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#5023614

Jura 1966 Signatory Vintage 32 Year Old / 10th Anniversary

Jura 1966 Signatory Vintage 32 Year Old / 10th Anniversary

Signatory Vintage were established in 1988 by Andrew Symington and are one of Scotland's most prolific independent bottlers. Their offices and bottling facility are located next to Edradour distillery, which they have also owned since 2002.

This 1966 vintage Jura was bottled to mark the company's 10th anniversary in 1998. It is one of 248 bottles drawn from cask #1485.

The Isle of Jura is one of the most isolated in the Hebridean archipelago, and by all logical accounts an unusual place to build a distillery. However, the historic site was re-opened in the 1960s, in part to provide jobs to what was a declining population at the time. The rebuilding of the distillery was backed by blenders Charles Mackinlay & Co, so like Bruichladdich, despite the island being covered in peat, it produced an un-peated spirit to meet the needs of their blends. This continued into the 1990s when Whyte & Mackay became its owners, although they did eventually introduce some peated malt to their distilling, launching the Jura Superstition in 2003.

This bottle is being sold from the Pat's Whisk(e)y private collection which, numbering in excess of 9,000 bottles and over 2,000 miniatures, is the single largest collection of whisky ever to be brought to auction. Pat's Whisk(e)y is the result of over fifteen years of passion and dedication to the goal of creating one of the most complete libraries of whisky and whiskey ever amassed by an individual collector. It contains bottles from over 150 different Scottish distilleries, as well as bourbon, rare Scotch releases from sought-after independent bottlers in Europe, and whisky from other distilleries across the globe. Whisky Auctioneer is delighted to have partnered with Pat's Whisk(e)y to offer this collection across a number of exclusive and spotlight auctions. For more information, please click here.

#5031927

Johnnie Walker 150th Anniversary Decanter

Johnnie Walker 150th Anniversary Decanter 75cl

Commemorating the 150th anniversary of Johnnie Walker, this decanter and box-set was released in 1985 (technically the 165th anniversary of Johnnie Walker). The actual 150th anniversary would have been in 1970.

Johnnie Walker is arguably the most popular and recognisable blended Scotch on the market. Its core range includes the standard Red Label and Black Label, introduced in 1909 and named, quite simply, after their packaging. The iconic “striding man” motif was first drawn by Tom Browne the year prior. The premium Blue Label brand was introduced in 1992, and is composed using malt whisky from some of the most sought after distilleries in Diageo’s extensive portfolio. Today, many of these distilleries are only still with us due to their importance to the Johnnie Walker blends during the difficult 1980s period for the industry. A true champion of the whisky world.

The set is a combination of a crystal decanter, stopper and specially produced Anniversary Blend.

#5015903

Johnnie Walker Blenders' Batch Director's Edition 2016 - The Bacchus & Major Peat

Johnnie Walker Blenders' Batch Director's Edition 2016 2 x 50cl / The Bacchus & Major Peat

This is a gift pack of two of Johnnie Walker's Blenders' Batches from 2016. They are experiment number 5 and 6, entitled Major Peat and The Bacchus, respectively.

The Major Peat blend is a make up of Talisker and Caol Ila single malts and grain whisky from the Cameronbridge and Port Dundas distilleries. The Bacchus is a blend of Speyside from the many stills at Roseisle.

#5016859

John Walker and Sons Private Collection 2017 Edition

John Walker and Sons Private Collection 2017 Edition

John Walker & Sons is the premium extension of the Johnnie Walker brand.

One of 5,588 bottles produced.

#5016067

North Port-Brechin 1981 Signatory Vintage 36 Year Old / 30th Anniversary

North Port-Brechin 1981 Signatory Vintage 36 Year Old / 30th Anniversary

The Brechin distillery was built in 1820 by the Guthrie family, who changed its named to North Port at some point later that century. It was acquired by DCL (now Diageo) in 1922, who closed it down six years later. Production briefly resumed for two years before the war, but it was not until 1945 that regular distilling recommenced. North Port was one of the nine distilleries closed by DCL in 1983 after a market downturn meant their blends were oversupplied. It never re-opened and the site now houses a supermarket. Its single malt is very rare, and was never officially bottled in its lifetime. Diageo have produced only a handful of distillery bottlings, the first of which were in the Rare Malts Selection. Rare and increasingly sought after independent releases like this have also appeared over the years though.

