April 2025 Auction

Dalmore Aurora 1964 Oloroso Cask 45 Year Old

Dalmore is undoubtedly the prize single malt in the Whyte & Mackay portfolio. This was not always the case though. The blenders purchased it from the Mackenzie family in 1960, having been long-standing customers. Due to the long-running importance of it to their blends, their distillery bottlings of its single malt were limited to a 12 year old expression. Nowadays however, it is positioned as a luxury brand, rubbing shoulder with the likes of Macallan, and is globally recognised.

This is the Dalmore Aurora, which draws its name from the Aurora Borealis, the Northern Lights, which can occasionally be seen from the distillery. It was distilled in April 1964 and matured in a single Oloroso sherry cask for an incredible 45 years. Presented in a beutiful Glencairn crystal decanter and carbon fibre presentation box.

One of only 200 decanters.

Dalmore 1967 Sirius 44 Year Old

Dalmore is undoubtedly the prize single malt in the Whyte & Mackay portfolio. This was not always the case though. The blenders purchased it from the Mackenzie family in 1960, having been long-standing customers. Due to the long-running importance of it to their blends, their distillery bottlings of its single malt were limited to a 12 year old expression. Nowadays however, it is positioned as a luxury brand, rubbing shoulder with the likes of Macallan, and is globally recognised. Independent releases like this are hard to come by.

A single cask, this was bottled by Sirius Whisky Purveyors. It was distilled in 1967 and then filled into cask number #2055 on February 24th. 

One of only 89 bottles produced. 

Dalmore 1974 32 Year Old

Dalmore is undoubtedly the prize single malt in the Whyte & Mackay portfolio. This was not always the case though. The blenders purchased it from the Mackenzie family in 1960, having been long-standing customers. Due to the long-running importance of it to their blends, their distillery bottlings of its single malt were limited to a 12 year old expression. Nowadays however, it is positioned as a luxury brand, rubbing shoulder with the likes of Macallan, and is globally recognised.

An impressive limited edition, this was distilled in 1974 and matured for 32 years in a sherry butt. One of 780 bottles. 

Dalmore 1981 Matusalem Sherry Finesse

Dalmore is undoubtedly the prize single malt in the Whyte & Mackay portfolio. This was not always the case though. The blenders purchased it from the Mackenzie family in 1960, having been long-standing customers. Due to the long-running importance of it to their blends, their distillery bottlings of its single malt were limited to a 12 year old expression. Nowadays however, it is positioned as a luxury brand, rubbing shoulder with the likes of Macallan, and is globally recognised.

Distilled on the 24th November 1981, this Dalmore was initially matured in American white oak bourbon barrels for 22 years, then finished for 6 years in Matusalem oloroso sherry casks from Gonzalez Byass.

A certificate of authenticity accompanies the bottle, signed by Richard Paterson.

One of 497 bottles.

Dalmore 1974 Matusalem Sherry Finesse

Dalmore is undoubtedly the prize single malt in the Whyte & Mackay portfolio. This was not always the case though. The blenders purchased it from the Mackenzie family in 1960, having been long-standing customers. Due to the long-running importance of it to their blends, their distillery bottlings of its single malt were limited to a 12 year old expression. Nowadays however, it is positioned as a luxury brand, rubbing shoulder with the likes of Macallan, and is globally recognised.

This addition to Dalmore's Rare and Prestigious series was distilled on the 15th April 1974 and bottled in 2008. It was matured exclusively in a Matusalem sherry butts from Jerez De La Frontera.

One of 948 bottles.

Dailuaine 1966 Cadenhead's 31 Year Old 75cl / US Import

The Authentic Collection was launched by Wm. Cadenhead in 1991, and included whiskies from several rare closed Scottish and Irish distilleries, bottled for the company's 150th anniversary. It would later go on to become a mainstay of their portfolio, as the cask strength alternative to the Original Collection, which replaced their famous \"dumpy\" bottlings in the early 1990s. The Authentic Collection is now the flagship Cadenhead brand, and one of the most recognisable independent labels on the market.

This 1966 vintage Dailuaine was bottled for the US in 1997.

Dailuaine was at a time in the 19th century, Speyside's largest distillery, and it was home to Scotland's first pagoda roofed kiln. That distillery perished in a fire however, in 1917. The newly rebuilt distillery was acquired by DCL (now Diageo) who used its \"meaty\" spirit as a filler for their many blends. As with most of the single malt operations in the Diageo portfolio, the Flora & Fauna release was Dailuaine's first ever distillery bottling. Its single malt had been available in the form of independent releases like this in the preceding years though.

