April 2016 Auction

Anon, The Practical Distiller: Or, a Brief TREATISE OF Practical Distillation London: B. Lintot, 1718.

Bound with,

Smith, George, A Compleat Body OF DISTILLING, Explaining the MYSTERIES OF THAT SCIENCE, IN A most easy and familiar Manner London: Bernard Lintot, 1725.

The Practical Distiller is one of the earliest known books on whisky distillation. This seminal work, often attributed to George Smith, is a fascinating insight into the craft before it had even become an industry. A first edition dating to 1718, the British Library Short Title Catalogue lists only eight other copies, one of which is held in Oxford University's Bodleian Library and another at Harvard University. The work has been laterly bound with a subsequent work, A Compleat Body of Distilling, known to be by George Smith, also a first edition dating to 1725. 

Together these two works bound in one volume offer a unique opportunity to own a real piece of whisky history.

Please see images for any condition issues. Condition report available on request.

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.

St Magdalene 1965 Spirit of Scotland

A bottle of Spirit of Scotland bottled St Magdalene. 

Imported to the US market. 

Adelphi Glover 22 Year Old

Named after Scotsman Thomas Glover who moved to Japan and set up The Japan Brewery Company and the company that would become Mitsubishi.

A single cask Hanyu matured in sherry, a Longomorn matured in an American ex-sherry hogshead and a touch of Sherry butt matured Glen Garioch were all combined to make this Scottish Japanese fusion. 

One of 390 bottles. 

Talisker 1958 Gordon and Macphail

An absolutely stunning bottle of Talisker, distilled in 1958 and bottled at some point in the early 1980s by Gordon and Macphail.

75cl and 40%.

Taketsuru 25 Year Old

A very rare bottling of Taketsuru, originally introduced in 2012 this blended malt contains casks from Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries.

It is extremely limited and only 120 bottles were available throughout Europe, this bottle was released in Asia. 

Taketsuru 25 Year Old

A very rare bottling of Taketsuru, originally introduced in 2012 this blended malt contains casks from Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries.

It is extremely limited and only 120 bottles were available throughout Europe, this bottle was released in Asia. 

Taketsuru 25 Year Old

A very rare bottling of Taketsuru, originally introduced in 2012 this blended malt contains casks from Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries.

It is extremely limited and only 120 bottles were available throughout Europe, this bottle was released in Asia. 

Taketsuru 25 Year Old

A very rare bottling of Taketsuru, originally introduced in 2012 this blended malt contains casks from Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries.

It is extremely limited and only 120 bottles were available throughout Europe, this bottle was released in Asia. 

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. 

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. 

Tomintoul 1966 Exclusive Malts 44 Year Old

Distilled on 23rd September 1966 and then matured for 44 years in Cask # 5621. Bottled to celebrate the first five years of the The Creative Whisky Co.

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 

Tomatin 1970 Single Cask # 12267 / Bottle No. 2

Distilled in 1970 then matured in single cask number 12267 until August 2007 when it was bottled. 

Bottle number 002. 

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. 

Taketsuru 21 Year Old 2 x 70cl

Released by Nikka, this range of blended malts is named after Nikka's founder and a key member of the birth of Japanese whisky, Masataka Taketsuru.

Taketsuru 21 year old is highly acclaimed and has received many awards.

Please note that there will be a charge for shipping two bottles.

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

Taketsuru 21 Year Old 2 x 70cl

Released by Nikka, this range of blended malts is named after Nikka's founder and a key member of the birth of Japanese whisky, Masataka Taketsuru.

Taketsuru 21 year old is highly acclaimed and has received many awards.

Please note that there will be a charge for shipping two bottles.

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. 

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. 

Thomas H Handy Sazerac 2015 Release

Part of Buffalo Trace's annual antique collection. Bottled at hot 63.45% alcohol, they do get higher abvs than this but it's still impressive!

The 2011 release won Jim Murray's Whisky of the Year! 

Thomas H Handy Sazerac 2015 Release

Part of Buffalo Trace's annual antique collection. Bottled at hot 63.45% alcohol, they do get higher abvs than this but it's still impressive!

The 2011 release won Jim Murray's Whisky of the Year! 

Teeling 23 Year Old Vintage Reserve / Silver Bottling

A recent release from Teeling, this 2015 distillery bottling was matured for 23 years.

Single cask #6879 yielded 340 bottles, this is bottle 252.