A very rare bottling from the closed North Port / Brechin distillery.

Distilled in November 1981 and bottled in July 2018 by Signatory vintage to mark their 30th Anniversary.

One of 537 bottles.

#5020982

Jura 1976 Douglas Laing 40 Year Old XOP

Jura 1976 Douglas Laing 40 Year Old XOP

This whisky was distilled in 1976 and aged for 40 years in a refill barrel.

Douglas Laing & Co was established in 1948 by Fred Douglas Laing, affectionately known as “FDL.” The company started out as a blending business, but over time their focus shifted towards independently bottlings single malts. Fred died in 1982, leaving the business to his two sons, Stewart and Fred Jr, who eventually carved it up in 2013, with Stewart leaving to establish Hunter Laing. Fred Jr and his daughter Cara now run Douglas Laing, which continues to bottle single malt and has also revived its blending business. Additionally, the company has recently moved into distilling as well, announcing plans to construct the new Clutha distillery in Glasgow, and taking over Strathearn in Perthshire in 2019.

Old Particular is Douglas Laing's flagship label, and was launched in 2013 after their Old Malt Cask series became part of the portfolio of the newly established Hunter Laing. Xtra Old Particular is the premium version of the brand, placed at the pinnacle of its Exceptional Single Casks range and is reserved for casks the company considers the Laing \"family jewels.”

One of 140 bottles.

#5015899

John Walker and Sons Private Collection 28 Year Old Midnight Blend 2018 Edition

John Walker and Sons Private Collection 28 Year Old Midnight Blend 2018 Edition

This is the fifth and final edition of the John Walker & Sons Private Collection.

Created by Master Blender Jim Beveridge, this 28 year old blend is said to contain some of the rarest casks that the company has offer.

Very tastefully packaged, this is one of 3,888 to be released.

#327159

North Port 1971 Rare Malts Selection 23 Year Old 75cl - 54.7% - US Import

North Port 1971 Rare Malts 23 Year Old 75cl / 54.7% - US Import

The Rare Malts Selection was a historic selection of single malt whiskies from operational and lost distilleries that were released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005. As with the Flora & Fauna series, they were often from lesser-seen single malt distilleries.

The Brechin distillery was built in 1820 by the Guthrie family, who changed its named to North Port at some point later that century. It was acquired by DCL (now Diageo) in 1922, who closed it down six years later. Production briefly resumed for two years before the war, but it was not until 1945 that regular distilling recommenced. North Port was one of the nine distilleries closed by DCL in 1983 after a market downturn meant their blends were over-supplied. It never re-opened and the site now houses a supermarket. Its single malt is very rare, and was never officially bottled in its lifetime. Diageo have produced only a handful of distillery bottlings, the first of which were in the Rare Malts Selection.

Distilled in 1971, this was the first ever North Port distillery bottling and is one of three in the Rare Malts Selection.

#5016123

Whyte & Mackay 40 Year Old Original

Whyte and Mackay 40 Year Old Original

A very high proportion of malt to grain (70% to 30%) went in to this very old blend.

James Whyte and Charles Mackay started their company in 1882, quickly launching their Whyte & Mackay special blend. Their sales were predominantly in the export market until after the second world war, when they renewed their focus domestically. The firm merged with the Mackenzie Brothers in 1960, giving them their first distillery, Dalmore. They soon added Tamnavulin, Fettercairn and the Invergordon grain distillery to their portfolio, all of which have been key contributors to their blends over the years. Whyte & Mackay have always been forward thinking in their approach, using sherry finishing for their proprietary blend, and introducing the first 40 fl oz bottle for the on-trade in 1963 (now an industry standard). Today the brand is synonymous with its master blender, Richard Paterson, and remains one of the most popular Scotch brands in the world.

This release was dedicated to the 70 years that John McIlraith worked for Whyte and Mackay.