Dalmore 1990 Single Pauillac Cask 31 Year Old #4 / Jacky & Leo

Dalmore is undoubtedly the prize single malt in the Whyte & Mackay portfolio. This was not always the case though. The blenders purchased it from the Mackenzie family in 1960, having been long-standing customers. Due to the long-running importance of it to their blends, their distillery bottlings of its single malt were limited to a 12 year old expression. Nowadays however, it is positioned as a luxury brand, rubbing shoulder with the likes of Macallan, and is globally recognised. 

This Dalmore was distilled in 1990 and initially matured in American white oak bourbon casks, then finished in single red wine barrique #4, sourced from a Premier Cru estate in Pauillac. It was bottled exclusively for Jacky & Leo. 

Daftmill 2005 Inaugural Release

Daftmill was granted a license to begin producing spirit in 2005, and has not bottled a single drop of that first distillate until now. This 12 year old expression is an unprecedentedly well-aged first release, and is a vatting of 3 casks, #02, #03 and #07, all filled in that first year of production.

Daftmill is a farm distillery, owned and run by the Cuthbert family, who grow all of the barley used in their whisky on-site. The distillery is only operational during the farm's quiet periods in mid-summer and mid-winter, sometimes producing as few as 100 casks per year. This first release is no heralding of an opening of the floodgates then, and future Daftmill releases should prove every bit as difficult to come by, and as sought after as this, the first. A true boutique product.

The Chariot barley used for this bottling was harvested in 2014 from the farm's Dam Park and Curling Pond fields. It was malted locally in Fife by Robert Kilgour & co, some of the last in fact, as that company has long since closed down.

One of just 629 bottles.

Domaine de la Romanee-Conti 1994 Marc de Bourgogne

From the internationally-acclaimed Burgundian winery, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, we present this Fine Bourgogne Brandy.

Marc de Bourgogne is a type of aged pomance Brandy from Burgundy, France. Using wine grapes as the base for distillation, the spirit (at this stage, a Marc or eaux-di-vie) is then matured in oak barrels for a minimum period of 3 years before bottling.

This brandy was distilled from grapes grown during the 1994 vintage, the spirit matured in oak barrels until being estate-bottled in December 2014.

Domhayn 2010 Cask DLNABK Spirit Drink / Inaugural Release

This is the inaugural release from maturation innovators Domhayn, an unprecedented single cask spirit drink hydrostatically-diffused in a cask submerged at the depths of Loch Ness.

Cask DLNABK, a small European oak cask seasoned for 12 months with a blend of Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherries, was filled with a 15 year old natural strength, unpeated, single malt whisky from the North East of Scotland. ​​​​​The cask was then lowered to the depths of Scotland's iconic landmark on Valentines Day 2025, sitting an incredible 214 meters (702 feet) below the surface. Under more than 280 PSI of pressure, the extreme conditions alter the spirit as the cask compresses - a phenomenon unseen in traditional maturation.

Samples of the spirit before and after submersion have been analysed using mass spectometry by the University of Oxford, demonstrating a decrease in sulphur molecules and an increase of those attributed to the cask itself.

The bottle itself features the exact coordinates where the cask lay on the loch floor, and is presented in a handmade, leather-lined, wax-cotton bag, produced in collaboration with Canadian fashion designer Charlotte McKeough.

This is one of only six bottles, and the first bottle of spirit drink made available from the brand's first submerged cask.

Domaine De La Romanee-Conti Marc de Bourgogne 1960s-70s

From the internationally-acclaimed Burgundian winery, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti,​​​​​​ Marc de Bourgogne is a type of aged pomance Brandy from Burgundy, France. Using wine grapes as the base for distillation, the spirit (at this stage, a Marc or eaux-di-vie) is then matured in oak barrels for a minimum period of 3 years before bottling.

Dalmore 1966 The Bottlers 27 Year Old Cask #6867

Dalmore is undoubtedly the prize single malt in the Whyte & Mackay portfolio. This was not always the case though. The blenders purchased it from the Mackenzie family in 1960, having been long-standing customers. Due to the long-running importance of it to their blends, their distillery bottlings of its single malt were limited to a 12 year old expression. Nowadays however, it is positioned as a luxury brand, rubbing shoulder with the likes of Macallan, and is globally recognised.

