April 2015 Auction

Dalmore Astrum 40 Year Old

Coming from the Ancient Greek word for star and the Latin word for constellation, this is another space themed Dalmore. 

Casked on 31st of December 1966 into American white oak from Kentucky, prior to being finished for 18 months in a 30 year old Matusalem cask from Gonzalez Byass. 

The whisky is presented in Dalmore's signature bottle and a well-crafted impressive display case. 

One of 500 Bottles. 

Glenfarclas 1963 / William & Son Cabinet

A very exclusive item containing Glenfarclas 1963 Family Cask presented in a rifle and shotgun cleaning kit created by William & Son, London.

William & Son are crafters of shotguns and rifles and this kit has been created to their exceptional standards. 

The Glenfarclas Family Cask was distillled in 1963 and bottled in October 2011, matured in in Sherry Hogshead number 179. 

Only 20 of these stunning cabinets were produced.

Glendronach 1972 Single Cask 40 Year Old

Distilled in February 1972 and then bottled in March 2013 from single cask number 704 which was an Oloroso sherry butt. Bottled for Spirit Empire in China.

Bottle number 256 of 514. 

Dalmore Ceti 30 Year Old

This 30 year old Dalmore is named after a star Kappa Ceti within the Cetus constellation, Kappa Ceti is approximately 30 light years from Earth, hence this 30 year old was chosen to be titled Ceti.

This rare Dalmore has spent 23 years maturing in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels prior to a further 7 years within 30 year old Matusalem oloroso sherry butts sourced from Gonzalez Byass. 

Only 1,000 bottles were produced.

Auchentoshan 1965 Single Cask 31 Year Old

A fantastic vintage bottling of Auchentoshan from 4th November 1965.

Matured in a single hogshead #2509.

Glen Flagler 1973 30 Year Old

A very rare bottling of this long lost distillery that was once part of the Moffat distilling complex.  

This 30 year old official release from Inverhouses is a combination of the five  last remaining casks of Glen Flagler that belonged to Inverhouse.

A release of only 931 bottles this is bottle number 470.

Includes a lovely wooden box and certificate of authenticity.

Dalmore 1960 25 Year Old

A very very rare bottling of Dalmore, distilled in 1960 and aged for 25 years before bottling in the mid 1980s.

Limited edition bottle number 510, presented in a classic wooden box - what a wonderful contrast to recent well aged Dalmore's.

Ardbeg Guaranteed 30 Year Old 

Bottled in 1996, this 'Guaranteed' 30 year old Ardbeg was one of the last releases by Allied distillers before Glenmorangie's Takeover in 1997.

This relese of 30 year old Ardbeg was limited to only 29 casks.

Glenfiddich 1973 Vintage Reserve 33 Year Old

A very rare bottling of Glenfiddich exclusively bottled for the distillery.

Distilled in 1973 matured in cask # 9874.

This is bottle number 160.

Ardbeg 2000 Lord Robertson Single Cask

A very rare bottling of Ardbeg bottled to commemorate Lord Robertson of Islay, a former Nato Secretary General.  

This cask was laid down on 27th April 2000 when Lord Robertson visited the distillery, for the charity Erskine.

Filled into bottle on 6th June 2010 from cask number #1217, this is bottle number 48.

Ardbeg Kildalton 1980

Quite simply a legendary Ardbeg released in 2004, this was a combination of experimental unpeated Ardbeg and lightly peated Ardbeg.  It is known that between 1979 and 1981 these experiements took place.

Only a mere 1,300 bottles of Kildalton were bottled and it is certainly a popular collectors item now.

Please note the cap rotates.

Glenglassaugh 1972 Single Cask 38 Year Old

A recent old release from the long closed but now reopened distillery, selected by Andrea Caminneci for Germany.

Distilled in May 1972 then matured in a refill butt numbered 2891 for 38 years. 

This is bottle number 81 of 303. 

Glenfiddich 1964 Hart Brothers 40 Year Old

A 40 year old independently bottled, sherry matured Glenfiddich. . . that's fairly uncommon!

Ardbeg Lord of the Isles 25 Year Old

The Ardbeg, Lord of the Isles 25 year old is a highly sought after and iconic Ardbeg, released between 2002 and 2007.

Named after the 'Lord of the Isles' who ruled the Western Isles and parts of Argyll between the 12th and 15th Centuries.

Includes certificate.

Dalmore 50 Year Old 10cl Decanter

A very interesting bottle, the liquid has along and complex history. The casks used combine vintages from 1868, 1922, 1926 and 1939. A brief summary of these casks is below:

Cask one: Distilled in June 1868 and transfered into sherry wood in  August 1880 and again in October 1891.

Cask two: Distilled Feburary 1878 then racked to sherry wood April 1890 and again in April 1908.

Cask three : Distilled March 1922.

