April 2016 Auction

Bowmore Bicentenary 1779-1979 / 98.8 Proof

An extremely rare Bowmore released for their Bicentenary in 1979. This was created for the Italian market.

The whisky is rumoured to be from 1969 but this is not stated on the bottle. 

Bottled at a cask strength of 56.2%. 

Brora 1972 Douglas Laing 29 Year Old

One of Brora's legendary1972 vintages. This was distilled in 1972 and bottled in 30 years later by Douglas Laing for their Old & Rare Platinum Slection.  

One of 240 bottles

Bruichladdich 1964 'The Forty' 40 Year Old​ / Signed

This mythical 40 year old Bruichladdich is the oldest official release from the distillery.

Distilled on 24th October 1964 and matured in a single bourbon cask until bottling in november 2004.  There were only 550 bottles released of this exceptional Islay malt, this is bottle number 107.

Signed by Jim McEwen.

Brora 1972 Whisky Shop 30 Year Old

One of Brora's legendary1972 vintages. This was distilled in March 1972 and bottled in February 2003 by The Whisky Shop. 

One of 220 bottles

Bowmore 8 Year Old Sherriff's / 1970s

A legendary Bowmore, the Sherriff's bottling was originally released during the 1960s and created before the distillery was sold to Stanley P Morrison.

This early 1970s bottling is highly sought after.

Please take a close look at the overall condition.

Bowmore 30 Year Old Sea Dragon

Nicknamed 'the seadragon' due to the mythical beast adorning the rather pretty black ceramic bottle and box, this 30 year old Bowmore appeared in the mid 1990s and has achieved almost mythic status.

The contents of this decanter are almost entirely made up of long-aged casks from the legendary 1960s vintages.

Please note tax seal and condition of the box, pay close attention to the overall condition.

Balvenie 1970 Vintage Cask

Distilled on 28th September 1970 and bottled on 31st July 2001 from a single cask #12527.

Limited to a mere 310 bottles.

Bottle number 64 of 310.

Bowmore 30 Year Old Sea Dragon

Nicknamed 'the seadragon' due to the mythical beast adorning the rather pretty black ceramic bottle and box, this 30 year old Bowmore appeared in the mid 1990s and has achieved almost mythic status.

The contents of this decanter are almost entirely made up of long-aged casks from the legendary 1960s vintages.

Please note condition of the box.

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.

Brora 30 Year Old 2004 Release

The third release of 30 year old Brora released as part of the 'special release' series in 2004 by Diageo.

Bottle 2961 of 3000 bottles.

Please note rust and marks on the box.

Brora 30 Year Old 2002 / 1st Release

This is a bottle of the original 30 year old Brora released within Diageo's Super Premium malts, back in 2002.  

Bottle number 1,111  of 3,000.

Please note condition of lot as shown.

Bowmore 1991 President's Selection Keizo Seji's Cask

At the time the president of Suntory, Mr Keizo Seji visited Bowmore distillery in 1991 and oversaw the filling of a single sherry cask.  After the death of Mr Seji his son visited Bowmore distillery and donated his fathers cask to the employees of Morrison Bowmore.  

The single sherry cask was distilled in 1991 and bottled in 2012, this 21 year old Bowmore was only given to employees of Morrison Bowmore.

Bottle number 360.

Bowmore 1984 Samaroli

A very rare Samaroli bottling of Bowmore distilled in 1984 and matured in a Sherry Fino puncheon #61930.

Bottle number 735 of 798.

Brora 1975 Rare Malt 20 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.

This bottle of Brora was distilled in 1975 and matured for 20 years.

Bottle number 1,880.

Bowmore 1972 27 Year Old

A rare bottling of Bowmore 27 year old carrying the vintage 1972 released in the 1990s style packaging.

A vatting of three casks 4864, 4865 and 4866. 

Bottle number 167 of 466. 

Please note the condition of the box. 

Balvenie Tun 1858 Batch #1

A marriage of 6 American Oak casks and 3 European Oak Sherry casks created the first limited edition Balvenie Tun 1858, for the Taiwanese market. A limited release of only 2,600 bottles this has rarely been seen at auction.

