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#5003766

Inverleven 1969 Cadenhead's 27 Year Old

Inverleven 1969 Cadenhead's 27 Year Old

The Authentic Collection was launched by Wm. Cadenhead in 1991, and included whiskies from several rare closed Scottish and Irish distilleries, bottled for the company's 150th anniversary. It would later go on to become a mainstay of their portfolio, as the cask strength alternative to the Original Collection, which replaced their famous \"dumpy\" bottlings in the early 1990s. The Authentic Collection is now the flagship Cadenhead brand, and one of the most recognisable independent labels on the market.

This is a 1969 vintage Inverleven single malt, bottled in September 1996.

Inverleven was a single malt distillery located within the Dumbarton grain complex. Dumbarton had been built by Canadian giants, Hiram Walker, in 1936 in order to provide whisky for its newly acquired Ballantine's brand. The distillery consisted of two copper pot stills and, later, a lomond still which was actually considered to be a seperate distillery, simply called Lomond. The latter was decommissioned in 1985, with Inverleven following suit in 1991 and the wider Dumbarton complex in 2002. The whole site has now been demolished. Inverleven's legacy lives on however, most prominently in its still set. The Lomond still now produces The Botanist gin at Bruichladdich, and the spirit and wash stills are now in situ at Waterford distillery in Ireland. Its legacy is less prominent in its output, with most of its whisky reserved for blends. Occasional distillery bottlings were produced, but the majority are rare independent releases like this.

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.

#5020869

Inchgower 1965 Douglas Laing 38 Year Old / Old and Rare

Inchgower 1965 Douglas Laing 38 Year Old / Old and Rare

Inchgower was built in 1871 by Alexander Wilson, using equipment rescued from the disused Tochineal distillery nearby. When his family went bankrupt, the distillery was bought by the town council, who sold it to Arthur Bell in 1937. As you would expect, it has been a key constituent in the Bell's blend ever since. As with Blair Athol and Dufftown, Arthur Bell & Sons took an early interest in bottling its single malt, with official releases appearing from the 1970s. These disappeared when Guinness bought Bell's in 1985 however, and it was not until United Distillers launched the Flora & Fauna brand in 1991 that the former Bell's stable would receive distillery bottlings again. Nowadays important to the Johnnie Walker blend too, other official releases of Inchgower are rare, and it is with independent releases like this where it enjoys the prominence it deserves.

This whisky was distilled in 1965 and aged for 38 years.

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.

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 432 bottles.

#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.

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.

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

One of 537 bottles.

#5020813

Imperial 1981 Douglas Laing 25 Year Old / Old and Rare

Imperial 1981 Douglas Laing 25 Year Old / Old and Rare

Built in the last years on the 19th century, Imperial is a distillery with a sadly chequered history, spending almost as much time in mothballs as it did distilling. Its longest period of production came between 1955 and 1985 under the ownership of DCL (now Diageo). Allied Distillers bought it in 1989, opening it again two years later, but only for another seven. It was under their tenure that the only distillery bottling of its single malt appeared, but thankfully a number of increasingly sought after independent releases like this have been produced over the years. Imperial was demolished in 2013 and the site now houses the new distillery, Dalmunach.

This whisky was distilled in 1981 and aged for 25 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 270 bottles.

#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.

#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.

#328659

Inchgower 1974 Rare Malts Selection 22 Year Old 75cl - 55.7%

Inchgower 1974 Rare Malts 22 Year Old 75cl / 55.7%

Distilled in 1974 and bottled in September 1997, there were only two releases of Inchgower under the Rare Malts Selection.

#328667

Inchgower 1976 Rare Malts Selection 27 Year Old - 55.6%

Inchgower 1976 Rare Malts 27 Year Old / 55.6%

Distilled in 1976 and bottled as a 27 year old, there were only two releases of Inchgower under the Rare Malts Selection. This one was bottled in April 2004.

