August 2016 Auction

Macallan Cask 888

Limited to a very exclusive 720 bottles, the exclusive Cask 888 was bottled from a single sherry-seasoned cask on the 8th August 2008 (08.08.08).  To continue with the theme of this bottle the strength is 48.8%.

The decanter has been created by the cosmetic glass manufacturer Stolzle Flaconnag. For its part, Lalique displayed its latest collection, Le Noir Crystal especially for the launch of Cask 888.

Bottle Number 196.

Macallan Cask 888

Limited to a very exclusive 720 bottles, the exclusive Cask 888 was bottled from a single sherry-seasoned cask on the 8th August 2008 (08.08.08).  To continue with the theme of this bottle, the strength is 48.8%.

The decanter has been created by the cosmetic glass manufacturer Stolzle Flaconnag. For its part, Lalique displayed its latest collection, Le Noir Crystal especially for the launch of Cask 888.

Bottle Number 348.

Macallan 18 Year Old 1965 

18 year old Macallan distilled in 1965. Bottled 1984.

Please note condition of lot as shown including damaged box.

Macallan 1964 

A bottle of Macallan distilled in 1964 and then bottled in 1982. 

Please note the general condition. 

Macallan 1955 Over 15 Year Old / Campbell, Hope and King

Imported by Italian Importer Rinaldi, this Macallan was the one to look out before Macallan started their now famous \"18 Year Old\" range.

Bottled by Campbell, Hope and King.

It is believed to have been bottled between 1971/1973 making it 16/18 Year Old.

Macallan 1968 18 Year Old

An excellent condition bottle of Macallan 1968, 18 year old bottled in 1987.

75cl

Please note condition of the box.

Hibiki 30 Year Old

One of only 100, this beautifully presented 30 year old Hibiki is named after the Japanese porcelain Arita-yaki, also known as Imari ware.

Hibiki 30 Year Old Aritayaki Decanter

Hibiki 30 year old is a very popular and stunning blend produced by Suntory.  This limited edition version was bottled to commemorate the first ceramics to be made in Japan.

• International Spirits Challenge Trophy 2004 
• International Spirits Challenge Trophy 2006 
• Word Whisky Awards 2007 - World's Best Blended Whisky 
• International Spirits Challenge Trophy 2007 
• Word Whisky Awards 2008 - World's Best Blended Whisky 
• International Spirits Challenge Trophy 2008 

Hanyu 2000 Ichiro's Malt 'Card' #7000 / Three of Spades​

One of the legendary highly sought after Ichiro's Card series from Hanyu.

Distilled in 2000 and bottled in 2007, matured initially in a Hogshead cask and finished in a New American Oak Hogshead.

Bottle number 137 of 354.

Hanyu 2000 Six of Spades Single Cask #1303

One of several of Ichiro's Malts released within the infamous 'Card Series'.  The Six of Spades was distilled in 2000 and bottled in 2011.

Matured in a hogshead before being moved into a sherry butt for final maturation.

Bottle number 292 of 661.

Macallan 30 Year Old

Macallan 30 year old matured in a Jerez Sherry casks.  

Presented in this pre 2005 packaging style.

Macallan 1968 18 Year Old

A highly sought 18 Year Old Macallan from 1968 and bottled in 1987.

75cl

Macallan No.6 

The latest addition to Macallan's 1824 series, the No.6 represents the six pillars of Macallan; 

• Easter Elchies - The Spiritual Home of Macallan
• Curiously small stills
• The finest spirit cut 
• Exceptional oak casks
• Natural colour
• Peerless spirit

This impressive whisky is a labour of love between Macallan and Lalique, producing this stunning decanter and presentation case.  

Macallan 1962 / 75cl

A old Italian import of Macallan, distilled in 1962 and iported to Italy by Flli Rinaldi. 

Please note the general condtion. 

Macallan 1976 18 Year Old

Macallan 18 year old, distilled in 1976, bottled 1994.

Please note condition on the box.

Macallan 1964 

A bottle of Macallan distilled in 1964 and then bottled in 1981. 

Please note the general condition. 

