April 2025 Auction

Amrut Spectrum Batch #1

Amrut Distilleries was founded in Banagalore, India in 1948. its initial business was the production of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL), which is the government-required term for non-indigenous spirits, such a vodka, rum, and of course, whisky. The current distillery building was built in 1987, and the Amrut single malt brand was launched in 2004 after years of experimenting with whisky production that would closely mirror the output of Scotland's Speyside region. Amrut is now a highly regarded single malt, owing in no small part to several catalytic reviews and awards from Jim Murray over the years.

This Amrut has been matured for three years in ex-bourbon barrels, then transferred to a custom cask made from five different types of wood: ex-Oloroso sherry, new French oak, new American oak, new Spanish oak, and ex-Pedro Ximenez sherry. Batch #01 was bottled October 2015.

One of 1,000 bottles.

Lagavulin 10 Year Old 

Lagavulin distillery is one of the quintessential Islay producers, built in the early 19th century before eventually finding itself in the hands of White Horse blenders and their infamous proprietor, Sir Peter Mackie. It has truly captured the imagination of the whisky world in modern times, with the 16 year old becoming an instant (if unexpected) favourite when introduced as one of United Distillers' Classic Malts in 1988. The company had not expected the smoky flavours to be as popular as lighter offerings such as Dalwhinnie and Glenkinchie. Lagavulin was also home to the legendary (and near mythical) Malt Mill distillery in the first half of the 19th century.

This 10 year old was matured in rejuvenated and bourbon casks, and released in 2019 exclusively for the travel retail market.

Lagavulin Triple Matured Edition / Friends Of The Classic Malts

Lagavulin distillery is one of the quintessential Islay producers, built in the early 19th century before eventually finding itself in the hands of White Horse blenders and their infamous proprietor, Sir Peter Mackie. It has truly captured the imagination of the whisky world in modern times, with the 16 year old becoming an instant (if unexpected) favourite when introduced as one of United Distillers' Classic Malts in 1988. The company had not expected the smoky flavours to be as popular as lighter offerings such as Dalwhinnie and Glenkinchie. Lagavulin was also home to the legendary (and near mythical) Malt Mill distillery in the first half of the 20th century.

Bottled in 2013, this was originally only available to the 'Friends of the Classic Malts' fan club. This limited edition Lagavulin has been triple matured using refill casks, American oak hogsheads and finally European Oak refill casks.

One of 4,500 bottles.

Aberlour 12 Year Old Double Cask Matured

Aberlour is a picturesque Speyside distillery, built in 1879 by James Fleming after the original distillery of the same name was lost in a fire. It became the first distillery in the S. Campbell & Son portfolio when they acquired it in 1945, and produced fillings for their popular Clan Campell and White Heather blends. Production capacity was increased to meet rising demand for its spirit in 1973, and the following year the company was bought over by Pernod-Ricard who operated it under the Campbell Distillers before merging it with Chivas Brothers, which they acquired from Seagram in 2001. The reverence for the sherry-casked A'Bunadh, launched in 1997, has greatly boosted the popularity of the distillery, and its output from all eras is increasingly sought after.

This core-range Aberlour is their 12 year old Double Cask Matured, aged in traditional oaks casks before being finished in ex-sherry wood.

Landreau Cognac Age d'Or

This is an Age d'Or cognac from domaine Landreau in France.

Aberfeldy 12 Year Old

Aberfeldy distillery was built in 1896 by John Dewar & Sons to provide whisky for their famous blends. Although the capacity of the distillery was doubled in 1973, it was still rarely seen as a single malt, appearing only occasionally in limited releases like this while part of what is now the Diageo stable. It was only in 1999 that it was marketed under its own single malt brand, when this 12 year old, originally referred to a The \"Arctic Nip\" was released by new distillery owners, Bacardi.

This is the core range 12 year old bottling, packaged this way since the relaunch of the Aberfeldy single malt brand in 2014.

Aultmore 1993 Carn Mor 28 Year Old

Aultmore distillery was procured by John Dewar & Sons in 1925. So key is it to their blends, that it has been part of their outfit ever since, and has rarely been bottled as an official single malt. United Distillers included in the Flora & Fauna range of the 1990s, but it was not until after Bacardi acquired Dewar's in 1998 that the distillery's excellent spirit was rewarded with its own fully fledged single malt brand. Thankfully, casks have always been made available for independent bottlings like this.

