February 2014 Auction

Ardbeg 1972 32 Year Old Single Cask 866 (Oddbins Exclusive)

An oddbins exclusive, this rare, desirable Ardbeg was distilled on the 24th March 1972 and was matured in a bourbon cask, prior to being bottled on 24th August 2004.

This 32 year old whisky came from cask #866 yielding 239 bottles.

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%

Ardbeg Kildalton 1980

Quite simply a legendary Ardbeg released in 2004, this was a combination of experimental unpeated Ardbeg and lightly peated Ardbeg.  It is known that between 1979 and 1981 these experiements took place.

We have yet to see any from 1979.

Only a mere 1,300 bottles of Kildalton were bottled and it is certainly a popular collectors item now.

Please note the cap rotates.

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.

Ardbeg Very Young 1998

The first in Ardbeg’s \"Young\" series on their \"path to peaty maturity\", tracing Ardbeg’s path to their new 10 year old. 

It was bottled in 2004.

Ardbeg 1990 Cask Strength [Bottled 2004]

A very limited 1,140 bottles of this cask strength Ardbeg were released in 2004 for the Japanese market and for the Ardbeg distillery.

It was bottled on the 8th April 2004 as a 13 year old.

Ardbeg 1978 (Third Release)

The third and final release of the Ardbeg 1978 limited edition, released in 1999.

Ardbeg 1976 Gordon and Macphail Connoisseurs Choice

Bottled by Gordon and Macphail as part of the Connoisseurs Choice collection, this Ardbeg was distilled on December 1976 and was matured in refill American hogsheads until August 2004.

Ardbeg Alligator Untamed Release

A fierce charring to the cask, an 'alligator char' provides the name for this whisky. Aggressive heat is applied to the inside of the casks which causes the cracking of the wood to ressemble that of an alligators skin. 

Following the acclaimed committee release, the un-tamed edition was released in 2011 and quickly sold out.

Ardbeg 1978 Gordon and Macphail Connoisseurs Choice

Bottled by Gordon and Macphail as part of the Connoisseurs Choice collection, this Ardbeg was distilled in 1978 and bottled in 2005.

Ardbeg 17 Year Old

The first releases of Ardbeg 17 year old sparked the renewed interest in Ardbeg. 

Now, several years after being discontinued, it is still recognised as a sensational Ardbeg.

Arran Devil's Punch Bowl Chapter I

The first edition of Arran's Devil Punch Bowl which consists of 27 casks distilled between 1997 and 2004; 17 of which are sherry casks, 6 ‘unpeated’ bourbon casks and 4 peated bourbon casks. Known as the Angels and Devils edition, only 6,600 bottles have been released.

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.

Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist Bottled 2006 [Arry nam baysht]

Ardbeg don't release many vintages these days, and the Airgh Nam Beist was one of the last.

Taking it's name from the Gaelic meaning of \"shelter\" or pasture, this whisky was distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2006 at 46%.

Arran 1997 16 Year Old Music Festival 2013

Arran held a master class to select the cask which would become the 2013 Festival Bottling. A 16 year old first fill Sherry Hogshead was selected for its flavour and balance.

Bottle 117 of 232 bottles.

Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist Bottled 2006 [Arry nam baysht]

Ardbeg don't release many vintages these days, and the Airgh Nam Beist was one of the last.

Taking it's name from the Gaelic meaning of \"shelter\" or pasture, this whisky was distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2006 at 46%.

Abhainn Dearg 2008 Inaugural Release

The first legal whisky produced on the Isle of Lewis and bottled as a 3 year old.

Distilled in 2008 and bottled in 2011.

Created from American oak, bourbon cask #5.

Only 2,011 bottles were produced and were individually signed by distillery owner Mark Tayburn

Bottle number 525 of 2,011.

Ardbeg Day 75cl (US Import)

Available at Ardbeg distillery and across 100 Ardbeg Embassies, this was Ardbeg's Feis Ile 2012 release.

Ardbeg Day was selected from ad married in refill-sherry casks which previously were used for Uigeadail.  Only 12,000 bottles were made available worldwide.

Ardbeg Serendipity 12 year old

The result of an accident when very year old Ardbeg gets mixed with 12 year old Glen Moray.

This blended malt was simply 20% Glen moray and 80% Ardbeg.

Released in 2005, there were 16,000 bottles made available.

