April 2025 Auction

Irish Single Malt 1988 Whisky Agency 26 Year Old / ACLA Selection

The Whisky Agency was founded in Germany by Carsten Ehrlich, who is also the driving force behind The Whisky Fair in Limburg, one of the world's most renowned annual whisky gatherings. Their passion is unquestionable, and they have a regular release schedule of high quality single casks, often in collaboration with some of the most respected whisky bars and retailers. The Whisky Agency's labels include The Perfect Dram, Liquid Library, Private Stock, and Liquid Sun.

This is a unnamed Irish single malt that was distilled in 1988 and aged in a refill barrel for 26 years. It was bottled at cask strength by The Whisky Agency in conjunction with Swiss duty free-retailer, ACLA. The cask was selected for the 2014 Whiskyschiff in Zurich.

One of 183 bottles.

Ichiro's Malt and Grain Single Cask #14056 / Chichibu Whisk(e)y Matsuri 2025

The Ichiro's Malt brand is produced by Japanese firm, Venture Whisky, and is named after their founder, Ichiro Akuto. Venture Whisky was established in 2004 after Ichiro acquired the remaining unblended stocks of single malt from his grandfather's Hanyu distillery. Ichiro's Malt was born the following year, with the release of the original 'Card' series single casks of Hanyu. The company then opened its own distillery in 2008, the increasingly sought-after Chichibu. In addition to bottling these two single malts, the Ichiro's Malt brand has also produced a number of sought after blended whiskies like this over the years.

This is a blend from Ichiro Akuto that has been matured in single Sherry Butt #14056. Bottled for the Chichibu Whisk(e)y Matsuri 2025.

One of 768 bottles.

Inchgower 1974 A.D. Rattray 36 Year Old

Inchgower was built in 1871 by Alexander Wilson, using equipment rescued from the disused Tochineal distillery nearby. When his family went bankrupt, the distillery was bought by the town council, who sold it to Arthur Bell in 1937. As you would expect it has been a key constituent in the Bell's blend ever since. As with Blair Athol and Dufftown, Arthur Bell & Sons took an early interest in bottling its single malt, with official releases appearing from the 1970s. These disappeared when Guinness bought Bell's in 1985 however, and it was not until United Distillers launched the Flora & Fauna brand in 1991 that the former Bell's stable would receive distillery bottlings again. Nowadays important to the Johnnie Walker blend too, this is the only permanent release, and other distillery bottlings of Inchgower are rare.

This was distilled in 1974 and bottled in 2010 from single bourbon cask #7762. 

One of 229 bottles. 

Islay Single Malt 1990 Swell de Spirits 32 Year Old 50cl

This is a unnamed single malt from the Isle of Islay which was distilled in November 1990 and aged in a single refill barrel. It was bottled after 32 years of maturation by Swell de Spirits in December 2022.

Invergordon 1972 The Nectar of the Daily Drams 43 Year Old / 10th Anniversary

Invergordon began distilling in 1961. Traditionally Scottish grain producers were located in the Lowland region, where the variety of crops gave more diverse flavour profiles, and the market in England for grain neutral spirits for gin provided them with additional income. Invergordon broke the mould, capitalising on its nearby port, proximity to the malt distilleries of Glenmorangie and Dalmore, and an upturn in the Scotch market in the US. It was not long before it had moved into the blending business, opening the Ben Wyvis and Tamnavulin distilleries a few years later. Invergordon Distillers were acquired by Whyte & Mackay in 1993, and the distillery remains part of that portfolio today.

This whisky was distilled in 1972 and aged for 43 years before being bottled in 2016 to celebrate The Nectar's 10th anniversary.

The Nectar was founded in Belgium in 2006 by Mario Groteklaes and Jan Broekmans. In addition to being a well-respected independent bottler, they are also one of Belgium's largest wine and spirit importers.

Irish Single Malt 1989 LWI 28 Year Old / The Monkey Series Vol.1

This Irish whiskey was distilled in 1989 and matured for 28 years in a single Bourbon cask. It was bottled by Limited Whisky Investment in 2017 in collaboration with Sansibar Whisky.

Sansibar Whisky is a German independent bottler, specialising in Scotch, Japanese whisky and rum. Founded by connoisseur, Jens Drewitz, he tastes and hand-selects almost every cask he purchases, on site at the distilleries. An impressive eye for quality, Sansibar have also supported other small independents, acting as the exclusive German distributor for Glasgow's North Star, and Hidden Spirits in Italy.

