April 2015 Auction

Glendronach 1990 Single Cask #3068 20 Year Old

A Single cask 20 year old Glendronach matured in Pedro Ximinez sherry puncheon.

Distilled in August 1990 and bottled September 2010. 

Bottle number 711 of 750.

Balvenie Warehouse 24 Sample

Distilled in 1982 and bottled on 3rd February 2015 from a sherry butt.

20cl.

Glenlivet 1980 Single Cask 22 Year Old / Craigellachie Hotel 

A very unusual and rare official bottling of Glenlivet produced exclusively for the Craigellachie Hotel.  

Distilled on 22nd January 1980, selected on 17th December 2002 and bottled on 17th February 2003.

Single cask #1520 this is bottle number 027 of 222.  Certicate of Authenticity sits alongside this bottle.

Bowmore Hand Filled Batch #9

The latest hand filled Bowmore available exclusively at the distillery.

Distilled on April 22nd 2004 and matured exclusively in a First Fill Sherry Butt, #1487.

Glenglassaugh 1984 SMWS 15 Year Old 21.17

Distilled in July 1984 and the bottled in February 2000. 

This is a cask stength Glenglassaugh at 15 Years Old, a fairly unusual release as the distillery was closed at this point. 

Bladnoch 10 Year Old Flora and Fauna (Boxed)

This Flora and Fauna 10 year old Bladnoch has been discontinued for a number of years and was the last bottling released by Diageo the old owners of the distillery.

Bowmore Hand Filled Batch #9

The latest hand filled Bowmore available exclusively at the distillery.

Distilled on April 22nd 2004 and matured exclusively in a First Fill Sherry Butt, #1487.

Balvenie 14 Year Old Roasted Malt

The first single malt Scotch whisky to be made using a batch of dark roasted malted barley.

This 14 year old Balvenie is a limited bottling from 34 casks.

Bowmore Devil's Cask 10 Year Old Batch #2

This, Devil's Cask is the second bottling in the incredibly popular Devil's Cask Small Batch Releases.  This small batch release was matured exclusively in first fill Sherry casks and bottled at cask strength.

\"Where The Devil is He?\" - The story goes the devil was spotted in the circular church at Bowmore, the villagers chased the devil into Bowmore Distillery where, as legend goes, the devil escaped in a cask.

Glenglassaugh 1984 Exclusive Malts 22 Year Old

An unusual independant bottling of Glenglassaugh distilled on the 11th July 1984 and bottled 22 years later.

A single sherry cask, #224 produced 328 bottles.

Please note minor dent to top of the box. 

Balmenach 1973 Gordon and MacPhail

A Balmenach distilled in 1973 and bottled in 1995 by Gordon and MacPhail.

Bowmore 1991 Port Cask 16 Year Old

A 16 year old limited edition Bowmore, distilled in 1991 and matured exclusively in a Port cask.

Glenury 1980 Douglas Laing 21 Year Old

An independant bottling of this now very rare distillery, from Douglas Laing.

Distilled in March 1980 and bottled in May 2001.

One of 504 Bottles. 

Bowmore Devil's Cask 10 Year Old Batch #2 75cl (US Import)

This, Devil's Cask II, is the second bottling in the incredibly popular Devil's Cask Small Batch Releases.  This small batch release was matured exclusively in first fill Sherry casks and bottled at cask strength.

\"Where The Devil is He?\" - The story goes the devil was spotted in the circular church at Bowmore, the villagers chased the devil into Bowmore Distillery where, as legend goes, the devil escaped in a cask.

75cl 

US Import

Glenfarclas / Laudale 12 Year Old Adelphi

Bottled in 2009, Adelphi's Laudale was a very heavily sherried Glenfarclas, this was very popular on it's release and comes highly recommended from numerous sources. 

One of 3458 bottles. 

Glenfiddich 21 Year Old Havana Reserve

The short lived 'Havana' Reserve 21 year old Glenfiddich, which was removed from circulation due to causing issues in the US with it's association with Cuba.

Finished in rum casks, this whisky was replaced eventually with the current 21 year old Glenfiiddich Gran Reserva.