A rare independent bottling of Dalmore. This was distilled in 1966 and released at 27 years old by Raeburn Fine Wines as part of their The Bottlers series.

Drawn at cask strength from cask #6867 in 1994.

Dalmore Rivers Collection Season 2011 4 x 70cl

Dalmore is undoubtedly the prize single malt in the Whyte & Mackay portfolio. This was not always the case though. The blenders purchased it from the Mackenzie family in 1960, having been long-standing customers. Due to the long-running importance of it to their blends, their distillery bottlings of its single malt were limited to a 12 year old expression. Nowadays however, it is positioned as a luxury brand, rubbing shoulder with the likes of Macallan, and is globally recognised. Independent releases like this are hard to come by.

The Rivers Collection was originally released in 2011 following the success of the original Dee Dram released in 2010 - a 12 year old limited edition released to raise funds for the river Dee Salmon Trust. A second \"season\" was bottled in 2012.

In recognition of the various trusts a donation was made to the Tay Foundation, Tweed Foundation, Spey Foundation and Dee Trust when these bottles were originally on the market.

• Dalmore Tay Dram Season 2011, 40% 70cl
• Dalmore Tweed Dram Season 2011, 40% 70cl
• Dalmore Spey Dram Season 2011, 40% 70cl
• Dalmore Dee Dram Season 2011, 40% 70cl

Please note this lot has a 4 bottle shipping fee.

Diageo Hill Street Johnnie Walker 1820 Blend / 50th Anniversary Decanter

Johnnie Walker is arguably the most popular and recognisable blended Scotch on the market. Its core range includes the standard Red Label and Black Label, introduced in 1909 and named, quite simply, after their packaging. The iconic “striding man” motif was first drawn by Tom Browne the year prior. The premium Blue Label brand was introduced in 1992, and is composed using malt whisky from some of the most sought after distilleries in Diageo’s extensive portfolio. Today, many of these distilleries are only still with us due to their importance to the Johnnie Walker blends during the difficult 1980s period for the industry. A true champion of the whisky world.

This is a decanter presented to employees of Diageo to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Diageo at Hill Street, Kilmarnock in 2006. The decanter contains the rare Johnnie Walker 1820 blend produced originally only for the Taiwanese market which contains whiskies estimated to be 21 years old.

Delva \"Afrika Corps Lost Liquor\" Special Brand 1940s

This is a fascinating bottle. The contents of which are some of the near 250,000 gallons of whisky, discovered along with stores of Cognac, Rum and Gin by Erwin Rommel's Afrika Corps in a wine cellar in North Africa during the early stages of World War 2. After sharing the spoils among his men, the remaining casks were shipped to the Italian village of Nettuno, Italy in the holds of Axis ships.The town was then captured by Allied forces in 1944, the alcohol along with it, and US forces ordered it to be bottled at the local Delva Distillery, to be distributed among the troops. The bottles were tested by a long-forgotten Allied Military Government unit called the R.A.A.C. who labelled them, \"chemical tests carried out on Delva Liquors showed all to be within standards of purity prescribed for use by Allied Military personnel.\"

After the war the bottles were transferred into the care of the Linz National Customs Forces in Austria where they remained untouched until the 1970's. Then, in early 1976 the Afrika Corps \"Lost Liquor\" bottles were released, for sale predominantly within US Army Class VI stores. Many of the bottles had significant damage to the labels, so they were removed and replaced with replicas that looked identical but read, \"this is a true and faithful reproduction of the original label-combination on this bottle\" (and now bore volume and ABV indicators). The bottles however are still those filled at Delva, and the liquid is still that discovered by the Nazi Afrika Corps forces in the 1940's.

A bottle of blended Scotch from the early 20th century; this is a fantastic piece of both whisky and World War II history.

Please note: no volume is stated on this lot

Dalmore 1992 Mackenzie​ / includes Print

Dalmore is undoubtedly the prize single malt in the Whyte & Mackay portfolio. This was not always the case though. The blenders purchased it from the Mackenzie family in 1960, having been long-standing customers. Due to the long-running importance of it to their blends, their distillery bottlings of its single malt were limited to a 12 year old expression. Nowadays however, it is positioned as a luxury brand, rubbing shoulder with the likes of Macallan, and is globally recognised.

The Dalmore Mackenzie was released to commemorate the long lasting relationship between Dalmore and Clan Mackenzie. The whisky was distilled in 1992 and intially matured in bourbon hogsheads for 11 years, then finished for a further 6 years in port pipes.