As with the Balvenie Tun 1401, these whiskies are hand-selected by Malt Master David Stewart. Nine traditional whisky casks and two sherry butts are combined and rested for several months in Tun 1858.  The vintages range from 1966 and 1975.

The expression consists of the casks shown below.

Six traditional whisky casks   
#2387
#9917
#5036
#5245
#15338
#15328

Three sherry butts
#6443
#1041
#7497

Please note that there is a tube however it is damaged. 

St Magdalene 1965 Spirit of Scotland

A bottle of Spirit of Scotland bottled St Magdalene. 

Imported to the US market. 

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. 

Bowmore 1988 Feis Ile 2015 26 Year Old

Distilled in September 1988 and the bottled in March 2015. 

This was matured in  single cask number #3001 which was a sherry cask.

Bottle number 116 of 248. 

Balvenie Tun 1858 Batch #4

A marriage of 12 Traditional whisky casks and 2 Sherry Butts created the forth limited edition Balvenie Tun 1858, for the Taiwanese market. 

As with the Balvenie Tun 1401, these whiskies are hand-selected by Malt Master David Stewart. Twelve traditional whisky casks and two sherry butts are combined and rested for several months in Tun 1858. 

The expression consists of the casks shown below.

Twelve traditional whisky casks
#15922
#5037
#5250
#158
#940
#15354
#15849
#2703
#11502 
#1639 
#7088 
#12869

Two sherry butts
#12613
#3712
 

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. 

Balvenie 2005 DCS Compendium Chapter 1

This bottle forms part of the initial release of Balvenie's five-part DCS Compendium, which is a tribute to reknowned malt master David Stewart. It consists of a 2005 vintage, cask strength, 9 year old Balvenie matured in refill American Oak Hogshead.

Filled on 6 May 2005

One of 218

Brora 1981 Chieftain's 26 Year Old

Distilled in 1981 and bottled in September 2008 from a singe sherry cask.

Springbank 25 Year Old 

An older edition of this Campbeltown classic.

Balvenie Tun 1858 Batch #3

A marriage of 10 Traditional whisky casks and 3 Sherry Butts created the third limited edition Balvenie Tun 1858, for the Taiwanese market. 

As with the Balvenie Tun 1401, these whiskies are hand-selected by Malt Master David Stewart. Ten traditional whisky casks and three sherry butts are combined and rested for several months in Tun 1858. 

The expression consists of the casks shown below.

Ten traditional whisky casks
#15919
#5248
#13135
#7073
#15347
#15332
#6129
#13461
#1634
#487

Three sherry butts
#16088
#1042
#8554

Balvenie Tun 1858 Batch #2

A marriage of 9 American Oak casks and 3 European Oak Sherry casks created the second limited edition Balvenie Tun 1858, for the Taiwanese market. A limited release of only 2,600 bottles this has rarely been seen at auction.

As with the Balvenie Tun 1401, these whiskies are hand-selected by Malt Master David Stewart. Nine traditional whisky casks and two sherry butts are combined and rested for several months in Tun 1858.  The vintages range from 1966 and 1975.

The expression consists of the casks shown below.

Six traditional whisky casks   
#15915
#5247
#15340
#7050
#15344
#15337
#5824
#1500
#446

Three sherry butts
#11439
#13439
#763

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. 

Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch #5

From the distillery website the Balvenie Tun 1401, Batch 5 is a skillful marriage of some of the rarest treasures from the distillery’s Warehouse 24 – an unrepeatable selection of spirits sourced from seven traditional whisky casks and two sherry butts, whose ages span a number of decades, and which have all been hand-selected by Malt Master David Stewart. The whisky was rested for several months in Tun 1401 – The Balvenie’s traditional oak marrying vessel – to create a single malt that enhances its already precious parts.

Batch 5 was released in the UK market and is now completely sold out.

Limited to 2862 bottles.

Five traditional whisky casks   
#5241
#7044
#17894
#2384
#439

Four sherry butts
#6444
#13144
#13838
#978

St Magdalene 1965 Gordon and Macphail

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

Please note the condition.