August 2016 Auction

Remy Martin Louis XIII Cognac Tres Vieille 1960s

Remy Martin is perhaps the most well known of all Cognac producers and has established a reputation for quality that very few others can relate to.

This is a spectacular 1960s example of the Louis XIII Tres Vieille Cognac Baccarat decanter which holds Grande Champagne cognac aged between 40 and 100 years.

Please note that this item is very old and hence very fragile. Lot is sold as photographed. There are no visible measurements on this bottle.

Rouyer Guillet 1875 Grande Fine Champagne Cognac

An 1875 vintage Cognac from Rouyer Guillet, who were established in 1701.

We estimate this bottle to be from the 60s/70s, making some of this liquid nealy 100 years old! Even if it has been blended over the years.

Rosebank 20 Year Old Zenith

Rosebank is a sorely missed lowland malt, now increasingly difficult to find.

This release was by Zenith of the Italian Market. 

Bottle Number 1171

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.

Rosebank 1992 Douglas Laing 21 Year Old

Distilled March 1992 and bottled in December 2013 by Douglas Laing and Co.

One of only 141 bottles.

Please note condition of the seal.

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.

Rosebank 21 Year Old The Whisky Exchange

Rosebank is a sorely missed lowland malt but occasionally independent bottles are released. 

This was bottled by The Whisky Exchange. 

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.

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.

Royal Brackla 1978 Rare Malt 20 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.

Royal Brackla was only released once within the Rare Malt series, distilled in 1978 and bottled in May 1998, as a 20 year old.

Bottle number 5207.

Please note the condition of this lot.

Rosebank 1990 Chieftain's 18 Year Old

An exciting Chieftain's bottling of Rosebank, distilled in February 1990 and bottled in September 2005.

Matured exclusively in a single sherry butt #612.

One of 744 bottles.

Royal Island 30 Year Old

Produced by Arran distillery, this 30 year old blend is not seen very often at all.

Please note the condition of the box.

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.

Royal Lochnagar 1973 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.

The distillery is situated close to Balmoral, the Queen’s official residence in Scotland which makes this Distillery a Tourist must.

Bottle number 1,207. 

Rosebank 1990 Gordon and Macphail Cask Strength

A cask strength bottling from Gordon and Macphail, distilled on the 27th June 1990 and bottled on 30th March 2006 from two refill sherry butts #1605 and 1606.

Rosebank 1989 Signatory Vintage 10 Year Old

A single cask Rosebank bottled by Signatory Vintage.  Distilled on 20th April 1989 and bottled on 31st of January 2000.

This single cask #912 yielded only 318 bottles, this is bottle number 185.

Rosebank 12 Year Old Flora and Fauna

This Flora and Fauna bottling of Rosebank has been discontinued for a number of years and was the last standard official release from Rosebank.

There have been super premium releases from Diageo since this bottle was discontinued.

Rosebank 12 Year Old Flora and Fauna

This Flora and Fauna bottling of Rosebank has been discontinued for a number of years and was the last standard official release from Rosebank.

There have been super premium releases from Diageo since this bottle was discontinued.

Rosebank 12 Year Old 1980s /  Zenith Import

A very rare bottling of this iconic closed Lowland distillery from Falkirk. 

Rumoured to be bottled circa 1982 this official bottling was produced exclusively for the Italian importer, Zenith.

Please note the condition of this lot, in particular the box and fill level.

Rosebank 12 Year Old Flora and Fauna

This Flora and Fauna bottling of Rosebank has been discontinued for a number of years and was the last standard official release from Rosebank.

There have been super premium releases from Diageo since this bottle was discontinued.

Royal Island 30 Year Old

Produced by Arran distillery, this 30 year old blend is not seen very often at all.

Royal Lochnagar Selected Reserve

The original release of the Royal Lochnagar Select Reserve, including the elegant wooden box and shield.

This was exported to the US market. 

Orphan Barrel Barterhouse 20 Year Old Bourbon 

Part of the Diageo's Orphan Barrel series which is produced from casks of Bourbon that have been forgotten about in the many Rickhouses and Distilleries that cover the United States.

This bottle consists of liquid produced at the Bernheim distillery in Kentucky.

Gordon and MacPhail Royal Marriage Single Malt Miniature Selection 6 x 5cl

A range of whisky to commemorate the wedding of Andrew and Sarah Furguson in 1986. In each there is malts from 1959 and 1960 which are the years of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's birth. 

• Mortlach
• Pride Of Strathspey
• Linkwood
• MacPhail's
• Glen Grant 
• Glendronach 

Please note general condition. 

Royal Brackla 1975 First Cask 24 Year Old

Bottled by First Cask, distilled on the 28th of August 1975 after 24 years. 

Drawn from cask number 5449 this is bottle number 20.