April 2016 Auction

Speyburn 12 Year Old Flora and Fauna

The mythical 12 year old Flora and Fauna release by Speyburn.  

Distillerys Company Ltd (DCL/Diageo) created the Flora and Fauna series in the early 1990s, when DCL sold the distillery to Inverhouse distillers this bottle was discontinued, quickly making it the rarest of the Flora and Fauna bottlings.

Please note condition of this lot.

Suntory Blended Whisky Limited Edition Houga

Suntory release of blended whiskies apparently including Sherry casked whiskies from Hakushu, Chita and Yamazaki from as far back as 1984.  

Bottled for the Kinko Liquor Store. 

One of 500 Bottles.

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.

St Magdalene 1965 Spirit of Scotland

A bottle of Spirit of Scotland bottled St Magdalene. 

Imported to the US market. 

Ardbeg 1978 Bottled 1999 / Unique Strength

The Story goes that this bottling was a result of an error in the bottling. The ABV was reduced to 42.4% as opposed to the 43% which was the strength of the standard 1978 Ardbeg. Rather than mixing it with other casks to correct the strength, they bottled it as a one-off and sold it separately from the standard 43% product.

An official corrected label was produced to show the actual strength, but unlike the regular bottle this was sold unboxed. Available for a brief window in 1999, most of these were no doubt enjoyed by drinkersmaking this is a very rare bottling these days.

St Magdalene 1966 Gordon and Macphail / Bottled 1996

Distilled in 1966 and then bottled in 1996 by Gordon and MacPhail. 

St Magdalene 1964 Gordon and Macphail 1980s

A very very old bottling of St Magdalene by Gordon and Macphail, distilled in 1964 and bottled in the 1980s or very early 1990s.   

Please note general condition. 

St Magdalene 1982 Cadenhead's 32 Year Old

A 32 Year old St Magdalene, distilled in 1982 bottled at cask strength by Cadenhead. 

St Magdalene 1979 Rare Malt 19 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.

A spectacular bottling of St Magdalene, released as part of Diageo's famous 'Rare Malt Selection'.  

Distilled in 1979 and bottled as a 19 year old at a healthy 63.80%, this is bottle number 2104.

Please note general condition. 

Springbank 25 Year Old 

An older edition of this Campbeltown classic.

Shinshu Mars 1991 Astronomical Observation 24 Year Old Sherry Cask

The Shinsu Mars distillery stopped production in 1992, in 2011 they started reproducing.

This whisky is a single cask, bottled by Whisky Talk Fukuoka 2015. Distilled in 1991 and matured in single sherry cask #157.

One of 375 bottles. 

Ardbeg Very Young For Discussion 1997

The very first release of Ardbeg Very Young, bottled ‘For Discussion’ with the Ardbeg Committee.  Containing some of the first spirit created under the ownership of Glenmorangie PLC, distilled during in 1997 bottled 12th November 2003.

Matured using first fill casks only 4002 bottles ever existed.

St Magdalene 1965 Gordon and Macphail

A bottle of Connoisseur's Choice St Magdalene bottled during in 1991.

Please note the condition.

Ardbeg Supernova Committee Release

Released in 2009 to members of the Ardbeg Committee, the original Ardbeg Supernova was peated to 100 ppm.

In comparison to the following released only 2,400 bottles of this were produced!

Ardbeg 1975 Bottled 2000

An old vintage release from Ardbeg, bottled in 2000 shortly after the Glenmorangie Takeover.

Please note general condition. 

Ardbeg 1998 Feis Ile 2011 Including Bag and Poster

Drawn from two Spanish Ex-Pedro Ximenez Sherry Butts this rare Ardbeg was released to mark the Islay Festival, Feis Ile in 2011.

Bottled at cask strength. 

St Magdalene 1975 Gordon and Macphail / Bottled 2010

Distilled in 1975 and bottled in 2010 from a lost Lowland distillery. 

Strathisla 1967 Duncan Taylor 41 Year Old

A 1967 vintage Strathisla from Duncan Taylor matured in single cask number 1892.

Distilled in March 1967, bottled September 2008.

Bottle #82/127 

Ardbeg 1978 / Bottled 1998

The second release of the Ardbeg 1978 limited edition, released in 1998.

St Magdalene 1975 Gordon and Macphail

Distilled in 1975 and bottled in 2005 from a lost Lowland distillery. 

St Magdalene 1975 Gordon and Macphail

Distilled in 1975 and bottled in 2008 from a lost Lowland distillery. 

Matured in a refill Sherry Hogshead. 

Aultmore 1974 Samaroli 20th Anniversary

Distilled by John & Harvey & Co. Ltd in 1974

Bottled by R.W. Duthie & Co. Aberdeen in 1988 to celebrate Samaroli's 20th Anniversary

Bottle No. 291

Ardbeg 1978

The second release of the Ardbeg 1978 limited edition, bottled and released in 1998.

Please note condition of lot as shown.

St Magdalene / Linlithgow 1975 Signatory Vintage 28 Year Old

A rare Signatory bottling of Linlithgow, the 'other' name for St Magdalene distillery which was situated in the town of Linlithgow.

Distilled on the 2nd of June 1975 and bottled 28 years later on the 12th of December 2004 from single cask #9613/37.

Bottle number 216 of 308

St Magdalene / Linlithgow 1982 Carn Mor 25 Year Old

Bottled by the Scottish Liqueur Centre under the Carn Mor range of single malts.

Released under the Linlithgow name for the distillery, distilled on 6th October 1982 and bottled on 2nd June 2008.

Bottle number 565 of 582 from single refill sherry butt #2220.

Please note condition of the labels. 

Strathisla Royal Marriage 1948 - 1961

A whisky to commemorate the wedding of Charles and Dianna in 1981. There is malts from 1948 and 1961 which are the years of Charles and Diana's birth years. 

Linlithgow / St Magdalene 1982 Signatory Vintage 22 Year Old

A rare Signatory bottling of Linlithgow, the 'other' name for St Magdalene distillery which was situated in the town of Linlithgow.

Distilled 2nd June 1975  and bottled 22 years later on 28th May 1998, from single cask #96301.

Bottle number 93/335.

St Magdalene / Linlithgow 1982 Murray McDavid 24 Year Old

A rare bottling of Linlithgow, the 'other' name for St Magdalene distillery which was situated in the town of Linlithgow.

Distilled 1982 and bottled 24 years later in 2006 after maturation in Bourbon and port wood. 

One of 446 bottles. 

Sullivans Cove French Oak Cask Batch HH0521

Sullivans Cove has quickly become an very desirable distillery particularly after one of their releases being awarded the best single malt in the world 2014, at the World Whisky Awards - the first time that a Scottish whisky was not given this award.  That's not all it has received great acclaim elsewhere from whisky writers/reviews.

Bottle number 282 of 478.

St Magdalene / Linlithgow 1975 Blackadder

Distileed at Linlithgow in 1975 and bottled at cask strength / 59.3%.

Aberlour - Glenlivet 1879- 1979 Centenary Decanter

A rare bottling of Aberlour-Glenlviet for their Centinary in 1979. Bottled in a decanter with a glass stopper. 

St Magdalene / Linlithgow 1982 Douglas Laing 29 Year Old

Distilled October 1982 and bottled October 2011 by Douglas Laing.

One of 288 bottles.