April 2015 Auction

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.

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. 

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.

Bruichladdich Links 'The 16th Hole Augusta' 14 Year Old

The Bruichladdich Links collection was created in partnership with Graeme Baxter the famous Golf Course artist.

Releasing 9 whiskies featuring different golf courses, this bottle depicts the 16th hole at Augusta and is matured for 14 years.

Bottle number 394 fo 18,000.

Bruichladdich 1993 Recioto Cask (Oddbin's Exclusive)

This was an exclusive Oddbins' bottlingof  13 year old finished in Recioto, Valpolicella Casks, the famous sweet wine from Veneto.

Benriach 10th Anniversary 2004

The Benriach 10th Anniversary bottling was released in 2014 and commemorates the 10th anniversary of  Billy Walker and his two South African partners Geoff Bell and Wayne Kieswetter purchasing Benriach distillery.

On September 20th that year, the first distillation under the new owners was filled to cask. Ten years on, Billy Walker has married together four casks from the first week of production to create this limited bottling of 1106 bottles available for sale.

The four bourbon barrels are cask numbers #7257, 7258, 7259 and 7260  all distilled on September 21, 2004

Ichiro's Malt Double Distilleries / Hanyu and Chichibu 20cl

A vatting of malt produced from Chichibu and Hanyu distilleries, bottled within the legendary Ichiro's Malt range.

20cl bottle.

Blair Athol 8 Year Old 1970s

From the House of Bells, this Blair Athol is 8 years old, bottled during the 1970s.

Please note condition of the box. 

Bisset's Gold Label Circa 1960s

Bisset's owned Royal Brackla and this was their flagship blend. 

This is a blend of over 40 Scottish whiskies. 

Please note there is no markings for volume or ABV. 

Inchgower 12 Year Old 1980s 1 Litre

A Speyside Malt from The House of Bells originally available in the Singapore Duty Free. 

Please note stickers on the top of the box. 

Bruichladdich 10 Year Old

The old silver tinned Bruichladdich 10 year old now replaced by the 'Laddie Ten'.

Bruichladdich Rocks 2nd Edition

A multi-vintage Bruichladdich, matured in bourbon casks and a further maturation in french wine casks.

First introduced in 2007 this 2nd edition carries new packaging in all shades of grey.

Please note security tag on bottle. 

Bushmills 12 Year Old Distillery Reserve

 12 year old Bushmills exclusive to the distillery visitor centre.

Bruichalddich Links St Andrews Swilcan Bridge 50cl

Commissioned for the International Pairs Competition at St Andrew’s, this release is part of the Bruichladdich Links collection. 

The Bruichladdich Links were created in association with one of the world’s leading golf artists Graeme. W Baxter.