February 2014 Auction

Highland Park Magnus Collection

A collection of three very stunning bottles designed by Stoelze Flaconnage to replicate bottlings from 150 years ago.

Highland Park Earl Magnus 15 Year Old 1st Edition

Only 5.976 bottles we're released of the Highland Park Earl Magnus, bottled at 15 years old this bottle commemorates Earl Magnus.  

Earl Magnus the most famous of the Viking Earls of Orkney, lived in the 1100s, his cousin Haakon was very jealous of Magnus and the story goes that he had him murdered.  As time went on there are rumours that miraculous healing has said to be experienced around the Earl's tomb. The Cathedral of Kirkwall was built in memory of Earl magnus.  The packaging of these whiskies features an image of the saint taken from the stained glass window in the Cathedral.

Earl Magnus is a 15 year old Highland Park with the addition of some casks from the early 1990s, bottled at 52.6%.

Highland Park Saint Magnus 12 Year Old 2nd Edition

This bottling celebrates Saint Magnus, 20 years after the murder of the Earl by his treacherous cousin Earl Haakon the Earl was canonized. This limited edition 12 year old is drawn from casks laid down in 1998 and earlier years. Only 11,994 bottles are available at 55.0%.

Highland Park Earl Haakon 18 Year Old 3rd Edition

The final release in the Magnus series, the Earl Haakon is named after the Earl Magnus cousion who orchestrated the murder Earl Magnus.

Bottled slightly older as a 18 year old this whisky was bottled at 54.9%

Johnnie Walker Odyssey

The very high end of blending is based on the notes of Alexander Walker. Composed of three carefully selected single malts that have been married in European oak casks. The cleaver design of the crystal decanter moves along with the motion of the ocean and its 'swing' style box will ensure it cant fall over.

Hazelwood 90th Birthday Mrs J Roberts 

Bottled in August 1991 to mark the 90th Birthday of Mrs J Robert's, the last surviving grand child of the founder of Glenfiddich and Balvenie distillerys, William Grant.

Mrs J Robert's died aged 110 in 2012 and a centennial bottling of this was released

To mark her 90th birthday, the company's Master Blender selected 90 casks to make a blend to celebrate that occasion and bottled at 90 proof.

Please note this is a 75cl bottle.

Slight marks on the outside, please see photo.  Additionally the front label is slightly loose.

Hazelburn 8 Year Old First Edition Collection

This lot consists of the complete set of the first edition Hazelburn 8 year olds, depicting three different labels as shown above.

Hazelburn 8 Year Old First Edition 'The Stills'

Hazelburn 8 Year Old First Edition 'The Maltings'

Hazelburn 8 Year Old First Edition 'The Casks'

Please note the boxes are fragile and one of the boxes has a slightly torn lid.

Jameson 15 Year Old Very Special Old Whiskey 1970s

A nice old bottling of Jameson 15 year old, bottled during the 1970s, produced at the old Jameson distillery on Bow Street, prior to the move to Midleton in 1975.

Isle of Jura 1984 (19 Year Old)

To mark the centenary of the birth of George Orwell, the author of 1984, who in 1948 moved to the isolation of Jura to write. 

This 19 year old Isle of Jura was finished in Palo Cortado Oloroso sherry casks with only 4,800 bottles were released.

Certificate of Authentication is included.

Please note that the lid of this box has been torn badly, where it appears the bottle was forced through.

Isle of Jura 21 Year Old

The older packaging of Isle of Jura 21 Year Old.

Please note slight creasing to the box.

Johnnie Walker Swing

A bottle of the rather elegant Johnnie Walker Swing, named as the bottle is designed to rock gently back and forth if it so desires.

Isle of Jura 10 Year Old Legacy

A 10 year old Jura that was exclusive to travel retail. 

Hazelwood Janet Sheed Roberts 110th Birthday

The forth release to commemorate the 110th birthday of William Grant's Granddaughter; Janet Sheed Roberts.

Only 1600 bottles produced and given to members of staff in William Grant's.