This Aultmore was distilled in 1993 and matured for 28 years. It was bottled at cask strength by Morrison & Mackay in 2022 under their Carn Mor label.

This is a Celebration of the Cask bottling, the single cask sub-category of Morrison & Mackay's Carn Mor label. Morrison & Mackay 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.

One of 233 bottles. 

Lindores 2018 Single Sherry Cask #577 / Whisky Import Nederland

Located on the outskirts of Newburgh in Fife, the Lindores Abbey distillery takes its name from a Tironensian abbey which was built by David, Earl of Huntingdon on land granted to him by his brother, William the Lion, in 1191. The abbey is of historical significance as it was the location of the first written reference to the production of Scotch whisky in 1494. Lindores monk, Brother John Cor, was commissioned by King James IV to turn 8 bolls of malt into Aqua Vitae, and his production is recorded in the Exchequer Roll of the same year. Today only ruins of the original abbey remain, but in 2017 the new state-of-the-art distillery began production at the same location.  Designed by the late Dr Jim Swan, the facility is armed with three Forsyths copper pot stills and traditional wooden washbacks supplied by Joseph Brown of Dufftown. The barley is sourced locally and the first releases from the distillery were a range of traditional Aqua Vitae, flavoured with herbs and spices. Lindores Abbey released its first single malt in the summer of 2021.

This whisky was filled into single ex-Sherry butt #577 on 2nd August 2018. It was bottled at cask strength in February 2022 for Whisky Import who distributed it across The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg.

One of 720 bottles.

Laphroaig 'Williamson' 2012 Sansibar 10 Year Old Batch #13 / Finest Whisky Berlin

Williamson is a blended malt produced by Laphroaig, tea-spooned with a neighbouring single malt and named after their former distillery manager, Bessie. 

Laphroaig is the largest of the three heavyweight Islay distilleries in Kildalton, out-stripping the production capacity of neighbours, Ardbeg and Lagavulin, by over 1 million litres per annum. Despite its traditional appearance, Laphroaig was always a forward-thinking distillery. It was bottled as a single malt as early as the 1920s, an unfashionable option at the time, especially for a peated whisky. They were also shrewd in capitalising on post-Prohibition America to add trademark sweetness to their spirit through the use of imported ex-bourbon casks, and hired Scotland’s first ever female distillery manager, Bessie Williamson, in 1954. Laphroaig is one of only a handful of distilleries in Scotland to still use in-house maltings, providing them with 20% of their annual requirements, and contributing to the distillery’s unique flavour profile.

This whisky was distilled in 2012 and matured for 10 years in a refill sherry cask, before being bottled by Sansibar in 2022.

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 382 bottles.

Laphroaig 'Williamson' 2012 Sansibar 10 Year Old Batch #13 / Finest Whisky Berlin

Williamson is a blended malt produced by Laphroaig, tea-spooned with a neighbouring single malt and named after their former distillery manager, Bessie. 

Laphroaig is the largest of the three heavyweight Islay distilleries in Kildalton, out-stripping the production capacity of neighbours, Ardbeg and Lagavulin, by over 1 million litres per annum. Despite its traditional appearance, Laphroaig was always a forward-thinking distillery. It was bottled as a single malt as early as the 1920s, an unfashionable option at the time, especially for a peated whisky. They were also shrewd in capitalising on post-Prohibition America to add trademark sweetness to their spirit through the use of imported ex-bourbon casks, and hired Scotland’s first ever female distillery manager, Bessie Williamson, in 1954. Laphroaig is one of only a handful of distilleries in Scotland to still use in-house maltings, providing them with 20% of their annual requirements, and contributing to the distillery’s unique flavour profile.

This whisky was distilled in 2012 and matured for 10 years in a refill sherry cask, before being bottled by Sansibar in 2022.

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 382 bottles.

Arran Amarone Cask Finish

Although the Isle of Arran was once a hot-bed of distilling activity, there were no distilleries on the island for the majority of the 19th and 20th centuries. Isle of Arran Distillers opened their first distillery in 1995, and it quickly became a firm favourite. They bottled its first single malt in 1998, a limited edition 3 year old in a glass decanter. The distillery also produced a peated single malt called Machrie Moor, however an experimental second distillery on the other side of the island, called Lagg, is now the site of all the company’s peated production. As of 2019, the distillery was renamed Lochranza, however its single malt brand is still known by the old name, Arran.

This Arran was finished in Amarone wine casks, adding a little Italian class to this superb Island dram.

