April 2015 Auction

Bowmore 1997 SMWS 16 Year Old 3.227

Distilled in September 1997 and matured in a single refill butt for 16 years.

\"Tasty farmhouse cooking\"

One of 591 bottles released.

Highland Park 1988 Bennachie 18 Year Old

A single cask Highland Park from a sherry cask butt.

Bottle number 444 of 492. 

Bruichladdich 1969 Gordon and Macphail Cask Strength 35cl

Distilled in 1969 and bottled in November 1997 at cask strength. 

This is from casks 2972-2974.

Bruichladdich Octomore 6.2 (Travel Retail Exclusive)

Aged for 5 years in true Octomore fashion, the latest travel retail exclusive was finished in Limousin Oak which previously held 'one of the world's great Eaux de Vie'.  

18,000 bottles produced and bottled at 58.2%

Benromach 22 Year Old Port Wood Finish

22 year old Benromach that was finished for 22 months in Port casks. 

Bottled in June 2005. 

One of 3500 bottles. 

Bruichladdich 1984 

A limited edition 1984 vintage from the Bruichladdich distillery, bottled September 2002.

Please note condition of tin.

Bruichladdich Octomore 6.2 (Travel Retail Exclusive)

Aged for 5 years in true Octomore fashion, the latest travel retail exclusive was finished in Limousin Oak which previously held 'one of the world's great Eaux de Vie'.  

18,000 bottles produced and bottled at 58.2%

Balblair 1986 Gordon and Macphail Single Cask

Distilled in December 1986 and bottled October 2010, matured in refill sherry hogshead number 12648. 

One of 250 bottles.  

Balvenie 1982 15 Year Old Single Barrel

An older edition of Balvenie's classic single barrel series, a 15 year old single malt which is drawn from a single traditional oak whisky cask of a single distillation. While every cask is subtly different, The Balvenie Malt Master has selected only casks which have the essential characteristics of The Balvenie Single Barrel.

Distilled on 13th July 1982  and bottled from cask # 3261 on the 15th October 1997, this is bottle number 271.

Bruichladdich 22 Year Old

A 22 year old Bruichladdich in their iconic Bruichladdich turquoise coloured tin. This colour was selected because it is the colour of Loch Indaal. 

Please note small dent in tin. 

Benromach 1978 Signatory 18 Year Old

Distilled in January 1978 and bottled June 1996 this if from casks 244 and 245. 

Bottle number 2 of 507. 

Please note rust on lid. 

Benrinnes 15 Year Old Flora and Fauna

One of the surviving Flora and Fauna, the Benrinnes 15 year old.

Distillerys Company Ltd (DCL/Diageo) created the Flora and Fauna series in the early 1990s.

Blair Athol 12 Year Old Flora and Fauna

Part of Diageo's Flora and Fauna series, this heavily sherried dram is normally confined only to the UK. Big fruity dram that offers a rich malty texture.

Please note condition of box. 

Balblair 1990 Bladnoch Forum 20 Year Old

Distilled in June 1990 and matured in sherry butt  #166 then bottled in June 2010.

Bottle number 200 of 587. 

Bruichladdich X4 Futures 

Distilled on 1st March 2006 and bottled in April 2011, barley type was Oxbridge and matured using bourbon casks.

Bruichladdich X4 whiskies are 'quadrupled' distilled reaching a massive 92%.

Famous appeared in Oz Clarkes and James May's tour of Britain's Drinks - follow this link to see the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqayC2Ykluw

Bottle number 133.

Bunnahabhain 1984 Scott's Selection

Distilled in 1984 and bottled 2003 bottled at cask strength. 

Bladnoch 1984 Gordon and MacPhail

Distilled in 1984 and bottled in 1995 this is a Bladnoch from Gordon and MacPhail.

Although the distillery is currently closed this is likely temporary. 

Bladnoch 8 Year old 1980s

A Bladnoch bottled by Arthur Bells back in the 1980s.

The distillery is currently not in production but this is unlikely to be for the long term.

Ben Nevis 1977  Cadenhead's 16 Year Old

A Cadenhead's bottling of Ben Nevis, distilled in December 1977 and bottled in 3rd December 1983.

Highland Park 12 Year Old Red 'H' Over Black Label1990s

A 1990s slope shouldered dumpy bottle from the Orkney Isles which is becoming harder to find. 

Described by the late whisky guru Michael Jackson as the greatest all rounder in the world of whisky. 

Bell's 12 year old Royal Vat 1960s

An old bottle of a classic blend that was originally exported to the USA and presented like a gift wrapped present. 

The Volume is 4/5 Quart and it's 86 Proof. 

Balblair 1989 2nd Release

Balblair's 1989 vintage releases are very popular, this is the 2nd release.

Benromach 1982 Gordon and Macphail Cask Strength

Distilled in August 1982 and bottled in July 2000 by Gordon and MacPhail at cask strength. 

Henekey's Old Vatted 1970s

Blended and bottled by Henekeys Ltd Edinburgh. 

Highland Park 12 Year Old Red 'H' Over Black Label1990s

1990s slope shouldered dumpy bottle from the Orkney Isles which is becoming harder to find. 

Described by the late great whisky guru Michael Jackson as the greatest all rounder in the world of whisky. 

Released in the 1990’s at 70cl. & 40%, in original tube. 

Please note condtion of lid. 

Benriach 1990 Whisky Broker 24 Year Old

Bottled by the Whsiky Broker, this Benriach was distilled on the 19th February 1990 and bottled on the 14th March 2004.

Bottle number 21 of only 50 bottles.

Balvenie 10 Year Old Founder's Reserve

Bottled at 40%, this is a classic 10 year old created by The Balvenie Malt Master, David Stewart, from a marriage malt matured in bourbon cask and sherry butts.

A cornerstone of The Balvenie range since the early 1980s, the Founder’s Reserve has now been discontinued.

Blair Athol 12 Year Old Flora and Fauna

Part of Diageo's Flora and Fauna series, this heavily sherried dram is normally confined only to the UK. Big fruity dram that offers a rich malty texture.

Bladnoch 15 Year Old Sheep Label

A 15 year old expression from at the time would have been one of the smallest distilleries in Scotland. 

The distillery is currently not in production however this is unlikely to be a long term status. 

Please note Spanish tax seal. 

Bowmore White Sands 17 Year Old

A new edition to the Bowmore Travel Retail range, this has been matured for 17 years in Bowmore's famous No.1 Vaults, the oldest maturation warehouse in Scotland.

Bruichladdich 1989 Full Strength 13 Year Old 

The 1st in the full strength releases from Bruichladdich, distilled in 1989 and bottled in 2002 at 57.1%

Buffalo Trace Barrel #60 Single Oak Project

Buffalo Trace Single Oak Project was an experiement to analyse the following on their whiskey:

• the effect of different wood grains,
• Varying receipes,
• proofs
• stave seasoning
• char number
• warehouse conditions

With 192 barrels included in the experiement each cask was bottled and released over a number of years.  This bottle is from cask #60.

Throughout the experiment customers have been able to login and provide reviews for the whiskies and over 4,600 reviews have been shared on the website.