August 2016 Auction

Courvoisier Erte Cognac No.8

A limited edition bottling of Courvoisier designed by the late Art Deco artiste Erte.

This is the eighth release which is known as 'Inedit' and contains eaux-de-vie that dates from the artist's birth 1892.

Bottle No. 2807

Chartreuse de Tarragona Yellow Label 1951-1959

Originally created in 1605 by monks using a recipe for an elixir of long life. 

Produced between 1904-1989 in Tarragona (Spain) after the Carthusian Monks were exiled from France. In 1989 the distillery in Tarragona closed down and the production of this liquor returned to France. Nowadays the bottles produce in the distillery of Tarragona have become one of the most expensive and sought after liquors in the world. The recipe contains more than 130 different plants and flowers, the Mediterranean character of the Tarragona distillery is bottled in this unique and limited liquor.

We estimate this bottle to be from the 1950s. 

Please note general condition. 

Chichibu 2009 Original Quarter Cask #388

This is from the new Japanese distillery Chichibu. Distilled in 2009 and bottled in 2014, this has been matured in a Chibidaru cask. 
Chibidaru are similar to quarter casks, the difference being that while Scottish quarter casks just have staves removed, Chibidaru have shortened staves and are repurposed. 

Bottle number 127 of 159. 

Caperdonich 1965 Cadenhead's 12 Year Old

A wonderful old bottling of Caperdonich, from the late 1970s.

Distilled in October 1965 and bottled in November 1977 .

Cragganmore 1966 Secret Stills No. 2.1 Speyside

Gordon Macphails are bad at keeping secrets, This single malt is from a distillery built on Ballindalloch Castle estate, in the heart of Speyside. This narrows down your options to one distillery!

A 40 year old Cragganmore is a secret we would not keep either.

1 of 500 bottles.

Please note condition of the tube.

Chichibu 2010 Ichiro's Malt Single Cask #3867 / IPA Barrel Finished

Another new and very rare single cask Chichibu distilled in 2010 and sold exclusively by Venture Whisky.

Matured in a bourbon barrel before finished in an IPA barrel.

Only 262 bottles.

Compass Box Last Vatted Grain

In the final day before the 2009 Scotch Whisky regulations were enacted (22/11/2009) CompassBox released both this and the \"Last Vatted Malt\". From that day forward the word \"Vatted\" was no longer legitimate and has been replaced with \"Blended\". So now Blended Malts and Blended Grains are the acceptable nomenclature.

This is a \"vatting\" of  42 year old Invergordon, 29 year old Carsebridge, 20 year old Port Dundas and 14 year old Cameron Bridge.

One of 297 bottles.

Carsebridge 1964 Gleann Mor 52 Year Old

A 52 year old Carsebridge, distilled on the 10th of January 1964 and bottled at 52 years of age by Glen Mor.

This is a very old single grain from a now closed distillery. 

One of 164 bottles. 

Chichibu 2010 Whisky Talk 2015 / Vanishing Animal Owl

Another new and very rare Chichibu distilled in 2010 for Whisky Talk 2015. 

Matured in 1st fill bourbon and a 3rd fill Puncheon. 

Only 262 bottles.

Please note the condition of the labels. 

Clynelish 17 Year Old Manager's Dram 1998

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.

This 17 year old Clynelish was matured in sherry casks and selected by the distillery manager.

Bottled 23rd November 1998.

Bottle number 0996.

Caperdonich 1968 Signatory Vintage 30 Year Old Millennium Edition

Distilled in 1968 and matured in a single oak cask for 30 years before being bottled in November 1999 just in time for the Millennium.

This is bottle no. 171 of 260.

Please note condition.

Chichibu Ichiro's Malt Mizunara Heads 2011 #1429

Distilled in 2011 and matured in Mizunara wood, the Ichiro name would imply that this is a Chichibu. 

Caol Ila 1977 Cadenhead's 16 Year Old Cask Strength Single Cask

A single cask Caol Ila distilled in July 1977 and bottled in November 1993. 

This is bottle number 34. 

Please note general condition. 

Chichibu 2009 Chibidaru Single Cask #287 / Whisky Live Tokyo 2012

This is from the new Japanese distillery Chichibu. Distilled in 2009 and bottled in 2013, this has been matured in Chibidaru casks. Chibidaru are similar to quarter casks, the difference being that while Scottish quarter casks just have staves removed, Chibidaru have shortened staves and are repurposed. 

