April 2025 Auction

Suntory Kansha 100th Anniversary Gift Pack 18cl

Suntory are one of the founding fathers of Japanese whisky, established by Shinjirō Torii in 1899 as a wine store in Osaka. The venture was hugely successful, and the company was renamed Kotobukiya in 1921, which built its first distillery three years later, Yamazaki. The distillery produced both malt and grain whiskies which the company blended together, releasing its first Suntory White Label in 1929, the resulting popularity of which saw the firm renamed after it 1963. Expansion in the next decade saw the company move its grain production to a new Chita distillery in 1972, and open a second malt distillery, Hakushu, the following year. Suntory today has a large stake in both the bourbon and Scotch whisky industry, but remains at the forefront of its native whisky market too.

This limited edition bottling was produced by Suntory to mark their 100th Anniversary, and is presented alongside a small branded nosing glass.

Kavalan Solist Manzanilla Cask 

Kavalan distillery is part of the King Car group in Taiwan, and was the first whisky distillery in the country. The group's founder, TT Lee, was a huge fan of Glenlivet single malt and was inspired to try and replicate it in his home nation, enlisting the help of the legendary Dr. Jim Swan, known by many as \"the Einstein of whisky.\" The distillery takes its name from the indigenous Kavalan people of Taiwan's Kabalan Plain, and opened in December 2005. It produced its first spirit in 2006, and its first single malt bottling in 2008. Within just four years it was already receiving international acclaim, receiving an number of prestigious awards over the years.

This Kavalan was matured in a single Manzanilla sherry cask and bottled at cask strength as part of the distillery's Solist range.

Kanosuke Limited Edition 2023

Located alongside Fukiagehama Beach (the longest sand beach in Japan), Kanosuke distillery was founded in 2017 and began production in the capable hands of president and master distiller, Yoshitsugu Komasa. The area is becoming known for its whisky production as Mars’ Tsunuki distillery is also located on the same street. Part of the historic Komasa Jyozo company, Kanosuke is equipped with three pot stills, each with different neck shapes and lyne arm angles. This allows the distillery to experiment and create different styles of spirit for single malt and blending. In September 2021 it was announced that Distill Ventures, part of the drinks giant, Diageo, had joined the fledgling project as a 50:50 minority investor. This move saw Kanosuke distillery join the likes of Denmark’s Stauning and Australia’s Starward distillery in the Distill Ventures portfolio of whisky brands. The first single malt release from the Kanosuke distillery debuted in June 2021.

This peated Kanosuke was distilled across 2018 and 2019, and matured in a combination of sherry casks and re-charred American oak casks that peviously held 'Mellowed Kozuru' aged shochu. It was bottled at cask strength in 2023.

As always the bottle shape is based on the motif of a pot still used at the distillery.

Springbank 12 Year Old Cask Strength 2021 / 55.4%

Springbank distillery has been owned and operated by the Mitchell family in Campbeltown since 1837, and it one of Scotland's most revered distilleries. Following a brief mothballing between 1979 and 1987, upon the reopening the decision was taken to cease all sales to the blending industry and focus on its single malt sales. Today it is one of the only distilleries to malt, distil, bottle and mature whisky on the same site, and produces three distinct and highly prized single malts.

Introduced in 2010 to replace the 12 year old 100 proof, these cask strength Springbanks are incredibly popular.

Springbank 18 Year Old 2021 Release

Springbank distillery has been owned and operated by the Mitchell family in Campbeltown since 1837, and it one of Scotland's most revered distilleries. Following a brief mothballing between 1979 and 1987, upon the reopening the decision was taken to cease all sales to the blending industry and focus on its single malt sales. Today it is one of the only distilleries to malt, distil, bottle and mature whisky on the same site, and produces three distinct and highly prized single malts.

The 2021 release of the distilleries famous 18 year old malt has been aged in a combination of 50% ex-Bourbon and 50% ex-Sherry casks.