One of only 164 bottles.

Irish Single Malt 1989 LWI 28 Year Old / The Monkey Series Vol.1

This Irish whiskey was distilled in 1989 and matured for 28 years in a single Bourbon cask. It was bottled by Limited Whisky Investment in 2017 in collaboration with Sansibar Whisky.

Sansibar Whisky is a German independent bottler, specialising in Scotch, Japanese whisky and rum. Founded by connoisseur, Jens Drewitz, he tastes and hand-selects almost every cask he purchases, on site at the distilleries. An impressive eye for quality, Sansibar have also supported other small independents, acting as the exclusive German distributor for Glasgow's North Star, and Hidden Spirits in Italy.

One of only 164 bottles.

Inchgower 2000 Carn Mor / Jarek Buss Chapter 14

Inchgower was built in 1871 by Alexander Wilson, using equipment rescued from the disused Tochineal distillery nearby. When his family went bankrupt, the distillery was bought by the town council, who sold it to Arthur Bell in 1937. As you would expect, it has been a key constituent in the Bell's blend ever since. As with Blair Athol and Dufftown, Arthur Bell & Sons took an early interest in bottling its single malt, with official releases appearing from the 1970s. These disappeared when Guinness bought Bell's in 1985 however, and it was not until United Distillers launched the Flora & Fauna brand in 1991 that the former Bell's stable would receive distillery bottlings again. Nowadays important to the Johnnie Walker blend too, other official releases of Inchgower are rare, and it is with independent releases like this where it enjoys the prominence it deserves.

This whisky was distilled in 2000 and laid to rest in sherry wood until 2022. One of 251 bottles.

This is a Celebration of the Cask bottling, the single cask sub-category of Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers’ Càrn Mòr label. Formerly Morrison & Mackay, they are a Perth-based company producing a number of whisky liqueurs as well as independent single malts and blends, including the popular recently revived Old Perth. In 2017 the firm completed the construction of the Aberargie distillery in the town of the same name.

Invergordon 1972 The Whisky Angel 44 Year Old

Invergordon began distilling in 1961. Traditionally Scottish grain producers were located in the Lowland region, where the variety of crops gave more diverse flavour profiles, and the market in England for grain neutral spirits for gin provided them with additional income. Invergordon broke the mould, capitalising on its nearby port, proximity to the malt distilleries of Glenmorangie and Dalmore, and an upturn in the Scotch market in the US. It was not long before it had moved into the blending business, opening the Ben Wyvis and Tamnavulin distilleries a few years later. Invergordon Distillers were acquired by Whyte & Mackay in 1993, and the distillery remains part of that portfolio today.

The Whisky Agency was founded in Germany by Carsten Ehrlich, who is also the driving force behind The Whisky Fair in Limburg, one of the world's most renowned annual whisky gatherings. Their passion is unquestionable, and they have a regular release schedule of high quality single casks, often in collaboration with some of the most respected whisky bars and retailers. The Whisky Agency's labels include The Perfect Dram, Liquid Library, Private Stock, and Liquid Sun.

An independent single grain bottling from Invergordon distillery. Distilled in 1972 and matured for 44 years until being bottled in 2016.

Selected by La Maison du Whisky.

Irish Single Malt 1991 Jack Weibers Prenzlow Portfolio Collection

A 1991 vintage Irish single malt bottled by Jack Wieber.

This was bottled by Lars-Goran Wiebers, aka \"Jack.\" He is the proprietor of the renowned Jack Wiebers Whisky World retailer in Germany, established in 1996. Since then has released a number of respected independent bottlings under labels such as the Old Train Line, Gentle Noses, The Cross Hill and Auld Distillers Alliance.

Part of the Prenzlow Portfolio Collection which feature graphics by famous whisky artist, Alfred Prenzlow on the labels.

One of 119 bottles

Imperial 1990 Mackillop's Choice Cask Strength 

Mackillop's Choice is a range of independent bottlings from Iain Mackillop & Co, a subsidiary of Angus Dundee, the blending company from London who now also own Glencadam and Tomintoul distilleries. Angus Dundee also produces the sister label, Mackullick's Choice for the French market, and the Montgomerie's brand.

This was distilled on the 4th December 1990 and bottled in March 2014 from cask #11974.

