottles were sold exclusively on the estate of HRH, which were bottled in Spring 1995.
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Reserve met331091331091Winning Bid: £ 230.00FinishedBruichladdich 18 Years Old 1991 Valinch - Temple of...
A single cask Bruichladdich Valinch bottled to mark Harrison Ford's drink of choice. The label features the man himself with a note "For the Laddies at Bruichladdich. I like your work". Distilled in 1991. Bottled at 18 years of age with a Madeira Wood Finish. Each one of the 424 bottles is individually numbered.This bottle is also a little bit special...
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Reserve met330425330425Winning Bid: £ 230.00FinishedDictador 36 Years Old Best of 1979 - Single Cask...
A very limited bottling of Columbian Rum from Dictador's "Best of" series. Distilled in 1979 and aged for 36 long years before it was ready for bottling.
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Reserve not met330956330956Final Bid: £ 230.00FinishedCaol Ila 21 Years Old 1975 - Rare Malts
From the Diageo Rare Malts Selection, a very nice collectable bottle from Caol Ila distillery, Port Askaig, Islay. Bottled at natural cask strength this Limited Edition 21 year old whisky was distilled in 1975 then bottled in April 1997.
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Reserve met330654330654Winning Bid: £ 230.00FinishedArdbeg Dark Cove - Special Committee Only Edition 2016
2016 Limited Edition Committee Release bottling from Ardbeg. Entitled Dark Cove it is the darkest Ardbeg ever, while being matured in ex-Bourbon casks, unlike other Ardbeg bottlings the Dark Cove's heart has been matured in dark sherry. A must have for all Ardbeg Enthusiasts.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 230.00330897330897Winning Bid: £ 230.00FinishedOld Pulteney Vintage 1989 - 2015 Limited Edition
Recently crowned the World's Best Single Malt Whisky by World Whiskies Awards, this is a lightly peated single malt whisky from Old Pulteney with subtle smoke. Do you agree with the award? Here is your chance to try it for yourself and find out!
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Reserve met330882330882Winning Bid: £ 225.00FinishedCaol Ila 20 Years Old 1980 - Silver Seal First Bottling
From Silver Seal Whisky Company, a first bottling 20 year old Caol Ila, distilled in June 1980 and bottled in March 2001 from a single barrel. Limited to only 360 bottles; each is individually numbered.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 225.00331076331076Winning Bid: £ 225.00FinishedMacallan 18 Years Old 1994
The iconic 18 years old offering from The Macallan (1994) has seen a rise in popularity of late and this one is no exception. 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: £ 225.00330986330986Winning Bid: £ 225.00FinishedOld Pulteney Vintage 1989 - 2015 Limited Edition
Recently crowned the World's Best Single Malt Whisky by World Whiskies Awards, this is a lightly peated single malt whisky from Old Pulteney with subtle smoke. Do you agree with the award? Here is your chance to try it for yourself and find out!
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Reserve met330883330883Winning Bid: £ 225.00FinishedOld Pulteney Vintage 1989 - 2015 Limited Edition
Recently crowned the World's Best Single Malt Whisky by World Whiskies Awards, this is a lightly peated single malt whisky from Old Pulteney with subtle smoke. Do you agree with the award? Here is your chance to try it for yourself and find out!
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Reserve met330881330881Winning Bid: £ 225.00FinishedClynelish 18 Years Old 1997 - Sengoku The Drunken...
The image on this bottle is enough to give you nightmares. Luckily the liquid inside is not. Aged 18 years this is a single malt distilled at Clynelish in 1997. Bottled in 2016 from a Hogshead, it is one of only 72 specially bottled for The Drunken Master at 54%.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 225.00330562330562Winning Bid: £ 225.00FinishedHighland Park 15 Years Old - Freya
For the 3rd release in the acclaimed Valhalla Collection, Highland Park has turned its attention to the mesmerising Norse Goddess of Love, Freya.Continuing the tradition of reflecting the character and qualities of the Norse Gods in the whisky itself, Freya’s intriguing allure and feisty personality has inspired a full, rich and complex single malt with a...
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 225.00330508330508Winning Bid: £ 225.00FinishedClynelish 18 Years Old 1997 - Sengoku The Drunken...
The image on this bottle is enough to give you nightmares. Luckily the liquid inside is not. Aged 18 years this is a single malt distilled at Clynelish in 1997. Bottled in 2016 from a Hogshead, it is one of only 72 specially bottled for The Drunken Master at 54%.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 225.00330302330302Winning Bid: £ 225.00FinishedTalisker 25 Years Old - 2004 Limited Edition Cask...
A natural cask strength Limited Edition bottling from Talisker bottled in 2004. Matured for 25 years in refill casks & non chill-filtered.
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Reserve met330528330528Winning Bid: £ 223.00FinishedGlenmorangie 18 Years Old - White Rum Wood Finish
This exclusive Glenmorangie Single Malt was aged in oak casks for 18 years including a period of finishing in barrels which previously held refined, superior Caribbean White Rum.
ViewFinishedWinning Bid: £ 222.00330246330246Winning Bid: £ 222.00FinishedMacallan 18 Years Old 1996
The iconic 18-year-old offering from The Macallan (1996) has seen a rise in popularity of late and this one is no exception. 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: £ 215.00330005330005Winning Bid: £ 215.00FinishedMacallan 18 Years Old 1997
The iconic 18 years old offering from The Macallan (1997) has seen a rise in popularity of late and this one is no exception. 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: £ 215.00330169330169Winning Bid: £ 215.00FinishedBalvenie 18 Years Old - Classic
A very rare flat decanter style bottling Balvenie Classic, aged for 18 years. A very desirable bottle for the Balvenie collector.
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Reserve met330375330375Winning Bid: £ 215.00FinishedMacallan 18 Years Old 1997
The iconic 18 year old offering from The Macallan (1997) has seen a rise in popularity of late and this one is no exception. 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: £ 210.00330006330006Winning Bid: £ 210.00Finished