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Started
22 April 2016
Closed
02 May 2016
1953 - 1984 of 2323 Lots
50.5%
75cl
UK
50.5%
75cl

Old Bardstown Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Jim Murray gave this 95 points in his whisky bible. Robert Parker compared a whisky in this range to 20 Year old Van winkle. The praise heaped upon this brand is huge. 

This seems to be a very well-kept secret. 

 

40%
70cl
UK
40%
70cl

Strathisla 12 Year Old 1 Litre 

An older styled bottling of Strathisla.

70 Proof
26 2/3 Fl Ozs
UK
70 Proof
26 2/3 Fl Ozs

Spey Crown Scotch Whisky 1970s

A 1970s blend produced for Blackfriars Vintners. 

43%
75cl
UK
43%
75cl

Dewar's White Label 1970s

A classic blend that still popular world wide today, this is a bottle from the 1970s.

Dewar's white label was created in 1899 and has been a best seller for Dewar's for over a century. 

70 Proof
26 2/3 Fl oz
UK
70 Proof
26 2/3 Fl oz

Glen Grant 8 Year Old 1970s

8 Year old Glen Grant single malt from the Seventies.

Please note condition of lot as shown. 

40%
70cl
UK
40%
70cl

Famous Grouse 15 Year Old Bill McLaren's Famous XV

Released in 1999 to commemorate Bill McLaren's commitment to Scottish Rugby, the Famous Grouse bottled a special 15 year old and asked Bill to list his top 15 players between 1987 and 1999.

40%
70cl
UK
40%
70cl

Famous Grouse 15 Year Old Bill McLaren's Famous XV

Released in 1999 to commemorate Bill McLaren's commitment to Scottish Rugby, the Famous Grouse bottled a special 15 year old and asked Bill to list his top 15 players between 1987 and 1999.

43%
75cl
UK
43%
75cl

Suntory Old Whisky

A fantastic bottling of Suntory whisky in a unique dumpy bottle.

 

40%
70cl
UK
40%
70cl

Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve

The replacement to the 18 year old Gold Label presented in a limited edition gold label.

Please note a plastic film is protecting the bottle.

44.5%
50cl
UK
44.5%
50cl

Famous Grouse Scottish Oak Finish

Bottled in 2005 this is a blend of Scottish whisky finshed in Scottish oak.

 

55 proof
75cl
UK
55 proof
75cl

Pimm's No.1 Cup 1970s

A 1970s edition of Pimm's No.1 Cup, the classic Summer drink.

Please note overall condition of this lot.

40%
70cl
UK
40%
70cl

Burberrys 15 Year Old Speyside Single Malt

A specially commisoned 15 year old Speyside single malt for Burberry's of London, a clothing label that signifies the height of class in British culture.

N/A
N/A
UK
N/A
N/A

Anchor Steam 'Ancora' Curaçao Liqueur 1970s

Distilled and produced in Lisbon, Portugal; however clearly carries the name of San Francisco's Anchor Steam Distillery.

\"Style Hollandais\" or Dutch-style.

40%
70cl
UK
40%
70cl

Royal Lochnagar 12 Year Old

Perhaps suprisingly Royal Lochnagar is a small distillery, once famous for it's contribution to VAT 69.

Now; production predominantly goes towards the single malt market.  

Queen Victoria famously visited the distillery granting the Royal status.

Please note minor damage to box.

70 Proof
26 1/3 Fl.ozs
UK
70 Proof
26 1/3 Fl.ozs

Mackinlay's Legacy 12 Year Old 1970s

Produced by Charles Mackinlay & Co Ltd, this 12 year old was bottled as a tribute to five generations of Mackinlay’s blending experience.

Full Size
UK
Full Size

Miltonduff 12 Year Old 50cl

Miltonduff aged 12 years in a rare official bottling. 

Please note the rust in the tube. 

46.5%
20cl
UK
46.5%
20cl

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.

40%
5cl
UK
#28835

Kinclaith 1966

40%
5cl

Kinclaith 1966 Gordon and Macphail 5cl

A very rare bottling of Kinclaith, Glasgow's last malt whisky distillery which lay within the Strathclyde distilling complex.

Distilled in 1966, we estimate that Gordon and Macphail bottled this in the 1980s. 

Please note the fill level. 

40%
5cl
UK
#28834

Port Ellen 1979

40%
5cl

Port Ellen 1979 Gordon and Macphail 5cl

A bottling of Port Ellen by Gordon and Macphail, distilled in 1979.

Please note fill level. 

43%
1 Litre
UK
43%
1 Litre

Logan 12 Year Old 1980s 75cl

White Horse distillers blend, 12 years old.

75cl

43%
1 Litre
UK
43%
1 Litre

Highland Park 12 Year Old

One of the most iconic single malts in the world, the great 'all-rounder'.

 

40%
70cl
UK
40%
70cl

Tyndrum Gold First Edition 15 Year Old Speyside Single Malt

A 15 year old Speyside single malt bottled by the Green Welly Stop to celebrate gold being discovered near Tyndrum. 

Bottle number 410 of 600. 

 

40%
70cl
UK
40%
70cl

Dew of Ben Nevis Special Reserve Decanter

A decanter of Dew of Ben Nevis Special Reserve. 

 

40%
70cl
UK
40%
70cl

Johnnie Walker Double Black

The follow up to Johnnie Walkers incredibly popular 12 year old 'Black Label'.

The Double Black introduces a smokier twist to the Black Label, this bottle carries limited edition packaging.

43%
70cl
UK
43%
70cl

Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old 1980s / Including 5cl Minature

An older bottle of one of the original Classic Malts. Dalwhinnie is reknowned for it's simple, flawless flavours.

Includes 5cl miniature.

43%
75cl
UK
43%
75cl

Old Parr Superior 75cl

An older expression of Old Parr Superior.

First released in 1989 and produed in relatively small quantities.

 

2014-present
40%
70cl
UK
2014-present
40%
70cl

Aberfeldy 12 Year Old

A bottle of the Aberfeldy 12 year old, in recent but no longer current packaging. 

46%
20cl
UK
46%
20cl

Ichiro's Malt Mizunara Wood Reserve / Hanyu and Chichibu 20cl

A vatting of the closed Japanese distillery of Hanyu with that of the relatively young distillery of Chichibu, where this whisky was matured, married and bottled.

The whiskies were matured in Mizunara Oak casks (Japanese Oak).

not stated
full size
UK
not stated
full size

Chivas Regal 12 Year Old 1970s

A 12 year old of this hugely popular blend!

Please note condtion. 

 

 

Various
11 x 1 2/3 Fl Ozs
UK
Various
11 x 1 2/3 Fl Ozs

Miscellaneous 1970s Single Malts 10 x 1 2/3 Fl Ozs

  • Dufftown - Glenlivet 8 year Old
  • Dufftown - Glenlivet Pure malt
  • Blair Athol 8 year Old
  • Tamdhu 8 year Old
  • Glengoyne 1970's
  • Tamdhu 8 year Old 
  • Glendullan 12 year Old
  • Inchgower 12 year Old
  • Tamdhu 10 year Old
  • Tamnavulin 1970's
  • Tomintoul 1970's
46.5%
20cl
UK
46.5%
20cl

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.

70 Proof
26 2/3 Fl Oz
UK
70 Proof
26 2/3 Fl Oz

Glen Carren 8 Year Old 1970s

An old blend from the Highlands produced by Hall & Bramley (Scotland) Ltd.

75.7cl, please note condition of box.

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