This particular bottle includes a print of Benjamin West's 1786 masterpiece 'Death of the Stag', which depicts Alexander III of Scotland rescued from the fury of a stag by the intrepidity of Colin Fitzgerald of the Mackenzie clan. The original painting hangs in the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh, and inspires the label and box of the bottle featured here.

One of 3,000 bottles.

Print measures 42cm x 29.5cm

Dalmore 1992 Mackenzie​ / includes Print

Dalmore is undoubtedly the prize single malt in the Whyte & Mackay portfolio. This was not always the case though. The blenders purchased it from the Mackenzie family in 1960, having been long-standing customers. Due to the long-running importance of it to their blends, their distillery bottlings of its single malt were limited to a 12 year old expression. Nowadays however, it is positioned as a luxury brand, rubbing shoulder with the likes of Macallan, and is globally recognised.

The Dalmore Mackenzie was released to commemorate the long lasting relationship between Dalmore and Clan Mackenzie. The whisky was distilled in 1992 and intially matured in bourbon hogsheads for 11 years, then finished for a further 6 years in port pipes.

This particular bottle includes a print of Benjamin West's 1786 masterpiece 'Death of the Stag', which depicts Alexander III of Scotland rescued from the fury of a stag by the intrepidity of Colin Fitzgerald of the Mackenzie clan. The original painting hangs in the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh, and inspires the label and box of the bottle featured here.

One of 3,000 bottles.

Print measures 42cm x 29.5cm

Dalmore 1992 Mackenzie​

Dalmore is undoubtedly the prize single malt in the Whyte & Mackay portfolio. This was not always the case though. The blenders purchased it from the Mackenzie family in 1960, having been long-standing customers. Due to the long-running importance of it to their blends, their distillery bottlings of its single malt were limited to a 12 year old expression. Nowadays however, it is positioned as a luxury brand, rubbing shoulder with the likes of Macallan, and is globally recognised.

The Dalmore Mackenzie was released to commemorate the long lasting relationship between Dalmore and Clan Mackenzie. The whisky was matured in a bourbon hogsheads for 11 years before a finishing period of 6 years in port pipes.

A limited and highly sought after bottling of which only 3,000 were made.

Dallas Dhu 1982 SMWS 16 Year Old 45.8

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) was founded in 1983 by a group of friends lead by tax accountant Phillip ‘Pip’ Hills as a private members club. The concept behind the society was to source casks from all over Scotland which would then be bottled and made available exclusively to its members. Perhaps the most famous feature of these bottles are the unique codes. Each distillery is represented by a different number and the following digits indicate that particular release. That same year, the SMWS set up its first location in Leith’s Vault buildings in Edinburgh where it still stands today.

This whisky was distilled in January 1982 and aged for 16 years.

In its time a key component of the Roderick Dhu blended Scotch, Dallas Dhu is a rarely seen single malt. As with much of the DCL (now Diageo) portfolio, the distillery was deemed surplus to requirements during the market downturn of the 1980s, and closed in 1983. It is now run as a distillery museum by Historic Environment Scotland. Very few official bottlings exist, and it is incredibly sought after when rare independent bottlings appear.

Dalmore 15 Year Old Luminary No.1 / Kengo Kuma

Dalmore is undoubtedly the prize single malt in the Whyte & Mackay portfolio. This was not always the case though. The blenders purchased it from the Mackenzie family in 1960, having been long-standing customers. Due to the long-running importance of it to their blends, their distillery bottlings of its single malt were limited to a 12 year old expression. Nowadays however, it is positioned as a luxury brand, rubbing shoulder with the likes of Macallan, and is globally recognised.

Released in 2024, this 2022 edition Luminary release celebrates the great Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, who is responsible for the Dundee V&A museum. The whisky itself was matured in American white oak casks, and finished in Amarone wine casks and bespoke virgin 'kintsugi' casks, crafted from Scottish Tay, Japanese oak and American white oak.

Daftmill 2008 Single Cask #8 / The Ceres Inn

Daftmill is a farm distillery, owned and run by the Cuthbert family, who grow all of the barley used in their whisky on-site. The distillery is only operational during the farm's quiet periods in mid-summer and mid-winter, sometimes producing as few as 100 casks per year. The distillery was granted its license in 2005, but not in a hurry to rush out their product, it was 2018 before their inaugural release. This patience and dedication to their craft has won the distillery an army of passionate fans, among collectors and connoisseurs alike.