Arran 100 Proof

Although the Isle of Arran was once a hot-bed of distilling activity, there were no distilleries on the island for the majority of the 19th and 20th centuries. Isle of Arran Distillers opened their first distillery in 1995, and it quickly became a firm favourite. They bottled its first single malt in 1998, a limited edition 3 year old in a glass decanter. The distillery also produced a peated single malt called Machrie Moor, however an experimental second distillery on the other side of the island, called Lagg, is now the site of all the company’s peated production. As of 2019, the distillery was renamed Lochranza, however its single malt brand is still known by the old name, Arran.

Introduced in 2008, this was Arran's original cask strength offering. 

Longrow 18 Year Old 2024 Release

First distilled in 1973, Longrow is the peated single malt produced at Springbank distillery. Although very popular, Longrow remains an elusive whisky, with only 100-150 casks of it filled at the distillery each year. Early champions of this spirit included the legendary Italian bottler, Silvano Samaroli, who bought and bottled a number of famous casks from the inaugural vintage, and is credited by many with a good deal of the brand's success. It remains revered by connoisseurs to this day.

The 2024 release of the 18 year old has been matured in 90% sherry and 10% port casks. 

Ardbeg 1975 Gordon and MacPhail bottled 2003

You would not think it to see it now, but Ardbeg had a difficult time of it for much of the 20th century. The distillery was bought in a joint venture between Hiram Walker and DCL in 1959, both intending to supply their blends. The subsequent years were very successful, but DCL backed out in 1979 (closing many of their other distilleries a few years later), and Hiram Walker then struggled in the 1980s era oversupply when interest is blended Scotch was waning. They closed it down for the majority of the decade. It re-opened briefly in the 1990s before being revived for good by Glenmorangie plc in 1997. The lack of demand in the period prior to this, thankfully, saw a lot of casks sold to independent bottlers, many of which have gone on to become legendary releases.

This Ardbeg was distilled in 1975 and bottled by Gordon & MacPhail  in 2003, under their Connoisseurs Choice label.

Gordon & MacPhail are one of the largest and most recognisable whisky companies in the world. Although they began distilling at the newly refurbished Benromach distillery in 1998, for most of their history they were an independent bottler. Their labels are recognised by whisky lovers the world over, and their licensed bottlings from distillery's like Macallan and Talisker in the 1970s and 1980s, when the companies were not bottling themselves, are a huge part of the success of those distillers today.

The Connoisseurs Choice label is one of the most recognisable independent bottlings on the market. It was initially created for renowned Italian importer, Edoardo Giaccone in the early 1970s, but became a mainstay of the core Gordon & MacPhail portfolio in 1979.

Auchroisk 2011 Auld Goonsy 12 Year Old

Auchroisk distillery was built by Justerini & Brooks in 1972 to provide malt for their blends. Despite this, there was an immediate focus on its single malt as well, and it was first bottled in 1986. These were vintage-dated releases, and some of the earliest to use cask finishing. This was never advertised though, and the distillery left Balvenie to take the credit for the innovation. Its single malt has also appeared many times from independent labels like this.

This Auchroisk was distilled in May 2011 and matured for 12 years, initially in an American oak hogshead, then in single first-fill Amontillado sherry hogshead #809256 for a further 12 months. It was bottled by Global Whisky in January 2024 under their Auld Goonsy label.

One of 284 bottles.

Auchroisk 2011 Auld Goonsy 12 Year Old

Auchroisk distillery was built by Justerini & Brooks in 1972 to provide malt for their blends. Despite this, there was an immediate focus on its single malt as well, and it was first bottled in 1986. These were vintage-dated releases, and some of the earliest to use cask finishing. This was never advertised though, and the distillery left Balvenie to take the credit for the innovation. Its single malt has also appeared many times from independent labels like this.

This Auchroisk was distilled in May 2011 and matured for 12 years, initially in an American oak hogshead, then in single first-fill Amontillado sherry hogshead #809256 for a further 12 months. It was bottled by Global Whisky in January 2024 under their Auld Goonsy label.

One of 284 bottles.

Auchroisk 2011 Auld Goonsy 12 Year Old

Auchroisk distillery was built by Justerini & Brooks in 1972 to provide malt for their blends. Despite this, there was an immediate focus on its single malt as well, and it was first bottled in 1986. These were vintage-dated releases, and some of the earliest to use cask finishing. This was never advertised though, and the distillery left Balvenie to take the credit for the innovation. Its single malt has also appeared many times from independent labels like this.

