April 2025 Auction

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.

Daftmill 2011 Single Oloroso Cask #97 / UK

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 distilled in 2011 and matured in single first-fill Oloroso butt #097. It was bottled in 2025 exclusively for the United Kingdom.

The Publican barley used for this release was grown in the farm's 43ac Field, harvested in August 2009 and malted in Alloa in summer 2010. 

One of 642 bottles.

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.

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.

Daftmill 2011 Single Bourbon Cask 13 Year Old #53 / Fortnum & Mason

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 # 053 in August 2011. It was matured for 13 years and bottled in January 2025 exclusively for Fortnum and Mason.

One of 194 bottles.

Woodford Reserve Master's Collection Cherry Wood Smoked Barley No.12 70cl

The Woodford Reserve distillery in Versailles, Kentucky, has a rich history; it was built by Elijah Pepper as the Old Oscar Pepper distillery in the early 1800s, and lists James Crow of Old Crow fame among its former Master Distillers, and Colonel E H Taylor also managed it for a time. The distillery was closed during Prohibition and the stocks sold as medicinal spirit by Frankfort Distillery, but was revived in 1935 by R A Baker under the Labrot & Graham name. It was then acquired by Brown-Forman in 1941 who operated it for the next twenty years, eventually shutting it down and selling off the estate to a local farmer. The company bought the land back in 1993 however, and set about bringing the old distillery back to life. Distilling recommenced in 1994, and unusually for Kentucky, all takes place on small copper pot stills from Forsyths in Scotland. The Woodford Reserve brand was then launched in 1996. Initial batches contained bourbon distilled at Brown-Forman's plant in Shively, moved to Versailles for ageing. The first bourbon distilled in Versailles was incorporated into the blend in 2006, and the modern product remains a combination of column still whiskey from Shively and pot still whiskey from the Woodford Reserve stills.

This is part of their Master's Collection, which boasts whiskey purely from the copper pot stills of the Versailles site.

Dalmore Tweed Dram Season 2011

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 was part of the first Rivers Collection, released in 2011 following the success of the original Dee Dram bottling 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.

The Rivers Collection included four bottlings named after four famous Scottish Salmon rivers, The Dee, The Spey, The Tweed and The Tay. 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.

The Tweed is the most prolific Salmon river in the British Isles, with its flow towards the east coast marking part of the geographical border between Scotland and England.

Dallas Dhu 10 Year Old Gordon and MacPhail 1990s

A bottle of 10 year old Dallas Dhu, released by Gordon and MacPhail of Elgin.

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.

Daftmill 2011 Single Bourbon Cask 13 Year Old #53 / Fortnum & Mason

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 # 053 in August 2011. It was matured for 13 years and bottled in January 2025 exclusively for Fortnum and Mason.

One of 194 bottles.

Dalmore King Alexander III Gift Pack

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.

Launched in 2008, the King Alexander III is crafted to honour the act of saving Scotland’s king in 1263. This expression unites six specially selected casks housing spirit of perfect maturity. Whiskies matured in ex-bourbon casks, Matusalem oloroso sherry wood, Madeira barrels, Marsala casks, port pipes and Cabernet Sauvignon wine barriques are all brought together. 

Dalmore 12 Year Old Black Isle 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.

Produced in the early 2000s, this is a discontinued travel retail bottling of 12 year old Dalmore, matured in 50% European oak and 50% American oak.

Daftmill 2011 Single Oloroso Cask #97 / UK

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 distilled in 2011 and matured in single first-fill Oloroso butt #097. It was bottled in 2025 exclusively for the United Kingdom.

The Publican barley used for this release was grown in the farm's 43ac Field, harvested in August 2009 and malted in Alloa in summer 2010. 

One of 642 bottles.

Daftmill 2011 Single Oloroso Cask #97 / UK

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 distilled in 2011 and matured in single first-fill Oloroso butt #097. It was bottled in 2025 exclusively for the United Kingdom.

The Publican barley used for this release was grown in the farm's 43ac Field, harvested in August 2009 and malted in Alloa in summer 2010. 

One of 642 bottles.