Released exclusively at Whisky Live Tokyo, 2012, this single cask Chichibu yielded on 164 bottles, this is bottle number 6.

Please note box and bottle number do not match.

Cask Reserves Blended Malt Gleann Mor 40 Year Old

'A Rare Find' indeed. This is a blended malt whisky produced by Gleann Mor that consisits of single malts no younger than 40 years old! A very complex and interesting dram to try for sure.

Distilled, matured, and hand bottled in Scotland.

Chichibu 2010 Ichiro's Malt Cask #702 / Asta Morris

A fantastic label design once again from Akuto Ichiro.  Bottled exclusively for Asta Morris in Belgium.

Distilled in 2010 and matured in a 1st fill virgin hogshead number 702 before being bottled in 2016.

Please note condition. 

Caol Ila 1977 Rare Malt 21 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.

This Caol Ila was distilled in 1977 and bottled in the October 1999 release, again at a high abv of 61.3%.

Bottle number 2297.

Please note the condition of this lot.

Coleburn 1983 Signatory Vintage 16 Year Old / Silent Stills

Bottled by Signatory Vintage, this Coleburn was Distilled on 20th April 1983 and bottled from cask #798 on 31st January 2000.

Bottle number 50 of 248.

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

Caperdonich 1972 Gordon and MacPhail

Caperdonich, distilled in March 1972 and bottled in January 2010 after maturation in a first fill sherry butt. 

Please note the condition of the box. 

Clynelish Select Reserve 2014 Release

Part of Diageo's 2014 Special releases this is comprised of a combination of five wood types and five vintages. 

One of 2,964 bottles. 

Caol Ila 1979 Cask Strength 25 Year Old 2005 Release

A stunning official 25 year old Caol Ila created using a mixture of American and European Oak.

Distilled in 1979, this is bottle number 1724.

Coleburn 1979 Rare Malt 21 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.

This Coleburn was distilled in 1979 and bottled as a 21 year old at 59.40%.

Bottle number 2334.

Please note general condition. 

Chichibu 2010 Ichiro's Malt Single Cask  / Modern Malt Whisky Market

A single cask Chichibu selected exclusively for the Modern Malt Whisky Market 2014 in Osaka.

Distilled in 2010 and bottled in April 2014 from cask #706.

337 bottles released.

Please note condition of the box.

Cragganmore 1997 Managers' Choice

Back in February 2009 a selection of Distillery Managers were tasked to choose a single cask of whisky from each of Diageo's 27 malt whisky distilleries. 

The Cragganmore was distilled in 1997 and bottled in 2009. Matured in cask #2398.

This is bottle 71. 

Caroni 1997 Dornoch Distillery Single Cask

A 1997 single cask Caroni selected and bottled at 18 year old by the guys at Dornoch Distillery.

1 of only 48 bottles.

Chichibu 2009 Ichiro's Malt Whisky Live Tokyo 2013 Anniversary

A Chichibu distilled in 2009 and bottled in 2013, matured in cask number 422 which was a first fill bourbon barrel.

This was for the 2013 Whisky Live Bar Show in Tokyo. 

Chichibu 2008 Ichiro's Malt The First

The first whisky (aged three year old) released from Ichiro Akuto's Chichibu distillery. Showcased at the 2011 Whisky Show then released in UK in early 2012.

Bottle number 2,251 of 7400.

Chichibu 2009 Ichiro's Malt Whisky Live Tokyo 2013 Anniversary

A Chichibu distilled in 2009 and bottled in 2013, matured in cask number 422 which was a first fill bourbon barrel.

This was for the 2013 Whisky Live Bar Show in Tokyo. 

Cadenhead's Cask Strength Caribbean Rum

Bottled at 68% on the 18th of July 2016. 

Bottle number 6 of 28. 

Caol Ila 1980 Cadenhead's 36 Year Old

A 1980 vintage Caol Ila bottled by Cadenhead's, within their Authentic Collection of whiskies.

Bottled in July 2016 from a single bourbon hogshead which released 210 bottles.

Convalmore 1969 Gordon and Macphail

1969 Gordon and Macphail bottling of Convalmore, bottled in 1996. 

Coleburn 1972 Gordon and MacPhail

Distilled in 1972 and bottled by Gordon and MacPhail in 2002.

Coleburn is yet another of the many distilleries that didn’t make it through the 1980s, the production equipment is now gone so this will never produce again. 

Please note the condition of this lot.