One of 1000 bottles.

#5020970

North of Scotland 1973 Douglas Laing 40 Year Old Director's Cut

North of Scotland 1973 Douglas Laing 40 Year Old Director's Cut

North of Scotland began production in 1958, and was the first venture from George P. Christie, who later opened the Speyside distillery as well. North of Scotland originally distilled malt whisky as well, known as Strathmore, but its pot still were removed after just one year to focus on its grain production. Sadly the distillery was short-lived, shut down by Christie in 1980 in anticipation of the era of oversupply, also referred to as the \"whisky loch.\" The site was sold to DCL in 1982 and is nowadays used as a bond and warehousing operation by Diageo. Primarily tasked with provision for blends, there are very few releases of North of Scotland grain. An official 50 year old was bottled in 2017 in partnership with Elixir Distillers, but the majority of independent bottlings are from independent labels like this.

This whisky was distilled in 1973 and aged for 40 years in a single hogshead.

This is part of the discontinued Director's Cut range, once reserved for casks considered the Laing \"family jewels.\" The series was replaced by the Xtra Old Particular brand (XOP) in 2013.

One of 69 bottles.

#5023408

North British 1959 Signatory Vintage 51 Year Old Cask Strength

North British 1959 Signatory Vintage 51 Year Old

This is a North British single grain, distilled 21st December 1959 and bottled on 31st January 2011 from refill butt #67876.

Prior to 1885, Scottish blenders were only able to acquire grain whisky from DCL. This changed when the firms of John Crabbie, Andrew Usher, William Sanderson and John Watson collaborated to open the North British distillery in Edinburgh. Production began two years later on a single coffey still, and the distillery continued to grow, flourishing in the post-war period. In 1993 it was taken over by Lothian Distillers, a partnership between IDV and Robertson & Baxter, the modern iterations of which, Diageo and Edrington, retain a controlling stake in today. Occasional distillery bottlings have appeared over the years, but the majority of examples of its single grain come from independent labels like this.

#327367

North Port 1971 Rare Malts Selection 23 Year Old 75cl - 54.7%

North Port 1971 Rare Malts 23 Year Old 75cl / 54.7%

The Brechin distillery was built in 1820 by the Guthrie family, who changed its named to North Port at some point later that century. It was acquired by DCL (now Diageo) in 1922, who closed it down six years later. Production briefly resumed for two years before the war, but it was not until 1945 that regular distilling recommenced. North Port was one of the nine distilleries closed by DCL in 1983 after a market downturn meant their blends were over-supplied. It never re-opened and the site now houses a supermarket. Its single malt is very rare, and was never officially bottled in its lifetime. Diageo have produced only a handful of distillery bottlings, the first of which were in the Rare Malts Selection.

Distilled in 1971, this was the first ever North Port distillery bottling and is one of three in the Rare Malts Selection.

#5029792

John Walker and Sons Private Collection 2014 Edition

John Walker and Sons Private Collection 2014 Edition

John Walker & Sons is the premium extension of the Johnnie Walker brand. This is the first edition of the Private Collection, and is focused on a smoky character.

One of 8,888 bottles produced.

#5020875

North Port-Brechin 1970 Douglas Laing 33 Year Old / Old and Rare

North Port-Brechin 1970 Douglas Laing 33 Year Old / Old and Rare

This whisky was distilled in 1970 and aged for 33 years.

This is part of the premium Old & Rare series. Launched in 2001, it was bottled by Douglas Laing until 2013 when the brand became part of the Hunter Laing portfolio instead.

One of 479 bottles.

#5020942

North British 1962 Douglas Laing 50 Year Old Director's Cut

North British 1962 Douglas Laing 50 Year Old Director's Cut

This whisky was distilled in 1962 and aged for 50 years in a refill butt.

This is part of the discontinued Director's Cut range, once reserved for casks considered the Laing \"family jewels.\" The series was replaced by the Xtra Old Particular brand (XOP) in 2013.

One of 150 bottles.