Macallan 1973 18 Year Old

Macallan 18 year old, distilled in 1973. 

Macallan 1971 18 Year Old

Macallan 18 year old distilled in 1971 and bottled in 1989.

Macallan 1970 18 Year Old

A very well presented Macallan 18 year old, distilled in 1970 and bottled in 1988.

Please note general condition and there is no box. 

Hanyu Ichiro's Malt The Joker 'Colour'

The 54th and final bottling in Ichiro's Card Series.

There are two Joker's released to complete the 54 bottle series, one in colour and one in Black and White.  This particular bottling is the Colour Joker, a vatting of 14 casks covering vintages from 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991 and 2000.  The casks used for this final bottling include a sherry butt, puncheon, hogshead, Cognac, chibidaru, Madeira hogshead and bourbon.

Only 3,690 bottles of this highly anticipated whisky have been made available.

This is bottle number 2630 of 3,690.

Highland Park 1968 Dragon

The Dragon independent bottlings of Highland Park are legendary, this vintage is from 1968.

The Dragon bottlings were produced by Robertson's of Kirkwall throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

MacPhail's 1938 Pure Malt 44 Year Old

A absolutely stonking blended malt from 1938 bottled by Gordon and MacPhail 44 years later.

Macallan 1973 18 Year Old

Macallan 18 year old, distilled in 1973. 

Please note general condition. 

Midleton Very Rare 1990 Edition 

This famous blend of whiskies was produced by Jameson's Master Distiller, Barry Crockett. Midleton Very Rare was released in very limited quantities on an annual basis since 1984, until 2012 when it was replaced by the equally desirable and acclaimed Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy.

The whiskey is aged somewhere between 12 and 25 years and matured solely in Bourbon casks.  Each bottle carries a signature from Barry Crocket and has an individual bottle number, this particular bottle is #7194.

The 1990 Vintage was the first vintage release to come in a wooden box, and was exported, making this particular bottle very rare indeed.

Hanyu Ichiro's Malt The Joker 'Colour'

The 54th and final bottling in Ichiro's Card Series.

There are two Joker's released to complete the 54 bottle series, one in colour and one in Black and White.  This particular bottling is the Colour Joker, a vatting of 14 casks covering vintages from 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991 and 2000.  The casks used for this final bottling include a sherry butt, puncheon, hogshead, Cognac, chibidaru, Madeira hogshead and bourbon.

Only 3,690 bottles of this highly anticipated whisky have been made available.

This is bottle number 3,005 of 3,690.

Hanyu 2000 ‘The Game’ Cask #9805 Rum Finish

This is a bottle from a Japanese food and spirits importer called Shinanoya exclusively for the Japanese market.

This is the forth release in their acclaimed The Game series which contains Hanyu from the final year that the distillery was producing.

This was finished in a rum cask. 

Bottle number 104 of 232.

Macallan 1980 Exceptional Cask #4063

This is the second release in the Exceptional cask range. 

Distilled in March 1980, matured in Oloroso sherry butt number 4063 then bottled in December 2001. 

Macallan Masters of Photography Elliott Erwitt Edition

The 4th release of the Masters of Photography consisted of 58 unique aingle cask whiskies, paired with different Elliott Erwitt prints. There were 35 pairings available making this a global release of 2030 bottles.

The Whisky comes in a hand crafted 35cl Flask concealed within a book that features all 58 images along side the Print that was paired with each whisky.

Macallan 1983 18 Year Old

Macallan 18 year old distilled in 1983.

Please note condition of the tube and lid.

Martell Cordon Bleu Cognac Baccarat Decanter

A very impressive Baccarat Crystal decanter containing Martell Cordon Bleu, the flagship bottling in the Martell family. We estimate this bottle to be from the 1980s.

Hanyu 2000 Chibidaru Single Cask #348

This Hanyu was matured in a chibidaru (Japanese Quarter cask)

This single cask was distilled in 2000 and bottled in 2013. 

Bottle number 62 of 164. 

Hanyu 1991 Isetan Single Cask #1386

A special release for Isetan the Japanese shop.

Distilled in 1991.