This Auchroisk was distilled in May 2011 and matured for 12 years, initially in an American oak hogshead, then in single first-fill Amontillado sherry hogshead #809256 for a further 12 months. It was bottled by Global Whisky in January 2024 under their Auld Goonsy label.

One of 284 bottles.

Auchroisk 2011 Auld Goonsy 12 Year Old

Auchroisk distillery was built by Justerini & Brooks in 1972 to provide malt for their blends. Despite this, there was an immediate focus on its single malt as well, and it was first bottled in 1986. These were vintage-dated releases, and some of the earliest to use cask finishing. This was never advertised though, and the distillery left Balvenie to take the credit for the innovation. Its single malt has also appeared many times from independent labels like this.

This Auchroisk was distilled in May 2011 and matured for 12 years, initially in an American oak hogshead, then in single first-fill Amontillado sherry hogshead #809256 for a further 12 months. It was bottled by Global Whisky in January 2024 under their Auld Goonsy label.

One of 284 bottles.

Laphroaig Elements 1.0

Laphroaig is the largest of the three heavyweight Islay distilleries in Kildalton, out-stripping the production capacity of neighbours, Ardbeg and Lagavulin, by over 1 million litres per annum. Despite its traditional appearance, Laphroaig was always a forward-thinking distillery. It was bottled as a single malt as early as the 1920s, an unfashionable option at the time, especially for a peated whisky. They were also shrewd in capitalising on post-Prohibition America to add trademark sweetness to their spirit through the use of imported ex-bourbon casks, and hired Scotland’s first ever female distillery manager, Bessie Williamson, in 1954. Laphroaig is one of only a handful of distilleries in Scotland to still use in-house maltings, providing them with 20% of their annual requirements, and contributing to the distillery’s unique flavour profile. 

The Elements 1.0 was s a 2023 release, and the first in Laphroaig's Elements series, described as 'A series of surprising whiskies revealing new dimensions of Laphroaig'. L1.0 focuses on the early stages of whisky production, utilising a combination of cloudy and semi-cloudy wort produced in an 8.5 and 11 tonne mash tun.

Logan 12 Year Old De Luxe 1 Litre

Logan, originally known as Laird O' Logan and known from 2010 as the Logan Heritage blend, was White Horse Distillers blend.

The origins of White Horse Distillers dates back to 1880 and the foundation of whisky merchants, James Logan Mackie & Co. After just fours years in business, the company bought a stake in Islay’s Lagavulin distillery, which trained the art of distilling and blending to James’ nephew, Peter Mackie. He joined the company in 1980, launching the now famous White Horse blend the following year. When Peter Mackie died in 1924, the company was reorganised as White Horse Distillers, and became part of DCL in 1927. The distilling empire granted it the licenses for Lagavulin and Glen Elgin distilleries, but eventually limited its blend to export markets. Its modern iteration, Diageo, eventually dissolved the company in 2010.

Aberlour 10 Year Old

Aberlour is a picturesque Speyside distillery, built in 1879 by James Fleming after the original distillery of the same name was lost in a fire. It became the first distillery in the S. Campbell & Son portfolio when they acquired it in 1945, and produced fillings for their popular Clan Campell and White Heather blends. Production capacity was increased to meet rising demand for its spirit in 1973, and the following year the company was bought over by Pernod-Ricard who operated it under the Campbell Distillers before merging it with Chivas Brothers, which they acquired from Seagram in 2001. The reverence for the sherry-casked A'Bunadh, launched in 1997, has greatly boosted the popularity of the distillery, and its output from all eras is increasingly sought after.

A 10 year old expression from this classic Speyside distillery. Now discontinued, the distillery shop sold its last cases of these at the end of 2021.

Ardbeg Corryvreckan

You would not think it to see it now, but Ardbeg had a difficult time of it for much of the 20th century. The distillery was bought in a joint venture between Hiram Walker and DCL in 1959, both intending to supply their blends. The subsequent years were very successful, but DCL backed out in 1979 (closing many of their other distilleries a few years later), and Hiram Walker then struggled in the 1980s era oversupply when interest is blended Scotch was waning. They closed it down for the majority of the decade. It re-opened briefly in the 1990s before being revived for good by Glenmorangie plc in 1997.

Ardbeg Corryvreckan is named after the famous whirlpool off the northern tip of Jura. Released in 2009, this expression joined the Ardbeg 10 year old and Uigeadail as a core range product, replacing the Airgh Nam Beist. It was matured in predominantly French oak casks and ex-bourbon American oak casks.