Daftmill 2011 Single Bourbon Cask 13 Year Old #53 / Fortnum & Mason

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 # 053 in August 2011. It was matured for 13 years and bottled in January 2025 exclusively for Fortnum and Mason.

One of 194 bottles.

Deanston 20 Year Old Oloroso Casks

Deanston distillery opened in 1965, and its first single malt was called Old Bannockburn, first bottled in 1971. Invergordon Distillers procured the distillery two years later, and introduced the first Deanston-named single malt in 1974. Sadly, a lack of interest in it saw the distillery mothballed in 1982, and it was not until 1990 when it was bought by Burn Stewart that it was revived and began to flourish. Now part of the Distell group, Deanston has become a global single malt brand.

This 20 year old was matured in Oloroso sherry casks, and bottled as part of the distillery's Un-Chill Filtered range. In their words, \"exactly as it should be.\"

Daftmill 2011 Single Oloroso Cask #97 / UK

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 distilled in 2011 and matured in single first-fill Oloroso butt #097. It was bottled in 2025 exclusively for the United Kingdom.

The Publican barley used for this release was grown in the farm's 43ac Field, harvested in August 2009 and malted in Alloa in summer 2010. 

One of 642 bottles.

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.

Daftmill 2011 Single Bourbon Cask 13 Year Old #53 / Fortnum & Mason

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 # 053 in August 2011. It was matured for 13 years and bottled in January 2025 exclusively for Fortnum and Mason.

One of 194 bottles.

Dornoch 2019 Islay Quarter Casks 5 Year Old 50cl

The Thompson Brothers began their whisky bottling enterprise in 2013, establishing the Black Isle Whisky Company in their native Dornoch. The brothers, Simon and Philip, renamed the operation as the Dornoch Distilling Company in 2015, opening the Dornoch distillery the following year. Located in a tiny 19th century fire station in the grounds of Dornoch Castle, they began distilling in July 2017. They only use organic strains of heritage barley such as Plumage Archer and Maris Otter and at 216 hours, the distillery's fermentation process may be the longest in Scotland. Such long fermentation will result in a spirit with a fruity and complex flavour profile. The company has the capability to produce 12,000 litres of spirit annually and their very first single malt was released in November 2020.

This Dornoch was distilled in December 2019 and matured in two quarter casks that previously held Islay whisky. It was bottled in January 2025.

One of 513 bottles.

Whyte and Mackay 30 Year Old 

James Whyte and Charles Mackay started their company in 1882, quickly launching their Whyte & Mackay special blend. Their sales were predominantly in the export market until after the second world war, when they renewed their focus domestically. The firm merged with the Mackenzie Brothers in 1960, giving them their first distillery, Dalmore. They soon added Tamnavulin, Fettercairn and the Invergordon grain distillery to their portfolio, all of which have been key contributors to their blends over the years. Whyte & Mackay have always been forward thinking in their approach, using sherry finishing for their proprietary blend, and introducing the first 40 fl oz bottle for the on-trade in 1963 (now an industry standard). Today the brand is synonymous with its master blender, Richard Paterson, and remains one of the most popular Scotch brands in the world.

Now discontinued, this 30 year old Whyte and Mackay won many awards and was very well regarded.

Daftmill 2011 Single Bourbon Cask 13 Year Old #53 / Fortnum & Mason

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 # 053 in August 2011. It was matured for 13 years and bottled in January 2025 exclusively for Fortnum and Mason.

One of 194 bottles.

Whistlepig Old World Rye Wine Cask Finish 12 Year Old / Signed by Dave Pickerell

The Whistlepig distillery was established in Vermont in 2007 by Raj Peter Bhakta, who enlisted the late Dave Pickerell as Master Distiller, having previously worked at Maker's Mark for 14 years. Initially, the distillery sourced casks of rye whisky while they were setting up their distilling operation. The majority of these barrels were sourced from MGP in Indiana, and from Alberta Distillers in Canada. Their high-quality blends, single barrels, and unusual cask finishes have seen the brand become and overwhelming success. They began distilling at Whistlepig Farm in 2015, bottling the first of their own distillate as part of their \"triple terroir\" Farmstock blends in 2017. In the same year, Bhakta retired from the company, selling his stake in it to BDT Partners two years later.

