Apollo Trilogy - The Whisky Barrel (70cl x3)
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  • Apollo Trilogy - The Whisky Barrel (70cl x3)
  • Apollo Trilogy - The Whisky Barrel (70cl x3)

Apollo Trilogy - The Whisky Barrel (70cl x3)

The Whisky Barrel (TWB) presents an Apollo Trilogy. Illustrated by Jamie Coe, capturing some historic moments from the Apollo missions to the Moon.

This Lot contains;

Tomatin 10 Year Old 2011 - Highland single malt Scotch whisky. Single cask first fill oloroso sherry hogshead bottled June 2021. 276 numbered bottles.

On November 14th, 1969, Apollo 12 launched from the Kennedy Space Center. Just after lift-off the Saturn V rocket was twice struck by lightning affecting telemetry measurements on the spacecraft. To avoid a potential disaster, EECOM engineer John Aaron in Mission Control suggested the pilot switch the Signal Conditioning Electronics to auxiliar "SCE to AUX".

St Ola® 15 Year Old 2006 - Orcadian single malt Scotch whisky distilled at Highland Park distillery. Single cask first fill pedro ximenez sherry hogshead bottled July 2021. 316 numbered bottles.

On January 31st, 1971, Apollo 14 launched from the Kennedy Space Center. Landing in the lunar Highlands, the third mission to land on the Moon. Commander Alan Shepard, using a makeshift fold up club, struck two golf balls which remain on the lunar surface to this day and proclaimed that the second Moon shot went "miles and miles and miles".

Glenrothes 12 Year Old 2009 - Speyside single malt Scotch whisky. Single cask first fill oloroso sherry hogshead bottled July 2021. 312 numbered bottles.

On July 26th, 1971, Apollo 15 launched from the Kennedy Space Center. Astronauts David Scott and James Irwin travelled to the Spur crater designated Geology Station 7 using the lunar rover vehicle. On the rim of the crater the Astronauts collected the Genesis Rock sample amongst 77kg of lunar samples returned to Earth. "Get That Unusual One".

 

Finished

17-01-2022 20:00

980462

Final Bid: £ 500.00

Reserve not met
  • Strength: 59%
  • Bottle Size: 210cl
  • Number Bottles in Lot: 3
  • Distillery / Blender: Highland Park
  • Region: Islands
  • Bottler: The Whisky Barrel
  • Number Bottles Produced: 276, 316, 312
  • Cask Type: 1st Fill Oloroso Hogshead
  • Lot Type: Full Size
  • Approximate Volumetric Weight (!): 6kg