April 2016 Auction

Port Ellen 1979 32 Year Old 12th Release

The twelth edition of the incredibly popular Port Ellen annual releases.  Distilled in 1979 and bottled 32 years later in 2012, bottled at cask strength and limited to 2,964 bottles, this is bottle 0546.

Port Ellen is the lost jewel in the Islay crown. Closure in 1983 has enabled this distillery to receive a near mythical amount of love and respect. As stocks get thinner on the ground, these bottles become rarer and rarer.

Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 23 Year Old

The oldest release as part of the 'Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve' series of bourbons.  

Matured for an incredible 23 years, this is now one of the most desirable, collectable and stunning bourbons in the world.

Bottle Code F-2141.

Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 23 Year Old

The oldest release as part of the 'Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve' series of bourbons.  

Matured for an incredible 23 years, this is now one of the most desirable, collectable and stunning bourbons in the world.

Bottle Code F-3541.

Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 23 Year Old

The oldest release as part of the 'Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve' series of bourbons.  

Matured for an incredible 23 years, this is now one of the most desirable, collectable and stunning bourbons in the world.

Bottle Code F-2144.

Updated 28/04/2016 to show picture of bottle including neck tag.

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.

Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20 Year Old

This bourbon has become quite legendary, particularly after the theft of 65 X 3 bottle cases in 2013.

Now incredibly hard to find and even harder to buy from any retailer.

This bottle was distilled in the Frankfort distillery. 

St Magdalene 1965 Spirit of Scotland

A bottle of Spirit of Scotland bottled St Magdalene. 

Imported to the US market. 

Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye 13 Year Old

As sought after as the other members of this 'family'.

Produced in very limited quantites by Buffalo Trace distillery.

70cl

Port Ellen 1978 Rare Malt 20 Year Old

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

One of the two Rare Malt releases by Diageo, this particular 20 year old was distilled in 1978 and bottled in October 1998.

Bottle number 1852.

Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye 13 Year Old

As sought after as the other members of this 'family'.

Produced in very limited quantites by Buffalo Trace distillery.

Code - F1553 

75cl

Port Ellen 1978 Rare Malt 20 Year Old

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

One of the two Rare Malt releases by Diageo, this particular 20 year old was distilled in 1978 and bottled in October 1998.

Bottle number 1520.

Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 15 Year Old

The teenager of this family of world reknowned American whiskies, now in incredibly high demand!

Port Ellen 1978 24 Year Old 2nd Release

The second of the incredibly popular Port Ellen annual releases.  Distilled in 1978 and bottled 24 years later in 2002, bottled at cask strength and limited to 12,000 bottles, this is bottle 6,598.

Port Ellen is the lost jewel of the Islay crown. Closure in 1983 has enabled this distillery to receive a near mythical amount of love and respect. As stocks get thinner on the ground, these bottles become rarer and rarer.

Please note condition of lot and fill level as shown in pictures.

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. 

Port Ellen 1982 Gordon and Macphail / Bottled 2007

Port Ellen 1982. This version was bottled in 2007 by Gordon and Macphail.

Port Ellen 1980 21 Year old Silver Seal

A slightly younger Port Ellen than you normally see from the long closed Islay legend. Selected bottled exclusively for 'G.D'A' by the Glasgow based company. Bottle 4 of 48

Please note condition of lot as shown.

Wolfburn Inaugural Release

Located in Thurso, this is the Northern most distillery on the UK manland. Based around a long lost distillery that ended around 1850, this new Wolfburn reopened in 2013. 

This is their first single malt release.

There have been 875 bottles released, 100 of which were for the UK. This is presented in a hand creafted wooden box. 

This is bottle number 478 of 875. 

St Magdalene 1965 Gordon and Macphail

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

Please note the condition.

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 

St Magdalene 1975 Gordon and Macphail

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

Pappy Van Winkle 12 Year Old Special Reserve

As sought after as the other members of this 'family'.

Produced in very limited quantites by Buffalo Trace distillery.

75cl

St Magdalene 1975 Gordon and Macphail

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

Matured in a refill Sherry Hogshead. 

Port Ellen 1983 Douglas Laing 22 Year Old

Old Malt Cask release from Douglas Laing, this Port Ellen was distilled in 1983 before being bottled 22 years later in 2005.

Bottled from one sherry matured butt. 

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

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.