Built in the last years on the 19th century, Imperial is a distillery with a sadly chequered history, spending almost as much time in mothballs as it did distilling. Its longest period of production came between 1955 and 1985 under the ownership of DCL (now Diageo). Allied Distillers bought it in 1989, opening it again two years later, but only for another seven. It was under their tenure that the only distillery bottling of its single malt appeared, but thankfully a number of increasingly sought after independent releases like this have been produced over the years. Imperial was demolished in 2013 and the site now houses the new distillery, Dalmunach.

One of 216 bottles.

Ichiro's Malt and Grain Single Bourbon Cask #4084 / Yaechika 50th Anniversary

The Ichiro's Malt brand is produced by Japanese firm, Venture Whisky, and is named after their founder, Ichiro Akuto. Venture Whisky was established in 2004 after Ichiro acquired the remaining unblended stocks of single malt from his grandfather's Hanyu distillery. Ichiro's Malt was born the following year, with the release of the original 'Card' series single casks of Hanyu. The company then opened its own distillery in 2008, the increasingly sought-after Chichibu. In addition to bottling these two single malts, the Ichiro's Malt brand has also produced a number of sought after blended whiskies like this over the years.

Bottled in November 2015 for Liquors Hasegawa, and the 50th anniversary of Yaechika.

One of 262 bottles.

Indri Game of Thrones House of the Dragon Edition 75cl / House of Black

Indri distillery lies at the foot of  the Himalayan mountains near the Yamuna basin, and has been producing single malt whisky since 2012. 

Following in the footsteps of Diageo and their infamous Game of Thrones series, this Indian single malt was produced in collaboration with HBO to promote House of the Dragon, a spinoff of the crictically-acclaimed television series. Bottled in November 2024, this peated single malt is one half of a pair of releases, inspired by the show's central feud between the houses of Hightower and Targaryen. This is the House of Black, the Targaryen release.

These bottlings were produced exclusively for the travel retail market.

Indri Peated Single Sherry Cask #89/ Diwali Collector's Edition 2024

Indri distillery lies at the foot of  the Himalayan mountains near the Yamuna basin, and has been producing single malt whisky since 2012. 

This peated Indri was matured in single sherry cask #89, and bottled in October 2024 as the distillery's Diwali Collector's Edition 2024. The box and presentation have been produced in collaboration with Indian fashion designer, Krsnaa Mehta.

One of 600 bottles.

Islay Mist 8 Year Old 1980s / Laphroaig

Islay Mist was originally created on Islay in 1922 to celebrate the 21st birthday of Lord Margadale.

The theory was that the intensity of the Islay malts might be too much for all the guests to handle, so some Speyside whisky and a grain whisky were blended with some Islay malts to create Islay Mist.

Bottled by D Johnston, who owned Laphroaig at the time so there a good chance this bottle contains some lovely 1970s/80s single malt from the distillery.

Indri Peated Single Sherry Cask #89/ Diwali Collector's Edition 2024

Indri distillery lies at the foot of  the Himalayan mountains near the Yamuna basin, and has been producing single malt whisky since 2012. 

This peated Indri was matured in single sherry cask #89, and bottled in October 2024 as the distillery's Diwali Collector's Edition 2024. The box and presentation have been produced in collaboration with Indian fashion designer, Krsnaa Mehta.

One of 600 bottles.

Inchgower 1990 Cask Strength 27 Year Old

Inchgower was built in 1871 by Alexander Wilson, using equipment rescued from the disused Tochineal distillery nearby. When his family went bankrupt, the distillery was bought by the town council, who sold it to Arthur Bell in 1937. As you would expect, it has been a key constituent in the Bell's blend ever since. As with Blair Athol and Dufftown, Arthur Bell & Sons took an early interest in bottling its single malt, with official releases appearing from the 1970s. These disappeared when Guinness bought Bell's in 1985 however, and it was not until United Distillers launched the Flora & Fauna brand in 1991 that the former Bell's stable would receive distillery bottlings again. Nowadays important to the Johnnie Walker blend too, and other official releases of Inchgower like this are rare.

Distilled in 1990 and bottled as a cask strength 27 year old, this was part of the Diageo special releases in 2017.

One of 8,544 bottles.

Imperial 1995 Signatory Vintage 20 Year Old

Built in the last years on the 19th century, Imperial is a distillery with a sadly chequered history, spending almost as much time in mothballs as it did distilling. Its longest period of production came between 1955 and 1985 under the ownership of DCL (now Diageo). Allied Distillers bought it in 1989, opening it again two years later, but only for another seven. It was under their tenure that the only distillery bottling of its single malt appeared, but thankfully a number of increasingly sought after independent releases like this have been produced over the years. Imperial was demolished in 2013 and the site now houses the new distillery, Dalmunach.