Please note the cap rotates.

Arran Devil’s Punch Bowl Chapter II           

Released in mid 2013, Arran’s second edition, release in the very popular punch bowl series consists of 27 casks distilled between 1997 and 2004; 17 of which are sherry casks, 6 ‘unpeated’ bourbon casks and 4 peated bourbon casks. Known as the Angels and Devils edition, only 6,600 bottles have been released.

Ardbeg Galileo 1999

Released in September 2012, the Ardbeg Galileo quickly sold out at retailers.

Aged for 12- 13 years, the Galileo is a combination of casks matured in first-fill bourbon casks and a peculiar Marsala enhanced version of Ardbeg Alligator.

Ardbeg Galileo 1999

Released September 2012, the Ardbeg Galileo quickly sold out at retailers. Aged for 12- 13 years, the Galileo is a combination of casks matured in first-fill bourbon casks and a peculiar Marsala enhanced version of Ardbeg Alligator.

Ardbeg Galileo 1999

Released in September 2012, the Ardbeg Galileo quickly sold out at retailers. Aged for 12- 13 years, the Galileo is a combination of casks matured in first-fill bourbon casks and a peculiar Marsala enhanced version of Ardbeg Alligator.

Ardbeg Ardbog including 2 x Glasses and T-Shirt

Released as Ardbeg’s annual Feis Ile offering at the start of June, alongside Ardbeg distillery it was also released at Ardbeg Embassies. 

A vatting of 10 year old Ardbeg matured in bourbon casks with a ‘heart’ matured in Manzanilla sherry casks. 

This lot includes two Ardbeg glasses and a medium sized t-shirt which requires a good iron!

Ardbeg Galileo 1999

Released in September 2012, the Ardbeg Galileo quickly sold out at retailers. Aged for 12- 13 years, the Galileo is matured in first-fill bourbon casks and a peculiar Marsala enhanced version of Ardbeg Alligator.

Auchentoshan 25 Year Old - Ceramic Decanter

A lovely bottling (I think) of Auchentoshan, matured for 25 years before being bottled in this delightful ceramic decanter.

Contains certificate of authenticity.

Ardbeg Blasda

The tamed version of Ardbeg, well to a degree anyway, Ardbeg Blasda was peated to an average of 8ppm compared to the more usual 24ppm.  Rather controversially, the Blasda was also bottled in clear glass, at 40% and has been chill filtered, un-like Ardbeg's other releases which are typically un-chillfiltered and bottled in the iconic green bottle at 46% or above.

Now discontinued and becoming increasingly difficult to find.

Ardbeg Blasda

The tamed version of Ardbeg, well to a degree anyway, Ardbeg Blasda was peated to an average of 8ppm compared to the more usual 24ppm.  Rather controversially, the Blasda was also bottled in clear glass, at 40% and has been chill filtered, un-like Ardbeg's other releases which are typically un-chillfiltered and are bottled in the iconic green bottle at 46% or above.

Now discontinued and becoming increasingly difficult to find.

Ardbeg Blasda

The tamed version of Ardbeg, well to a degree anyway, Ardbeg Blasda was peated to an average of 8ppm compared to the more usual 24ppm.  Rather controversially, the Blasda was also bottled in clear glass, at 40% and has been chill filtered, un-like Ardbeg's other releases which are typically un-chillfiltered and bottled in the iconic green bottle at 46% or above.

Now discontinued and becoming increasingly difficult to find.

Ardbog

Released as Ardbeg’s annual Feis Ile offering at the start of June, alongside Ardbeg distillery it was also released at Ardbeg Embassies. 

A vatting of 10 year old Ardbeg matured in bourbon casks with a ‘heart’ matured in Manzanilla sherry casks. 

Ardbeg Ardbog

Released as Ardbeg’s annual Feis Ile offering at the start of June, alongside Ardbeg distillery it was also released at Ardbeg Embassies. 

A vatting of 10 year old Ardbeg matured in bourbon casks with a ‘heart’ matured in Manzanilla sherry casks. 

Ardbeg Ardbog

Released as Ardbeg’s annual Feis Ile offering at the start of June, alongside Ardbeg distillery it was also released at Ardbeg Embassies. 

A vatting of 10 year old Ardbeg matured in bourbon casks with a ‘heart’ matured in Manzanilla sherry casks.