Springbank 1996 Rare Whisky 101 27 Year Old 50cl / Mouse Fight - includes Print

Springbank distillery has been owned and operated by the Mitchell family in Campbeltown since 1837, and it one of Scotland's most revered distilleries. Following a brief mothballing between 1979 and 1987, upon the reopening the decision was taken to cease all sales to the blending industry and focus on its single malt sales. Today it is one of the only distilleries to malt, distil, bottle and mature whisky on the same site, and produces three distinct and highly prized single malts.

This Springbank was distilled in 1996 and matured in single hogshead #279244 for 27 years. It was bottled by whisky valuation company, Rare Whisky 101. This lot includes a print of the bottle's bizarre label art Mouse Fight – Hadouken, featuring a brawl between Mickey Mouse and Danger Mouse. Designed by JJ Adams, this print is one of only 150.

One of 290 bottles.

Please note this lot will carry a two-bottle shipping fee.

Springbank 18 Year Old 2022 Release

Springbank distillery has been owned and operated by the Mitchell family in Campbeltown since 1837, and it one of Scotland's most revered distilleries. Following a brief mothballing between 1979 and 1987, upon the reopening the decision was taken to cease all sales to the blending industry and focus on its single malt sales. Today it is one of the only distilleries to malt, distil, bottle and mature whisky on the same site, and produces three distinct and highly prized single malts.

The 2022 release of the distillery's famous 18 year old has been matured in a combination of 65% bourbon casks and 35% sherry casks.

Springbank 2006 Local Barley 11 Year Old

Springbank distillery has been owned and operated by the Mitchell family in Campbeltown since 1837, and it one of Scotland's most revered distilleries. Following a brief mothballing between 1979 and 1987, upon the reopening the decision was taken to cease all sales to the blending industry and focus on its single malt sales. Today it is one of the only distilleries to malt, distil, bottle and mature whisky on the same site, and produces three distinct and highly prized single malts.

This is one of a select number of releases produced using malted barley harvested from neighbouring farms in the Campbeltown area. They were first introduced in the late 1990s, and were eventually re-named as the Local Barley series in the 2000s.

This is the 2017 release of the mid-2010s revival of the Local Barley range. Originally intended to be a five-part series, this is instead now being marketed as an annual release. Distilled from Bere barley harvested on the Aros Farm, this release was limited to only 9,000 bottles.

Springbank 21 Year Old 2022 Release

Springbank distillery has been owned and operated by the Mitchell family in Campbeltown since 1837, and it one of Scotland's most revered distilleries. Following a brief mothballing between 1979 and 1987, upon the reopening the decision was taken to cease all sales to the blending industry and focus on its single malt sales. Today it is one of the only distilleries to malt, distil, bottle and mature whisky on the same site, and produces three distinct and highly prized single malts.

These gold boxed editions appeared in 2012 and were the first 21 year old to be produced since 2005 after the distillery's self-imposed closure in the 1990s left it without the requisite aged stock. They are incredibly popular with drinkers and collectors, usually selling out in shops very quickly.

The 2022 release was matured in a combination of 55% recharred sherry casks and 45% fresh port casks.

One of 3,600 bottles.

Kyoto Ki Noh Bi Ex-Karuizawa Cask Dry Gin 15th Edition / DFS Spirits

This gin is extra special as it was matured in ex-Karuizawa and Mizunara casks, marking the first-ever collaboration between Japanese whisky and Japanese gin.

The Kyoto Distillery’s “Ki Noh Bi” Dry Gin is also the first Japanese gin to collaborate with the Noh Theatre, like the legendary Karuizawa distillery did before it. Noh is one of Japan’s traditional performing arts. This particular release also carries the Yase Otoko mask which was created in the 17th century.

The 15th edition of this incredible gin was released in early 2020 and was bottled exclusively for luxury travel retailer The DFS Group who were established in Hong Kong in 1960.

One of 800 bottles.

Spey Trilogia

Speyside distillery was the second of those built by George Christie, his first being the North of Scotland grain plant in 1957. His malt distillery was not completed until 30 years later however, and only began production in 1990. In its short history it has appeared in several guises, including Drumguish, Spey, Cu Dhub, Glentromie and Black Burn.