The late Iain Banks in his search for the perfect dram in his book Raw Spirit, claimed this to be it.  

Please note the rust on the lid.

Bowmore Devil's Cask 10 Year Old Batch #2

This, Devil's Cask is the second bottling in the incredibly popular Devil's Cask Small Batch Releases.  This small batch release was matured exclusively in first fill Sherry casks and bottled at cask strength.

\"Where The Devil is He?\" - The story goes the devil was spotted in the circular church at Bowmore, the villagers chased the devil into Bowmore Distillery where, as legend goes, the devil escaped in a cask.

Bushmills 1975 Millennium Malt Single Cask

This range was distilled in 1975 and then most of them were bottled around the millenium, each one had a privately customised label. 

This is bottle number 153 of 363 selected for Laurence Moffet.

Glenglassaugh 1973 Family Silver

Glenglassaugh 1973 Family Silver, was one of two Family Silver bottlings by Highland Distillers (the other was a Bunnahabhain).  

Only 5,000 bottles of this rare vintage were released at the turn of the millenium.

Now incredibly sought after as an excellent example from this distillery, the label carries this information:

'Every once in a while and entirely at the discretion of the Board of Directors of Highland Distillery authorise a special limited edition of a vintage malt whisky that, to the nose of the Master Distiller, has reached the peak of perfection. This bottle contains such an exclusive vintage.'

Bell's 20 Year Old Royal Reserve 1960s

This is an older blend from the 1960s. 

Please note the condition of the box and staining to label. 

Glenfarclas 1970 Simon Brown 37 Year Old

Simon Brown Traders, a German spirits company bottled this 1970 vintage Glenfarclas in May 2008. 

Matured exclusively in bourbon casks that were filled in October 1970.

Please note dent to lid. 

Bell's De Luxe 1954

An old bottle of a classic blend. . . the date oin the label reads 20.08.1954, so a very old bottle of a classic blend. 

Please note there markings for Volume or Strength. 

Glenmorangie Traditional 100 Proof 1 Litre

Matured for 10 years in mountain oak and bottled at 100 proof (57.2% abv)

Glentauchers 1976 Douglas Laing 30 Year Old

Distilled in October 1976 and bottled in November 2006. 

One of 310 bottles. 

Glen Garioch 21 Year Old

A discontinued bottling of Glen Garioch 21 year old.

Bruichladdich Octomore Futures

The original futures release, distilled on the 16th October 2002 and bottled in April 2008.

This 5 year old October was matured exclusively in Buffalo Trace casks, peated to 80.5ppm.

Bottle number 3595 of 9,600.

Balblair 1979 24 Year Old

Now discontinued and replaced by the 'vintage' series of Balblair's, this 26 year old was distilled in 1979 and bottled in October 2003 in this classy black and gold box.

Bottle number 1059 of 3150. 

Glen Mhor 1982 Against The Grain 24 Year Old

A rare independant bottling from the legendary wine merchant, Oddbin's.  The Against the Grain series consisted of 9 bottles from distilleries they 'tried' to keep secret, one of two of the bottles escaped this confusion, including this Glen Mhor.

 This Glen Mhor  was distilled on 24th February 1982 and bottled on 6th November 2006 as 24 year old, matured exclusively in a Sherry hogshead  cask #422.

Bottle number 104 of 190.

Bowmore Mashman's Selection

Originally only available at Bowmore distillery the Mashman's selection has been released as part of the Craftmen's Collection and is limited to only 1,500 bottles.

Distilled on 3rd May 1999 and matured in five hand-selected American oak barrels.

Benrinnes 1973 Gordon and Macphail

Distilled in 1973 and bottled in 2004. This is an old Benrinnes which is fairly unusual to see. 

Glenrothes 1985

Distilled in October 1985 and bottled in August 1997, then presented in Glenrothes's distinctive bottle. 

Balvenie 21 Year Old Port Wood 

The 21 year old Balvenie Port Wood is a well known core range product from Balvenie.

The liquid has received an additional period of maturation of 30 months in traditional Port pipes.

Please note dent in tin.