#5023503

Inchgower 1977 Single Cask #9718

William Cadenhead

Inchgower 1977 Cadenhead's Single Cask #9718

Wm. Cadenhead is Scotland’s oldest independent bottler, founded in 1842 by George Duncan. His brother William Cadenhead joined the company in 1952, taking over after George’s death in 1958. The company got into the whisky bottling business after 1904, when his nephew Robert Duthie took over, and since its sale to J&A Mitchell in 1972, Wm. Cadenhead has become on of the most sought after names in whisky.

These white-labelled Cask Strength releases are rare and sought-after single cask bottlings.

#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.

#5021068

Invergordon 1966 Douglas Laing 50 Year Old XOP

Invergordon 1966 Douglas Laing 50 Year Old XOP

Invergordon began distilling in 1961. Traditionally Scottish grain producers were located in the Lowland region, where the variety of crops gave more diverse flavour profiles, and the market in England for grain neutral spirits for gin provided them with additional income. Invergordon broke the mould, capitalising on its nearby port, proximity to the malt distilleries of Glenmorangie and Dalmore, and an upturn in the Scotch market in the US. It was not long before it had moved into the blending business, opening the Ben Wyvis and Tamnavulin distilleries a few years later. Invergordon Distillers were acquired by Whyte & Mackay in 1993, and the distillery remains part of that portfolio today.

This whisky was distilled in 1966 and aged for 50 years in a refill hogshead.

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 261 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.

#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.

#5019597

Inchgower 1982 Hunter Laing 37 Year Old / Old and Rare

Inchgower 1982 Hunter Laing 37 Year Old / Old and Rare

This whisky was distilled in 198 and aged in a single cask for 37 years.

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.

The Old Malt Cask series is one of the most established independent labels on the market. It was launched by Douglas Laing in 1998 and bottled by them until 2013 when the brand became part of the Hunter Laing portfolio instead.

One of 178 bottles.

#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.

#5023299

Inverleven 1973 Deoch an Doras 37 Year Old

Inverleven 1973 Deoch an Doras 37 Year Old

This whisky was distilled in 1973 and laid to rest for 37 years before being bottled in 2011 by Chivas Brothers as part of its Deoch an Doras range, showcasing single malts from their silent distilleries.

#5023290

Inverleven 1973 Deoch an Doras 36 Year Old

Inverleven 1973 Deoch an Doras 36 Year Old

This whisky was distilled in 1973 and laid to rest for 36 years before being bottled in 2010 by Chivas Brothers as part of its Deoch an Doras range, showcasing single malts from their silent distilleries.

#5020985

Invergordon 1974 Douglas Laing 44 Year Old Private Stock

Invergordon 1974 Douglas Laing 44 Year Old Private Stock

This whisky was distilled in 1974 and aged for 44 years in a single cask.

One of 120 bottles.

#5029971

Inchgower 1993 Managers' Choice

Inchgower 1993 Managers' Choice

Back in February 2009, a selection of Diageo distillery managers were tasked to choose a single cask of whisky from each of the 27 malt whisky distilleries in the company's portfolio at the time. The Managers' Choice releases were quite controversial when initially released, being fairly young whiskies with quite high price tags. Official single cask releases from these distilleries are still rare however (as are official release at all in some cases), so perhaps these would be considered quite reasonable now.

This was distilled in 1993 and bottled in 2009 from single cask #7917.

#5022113

North of Scotland 46 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company Batch #1

North of Scotland 46 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company Batch #1

Launched in 2012, That Boutique-y Whisky Company is an independent bottler and subsidiary of the Atom Group in Kent, England. Their releases are notable for their use of comic book style graphic labels, often with irreverent industry jokes concealed within them. Their catalogue is hugely expansive, covering whiskies from all over the world, and they are now joined by sister companies who bottle Gin and Rum.

Batch #1 resulted in 193 bottles.