Trilogia is a limited edition produced to pay homage to the brand's three core-range expressions; Trutina, Tenne & Fumare. A combination of all three expressions, this whisky is an incredibly complex mixture of unpeated spirit matured in bourbon casks and in Tawny Port casks with peated spirit matured in bourbon casks, all of which is finished further in first-fill Tawny Port casks.

One of 6,000 bottles.

Springbank 12 Year Old 100 Proof Green Thistle 1990s / 57%

Springbank distillery has been owned and operated by the Mitchell family in Campbeltown since 1837, and it one of Scotland's most revered distilleries. Following a brief mothballing between 1979 and 1987, upon the reopening the decision was taken to cease all sales to the blending industry and focus on its single malt sales. Today it is one of the only distilleries to malt, distil, bottle and mature whisky on the same site, and produces three distinct and highly prized single malts.

This is a 1990s bottle of the Springbank 12 year old, bottled at 100 imperial proof.

These releases are affectionately known as the 'Green Thistle' bottlings on account of their packaging.

Sheep Dip 1990 Old Hebridean

This 1990 vintage of Sheep Dip blended malt contains whisky from Ardbeg, Dalmore and Fettercairn, which was then married for 10 years in first-fill sherry casks.

Seagram's VO 1968 Canadian Whisky

Seagram's Very Old is a popular Canadian whiskey, matured for 6 years.

Seagram's were one of the \"big 4\" American whisky companies who dominated the post-Prohibition market, alongside National Distillers, Schenley and Hiram Walker. They operated up until an ill-judged foray into the entertainment industry lead to their dissolution in the early 2000s.

The site of Seagram's Waterloo distillery, where this was produced, was shut down and converted into the Seagram Museum in 1984.

Springbank 1974 Chieftain's 27 Year Old #2381

Springbank distillery has been owned and operated by the Mitchell family in Campbeltown since 1837, and it one of Scotland's most revered distilleries. Following a brief mothballing between 1979 and 1987, upon the reopening the decision was taken to cease all sales to the blending industry and focus on its single malt sales. Today it is one of the only distilleries to malt, distil, bottle and mature whisky on the same site, and produces three distinct and highly prized single malts.

This whisky was distilled in December 1974 and aged in single cask #2381 for 29 years. It was bottled by Ian Macleod in October 2002 under the Chieftain's label.

Ian Macleod & Co was founded in 1933, and was acquired by Peter J Russell thirty years later, running alongside William Maxwell & Co as subsidiaries for many years, producing a range of blends and independent single malt bottlings. This is their flagship Chieftain’s label. Peter J Russell rebranded as Ian Macleod Distillers in 2003, at the same time as achieving their long-held ambition of becoming distillery owners, acquiring Glengoyne, and later, Tamdhu and Rosebank.

One of only 275 bottles.

Octomore 2.2 Orpheus

Octomore is the super-heavily peated single malt produced by Bruichladdich distillery, the most routinely heavily peated in the world. The whisky is named after the farm of the same name, located on a hillside north of the town of Port Charlotte. Having been traditionally an un-peated single malt due to the needs of its former owners for their blends, Murray McDavid were quick to diversify the Bruichladdich portfolio, also introducing the more lightly peated Port Charlotte and Lochindaal.

Similar to the Comus, the Orpheus release was peated to the same degree as its counter-part Octomore 2.1, at 140ppm. The Orpheus was finished using Château Pétrus Bordeaux casks, recognised as one of the world’s top vineyards. Matured for only 5 years, this alongside the Comus have proven to be quite desirable bottlings.

One of 15,000 bottles.

Octomore 12.1

Octomore is the super-heavily peated single malt produced by Bruichladdich distillery, the most routinely heavily peated in the world. The whisky is named after the farm of the same name, located on a hillside north of the town of Port Charlotte. Having been traditionally an un-peated single malt due to the needs of its former owners for their blends, Murray McDavid were quick to diversify the Bruichladdich portfolio, also introducing the more lightly peated Port Charlotte and Lochindaal.