Longmorn 1992 Signatory Vintage 20 Year Old / Lothian and Borders Police

Longmorn is a popular Speyside distillery, and an essential component in many blends over the years. As such, much of its production is reserved for this purpose and although distillery bottlings first appeared in the 1980s, it was rarely seen before the 15 year old expression was relaunched in 1993. The distillery has long been prominent on the independent scene however, and has cult following in Japan, perhaps in no small part to its connection with Nikka founder Masataka Taketsuru, who modelled the stills at Yoichi on those at Longmorn.

This is an indpendently bottled Longmorn from Signatory Vintage's elegantly packaged Cask Strength Collection.

Distilled in April 1992 and bottled 20 years later in August 2012.

One of 273 bottles drawn from hogshead #48489 exclusively for Lothian and Boarders Police Malt Whisky Appreciation Society.

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.

Linkwood 2010 Whisky Fellas 11 Year Old / Episode 2

Linkwood single malt has always been considered a key component of many popular blends, such as Johnnie Walker and White Horse, with much of its output reserved for these as a result. In 1982 it was selected for the Ascot Malt Cellar range by DCL, an early precursor to the Classic Malts range later launched by United Distillers. It had been on the short-list for the subsequent range at the time, but the company eventually opted for Cragganmore as the Speyside representative instead, later opting to revive the 12 year old under the Flora & Fauna brand. That remains the only permanent distillery bottling, but independent releases like this are more common however.

This Linkwood was distilled in 2010 and finished in a single sherry butt. It was bottled by The Whisky Fellas in 2022, as the second episode of their comic-style story, titled The Fullmoon.

One of 120 bottles.

Arran 2001 Single Bourbon Cask 21 Year Old #61 / Whisky in Leiden 2023

Although the Isle of Arran was once a hot-bed of distilling activity, there were no distilleries on the island for the majority of the 19th and 20th centuries. Isle of Arran Distillers opened their first distillery in 1995, and it quickly became a firm favourite. They bottled its first single malt in 1998, a limited edition 3 year old in a glass decanter. The distillery also produced a peated single malt called Machrie Moor, however an experimental second distillery on the other side of the island, called Lagg, is now the site of all the company’s peated production. As of 2019, the distillery was renamed Lochranza, however its single malt brand is still known by the old name, Arran.

This Arran was distilled in May 2001 and matured in single bourbon barrel #061 for 21 years. It was bottled in April 2023 exclusively for Whisky in Leiden 2023.

One of 145 bottles.

Lagavulin 18 Year Old Bicentenary / Feis Ile 2016

Lagavulin distillery is one of the quintessential Islay producers, built in the early 19th century before eventually finding itself in the hands of White Horse blenders and their infamous proprietor, Sir Peter Mackie. It has truly captured the imagination of the whisky world in modern times, with the 16 year old becoming an instant (if unexpected) favourite when introduced as one of United Distillers' Classic Malts in 1988. The company had not expected the smoky flavours to be as popular as lighter offerings such as Dalwhinnie and Glenkinchie. Lagavulin was also home to the legendary (and near mythical) Malt Mill distillery in the first half of the 20th century.

As this iconic Islay distillery marked its 200th anniversary in 2016, the Fèis Ìle bottle served a dual purpose as both a birthday celebration bottle and a festival bottle. The whisky istelf was matured in refill American oak hogsheads and European oak ex-bodega sherry butts for 18 years.

Fèis Ìle, also known as the Islay Festival of Music and Malt had humble beginnings. It traces it origins back to 1985 and the establishment of The Islay Festival Association after it was realised that an event celebrating Gaelic, music and culture would drive tourism to the island. The inaugural event was two weeks of music, drama and workshops with ceilidhs, concerts and dances in the evening. The first whisky tasting took place as a festival event in 1990, and ten years later the island's distilleries began to be directly involved, organising their annual open days to coincide with it. Today it is one of the biggest events on the whisky calendar, annually drawing hundreds of revellers, and turning out an increasingly sought-after batch of limited edition whiskies like this.

One of 6,000 bottles.

