February 2014 Auction

Balvenie 12 Year Old Signature Batch 001

This is the fifth batch of Signature which David Stewart crafted to mark his 45th year in the whisky industry.

Matured in the three most traditional cask types, first fill bourbon, refill bourbon and sherry, the Signature is no longer produced.

Dalmore 15 Year Old

Dalmore 15 year old was matured for 12 years in American white oak ex-bourbon casks and then a further maturation in three different sherry casks; Amoroso, Apostoles and Matusalem Oloroso.

Dalwhinnie 1990 Distillers Edition

Distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2006, this fresh Oloroso cask finished Dalwhinnie adds a richness and texture to this normally light malt.

Blair Athol 12 Year Old Flora and Fauna

Part of Diageo's Flora and Fauna series, this heavily sherried dram is normally confined only to the UK. Big fruity dram that offers a rich malty texture.

Balvenie 12 Year Old Double Wood

The Double Wood is a malt which gains its distinctive character and name from being matured in two wood types.

During maturation it is transferred from a traditional oak whisky cask to a first fill European oak sherry cask. 

Bowmore Legend

An older style label from this classic Islay malt.

Douglas of Drumlanrig 1990 10 Year Old [Selected by Duke of Buccleuch & Queensberry]

Selected personally by the Duke of Buccleuch & Queensberry this limited bottling is rumoured to be a Mortlach, bottled in 2000.

Bruichladdich 1992 17 Year Old [T.B.Watson's Centenary]

A Single Cask bottling of 17 year old finished in Brunello Wine casks from Gaja Winery in Italy. This was specially selected to celebrate the 2009 centenary of T.B.Watson Ltd of Dumfries, a specialist independent wine & spirit merchant and the home of the “Drambuster” Whisky Club. Limited Edition of 339 Bottles.

Blair Athol 15 Year Old Manager's Dram 1996

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 particular release from Blair Athol is 15 year old, bottled in 1996 by distillery manager Gordon Donoghue.

Please note that the fill level in this particular bottle has fallen beneath shoulder.

Bruichladdich 2004 Valinch 47 Islay Barley

A distillery only bottle that was distilled in 2004 and released for the 2010 Feis Ile. Bottled at cask strength and matured in a fresh sherry butt cask number 1667.

57.5%

Bottle 549 of 1060.

Dalwhinnie 12 Year Old Managers Dram (2009)

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.

Bottled in 2009 as a 12 year old Dalwhinnie.

Bottle No. 0053.

Dalwhinnie 12 Year Old Managers Dram (2009)

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.

Bottled in 2009 as a 12 year old Dalwhinnie.

Bottle No. 0053.

Bruichladdich 1993 Recioto Cask (Oddbin's Exclusive)

This was an exclusive Oddbins' bottlingof  13 year old finished in Recioto, Valpolicella Casks, the famous sweet wine from Veneto.

Bruichladdich 1998 Valinch 52 As the Current Flows

A distillery only bottle that was distilled in 1998 and bottled at cask strength in 2011. Cask number 002 that was finished in Christiann Drouin Calvados Cask .

Bottle 23 of 650.

Bowmore 1985 26 Year Old

A limited release of 747 bottles distilled in 1985 and matured in a combination of bourbon and sherry casks for 26 years.

Bunnahabhain 1963 40 Year Old Feis Ile 2003

Bottled on the 20th May 2005 as Bunnabahhain's 2003 Feis Isle bottling. This was a combination of the last seven hogsheads of 1963 Bunnahabhain that were in existence, distilled on 11th May 1963. The cask yielded 743 bottles at a cask strength of 42.9%.

Dalmore Gran Reserva 1 Litre

Typically aged between 10 and 15 years and drawn from first fill casks.  The Dalmore Gran Reserva contains whiskies from both oloroso sherry butts and bourbon barrels, with a 2:1 ratio.  The whisky is then married for a further six months in true Dalmore fashion.

Bruichladdich 16 Year Old Cuvee C

Bruichladdich matured initially in bourbon casks and then in wine barrels from one of the greatest wineries in the world: Chateau Margaux.

This is part of Bruichladdich's series of first growth Bordeaux finished whiskies. This is the third in the series, Cuvée C, limited to 12,000 bottles.

Bruichladdich 16 Year Old Cuvee B

Bruichladdich matured initially in bourbon casks and then in wine barrels from one of the greatest wineries in the world: Chateau Latour.

This is part of Bruichladdich's series of first growth Bordeaux finished whiskies. This is the second in the series, Cuvée B, limited to 12,000 bottles.