Octomore 12.1 was peated to 130.8ppm and bottled at 5 years old.

Kanosuke 2018 Peated Single Bourbon Cask 5 Year Old / Bar Minmore House 15th Anniversary

Located alongside Fukiagehama Beach (the longest sand beach in Japan), Kanosuke distillery was founded in 2017 and began production in the capable hands of president and master distiller, Yoshitsugu Komasa. The area is becoming known for its whisky production as Mars’ Tsunuki distillery is also located on the same street. Part of the historic Komasa Jyozo company, Kanosuke is equipped with three pot stills, each with different neck shapes and lyne arm angles. This allows the distillery to experiment and create different styles of spirit for single malt and blending. In September 2021 it was announced that Distill Ventures, part of the drinks giant, Diageo, had joined the fledgling project as a 50:50 minority investor. This move saw Kanosuke distillery join the likes of Denmark’s Stauning and Australia’s Starward distillery in the Distill Ventures portfolio of whisky brands. The first single malt release from the Kanosuke distillery debuted in June 2021.

This heavily peated Kanosuke was distilled in 2018 and aged in a single first-fill bourbon barrel before being bottled for Bar Minomore House 15th anniversary. 

One of 217 bottles. 

Octomore 12.3

Octomore is the super-heavily peated single malt produced by Bruichladdich distillery, the most routinely heavily peated in the world. The whisky is named after the farm of the same name, located on a hillside north of the town of Port Charlotte. Having been traditionally an un-peated single malt due to the needs of its former owners for their blends, Murray McDavid were quick to diversify the Bruichladdich portfolio, also introducing the more lightly peated Port Charlotte and Lochindaal.

Octomore 12.3 was peated to 129.7ppm and bottled at 5 years old.

Springbank 2012 PX Cask Finish 10 Year Old

Springbank distillery has been owned and operated by the Mitchell family in Campbeltown since 1837, and it is one of Scotland's most revered distilleries. Following a brief mothballing between 1979 and 1987, upon the reopening the decision was taken to cease all sales to the blending industry and focus on its single malt sales. Today it is one of the only distilleries to malt, distil, bottle and mature whisky on the same site, and produces three distinct and highly prized single malts.

This Springbank was distilled in July 2012 and initially matured in refill bourbon barrels for 7 years, then finished in fresh Pedro Ximénez sherry hogsheads for a further 3 years. Released in late 2022, this is the first in Springbank's five-part Sherry Wood series.

One of 10,800 bottles.

Springbank 2016 Local Barley 8 Year Old

Springbank distillery has been owned and operated by the Mitchell family in Campbeltown since 1837, and it one of Scotland's most revered distilleries. Following a brief mothballing between 1979 and 1987, upon the reopening the decision was taken to cease all sales to the blending industry and focus on its single malt sales. Today it is one of the only distilleries to malt, distil, bottle and mature whisky on the same site, and produces three distinct and highly prized single malts.

This is one of a select number of releases produced using malted barley harvested from neighbouring farms in the Campbeltown area. They were first introduced in the late 1990s, and were eventually re-named as the Local Barley series in the 2000s.

Distilled in July 2016 and bottled in December 2024, the local barley for this release is of the Bere Barley variety, grown at High Ranachan on the Kintyre Peninsula.

Limited to only 13,500 bottles.

Kanosuke Single Cask 1st Saga Whisk(e)y and Spirits Fes 2024

Located alongside Fukiagehama Beach (the longest sand beach in Japan), Kanosuke distillery was founded in 2017 and began production in the capable hands of president and master distiller, Yoshitsugu Komasa. The area is becoming known for its whisky production as Mars’ Tsunuki distillery is also located on the same street. Part of the historic Komasa Jyozo company, Kanosuke is equipped with three pot stills, each with different neck shapes and lyne arm angles. This allows the distillery to experiment and create different styles of spirit for single malt and blending. In September 2021 it was announced that Distill Ventures, part of the drinks giant, Diageo, had joined the fledgling project as a 50:50 minority investor. This move saw Kanosuke distillery join the likes of Denmark’s Stauning and Australia’s Starward distillery in the Distill Ventures portfolio of whisky brands. The first single malt release from the Kanosuke distillery debuted in June 2021.