This whisky was distilled in 2008 and bottled in 2020.

This single cask release was produced to celebrate the 300th anniversary of The Ceres Inn in Ceres, Scotland. It went on sale on Saturday 26th June 2021 and was made available only to customers who had previously supported the Inn by purchasing other special bottles in the past.

One of 229 bottles.

Dalwhinnie 1973 Cask Strength 29 Year Old

Dalwhinnie was one of the six original Classic Malts when they were selected by United Distillers (now Diageo) back in 1988, and it was tipped to become the favourite among consumers on account of its flawless floral flavours and elegant character. Although eventually pipped at the post by the smoky dark horse that was the Lagavulin 16 year old, it remains a well-loved single malt. The distillery is both the highest and coldest in Scotland, contributing to its unique flavour through the rapid condensing that occurs in its worm tubs.

Following the success of the prior year's 36 year old, this official Special Release followed in 2003. It was distilled in 1973 and matured for 29 years.

Dailuaine 1973 Rare Malts 22 Year Old 75cl / 60.92% - US Import

Dailuaine was at a time in the 19th century, Speyside's largest distillery, and it was home to Scotland's first pagoda roofed kiln. That distillery perished in a fire however, in 1917. The newly rebuilt distillery was acquired by DCL (now Diageo) who used its \"meaty\" spirit as a filler for their many blends. As with most of the single malt operations in the Diageo portfolio, the Flora & Fauna release was Dailuaine's first ever distillery bottling. 

These Rare Malts Selection releases followed, this 1973 vintage is one of the three.

The Rare Malts Selection was a historic selection of single malt whiskies from operational and lost distilleries that were released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005. As with the Flora & Fauna series, they were often from lesser-seen single malt distilleries.

Dalmore 1991 Single Cask 20 Year Old #446 / Distillery Shop

Dalmore is undoubtedly the prize single malt in the Whyte & Mackay portfolio. This was not always the case though. The blenders purchased it from the Mackenzie family in 1960, having been long-standing customers. Due to the long-running importance of it to their blends, their distillery bottlings of its single malt were limited to a 12 year old expression. Nowadays however, it is positioned as a luxury brand, rubbing shoulder with the likes of Macallan, and is globally recognised.

This whisky was distilled in 1991 and aged in single American white oak cask #446.

Dalwhinnie 1977 SMWS 20 Year Old 102.13

'Soap in a linen cupboard'

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) was founded in 1983 by a group of friends lead by tax accountant Phillip ‘Pip’ Hills as a private members club. The concept behind the society was to source casks from all over Scotland which would then be bottled and made available exclusively to its members. Perhaps the most famous feature of these bottles are the unique codes. Each distillery is represented by a different number and the following digits indicate that particular release. That same year, the SMWS set up its first location in Leith’s Vault buildings in Edinburgh where it still stands today.

This Dalwhinnie was distilled in May 1977 and bottled from a single cask 20 years later in May 1997.

Dalwhinnie was one of the six original Classic Malts when they were selected by United Distillers (now Diageo) back in 1988, and it was tipped to become the favourite among consumers on account of its flawless floral flavours and elegant character. Although eventually pipped at the post by the smoky dark horse that was the Lagavulin 16 year old, it remains a well-loved single malt. The distillery is both the highest and coldest in Scotland, contributing to its unique flavour through the rapid condensing that occurs in its worm tubs.

Dallas Dhu 1975 Classic Cask 28 Year Old

In its time a key component of the Roderick Dhu blended Scotch, Dallas Dhu is a rarely seen single malt. As with much of the DCL (now Diageo) portfolio, the distillery was deemed surplus to requirements during the market downturn of the 1980s, and closed in 1983. It is now run as a distillery museum by Historic Environment Scotland. Very few official bottlings exist, and it is incredibly sought after when rare independent bottlings appear.

This whisky was distilled 1975 and bottled in 2004 for Spirit Imports in the US.

Dufftown 1975 Rare Malts 21 Year Old / 54.8%

The Rare Malts Selection was a historic selection of single malt whiskies from operational and lost distilleries that were released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005. As with the Flora & Fauna series, they were often from lesser-seen single malt distilleries.

This Dufftown single malt was distilled in 1975 and bottled as a 21 year old.