Then these three casks were “racked” –one in May 1926, one in July 1926  and one in August 1926. Then in Spetember 1977 all 3 were then re-racked to a single, unique butt  then bottled in February 1978.

Two casks filled in 1939 which were bottled to glass as a 52 year old in October 1991.

All the above whiskies have been blended under the master craftmanship of Richard Patterson to create this 50 Year old 

A very rare 10cl hand blown Portuguese crystal decanter, only 191 bottles were created! 

Please note fill level.

Dalmore 1978 Sherry Finesse

Dalmore distilled in 1978 and matured for over 30 years then finished in Gonzalez Byass sherry casks prior to bottling in 2011. Very well presented in a sturdy stylish box. 

One of 477 bottles. 

Glenrothes John Ramsay

Selected by the retiring malt master John Ramsay after 43 years of service, this bottling came from a vatting of twenty, second fill American oak sherry casks racked into sherry butts. The two best casks were then vatted together.

Glenfarclas 1966 Douglas Laing Probably Speyside's Finest

\"Probably Speyside's Finest\" is \"probably\" code for Glenfarclas. 

This was distilled in June 1966 and bottled in August 2008 after 42 years in a sherry butt. There is no \"probably\" about this being awesome. 

One of 272 bottles. 

Glenfarclas 40 Year Old

Bottled at 46% vol from casks specially selected by George S. Grant, Director of Sales and the sixth generation of the family who own and manage the distillery.

A fantastic whisky from one of Scotland's last independents.

Aberfeldy 15 Year Old Flora and Fauna

One of the most sought after Flora and Fauna bottlings, discontinued in the late 1990s when Bacardi became owners of the distillery.

George T Stagg 2005 Release

An older George T Stagg released at their usual impressive strength, this time 70.6% ABV. 

This was one of three releases from 2005, this came out after September and was comprised of barrels over 15 years. 

This was named \"World Whiskey of The Year\" by Jim Murray in the \"2005 Whisky Bible\".

Glenmorangie 1974 Original Maltings 

An elegant 50cl bottle of Glenmorangie, distilled in 1974 using malt from Glenmorangie's original floor maltings, which have since closed, bottled in 1999 before the millenium.

This is bottle number 958 of 2,000.

Please note this is a 50cl bottle and there is minor damage to the box. 

Glengoyne 1967 The Middle Cut

Distilled in 1967 and the bottled in 1997 this highly limited Glengoyne is presented in a spirit safe style locked box. 

During distillation all spirit comes through the spirit safe, this is cut into three, the head, the heart and the tail. The head and the tail are essentially unusable \"the middle cut\" is what goes on to become whisky. 

Bottle number 13 of 100.

Glenugie 1981 Duncan Taylor 22 Year Old

A Duncan Taylor bottling of this closed Aberdeenshire distillery, distilled in November 1981 and bottled in July 2004.

Single sherry cask ask #5156 yielded 548 bottles, this is bottle number 440.

Glenfarclas 40 Year Old

Bottled at 46% vol from casks specially selected by George S. Grant, Director of Sales and the sixth generation of the family who own and manage the distillery.

A fantastic whisky from one of Scotland's last independents.

Glen Avon 1955 Gordon and Macphail / Glenfarclas

A wonderful old bottling of a mystery Speyside by Gordon and Macphail, Glen Avon is rumoured to actually be Glenfarclas - it's only a rumour though!

Distilled in 1955 and bottled at some point in the 1990s.

Arran First Production Decanter

Bottled from Arran's first distillation, this is also the first release of Arran.

Bottled in 1998 as a three year old presented in a decanter and wooden box. 

Bottle number 263 of 1000. 

Glenfiddich 30 Year Old 

The classic old style bottling of Glenfiddich 30 year old before they placed it into a lovely wooden box.

Glenugie 1965 Hart Brothers 23 Year Old

A very rare 1965 Glenugie bottled by Hart Brothers in the late 1980s, one of their very early bottlings.

Glenury Royal 1970 Rare Malt 29 Year Old

The Rare Malt Selection is a historic selection of single malt whiskies from operational and lost distilleries that were released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005.

One of the few official bottlings of Glenury Royal released at 29 years old within the famous Rare Malts Selection.  

Distilled in 1970 and bottled in the October 1999 out-turn.

Bottle number 2251.

Glenury 1970 Rare Malt 29 Year Old

The Rare Malt Selection is a historic selection of single malt whiskies from operational and lost distilleries that were released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005.

One of the few official bottlings of Glenury Royal released at 29 years old within the infamous Rare Malts Selection.  

Distilled in 1970 and bottled in the October 1999 out-turn.

Bottle number 2197.

Glengoyne Millenium 2000 AD

A very impressive Glengoyne bottled to commemorate the Millenium.  There is no vintage but this bottling contains whisky no younger than 30 years old.

Presented in a 'spirit safe' with padlock and key.

Please note mark on the very top of the box.