August 2016 Auction

Bowmore 1964 Black Bowmore 42 Year Old 

Arguably the most famous of all Bowmore's, one of the most collectible and most memorable whiskies on the market.  The Black Bowmore is an icon of whisky collecting, whisky drinking and whisky investing!

This is the first of the more recent releases from this famous Bowmore vintage, officially released in 2007 at 42 years of age in an impressive wooden presentation case.

The Black Bowmore was followed by the slightly older, Gold and White Bowmore's.

Bottle number 532 of 827. 

Please note there is a magnet missing from the door and there are Russian tax stickers. 

Bowmore 1964 Bourbon Cask 38 Year Old

Distilled on the 11th of November 1964, this hails from the era of epic Bowmores. 

Matured in a Bourbon cask for 38 years this bottle has been presented in a lockable wooden box.

Bottle number 173 of 300 Bottles.

Balvenie 1968 Vintage Cask

The vintage cask range of whiskies from Balvenie are a fantastic insight into single casks released from this popular Speysider.

Distilled in 21st May 1966 and bottled on 26th August 1998  this is a specially selected single cask Balvenie, from cask #6434.

Bottle number 32 of 270 bottles. 

Brora 30 Year Old 2002 / 1st Release

This is a bottle of the original 30 year old Brora released within Diageo's Super Premium malts, back in 2002.  

Bottle number 1,195 of 3,000.

Bunnahabhain 1965 Single Cask 35 Year Old

Distilled in November 1965 and then matured in a sherry cask this was then bottled in April 2001 for that year's Feis Ile. 

Widely considered as one of the finest Bunnahabhains ever. 

One of 594 bottles. 

Brora 35 Year Old 2013 Release 

Last years release of Brora,within Diageo's Super Premium selection, was a 35 year old limited to 2,944 bottles.

This is bottle number 1365.

Brora 35 Year Old 2012 Release

Another fantastic release from Diageo as part of their ongoing annual super premium releases.

Released in 2012 this was the oldest official bottled Brora at the time, only more recently beaten by the single cask 40 year old currently available at Travel Retail for no less than £6,995 which makes these bottlings seem a bargain!

Matured in ex-bourbon casks filled in 1976 and 1977, this 35 year old Brora is bottle number 1153 of 1,566

Brora 32 Year Old 2011 Release

The 2011 release of Brora by Diageo, was the first official bottling of Brora over the age of 30.

This is bottle number 1,461 of 1,500.

Brora 30 Year Old 2010 Release

The 9th release of Brora 30 year old from Diageo, bottled in 2010

Bottle number 2194 of 3,000.

Bruichladdich 1970  35 Year Old 125th Anniversary

This 35 year old Bruichladdich was bottled to celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the distillery.

Presented in a lovely wooden box including a certificate of authenticity.

Bruichladdich 1967 Signatory Vintage Millennium Edition 32 Year Old

Distilled in January 1967 and bottled November 1999. 

Matured in single sherry cask number 160, then selected and bottled for the Millennium. 

This is bottle number 2 of 215. 

Balvenie 2005 DCS Compendium Chapter 1

This bottle forms part of the initial release of Balvenie's five-part DCS Compendium, which is a tribute to reknowned malt master David Stewart. It consists of a 2005 vintage, cask strength, 9 year old Balvenie matured in refill American Oak Hogshead.

Filled on 6 May 2005

One of 218

Bunnahabhain 1963

A 1963 vintage Islay malt from Bunnahabhain bottled in 1997. 

Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch #9 (US Exclusive) 75cl

From the distillery website, this was inspired by and produced in one of the oldest warehouses at our distillery, Batch 9 is a skillful marriage of some of the rarest treasures from Warehouse 24. It represents an unrepeatable selection of spirits sourced from eleven traditional whisky casks and three sherry butts, whose ages span a number of decades, and which have all been hand-selected by David Stewart. The whisky rested for several months in Tun 1401 – one of the distillery’s unique marrying vessels – to create a single malt that is greater than the sum of its already precious parts.

This expression was exclusively available in the U.S. market, and follows the hugely successful Batch 3 and Batch 6.

Please note this is a 75cl bottle.

Eleven traditional whisky casks

15921
5034
5249
55
12871
15326
6564
5826
13461
1635
939

Three sherry butts
12612
13572
13135

Brora 1982 Chieftain's 19 Year Old

A very rare bottling of this lost highland distillery by Ian Macelod, within their Cheiftain's range of whiskies.