This is an Old World Cask Finish release, produced from casks sourced from MGP and finished in a variety of casks; 63% Madeira, 30% Sauternes and 7% Port casks.

This particular bottle has been signed by fomrer master distiller, the late Dave Pickerell.

Daftmill 2011 Single Oloroso Cask #97 / UK

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 distilled in 2011 and matured in single first-fill Oloroso butt #097. It was bottled in 2025 exclusively for the United Kingdom.

The Publican barley used for this release was grown in the farm's 43ac Field, harvested in August 2009 and malted in Alloa in summer 2010. 

One of 642 bottles.

Dalmore 15 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 Dalmore 15 year old was launched in 2007 during a rejuvination of the core range, which also included the introduction of the King Alexander III. It is matured for 12 years in American white oak ex-bourbon casks and then a further maturation in three different sherry casks: Amoroso, Apostoles and Matusalem Oloroso.

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.

Daftmill 2006 Cask Strength 15 Year Old

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.

The barley for this Daftmill was harvested from the farm's Dam Park and Curling Pond fields on 31st August 2004. This was some of the last barley to the malted in Fife by Robert Kilgour & Co before they closed. The spirit was filled into twenty-eight bourbon casks in 2006, matured for 15 years and bottled at cask strength in 2022.

Woodford Reserve Master's Collection 1838 Style White Corn 70cl

The Woodford Reserve distillery in Versailles, Kentucky, has a rich history; it was built by Elijah Pepper as the Old Oscar Pepper distillery in the early 1800s, and lists James Crow of Old Crow fame among its former Master Distillers, and Colonel E H Taylor also managed it for a time. The distillery was closed during Prohibition and the stocks sold as medicinal spirit by Frankfort Distillery, but was revived in 1935 by R A Baker under the Labrot & Graham name. It was then acquired by Brown-Forman in 1941 who operated it for the next twenty years, eventually shutting it down and selling off the estate to a local farmer. The company bought the land back in 1993 however, and set about bringing the old distillery back to life. Distilling recommenced in 1994, and unusually for Kentucky, all takes place on small copper pot stills from Forsyths in Scotland. The Woodford Reserve brand was then launched in 1996. Initial batches contained bourbon distilled at Brown-Forman's plant in Shively, moved to Versailles for ageing. The first bourbon distilled in Versailles was incorporated into the blend in 2006, and the modern product remains a combination of column still whiskey from Shively and pot still whiskey from the Woodford Reserve stills.

This is the 10th edition of the Master's Collection. Instead of using the standard yellow corn, this whiskey has been made using white corn which was the tradition in 1838.

Wolves 11 Year Old Californian Single Malt

This single malt was distilled in Ukiah, California, in an unusual Alembic pot still, typically used for Cognac. It was matured for 11 years in a parcel of nine new American oak barrels.

This was bottled in early 2023 as Lot 2 of the brand's Malted Barley Series.

Domaine Boingneres Ugni 1976 Blanc Bas Armagnac Bottled 2001

A Bas-Armagnac produced by Domaine Boingneres. 

Armagnac is a style of brandy produced in the southwest of France, using the short alambic-armagnacais still which tends to produce richer spirits than that of Cognac.  The impurities found in the spirit owing to these short stills require a long ageing period in order to reveal their silky richnesses within - thus well-aged Armagnacs can be a thing of utter beauty.

Dalmore 18 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 shoulders with the likes of Macallan, and is globally recognised.

The 18 year old Dalmore was launched in 2009. It is initially matured for 14 years in American White oak bourbon casks, then finished in Matusalem Oloroso sherry casks for the final 4 year maturation.

Daftmill 2007 Fife Strength 15 Year Old / UK Independent Retailers

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 distilled in 2007 and matured in thirteen first-fill bourbon barrels. It was bottled at Fife Strength in July 2023 exclusively for the Independent Whisky Retailers of the United Kingdom. 

Daftmill 2011 Single Bourbon Cask 13 Year Old #53 / Fortnum & Mason

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 # 053 in August 2011. It was matured for 13 years and bottled in January 2025 exclusively for Fortnum and Mason.

One of 194 bottles.