#327212

North Port 1979 Rare Malts Selection 20 Year Old - 61.2%

North Port 1979 Rare Malts 20 Year Old / 61.2%

The Rare Malts Selection was a historic selection of single malt whiskies from operational and lost distilleries that were released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005. As with the Flora & Fauna series, they were often from lesser-seen single malt distilleries.

The Brechin distillery was built in 1820 by the Guthrie family, who changed its named to North Port at some point later that century. It was acquired by DCL (now Diageo) in 1922, who closed it down six years later. Production briefly resumed for two years before the war, but it was not until 1945 that regular distilling recommenced. North Port was one of the nine distilleries closed by DCL in 1983 after a market downturn meant their blends were oversupplied. It never re-opened and the site now houses a supermarket. Its single malt is very rare, and was never officially bottled in its lifetime. Diageo have produced only a handful of limited edition distillery bottlings, the first of which were in the Rare Malts Selection.

Distilled in 1979, this is one of three North Port in the series.

#5017119

North British 1963 48 Year Old Cask Strength -

La Maison du Whisky

North British 1963 Signatory Vintage 48 Year Old Cask Strength / LMDW

This whisky was distilled in 1963 and aged for 48 years in a single hogshead.

One of 135 bottles made exclusive to La Maison du Whisky.

#5019634

Jura 1976 Hunter Laing 37 Year Old / Old and Rare

Jura 1976 Hunter Laing 37 Year Old / Old and Rare

This whisky was distilled in December 1976 and aged for 37 years in a single refill hogshead.

Hunter Laing & Co was established in 2013 by Stewart Laing. Having co-managed his father's Douglas Laing company with his brother Fred since 1982, the two eventually decided to split the company assets and strike out on their own with two separate enterprises. Stewart was joined by his two sons, Andrew and Scott, absorbing their Edition Spirits company in the process. Hunter Laing had grand ambitions beyond its traditional independent bottling roots, and announced its plans to open Ardnahoe distillery on Islay in 2016. The first casks were filled there two years later under the guidance of the legendary Jim McEwan.

This bottling part of their ultra-premium range, Old & Rare. Launched in 2001 and formerly the pride of the Douglas Laing portfolio, production of the label was moved to the Hunter Laing company when it was established in 2013.

One of 207 bottles.

#327195

North Port 1979 Rare Malts Selection 19 Year Old 75cl - 61.0%

North Port 1979 Rare Malts 19 Year Old 75cl / 61.0%

The Brechin distillery was built in 1820 by the Guthrie family, who changed its named to North Port at some point later that century. It was acquired by DCL (now Diageo) in 1922, who closed it down six years later. Production briefly resumed for two years before the war, but it was not until 1945 that regular distilling recommenced. North Port was one of the nine distilleries closed by DCL in 1983 after a market downturn meant their blends were over-supplied. It never re-opened and the site now houses a supermarket. Its single malt is very rare, and was never officially bottled in its lifetime. Diageo have produced only a handful of distillery bottlings, the first of which were in the Rare Malts Selection.

Distilled in 1979, this is one of three in the Rare Malts Selection.

#5021015

North British 1961 Douglas Laing 53 Year Old XOP

North British 1961 Douglas Laing 53 Year Old XOP

This whisky was distilled in 1961 and aged for 53 years in a single refill butt.

One of 186 bottles.

#5016861

John Walker and Sons Private Collection 2015 Edition

John Walker and Sons Private Collection 2015 Edition

John Walker & Sons is the premium extension of the Johnnie Walker brand.

One of 8,888 bottles produced.

#5029942

Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost & Rare Special Blend with Brora

John Walker & Sons

Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost and Rare 1st Edition / Brora

A limited release of Johnnie Walker's most premium brand. The Ghost and Rare blends focus on Scotland's lost and sorely missed distilleries, with this first release built around malt from the legendary Brora (which was still closed at the time). Other \"Ghosts\" rearing their welcome heads from the annals of whisky history is malt from lost Speyside distillery Pittyvaich, and Cambus grain, which closed in 2002 and 1993 respectively.

Brora re-opened in 2021.

