April 2025 Auction

Delamain 1968 Petite Champagne Cognac

This Petite Champagne Cognac was distilled in 1968, transferred to the UK in 1970, and bottled for Averys of Bristol in 1994.

Delamain 1968 Petite Champagne Cognac

This Petite Champagne Cognac was distilled in 1968, transferred to the UK in 1970, and bottled for Averys of Bristol in 1994.

Dalwhinnie 1980 Distillers Edition D.SC.312 / Inaugural Release

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.

The Distillers Edition range are cask finished variations on the Classic Malts. This is the earliest release of this double matured series from Dalwhinnie, finished in Oloroso sherry wood.

Daftmill 2011 Single Oloroso Cask #96 / RMW

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 Oloroso cask #96 in 2011. It was selected and bottled in 2025 for Royal Mile Whiskies of Edinburgh.

One of 638 bottles.

Nikka Super Rare Old

Nikka was founded in 1934 by Masataka Taketsuru, a former Suntory employee who had studied at the University of Glasgow, and later trained as a blender at the now lost Hazelburn distillery in Campbeltown. Taketsuru opened the Yoichi distillery in the same year as establishing the company, followed by the Nishinomaya and Miyagikyo distilleries in 1959 and 1969, respectively. Since 1989 the company has also has also had a stake in the Scotch whisky industry after they purchased the struggling Ben Nevis distillery. Today they are one of the second largest whisky producer in Japan.

Dallas Dhu 1974 Signatory Vintage 17 Year Old Miniature 

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 Dallas Dhu was distilled in May 1974 and matured in single cask #1496 for 17 years. It was bottled by Signatory Vintage in March 1992.

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.

One of 2,400 miniatures.

Dailuaine 2011 The Whisky Jury 12 Year Old

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.

This whisky was distilled in November 2011 and bottled in May 2024.It was matured in first fill Bourbon cask.

One of 204 bottles.

Nc'nean Quiet Rebels / Lorna

The idea for Nc'nean distillery was conceived in 2012 by Annabel Thomas and her family, who had acquired the Drimnin Estate on the Morvern Peninsula of Scotland's west coast just 10 years prior. The following year, Annabel Thomas left her job in London to build the distillery from the ground up. As manger and CEO she secured nearly £7.5m throughout two rounds of fundraising, and work began on building the distillery from scratch in 2014. It was designed by the legendary late Dr. Jim Swan, and the first spirit ran from its stills in March 2017. The name, pronounced [nc-nee-an] is an abbreviation of Neachneohain, a figure from Gaelic folk legend known as the Queen of the Spirits.

This is the second release in a series of bottlings from Nc'nean called Quiet Rebels. Each edition of the series will be personally curated and chosen by individuals from the team at the distillery. The second was selected by Lorna Davidson, who was the first person to be employed at the distillery by our founder Annabel. 

The whisky has been matured in a combination of bourbon casks and Pineau des Charantes (French aperitif wine) casks. 

One of 7,560 bottles.

Nc'nean Huntress 2022

The idea for Nc'nean distillery was conceived in 2012 by Annabel Thomas and her family, who had acquired the Drimnin Estate on the Morvern Peninsula of Scotland's west coast just 10 years prior. The following year, Annabel Thomas left her job in London to build the distillery from the ground up. As manger and CEO she secured nearly £7.5m throughout two rounds of fundraising, and work began on building the distillery from scratch in 2014. It was designed by the legendary late Dr. Jim Swan, and the first spirit ran from its stills in March 2017. The name, pronounced [nc-nee-an] is an abbreviation of Neachneohain, a figure from Gaelic folk legend known as the Queen of the Spirits.

This is the first release in a series of bottlings from Nc'nean called Huntress, which explores new flavours in whisky making. 

This 2022 release contains spirit distilled from a wash of organic Scottish barley, fermented with Anchor, Fermentis and Rum yeast strains. The whisky was filled into a combination of 61% STR (shaved, toasted and re-charred) red wine casks and 39% bourbon casks in August 2018.

One of 4,447 bottles.

North Star Chaos Batch #2

A limited edition Single Malt Scotch whisky distilled on Islay and bottled by North Star Spirits in Glasgow.

This malt has been matured in both Spanish and American oak casks. One of 1500 bottles

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.

Dalmore 12 Year Old 1 Litre

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 long-serving Dalmore 12 year old was the sole constituent of the distillery's core range until 2002 when the Cigar Malt and 21 year old were added.

North Port-Brechin 1976 First Cask 24 Year Old #3907

The Brechin distillery was built in 1820 by the Guthrie family, who changed its named to North Port at some point later that century. It was acquired by DCL (now Diageo) in 1922, who closed it down six years later. Production briefly resumed for two years before the war, but it was not until 1945 that regular distilling recommenced. North Port was one of the nine distilleries closed by DCL in 1983 after a market downturn meant their blends were oversupplied. It never re-opened and the site now houses a supermarket. Its single malt is very rare, and was never officially bottled in its lifetime. Diageo have produced only a handful of distillery bottlings, the first of which were in the Rare Malts Selection. Rare and increasingly sought after independent releases like this have also appeared over the years though.

This North Port was distilled in December 1976 and matured in single cask #3907 for 24 years. It was bottled by Direct Wines as part of their First Cask series.

The First Cask range is a no-frills collection of independent releases, simplistically labelled but with a real focus on high quality cask selection. The brand was produced by Direct Wines, a firm established in Windsor in 1973 and the casks are provided by Signatory Vintage. Often sold in mixed cases through Direct Wines' global distribution network, these bottles can be found all over the world yet have retained the allure of being a relatively boutique label, with many examples incredibly sought after.