This heavily peated single cask Kanosuke was produced exclusively for the first Saga Whisk(e)y and Spirits Festival which took place on the 2nd of June of 2024.

One of 201 bottles.  

Kavalan 2015 Peated Single Cask #099A / LMDW

Kavalan distillery is part of the King Car group in Taiwan, and was the first whisky distillery in the country. The group's founder, TT Lee, was a huge fan of Glenlivet single malt and was inspired to try and replicate it in his home nation, enlisting the help of the legendary Dr. Jim Swan, known by many as \"the Einstein of whisky.\" The distillery takes its name from the indigenous Kavalan people of Taiwan's Kabalan Plain, and opened in December 2005. It produced its first spirit in 2006, and its first single malt bottling in 2008. Within just four years it was already receiving international acclaim, receiving an number of prestigious awards over the years.

This peated Kavalan was distilled in April 2015 and matured in single cask #099A. It was bottled in September 2021 exclusively for La Maison du Whisky.

One of 164 bottles.

Sirius 1988 North Star 31 Year Ol

Drawing its name from the star in the Canis Major constellation, Sirius is a blend of Highland single malts distilled in 1988 and matured in bourbon barrels for 31 years. It was bottled at cask strength by North Star Spirits in 2019.

North Star Spirits was founder in Glasgow in 2016 by Iain Croucher. They have since developed a strong reputation for bottling fantastic single cask and small batch whiskies, as well as the much-lauded Vega and Spica blends.

One of 3,582 bottles.

Old Crow 1964 Bottled in Bond 5 Year Old 86 Proof

Old Crow is was one of Kentucky's earliest bourbon brands, created in the 1830's by Scottish immigrant, James C. Crow, Master Distiller at the Old Oscar Pepper distillery. He pioneered the use of scientific methods to ensure continuity in the quality of his whiskey. The brand was purchased by W.A. Gaines who opened the Old Crow distillery. Both were then procured by National Distillers during prohibition, who produced the brand until 1987 when they were purchased by Jim Beam who shut the distillery and moved production to their Clermont facility.

This was distilled in the Spring of 1964 and bottled in Spring 1969. Bottled in Bond for export, this was not required to be bottled at the same 100 proof as a domestic market version.

Stagg Barrel Proof Bourbon Batch #22B

A historic distillery, Buffalo Trace was built in 1812 Harrison Blanton. It was then purchased by the legendary Edmund Haynes Taylor Jr in 1870, who named it OFC (Old Fashioned Copper) and invested heavily in its modernisation. So much so in fact that he declared himself bankrupt after just seven years, and George T. Stagg stepped in to rescue it, becoming its owner in 1878. He ran the distillery until his retirement in the 1890s, and it was renamed in his honour in 1904. Having survived Prohibition, it was bought up by the Schenley company in 1933, who ran it as part of their extensive portfolio for the next fifty years, eventually selling it to Age International. The latter's new Japanese ownership in 1992 had no interest in it (only in its brands), and immediately sold it to the Sazerac company, who renamed it Buffalo Trace in 1999.

Because Sazerac did not own the the existing distillery portfolio, they necessarily had to begin adding new brands to their range. Besides their eponymous flagship bourbon, perhaps the most important of these was this, the George T. Stagg. It was originally added to the annual Antique Collection in 2002, quickly becoming a flag-bearer for the range. Stagg Jr was the brands first line extension, and was launched in 2013. A barrel proof bourbon, these are bottled in twice-annual batches and receive a wider and more accessible distribution than their hugely sought-after sibling.

Batch #22B was released in Winter 2022.

SS Politician Whisky Galore Decanter

A blended whisky in a decanter named after the ship that sunk in \"Whisky Galore\"

This decanter contains a small amount of whisky which was recovered from the wreck of the SS Politician just off Eriskay in 1990 by a company who discovered several perfect bottles in the wreckage. 

