August 2016 Auction

Springbank 50 Year Old

An incredible Springbank which we believe to be from the same iconic vintage as the Campbeltown 1919. Matured for 50 years and bottled in 1969.

Springbank is one of Scotland's many distilleries to be legitimately founded on the site of an illicit still. In 1837 the distillery was bought by the Mitchell family making this the longest family owned distillery in Scotland.  Springbank was one of the few distilleries to make it through the Campbeltown crash, caused by the prohibition and the great depression.Although the distillery was closed for seven years it managed to reopen. This has widely been attributed to the distillery focusing on quality not quantity. Now one of the last three distilleries in the region.

Never chill filtering or adding artificial colour, Springbanks continued passion for traditional whisky production is still evident. Springbank malt their own barley and bottle their own final product. The entire process is completed on one location (no other distillery can testify to that). This is a fantastic whisky from a fantastic distillery. 

There are no markings for volume or strength. 

Please note condition of lot as shown, including marks on front of label and tax seal.

Springbank 12 Year Old 100 Proof Red Thistle

A rare bottling of over proof Springbank from the 1990s.

Produced with their iconic 'S' and red Thistle on the label.

Springbank 1969 First Cask 26 Year Old

A great addition to any devoted Springbank Collector. This is from cask 1641. 

Bottle 24. 

Springbank 1977 Cadenhead's Cask Strength

A single cask Springbank from cask number 84, distilled in 1978 and bottled by Cadenhead. 

Bottle number 345.

St Magdalene 1970 Rare Malt 23 Year Old

The Rare Malt Selection is a historic selection of single malt whiskies from operational and lost distilleries that were released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005.

A bottle of the earlier St Magdalene bottled as part of the Rare Malt Selection, distilled in 1970 and bottled around 1993.

Please note there is no box.

Springbank 15 Year Old 1980s 75cl / US Import

A fantastic 15 year old Springbank bottling from the 1980s and imported by Preiss Imports, CA.

75cl

Please note overall condition of this lot.

Scapa 16 Year Old Jutland Memorial Edition / Single Cask

A very unusual single cask official offering from Scapa, released in 2016 to commemorate the Battle of Jutland, which occured in 1916.

A first fill American oak single cask was exclusively bottled to tribute the 249 ships that were involved in the Battle of Jutland.

This is bottle number 56 of 249.

Strathisla 1967 Duncan Taylor 41 Year Old

A 1967 vintage Strathisla from Duncan Taylor matured in single cask number 1892.

Distilled in March 1967, bottled August 2008.

Bottle number 80 of 127. 

St Magdalene 1979 Rare Malt 19 Year Old

The Rare Malt Selection is a historic selection of single malt whiskies from operational and lost distilleries that were released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005.

A spectacular bottling of St Magdalene, released as part of Diageo's famous 'Rare Malt Selection'.  

Distilled in 1979 and bottled as a 19 year old at a healthy 63.80%, this is bottle number 3863.

Please note condition of this lot, there is also some minor signs of leakage.  Please note the buyer accepts responsibility for shipping of this item and Whisky Auctioneer can not be held liable if further leakage is to occur.

Linlithgow / St Magdalene 1982 Signatory Vintage 22 Year Old

A rare Signatory bottling of Linlithgow, the 'other' name for St Magdalene distillery which was situated in the town of Linlithgow.

Distilled on 2nd June 1975 and bottled on 27th May 1998 from cask #96-3-01.

Bottle number 118 of 335

The Silent Stills packs contain a 70cl bottle, 5cl miniature and replica bung.

Please note condition of lot as shown, including crack in perspex front.

St Magdalene / Linlithgow 1982 Douglas Laing 29 Year Old

Distilled October 1982 and bottled October 2011 by Douglas Laing.

One of 288 bottles. 

Springbank 21 Year Old

The hugely popular 21 year old Springbank, they don't make whisky like this these days!

