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.

Taketsuru 35 Year Old Pure Malt

A very rare bottling of Taketsuru released in 2008, At 35 years this is the oldest Taketsuru and this blended malt contains casks from Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries, the oldest available stock from both distilleries.

It is extremely limited and only 1000 bottles were available only in Japan. 

The Last Drop 50 Year Old Blend

An amazong blend, not only because the whisky is 50 years old but because it contains over 82 whiskies originally many from now closed distilleries.The whiskies were married at birth, blended at birth - something rarely seen these days which means that for 50 years the flavours have been harmonising and interacting with each other.  Only three casks of the original blend remained (hence the last drop name), the majority of this was sold as a 12 year old years ago.

Bottled by hand and sealed with wax, the bottle of The Last Drop 50 Year Old nestles in a luxurious red leather case, along with a 50 ml miniature, so that owners can taste this magnificent liquid before deciding to open the bottle.

You will also find within the box, a 'secret drawer' containing a signed and numbered leather-bound book, certifying your bottle of The Last Drop 50 Year Old, and with room for your own tasting notes as you explore this extraordinary blend

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.

Tamdhu 1963 R.W. Duthie 26 Year Old 75cl / US Import

Although Tamdhu was recently closed and reopened for the third time, this Speyside whisky has a delicious flavour profile. 

This was distilled in 1963 and then bottled in 1989. 

Please note the condition of the lot. 

Springbank 1969 First Cask 26 Year Old

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

Bottle 24. 

The Drunken Master Blended Malt Whisky Agency / Art Taiwan - Beijing Opera Facial Masks 2 x 70cl​

A joint bottling between the Art Taiwan and the Mash Tun Tokyo by The Whisky Agency.

This lot comprises of two full 70cl whiskies bottled by the Drunken Master. 

A 35 year old blended malt distilled in 1980 and bottled in 2015, alongside a 1992 Burnside bottled in 2015.

\"Burnside\" is Balvenie that has been \"teaspooned\" with Glenfiddich. This practice allowed brand protective Single malt producers to sell casks for blending purposes but ensure that they were not released as independent bottlings. 

The Drunken Master Blended Malt Whisky Agency / Art Taiwan - Beijing Opera Facial Masks 2 x 70cl​

A joint bottling between the Art Taiwan and the Mash Tun Tokyo by The Whisky Agency.

This lot comprises of two full 70cl whiskies bottled by the Drunken Master. 

A 35 year old blended malt distilled in 1980 and bottled in 2015, alongside a 1992 Burnside bottled in 2015.

\"Burnside\" is Balvenie that has been \"teaspooned\" with Glenfiddich. This practice allowed brand protective Single malt producers to sell casks for blending purposes but ensure that they were not released as independent bottlings. 

Taketsuru 25 Year Old

A very rare bottling of Taketsuru, originally introduced in 2012 this blended malt contains casks from Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries.

It is extremely limited and only 120 bottles were available throughout Europe, this bottle was released in Asia. 

Tony Koerhl Series Creative Whisky Company 4 x 70cl

This collection is called  \"Sketch the soul\" Series by Tony Koehl. They were bottled by the Creative Whisky Company.

The range contains four bottles

• A 20 year old Caperdonich distilled on the 2nd of October 1992 and matured in cask 121137. One of 300 bottles.
• A 17 Year Old Imperial distilled on 22nd May 1995. One on 279 bottles,
• A 23 year old little mill Littlemill distilled in December 1990 and then matured in single cask number 36. One of 176 bottles.
• A 22 year old Glen Keith distilled in 1991 then bottled in 2013. Drawn from single cask number 73663,  which yielded 188 bottles.

Please note there will be a shipping charge for four bottles. 

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.

Tomintoul 1966 Signatory Vintage 35 Year Old

An epic looking Tomintoul, distilled on 31st January 1966 and bottled on 27th August 2001 from single cask #533.

Bottle number 104 of 128 presented in a hard wooden case.

Teaninich 1957 Cadenhead's 22 Year Old

Distilled at Teaninich in May 1957 and bottled 22 years later in August 1979.

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.

Tullibardine 1964 Cadenhead's 27 Year Old 75cl / US Import

A single cask Tullibardine, distilled in 1964 and bottled in March 1992.

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. 

Tomatin 1976 Single Cask 38 Year Old / The Whisky Hoop Exclusive

Distilled in 1976 then matured in single Hogshead cask number 31 until the 16th July 2015 when it was bottled.

It's rare to see whisky this age these days.

Bottle exclusively for The Whisky Hoop Japanese Scotch Whisky Society

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.

Teeling 1988 Centenary Collection 24 Year Old

This limited release Teeling bottle to mark the Centenary of the start of World War 1, this is the inaugural release which will be followed by further releases each year until 2018.

A single cask from 1988 was chosen which yielded 250 bottles.Cask #10514.

Tullibardine 1964 Cadenhead's 32 Year Old 75cl / US Import

Distilled in November 1964 at Tullibardine distillery in the Highland region and the bottled by Cadenhead's in March 1997. 

This whisky was matured in a oak cask. 

Please note condtion of labels. 

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.

Talisker 1986 Secret Stills No. 1.2 Isle of Skye

As with the rest of the Secret Stills range this single malt is not named, however they do offer a clue that it was distilled at Carbost on the Isle of Skye. Will we ever solve this mystery?

This Talisker, was distilled in 1986 and bottled by Gordon and Macphail 21 years later in 2007.

Limited to 1860 bottles, pulled from casks 1361 - 1363.

Please note rust on the inside of the tube.