February 2015 Auction

Laphroaig 1960 Vintage Reserve 40 Year Old

A vintage release of Laphroaig distilled in 1960 and bottled as a 40 year old. Laphroaig this age is incredibly rare!

Distilled in 1960 and presented with a certificate from distillery manager Iain Henderson, the casks were matured for 40 years in warehouse #1. Includes the original promotional documents released by Oddbins for the product launch. 

This is bottle 219 of 300. 

Lagavulin 25 Year Old

Released as part of Diageo's Super Premium malts.

From 1977 this 25 year old Lagavulin was released in 2002 and limited to 9,000 bottles.  Perhaps unsuprisingly it is a stunning whisky and is very highly rated indeed.

Bottle number 8487 of 9,000.

Please note condition of the box label, minor mould. 

Longmorn 1967 Gordon and Macphail 45 Year Old

Bottled in 2012 this Longmorn is a massive 45 years old! 

Cardhu 12 Year Old 1960s

A very old bottling of Cardhu 12 year old, circa 1970s.  Includes a lovely leaflet explaining why Cardhu is so rare.

Please note that the bottle size nor strength is shown on this item.

There is some damage to this item:

• The lid of the box is damaged
• Staining and tears on the box and label
• The seal is stained

North Port 1979 Rare Malt 20 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 North Port was distilled in 1979  and bottled 20 years later in October 1999.

Bottle number 1097.

Caol Ila “ Rare Malts “ 21yo. Ltd. Edition

The Rare Malts are a Limited Edition series of cask-strength single malts, issued, and designed by Diagio to show off some of the lesser known distilleries in their Empire, most are now closed or mothballed and the bottlings sought after by collectors.  This 21yo. Caol Ila is bottle no. 6875 distilled in 1975 & bottled 1996 @ 61.3% and 70cl..  In original box, level is in the neck, entire package is pristine.

Lagavulin 1986 Distillers Edition 

The 2002 Distillers Edition release of Lagavulin from Diageo, distilled in 1986 and finished in Pedro Ximenez casks.

lgv.4/490

Lagavulin 1984 Distillers Edition

The 2001 Distillers Edition release of Lagavulin from Diageo, distilled in 1984 and finished in Pedro Ximenez casks.

Lgv.4/468

Please note condition of label and box, as pictured.

Lagavulin 1995 Jazz Festival 2013

Released annually to coincide with Lagavlin’s sponsorship of the Islay Jazz Festival, this particular release was distilled on 19^th January 1995 and bottled in 2013. 

Bottle number 825.

Littlemill 21 Year Old (2nd Release)

Released in 2014 this official bottling of Littlemill proved to be very popular, perhaps unsuprising as there are so few official releases from this lost distillery.

Limited release of 4,600 bottles at 21 years old.

Laphroaig 1989 High Grove

This is the first of five Highgrove releases. These bottles were sold exclusively through the estate of HRH, The Prince of Wales because Laphroaig is his favourite whisky. This was bottled in Spring 1995. 

A bottle fit for royalty! 

Laphroaig 11 Year Old 

A recent addition the Laphroaig range, released by Suntory Beam following the purchase of Beam Global by Suntory.

Matured in ex-Bourbon casks, quarter casks and ex-Oloroso sherry casks.

Exclusively available a Amsterdam Schiphol's Airport.

Caperdonich 1969 Lonach 37 Year Old

Distilled in 1969 and bottled in 2007, this is from the closed Speyside distillery Caperdonich.

Linkwood 1969 Gordon and Macphail 37 Year Old

A bottle of Elgin's Linkwood distillery from Elgin's specialist Whisky merchant Gordon and Macphail. 

Chieftain's Choice 1964 Highland 28 Year Old

Distilled March 1964, this is a mystery Highland single malt bottled by Ian MacLeod.

Please note the marks and staining in the inside of the box.

Chieftain's Choice 1964 Highland 26 Year Old

Distilled March 1964, this is a mystery Highland single malt bottled by Ian MacLeod in September 1990.