Springbank 21 Year Old

The hugely popular 21 year old Springbank, they don't make whisky like this these days!

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.

Springbank 25 Year Old / 2015 Release

The 2015 release of Springbank 25 year old and was limited to a mere 900 bottles!

Springbank 21 Year Old Single Cask

This was a single cask release for UK Customers, with only 702 bottles being produced from an Oloroso Sherry Butt.

The 21 year old is incredibly popular for drinkers and collectors, usually selling out in shops and bars very quickly!

Suntory 1998 Burai-Ha

In an attempt to change the image of whisky in Japan during the late 80s/ early 90s, Suntory released the Burai-Ha.

With it's unique appearance it certainly made a mark in Japanese Whisky History.

Springbank 21 year old Single Cask

This was a single cask release for UK Customers, with only 702 bottles being produced from an Oloroso Sherry Butt.

The 21 year old is incredibly popular for drinkers and collectors, usually selling out in shops and bars very quickly!

Springbank 1983 Duncan Taylor 20 Year Old / Single Sherry Oak Cask

A single cask Springbank from a sherry oak cask distilled in December 1993 and bottled in March 2014. 

Bottle number 61 of 66. 

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.

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 Pulteney 1989 Lightly Peated

A recent award winning whisky, the Old Pulteney 1989 has recently acclaimed the title of World's Best Single Malt from the World Whisky Awards, which are awarded by the Whisky Magazine.

This lightly peated 1989 vintage has now virtually all but sold out at retail and has quickly gained status at auctions.

St Magdalene / Linlithgow 1975 First Cask 24 Year Old

An independent bottling of the legendary lost distillery St Magdalene / Linlithgow.

Distilled in 1975 and matured for 24 years.

Drawn from cask number 96/3/4. 

Bottle number 173. 

Old Fitzgerald Prime Bourbon 75cl

This is an old Italian import of Old Fitzgerald from either the late 1970s or early 1980s. 

Old Pulteney 1989 Lightly Peated

A recent award winning whisky, the Old Pulteney 1989 has recently acclaimed the title of World's Best Single Malt from the World Whisky Awards, which are awarded by the Whisky Magazine.

This lightly peated 1989 vintage has now virtually all but sold out at retail and has quickly gained status at auctions.

Old Pulteney 1989 Lightly Peated

A recent award winning whisky, the Old Pulteney 1989 has recently acclaimed the title of World's Best Single Malt from the World Whisky Awards, which are awarded by the Whisky Magazine.

This lightly peated 1989 vintage has now virtually all but sold out at retail and has quickly gained status at auctions.

Old Pulteney 1989 Lightly Peated

A recent award winning whisky, the Old Pulteney 1989 has recently acclaimed the title of World's Best Single Malt from the World Whisky Awards, which are awarded by the Whisky Magazine.

This lightly peated 1989 vintage has now virtually all but sold out at retail and has quickly gained status at auctions.

Old Weller Antique Original 107 Brand

W L Weller is the original wheated bourbon, This bourbon is made with a unique recipie at Buffalo trace. 

This has been bottled at 107 proof and used to carry a 7 year age statement but this has now been removed. 

This is produced in a very similar manner to Van Winkle 10 Year Old as it has the same mash bill and produced at the same distillery. 

Please note condition of lot as shown.

Old Pulteney 1989 Lightly Peated

A recent award winning whisky, the Old Pulteney 1989 has recently acclaimed the title of World's Best Single Malt from the World Whisky Awards, which are awarded by the Whisky Magazine.

This lightly peated 1989 vintage has now virtually all but sold out at retail and has quickly gained status at auctions.

Strathisla 1979 First Cask 24 Year Old

Distilled on 15th of September 1979 and matured in cask #5348, this is bottle number 239.

Ootori 15 Year Old

A blend from Mercian, the company who owned both Karuizawa and Kawasaki. 

High chance that there will be aleast some of each in this blend.

Please note condition of lot as shown.