#5029941

John Walker and Sons Private Collection 2016 Edition

John Walker and Sons Private Collection 2016 Edition

John Walker & Sons is the premium extension of the Johnnie Walker brand. This is the third edition of the Private Collection, and this 2016 bottling highlights the \"Fine Honeyed Notes\" achievable with Johnnie Walker blends.

One of 8,888 bottles.

#5016843

Johnnie Walker Blue Label King George V 75cl

Johnnie Walker Blue Label King George V 75cl / US Import

Bottled to celebrate the first Royal Warrant being granted to John Walker and Sons Ltd to supply Scotch whisky to the British Royal Household in 1934. Johnnie Walker King George V was designed to replicate Johnnie Walker from this day, some Port Ellen was used in the making of this alongside Cardhu, Royal Lochnagar and some well aged grain whisky.

Presented in a stunning decanter and packaging.

#5015934

Johnnie Walker 15 Year Old Kilmarnock 400

Johnnie Walker 15 Year Old Kilmarnock 400

A particularly rare bottle of Johnnie Walker 15 year old, released to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the granting of Burgh status to Kilmarnock in 1992.

#5029797

Johnnie Walker Oldest

Johnnie Walker Oldest 75cl

Johnnie Walker Oldest is the early precursor to what we now know as the Blue Label. These are becoming difficult to find.

The blend contains whiskies aged 15 to 60 years old.

#327397

North Port 1971 Rare Malts Selection 23 Year Old 20cl - 54.7%

North Port 1971 Rare Malts 23 Year Old 20cl / 54.7%

The Brechin distillery was built in 1820 by the Guthrie family, who changed its named to North Port at some point later that century. It was acquired by DCL (now Diageo) in 1922, who closed it down six years later. Production briefly resumed for two years before the war, but it was not until 1945 that regular distilling recommenced. North Port was one of the nine distilleries closed by DCL in 1983 after a market downturn meant their blends were over-supplied. It never re-opened and the site now houses a supermarket. Its single malt is very rare, and was never officially bottled in its lifetime. Diageo have produced only a handful of distillery bottlings, the first of which were in the Rare Malts Selection.

Distilled in 1971, this was the first ever North Port distillery bottling and is one of three in the Rare Malts Selection.

#5016050

Jura 1992 First Editions 25 Year Old Author's Series / Washington Irving

Jura 1992 First Editions 25 Year Old Author's Series / Washington Irving

This whisky was distilled in February 1992. It was aged in single refill hogshead #14223 for 25 years before being bottled in October 2017. Part of the Author's Series, this particular bottle celebrates Washington Irving.

Edition Spirits was founded in 2010 by Scott and Andrew Laing, the sons of Douglas Laing founder, Stewart. When he left Douglas Laing to establish the new Hunter Laing company in 2013, he was joined by his sons who made Edition Spirits one of its operating arms, along with Langside Distillers.

One of 248 bottles.

#5031935

Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old - McLaren Mercedes

Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old 1 Litre / McLaren Mercedes

A limited edition version of Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old released in 2005 and presented in a unique case to mark the relationship/sponsorship between the McLaren Mercedes Formula One racing team and Johnnie Walker.

#5029538

William Grant and Sons 25 Year Old Rare and Extraordinary

William Grant and Sons 25 Year Old Rare and Extraordinary 75cl

A 25 year old blended malt created by Master Blender David Stewart, using whisky from across Scotland.

Released to celebrate achieving three Queen's Awards for Export Achievement in 1974, 1989 and 1996, along with winning \"Distiller of the Year\" in 1999 and 2000.

#5029939

Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost and Rare 2nd Edition / Port Ellen

Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost and Rare 2nd Edition / Port Ellen

A limited release of Johnnie Walker's most premium brand. The Ghost and Rare blends focus on Scotland's lost and sorely missed distilleries, with this second release in 2018 built around malt from the legendary Port Ellen. Other \"Ghosts\" rearing their welcome heads from the annals of whisky history is grain from lost Carsebridge and Caledonian.

#326690

Johnnie Walker Blue Label

Johnnie Walker Blue Label 1.75 Litre

This beautifully presented 1.75 litre bottle of Blue Label comes displayed in a smart travel case.

Duty Free bottle.

This lot has a 2 bottle shipping fee.

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