#333128

Inchgower 14 Year Old Flora and Fauna White Cap / Wooden Box

Inchgower 14 Year Old Flora and Fauna White Cap / Wooden Box

Following on from the successful introduction of the Classic Malts range in 1988 (at the time only six expressions), United Distillers sought to build on this by releasing a further 22 single malts in 1991. These became affectionately known as the Flora & Fauna series, a term coined by whisky writer, Michael Jackson, in reference to their labels. The range showcased the lesser-seen distilleries from the company’s extensive portfolio at the time, with the intent of using collective branding to help them raise each other’s profiles. Despite four further additions in 2001, only a handful of these are still permanent distillery bottlings, making it a highly collectible series.

Inchgower was built in 1871 by Alexander Wilson, using equipment rescued from the disused Tochineal distillery nearby. When his family went bankrupt, the distillery was bought by the town council, who sold it to Arthur Bell in 1937. As you would expect it has been a key constituent in the Bell's blend ever since. As with Blair Athol and Dufftown, Arthur Bell & Sons took an early interest in bottling its single malt, with official releases appearing from the 1970s. These disappeared when Guinness bought Bell's in 1985 however, and it was not until United Distillers launched the Flora & Fauna brand in 1991 that the former Bell's stable would receive distillery bottlings again. Nowadays important to the Johnnie Walker blend too, this is the only permanent release, and other distillery bottlings of Inchgower are rare.

#5022202

Irish Single Malt 24 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company Batch #1

Irish Single Malt 24 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company Batch #1

Batch #1 resulted in 264 bottles.

#5022306

Islay Blended Malt No.2 27 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company Batch #1

Islay Blended Malt No.2 27 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company Batch #1

A blended malt which is made up of the following...

55% Bowmore
40% Laphroaig
5% Caol Ila

Batch #1 resulted in 88 bottles.

#5024517

Inchgower 13 Year Old Manager's Dram 2007

Inchgower 13 Year Old Manager's Dram 2007

The Manager’s Dram series of whiskies were bottled exclusively for employees of what is now known as Diageo. These whiskies were selected by the respective distillery managers within Diageo malt distilling and bottled at natural cask strength.

This 13 year old Inchgower was chosen by distillery manager Ian Breen, bottled on June 2007.

#5025134

Imperial 1995 Creative Whisky Co 17 Year Old / Tony Koehl Series

Imperial 1995 Creative Whisky Co 17 Year Old / Tony Koehl Series

The Creative Whisky Company was established in 2005 by David and Dawn Stirk. David had been involved in the industry for a long time, both writing extensively about whisky in magazines and books, as well as being a former employee of Scotland's oldest independent bottler, Wm. Cadenhead. His new family company bottled its first whiskies in 2011. Their brands include the Exclusive Malts, Exclusive Grains, and a range of Exclusive Blends as well.

This whisky was distilled on 22nd May 1995 and aged in a single cask for 17 years.

#5022238

Islay Single Malt No.2 25 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company Batch #1

Islay Single Malt No.2 25 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company Batch #1

Batch #1 resulted in 3,124 bottles.

#5016121

Inchgower 12 Year Old De Luxe 1970s

Inchgower 12 Year Old De Luxe 1970s

Inchgower was built in 1871 by Alexander Wilson, using equipment rescued from the disused Tochineal distillery nearby. When his family went bankrupt, the distillery was bought by the town council, who sold it to Arthur Bell in 1937. As you would expect it has been a key constituent in the Bell's blend ever since. As with Blair Athol and Dufftown, Arthur Bell & Sons took an early interest in bottling its single malt, with official releases appearing from the 1970s. These disappeared when Guinness bought Bell's in 1985 however, and it was not until United Distillers launched the Flora & Fauna brand in 1991 that the former Bell's stable would receive distillery bottlings again. Nowadays important to the Johnnie Walker blend too, other official releases of Inchgower are rare.

This is an early 1970s bottling from the the Arthur Bell & Sons era.

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