This Imperial was distilled on 18th September 1995 and matured in hogsheads #50204 + 50205 for 19 years before being bottled on 16th July 2015.

Signatory Vintage were established in 1988 by Andrew Symington and are one of Scotland's most prolific independent bottlers. Their offices and bottling facility are located next to Edradour distillery, which they have also owned since 2002.

Indri Peated Single Sherry Cask #89/ Diwali Collector's Edition 2024

Indri distillery lies at the foot of  the Himalayan mountains near the Yamuna basin, and has been producing single malt whisky since 2012. 

This peated Indri was matured in single sherry cask #89, and bottled in October 2024 as the distillery's Diwali Collector's Edition 2024. The box and presentation have been produced in collaboration with Indian fashion designer, Krsnaa Mehta.

One of 600 bottles.

Inchgower 1997 Thompson Brothers 27 Year Old

Inchgower was built in 1871 by Alexander Wilson, using equipment rescued from the disused Tochineal distillery nearby. When his family went bankrupt, the distillery was bought by the town council, who sold it to Arthur Bell in 1937. As you would expect it has been a key constituent in the Bell's blend ever since. As with Blair Athol and Dufftown, Arthur Bell & Sons took an early interest in bottling its single malt, with official releases appearing from the 1970s. These disappeared when Guinness bought Bell's in 1985 however, and it was not until United Distillers launched the Flora & Fauna brand in 1991 that the former Bell's stable would receive distillery bottlings again. Nowadays important to the Johnnie Walker blend too, this is the only permanent release, and other distillery bottlings of Inchgower are rare.

This Inchgower was distilled in August 1997 and matured for 27 years in two refill hogsheads before being bottled by Thompson Brothers in November 2024. 

One of only 406 bottles.

Ian's Very Special Scotch Whisky / Edrington CEO Private Blend 

This is a blended whisky from Edrington bottled for Ian Barrett Curle, former Edrington CEO. Ian joined the Edrington company through subsidary Lang Brothers in 1986, moving to group Operations Director in 1997. He was appointed CEO in 2004 and resigned in May 2019, when this 'very special' blend was bottled.

There is no ABV stated on this bottle as it was not available for public sale.

Ichiro's Malt Double Distilleries 2021 / Chichibu and Komagatake

The Ichiro's Malt brand is produced by Japanese firm, Venture Whisky, and is named after their founder, Ichiro Akuto. Venture Whisky was established in 2004 after Ichiro acquired the remaining unblended stocks of single malt from his grandfather's Hanyu distillery. Ichiro's Malt was born the following year, with the release of the original 'Card' series single casks of Hanyu. The company then opened its own distillery in 2008, the increasingly sought-after Chichibu. In addition to bottling these two single malts, the Ichiro's Malt brand has also produced a number of sought after blended whiskies like this over the years.

Double Distilleries is an Ichiro's Malt vatting of malt produced from Mars Whisky's Shinshu and Ichiro's own Chichibu distillery.

One of 10,200 bottles.

Indri Peated Single Sherry Cask #89/ Diwali Collector's Edition 2024

Indri distillery lies at the foot of  the Himalayan mountains near the Yamuna basin, and has been producing single malt whisky since 2012. 

This peated Indri was matured in single sherry cask #89, and bottled in October 2024 as the distillery's Diwali Collector's Edition 2024. The box and presentation have been produced in collaboration with Indian fashion designer, Krsnaa Mehta.

One of 600 bottles.

Indri Game of Thrones House of the Dragon Edition 75cl / House of Green

Indri distillery lies at the foot of  the Himalayan mountains near the Yamuna basin, and has been producing single malt whisky since 2012. 

Following in the footsteps of Diageo and their infamous Game of Thrones series, this Indian single malt was produced in collaboration with HBO to promote House of the Dragon, a spinoff of the crictically-acclaimed television series. Bottled in November 2024, this unpeated single malt is one half of a pair of releases, inspired by the show's central feud between the houses of Hightower and Targaryen. This is the House of Green, the Hightower release.

These bottlings were produced exclusively for the travel retail market.