Dufftown was built in 1896, becoming part of the Arthur Bell & Sons portfolio in 1933. As with Blair Athol, Dufftown was regularly bottled as a single malt, despite its importance to the Bell's blends. When the company was bought by Guinness in 1985 (becoming Diageo two years later), these bottlings stopped, but a Dufftown distillery bottling returned in the 1990s as part of the Flora & Fauna series, later becoming part of The Singleton stable. Prior to the construction of Roseisle, Dufftown was Diageo's largest distillery. 

Dalmore 1995 Castle Leod

Dalmore is undoubtedly the prize single malt in the Whyte & Mackay portfolio. This was not always the case though. The blenders purchased it from the Mackenzie family in 1960, having been long-standing customers. Due to the long-running importance of it to their blends, their distillery bottlings of its single malt were limited to a 12 year old expression. Nowadays however, it is positioned as a luxury brand, rubbing shoulder with the likes of Macallan, and is globally recognised.

Following the very popular Dalmore Clan Mackenzie release in 2010, this follow up was similarly released to generate funds for the restoration of the Clan Mackenzie's ancestral home, the Castle Leod.

The whisky distilled in 1991 and initially matured in American white oak and Spanish sherry wood, then finished in Bordeaux casks. It was bottled in 2011.

Dalmore 12 Year Old 1 Litre 1970s

Dalmore is undoubtedly the prize single malt in the Whyte & Mackay portfolio. This was not always the case though. The blenders purchased it from the Mackenzie family in 1960, having been long-standing customers. Due to the long-running importance of it to their blends, their distillery bottlings of its single malt were limited to a 12 year old expression. Nowadays however, it is positioned as a luxury brand, rubbing shoulder with the likes of Macallan, and is globally recognised.

The 12 year old has been a mainstay of the Dalmore range for many decades now. This litre bottling is from the later 1970s.

Barton 1792 Port Finish Bourbon

The Barton 1792 distillery is one of Kentucky's oldest, having also been called simply Barton, and Thomas Moore over the years. The site was badly damaged in 2018 when both halves of one of its main warehouses collapsed in the same month, ensuring a likely shortage to come.

The 1792 bourbon label was introduced in 2002 by Barton Brands, back then known as the \"1792 Ridgewood Reserve\" and carrying an 8 year old age-statement. After just two years on the shelves the company was forced to change the name to Ridgemont Reserve following a successful legal challenge from Brown-Forman, who claimed that the similarity of the name and bottle design to Woodford Reserve was misleading. The name remained unchanged for ten years until Sazerac, who had bought the Barton distillery and its portfolio in 2009, who shortened it to simply 1792, after they year in which the state of Kentucky was founded. The 8 year old age-statement had been dropped the previous year, but the rebranding included the first line extensions, such as Sweet Wheat, Port Finish, High Rye and this Full Proof.

The Barton 1792 distillery is a historic site, known over the years as both simply Barton and Thomas Moore. It is now owned by the Sazerac company.

This is a port finished bourbon, filled at 88.9 US proof.

Dalmore Millennium Release 1263 Custodian 2015 / 2nd Release

The second cask to be bottled for Dalmore's 1263 custodians, a concept introduced by the distillery for it's followers in 2012.

Dalmore is undoubtedly the prize single malt in the Whyte & Mackay portfolio. This was not always the case though. The blenders purchased it from the Mackenzie family in 1960, having been long-standing customers. Due to the long-running importance of it to their blends, their distillery bottlings of its single malt were limited to a 12 year old expression. Nowadays however, it is positioned as a luxury brand, rubbing shoulder with the likes of Macallan, and is globally recognised.

A trio of casks were filled at midnight on January 1st 2000, and gradually released on their 12th, 15th, and 18th birthday's.

This is the second 'Millennium Release', bottled in 2015 as a 15 year old. Initially matured in an American oak ex-bourbon cask, before being finished in a Matusalem oloroso sherry cask.

Daftmill 2011 Single Bourbon Cask #55 / New Zealand

Daftmill is a farm distillery, owned and run by the Cuthbert family, who grow all of the barley used in their whisky on-site. The distillery is only operational during the farm's quiet periods in mid-summer and mid-winter, sometimes producing as few as 100 casks per year. The distillery was granted its license in 2005, but not in a hurry to rush out their product, it was 2018 before their inaugural release. This patience and dedication to their craft has won the distillery an army of passionate fans, among collectors and connoisseurs alike.

This Daftmill was filled into single first-fill bourbon barrel # 055 in August 2011. It was matured for 12 years and bottled in January 2024 exclusively for New Zealand.

One of 209 bottles.