Please not the slight marks on the box.

75cl and 50%.

North Port 1970 Gordon and Macphail

An older G&M bottling of this closed Highland distillery, distilled in 1970 and bottled within their Connoisseur's Choice range.

Please note that there is no box. 

75cl

Laphroaig Feis Ile 2010 Cairdeas Master Edition

aphroaig decided to make their Islay festival bottlings available to not just distillery visitors but the Friends of Laphroaig Online fan club, fitting then that Cairdeas means \"friendship\" in Gaelic.

The Master Edition released at Feis Ile 2010 contains whiskies aging from 11 to 19 years old.

Linkwood 1974 Rare Malt 23 Year Old 75cl 

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.

Distilled in 1974  and bottled as a 23 year old under the Rare Malt Selection.

Bottle number 4825. 

Please note minor mark to the box. 

Chieftain's Choice 1973 Speyside 20 Year Old

Distilled in September 1973 this is a 20 year old Speyside single malt. 

Please note slight scratch on box.

Craigellachie 23 Year Old

The brand new Craigellachie 23 year old, the entire range has raised many peoples opinion of this relatively unknown Speyside distillery, one certainly to watch.

Craigduff 1973 Signatory Vintage 38 Year Old 

A very rare experimental whisky, produced at Strathisla distillery using heavily peated malt.  Occasionally there has been some controversy over the origin of Craigduff and some people have suggested it was actually produced at Glen Keith distillery, wherever it was produced it is extremely rare as only a handful of casks have ever been bottled independantly by Signatory Vintage.

Distilled on the 4th April 1973 and bottled on 8th June 2011, this 38 year old Craigduff was matured exclusively in a refill sherry butt, cask #2517.

Bottle number 287 of 442.

Please note the dent on the tin.

Caol Ila Feis Ile 2009

A single cask bottling from Sherry cask number 19313. Distilled 19/12/1996. 

This is bottle is 257. 

Caol Ila Feis Ile 2010

Distilled in August 1999 then matured in a sherry cask number 305646 then bottled at cask strength. 

This is bottle 475. 

Laphroaig 10 Year Old 1990s

An older bottling of Laphroaig from the 1990s.

Please note staining and marks on the box.

Caol Ila 1998 Feis Ile 2013

Release in June 2013 for the annual Feis Ile, this Caol Ila was specially selected by Billy Stitchell.

Bottle number 0411 of 3,000

Billy said this about how the whisky matured:

“Spirit distilled in 1998 has been triple-cask matured. For 12 years it rested in a combination of Refill Butts, Hogsheads and Barrels. The vatted whisky was then allowed to mature for several months in active hogshead casks to impart a spicy/oaky note to the existing delicate Caol Ila smoke. Finally it was treated to a final gentle maturation in European oak.”

Caol Ila 2000 Feis Ile 2011

Released for the annual Feis Ile, in 2011 this Caol Ila was hand selected by Billy Mitchell and was matured in sherry cask 301696.

Bottle number 403.

Caol Ila Feis Ile 2012

Distilled in 2001, matured in sherry butt number 300897 then bottled for the Feis Ile 2012 at cask strength. 

Bottle number 506 of 618. 

Caol Ila 1980 Bladnoch 30 Year Old

Distilled May 1980 then bottled May 2010, a single cask bottling at cask srength. 

Bottle 119 of 261. 

Caol Ila 2002 Feis Ile 2014

Caol Ila's annual Feis Ile release this year comes in the form of a 12 year old matured in refill American oak Hogsheads, personally selected by David Wood.  

Bottle number 0634.

Laphroaig 1987 Douglas Laing 21 Year Old

Distilled November 1987 and bottled January 2009 from a refill hogshead. 

One of 439 bottles. 

Carsebridge 1979 Duncan Taylor 25 Year Old

A 25 year old single cask Single grain distilled March 1979 and bottled in January 2005. Carsebridge closed in 1983. 

Bottle Number 102 of 154.