Ichiro's Malt and Grain World Blend 505 Batch #1

The Ichiro's Malt brand is produced by Japanese firm, Venture Whisky, and is named after their founder, Ichiro Akuto. Venture Whisky was established in 2004 after Ichiro acquired the remaining unblended stocks of single malt from his grandfather's Hanyu distillery. Ichiro's Malt was born the following year, with the release of the original 'Card' series single casks of Hanyu. The company then opened its own distillery in 2008, the increasingly sought-after Chichibu. In addition to bottling these two single malts, the Ichiro's Malt brand has also produced a number of sought after blended whiskies like this over the years.

This release is the World Blended Whisky and contains casks sourced internationally alongside Chichibu malt.

Indri Peated Single Sherry Cask #89/ Diwali Collector's Edition 2024

Indri distillery lies at the foot of  the Himalayan mountains near the Yamuna basin, and has been producing single malt whisky since 2012. 

This peated Indri was matured in single sherry cask #89, and bottled in October 2024 as the distillery's Diwali Collector's Edition 2024. The box and presentation have been produced in collaboration with Indian fashion designer, Krsnaa Mehta.

One of 600 bottles.

Indri Peated Single Sherry Cask #89/ Diwali Collector's Edition 2024

Indri distillery lies at the foot of  the Himalayan mountains near the Yamuna basin, and has been producing single malt whisky since 2012. 

This peated Indri was matured in single sherry cask #89, and bottled in October 2024 as the distillery's Diwali Collector's Edition 2024. The box and presentation have been produced in collaboration with Indian fashion designer, Krsnaa Mehta.

One of 600 bottles.

Indri Peated Single Sherry Cask #89/ Diwali Collector's Edition 2024

Indri distillery lies at the foot of  the Himalayan mountains near the Yamuna basin, and has been producing single malt whisky since 2012. 

This peated Indri was matured in single sherry cask #89, and bottled in October 2024 as the distillery's Diwali Collector's Edition 2024. The box and presentation have been produced in collaboration with Indian fashion designer, Krsnaa Mehta.

One of 600 bottles.

Indri Peated Single Sherry Cask #89/ Diwali Collector's Edition 2024

Indri distillery lies at the foot of  the Himalayan mountains near the Yamuna basin, and has been producing single malt whisky since 2012. 

This peated Indri was matured in single sherry cask #89, and bottled in October 2024 as the distillery's Diwali Collector's Edition 2024. The box and presentation have been produced in collaboration with Indian fashion designer, Krsnaa Mehta.

One of 600 bottles.

Inchgower 12 Year Old De Luxe 1980s

Inchgower was built in 1871 by Alexander Wilson, using equipment rescued from the disused Tochineal distillery nearby. When his family went bankrupt, the distillery was bought by the town council, who sold it to Arthur Bell in 1937. As you would expect it has been a key constituent in the Bell's blend ever since. As with Blair Athol and Dufftown, Arthur Bell & Sons took an early interest in bottling its single malt, with official releases appearing from the 1970s. These disappeared when Guinness bought Bell's in 1985 however, and it was not until United Distillers launched the Flora & Fauna brand in 1991 that the former Bell's stable would receive distillery bottlings again. Nowadays important to the Johnnie Walker blend too, other official releases of Inchgower are rare.

This is an early 1980s bottling from the the Arthur Bell & Sons era.

Inchgower 12 Year Old De Luxe 1980s

Inchgower was built in 1871 by Alexander Wilson, using equipment rescued from the disused Tochineal distillery nearby. When his family went bankrupt, the distillery was bought by the town council, who sold it to Arthur Bell in 1937. As you would expect it has been a key constituent in the Bell's blend ever since. As with Blair Athol and Dufftown, Arthur Bell & Sons took an early interest in bottling its single malt, with official releases appearing from the 1970s. These disappeared when Guinness bought Bell's in 1985 however, and it was not until United Distillers launched the Flora & Fauna brand in 1991 that the former Bell's stable would receive distillery bottlings again. Nowadays important to the Johnnie Walker blend too, other official releases of Inchgower are rare.

This is an early 1980s bottling from the the Arthur Bell & Sons era.

Islay Single Malt 2007 Whisky Agency 15 Year Old / Three Rivers

The Whisky Agency was founded in Germany by Carsten Ehrlich, who is also the driving force behind The Whisky Fair in Limburg, one of the world's most renowned annual whisky gatherings. Their passion is unquestionable, and they have a regular release schedule of high quality single casks, often in collaboration with some of the most respected whisky bars and retailers. The Whisky Agency's labels include The Perfect Dram, Liquid Library, Private Stock, and Liquid Sun.

This whisky was distilled in 2007 and aged for 15 years in a single ex-Sherry butt.