Aberlour A'Bunadh Batch #63

Aberlour is a picturesque Speyside distillery, built in 1879 by James Fleming after the original distillery of the same name was lost in a fire. It became the first distillery in the S. Campbell & Son portfolio when they acquired it in 1945, and produced fillings for their popular Clan Campell and White Heather blends. Production capacity was increased to meet rising demand for its spirit in 1973, and the following year the company was bought over by Pernod-Ricard who operated it under the Campbell Distillers before merging it with Chivas Brothers, which they acquired from Seagram in 2001. The reverence for the sherry-casked A'Bunadh, launched in 1997, has greatly boosted the popularity of the distillery, and its output from all eras is increasingly sought after.

A'Bunadh is bottled at cask strength in the tradition of 19th century single malts when villagers would come to the distillery to collect their dram straight from the cask, often in apothecary bottles obtained from the village chemist. These were the inspiration for the A'Bunadh bottle shape today.

The whisky is bottled exclusively from Spanish Oloroso sherry butts, believed to age from 5-25 years old.

Batch #63 was bottled in 2018.

Arran 1997 Single Bourbon Cask #1037

Although the Isle of Arran was once a hot-bed of distilling activity, there were no distilleries on the island for the majority of the 19th and 20th centuries. Isle of Arran Distillers opened their first distillery in 1995, and it quickly became a firm favourite. They bottled its first single malt in 1998, a limited edition 3 year old in a glass decanter. The distillery also produced a peated single malt called Machrie Moor, however an experimental second distillery on the other side of the island, called Lagg, is now the site of all the company’s peated production. As of 2019, the distillery was renamed Lochranza, however its single malt brand is still known by the old name, Arran.

This whisky was distilled on 18th July 1996. It was aged in single hogshead cask #1037.

One of 347 bottles.

Auchentoshan 21 Year Old 1990s

Famed for its exclusive use of triple distillation, Auchentoshan is based on the outskirts of Glasgow and was owned for the duration of the 1960s by Tennents brewery. They sold it to Eadie Cairns at the end of the decade, who upgraded the site and began officially bottling it as a single malt. The distillery passed through the hands of Morrison Bowmore before becoming part of the Beam Suntory table today. Unusually, none of the Auchentoshan output is reserved for blends, meaning there has been a wealth of distillery bottled single casks and independent releases throughout the years. 

This is an older bottling of the 21 year old age statement, bottled in the latter days of the Morrison Bowmore era.

Annandale 2015 North Star 7 Year Old

The original Annandale distillery was built in 1830 by a former excise officer named George Donald. It operated for the rest of that century, but was acquired at the end of it by John Walker & Sons, who eventually shut it down in 1919 to focus on their now world-famous blends. It was not until 2014 that distilling would return to the site, after it was purchased by David Thomson and Teresa Church 2007 and painstakingly rebuilt. Annandale produces both peated and non-peated single malt, and released the first bottlings of both in 2018.

This Annandale was distilled in November 2015 and matured in a refill Oloroso Sherry butt for 7 years. It was bottled as part of North Star's Cask Series #021 in November 2022.

North Star Spirits was founded 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 458 bottles.

Annandale 2015 North Star 7 Year Old

The original Annandale distillery was built in 1830 by a former excise officer named George Donald. It operated for the rest of that century, but was acquired at the end of it by John Walker & Sons, who eventually shut it down in 1919 to focus on their now world-famous blends. It was not until 2014 that distilling would return to the site, after it was purchased by David Thomson and Teresa Church 2007 and painstakingly rebuilt. Annandale produces both peated and non-peated single malt, and released the first bottlings of both in 2018.

This Annandale was distilled in November 2015 and matured in a refill Oloroso Sherry butt for 7 years. It was bottled as part of North Star's Cask Series #021 in November 2022.

North Star Spirits was founded 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 458 bottles.

Linkwood 2011 Auld Goonsy 13 Year Old

Linkwood single malt has always been considered a key component of many popular blends, such as Johnnie Walker and White Horse, with much of its output reserved for these as a result. In 1982 it was selected for the Ascot Malt Cellar range by DCL, an early precursor to the Classic Malts range later launched by United Distillers. It had been on the short-list for the subsequent range at the time, but the company eventually opted for Cragganmore as the Speyside representative instead, later opting to revive the 12 year old under the Flora & Fauna brand. That remains the only permanent distillery bottling, but independent releases like this are more common however.

This Linkwood was distilled in January 2011 and matured for 13 years, initially in an American oak hogshead, then in single first-fill Pedro Ximénez cask #70 for a further 12 months. It was bottled by Global Whisky in November 2024 under their Auld Goonsy label.

One of 290 bottles.