Scotch & American Whisky Miniature x 13

An interesting and eclectic selection of single malt Scotch whisky and American whiskey miniatures;

• Glenfiddich Special Reserve Pure Malt, 40% 5cl x 3
• Glenfiddich 8 Year Old Pure Malt 1970s, 70 Proof 1 2/3 Fl Ozs
• Johnnie Walker Red Label circa 19060s, 70 Proof
• Buffalo Trace Bourbon, 45% 5cl x 2
• Maker's Mark Bourbon, 45% 5cl
• Bulleit Bourbon, 40% 5cl
• Four Roses Bourbon 1990s, 40% 5cl x 2
• Old Bardstown Bourbon 1994, 40% 5cl
• Ten High Bourbon 1994, 40% 5cl

Kavalan Pedro Ximénez Single Cask Decanter 95cl

Kavalan distillery is part of the King Car group in Taiwan, and was the first whisky distillery in the country. The group's founder, TT Lee, was a huge fan of Glenlivet single malt and was inspired to try and replicate it in his home nation, enlisting the help of the legendary Dr. Jim Swan, known by many as \"the Einstein of whisky.\" The distillery takes its name from the indigenous Kavalan people of Taiwan's Kabalan Plain, and opened in December 2005. It produced its first spirit in 2006, and its first single malt bottling in 2008. Within just four years it was already receiving international acclaim, receiving an number of prestigious awards over the years.

This was distilled in June 2010 and matured in single Pedro Ximenéz cask #012A. It was bottled in May 2015.

Continuing a tradition of exceptionally presented single cask decanters, this is presented in a hard wood case and with an ornate tumbler glass and stopper.

One of 396 decanters.

Please note due to the size and weight of this lot, it will carry a five-bottle shipping fee.

Kilkerran 12 Year Old

Glengyle is J&A Mitchell’s resurrected Campbeltown distillery, originally opened by William Mitchell in 1872. As with most of those in the region, it did not however survive the 1920s, and closed midway through the decade. In 2000 the site was reacquired by the family company though, and the new distillery was designed by former Springbank manager, Frank McHardy, who incorporated the two spirit stills from the long-defunct Ben Wyvis, where he began his career. Distilling began in 2004, and the first release was bottled in 2007. Interestingly, J&A Mitchell were did not acquire the Glengyle trademark along with the site (it belongs to Glen Scotia), so its single malt is bottled under the Kilkerran brand.

The first core range product from Glengyle distillery, the Kilkerran 12 year old was launched on 12th August 2016.

Kilchoman 2012 Unpeated Single Sherry Cask #560

Opened in 2005, Kilchoman was the first new distillery to be built on Islay for 124 years. Its proprietors are the Wills family, and the distillery saw a return of the practice of “farm distilling” to the island, with its own barely fields, malt floors and kilns. Today around 25% of its barley requirement is self-fulfilled, and in 2011 they bottled their first 100% Islay release of single farm, single malt. The distillery’s first release came in 2009, and it has cemented a fine reputation ever since.

Single sherry butt #560 was filled on 30th August 2012 and bottled in October 2024.

A rare release, this was distilled while the Kilchoman kiln was out of operation in 2012. Because the distillery malts its own barley on-site, this meant that they had to continue production without the influence of the iconic Islay smoke in their barley until it had been fixed. 

One of 662 bottles.

Kilkerran 12 Year Old

Glengyle is J&A Mitchell’s resurrected Campbeltown distillery, originally opened by William Mitchell in 1872. As with most of those in the region, it did not however survive the 1920s, and closed midway through the decade. In 2000 the site was reacquired by the family company though, and the new distillery was designed by former Springbank manager, Frank McHardy, who incorporated the two spirit stills from the long-defunct Ben Wyvis, where he began his career. Distilling began in 2004, and the first release was bottled in 2007. Interestingly, J&A Mitchell were did not acquire the Glengyle trademark along with the site (it belongs to Glen Scotia), so its single malt is bottled under the Kilkerran brand.

The first core range product from Glengyle distillery, the Kilkerran 12 year old was launched on 12th August 2016.