Distilled  in June 1982 and bottled in December 2001 at 19 years of age.

Casks #1189 and 1192 yielded 1332 bottles in total.

Balvenie 30 Year Old

A well respected 30 year old from Balvenie, which won a Gold Medal at the 2010 International Spirits Challenge.

Please note condition of label and tax stickers. 

Balblair 33 Year Old With Nosing Glass and Miniature

A 33 year old single malt from Balblair distillery, released in the year 2000. 

Bottle number 244. 

Bowmore 1974 21 Year Old

A rare bottling of Bowmore 21 year old carrying the vintage 1974 released in the early 1990s style packaging.

Please note the condition of the box. 

Bruichladdich 1986 Single Cask / Jim McEwan

A Single Cask bottling of Bruichladdich distilled in 1986. Chosen by Master Distiller Jim Mcewan.

Bottle Number 301 of 498.

Brora 1982 First Cask 21 Year Old

A single cask Brora distilled 2 months after Christmas on the 25th February 1982 and bottled as a 21 year old from cask #274.

Oban 19 Year Old Manager’s 1995

The Manager’s Dram series of whiskies were bottled exclusively for employees of what is now known as Diageo.  These whiskies were selected by the respective distillery managers within Diageo malt distilling and bottled at natural cask strength.

Released in 1995 from a refill cask, this Oban was bottled for United Distillers (Diageo) and chosen by John Williams.

Old Fitzgerald 1849

An 8 year old bourbon distilled at Heaven Hill, highly rated by Dave Broom in Whisky Mag.

Italian import thought to date from the 1980s.

Balvenie / William Grant's Values Edition

A very rare employee only bottling of Balvenie that has a list of the five Values that William Grant and Sons feel are key to their success. 

Balvenie Classic 18 Year Old 1980s

A stunning bottling of Balvenie 18 year old from the 1980s, presented in these highly collectible and rare wide bottles.

75cl

Please note condition of lot as shown.

Banff 1978 Chieftain's 26 Year Old

A very rare bottling of this lost highland distillery by Ian Macelod, within their Cheiftain's range of whiskies.

Distilled on October 1978 and bottled in November 2004.

From cask #3771 which yielded 462 bottles.

Please note condition of this box.

Banff 1980 Duncan Taylor 23 Year Old US Import

From Banff distillery, distilled in November 1980 and bottled July 2004, matured in single cask #2909 for 23 years before bottling by the Huntly based independent bottler Duncan Taylor.

Bottle number 233 of 235. 

Bunnahabhain 1979 Duir 30 Year Old

Distilled in 22nd of September 1979 and matured in a single sherry cask for 30 years then bottled on 7th October 2009.

Bottle number 343 of 554. 

Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch #1

The latest 'tun' release from Balvenie following the footsteps of Balvenie Tun 1401 and 1858.

This larger Tun can hold upto four times as much liquid as Tun 1401 and hence we expect a larger quantity of this release.  

This release is a combination of 42 casks, 35 traditional American oak barrels and 7 European oak sherry butts, these were married in tun 1509 for several months before bottling.

Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch #1 

The latest 'tun' release from Balvenie following the footsteps of Balvenie Tun 1401 and 1858.

This larger Tun can hold upto four times as much liquid as Tun 1401 and hence we expect a larger quantity of this release.  This release is a combination of 42 casks, 35 traditional American oak barrels and 7 European oak sherry butts, these were married in tun 1509 for several months before bottling.

Old Midleton 12 Year Old Private Bottling / Exclusive German Bottling

A rare bottling of Midleton that was made for the German market. This is a very rare bottling as Irish distillers limited wouldn't normally bottle anything for private bottling customers with the name Midleton on the label.

There are 2 bottlings of this Midleton, the 1st being limited to 966 bottles, and a 2nd with the \"Private Bottling\" tag. There is only a handful of these private bottling bottles in the world.

Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch #1

The latest 'tun' release from Balvenie following the footsteps of Balvenie Tun 1401 and 1858.

This larger Tun can hold upto four times as much liquid as Tun 1401 and hence we expect a larger quantity of this release.  

This release is a combination of 42 casks, 35 traditional American oak barrels and 7 European oak sherry butts, these were married in tun 1509 for several months before bottling.

Benriach 1975 Single Cask 33 Year Old Peated Tawny Port Finish

This is a heavily peated expression from Benriach. 

Distilled in 1975 and then bottled in July 2009 after finishing in a Tawny Port.

Bottle number 381 of 648.