February 2015 Auction

Kininvie 1990 23 Year Old Batch #001

The first official release from Kininvie.  The elusive malt from William Grant's Dufftown complex.

Distilled in 1990 and matured for 23 years until bottling in 2013, batch 001 with an estimated 7,000 bottles were released in Taiwan.

35cl bottle.

Ardbeg Supernova Stellar Release 

Following the incredibly popular committee release of Arbdeg Supernova, this commercial release sold out quickly as well.  

Ardbeg Supernova is the peatiest Ardbeg ever released at 100ppm, an estimate 18,000 bottles were released in January 2009.

Please note the sticker on the back of the bottle.

Ardbeg Alligator Untamed Release

A fierce charring to the cask, an 'alligator char' provides the name for this whisky, aggressive heat when applied to the inside of the casks causes the cracking of the wood which re-sembles that of an Alligators skin. 

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

Ardbeg Supernova 2014 75cl (US Import)

Following in the footsteps of the previous Supernova release, this is a peaty as Ardbeg gets.  Sold exclusively to members of the Ardbeg Committee via Ardbeg Embassies worldwide, as you can imagine it was not available for long...

This release celebrates the return to earth of the 'Ardbeg Space Experiment'.  For more information on this take a look at the Supernova story here.

75cl

Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist 2008

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 2008 at 46%.

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.

Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist 2006 [Arry nam baysht]

Ardbeg don't release many vintages at all now, and the Airgh Nam Beist was one of the last, prior to the Galileo.

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

Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist 2008

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

Taking it's name from the Gaelic meaning of \"shelter of the beast\", this is the name of one of the two lochs near to Ardbeg along with Uigeadail , this whisky was distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2008 at 46%.

Ardbeg Almost There 1998

Proceeding from Very Young and Still Young, Ardbeg Almost There was the final stage in the journey of young cask-strength Ardbeg 1998 before the Renaissance 10 year old was finally released.

Ardbeg Still Young 1998

Ardbeg Still Young was distilled in 1998 and released in 2006, the second release on the ‘path to peaty maturity’.

Arran PX Brandy Single Cask

A single cask Arran matured in a Lepanto PX Brandy Cask from Gonzalez Byass.

Bottled on 20th January 2006, this is bottle number 370 of 785.

Ardbeg Almost There 1998

Proceeding from Very Young and Still Young, Ardbeg Almost There was the final stage in the journey of young cask-strength Ardbeg 1998 before the Renaissance 10 year old was finally released.

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.

Distilled on 7th April 1997 and bottled on 6th June 2013.

Bottle 212 of 232.

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 Still Young 1998

Ardbeg Still Young was distilled in 1998 and released in 2006, the second release on the ‘path to peaty maturity’.

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 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.

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, cask #4.

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

Aberlour A'bunadh Batch #16

Aberlour A'bunadh is bottled using only first fill Oloroso sherry butts, this is batch #16 released in 2005.

Auchentoshan 1988 Single Cask 18 Year Old

A rare single cask Auchentoshan produced in the mid 2000s.  Distilled on 30th December 1988 and matured in cask #4446, bottled at cask strength.

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. 

Arran 1998 Single Sherry Cask

Distiled on 3rd February 1998 and then bottled in 2009, this Arran came from cask number #84 a single sherry cask.

Bottle number 13 of 578.

Kininvie 1990 23 Year Old Batch #002

This is the first official release under the Kininvie name for the UK market.

This elusive malt from William Grant's Dufftown complex was matured in \"a mix of Hogshead and Sherry butts\" for 23 years.  There are thought to be round 7000 35cl bottles within the batch.

Ardmore 1977 Signatory Vintage 23 Year Old

Distilled in 1977 and then bottled in 2000. A single cask Ardmore at cast srength. 

Bottle 275 of 306 bottles. 

Aberlour 1989 Warehouse No.1 Sherry Cask

Only available at Aberlour distillery, this was matured exclusively in a first fill sherry cask #6524 for 13 years.

Filled into cask on 26th May 1989.

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.

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 2011.

Arran Devil’s Punch Bowl Chapter III           

Released in 2014, Arran’s third and final edition of the Devil's Punch Bowl

A vatting of consisting of  21 casks; 8 of which are Oloroso sherry casks, 8 French Oak Barriques and 5 bourbon casks. Following Chapter one and two, only 6,660 bottles were released.

Ardmore 1979 Douglas Laing 21 Year Old

Distilled in 1979 and bottled in 2001. 

One of 628 Bottles. 

Arran 1996 Single Cask 17 Year Old

Single cask #538 was filled on 17th June 1996 and bottled on 9th September 2013.

Bottle 043/141

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 #4.

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

Aberlour A'Bunadh Batch #20

Aberlour A'bunadh is bottled using only first fill Oloroso sherry butts, this is batch #20 released in 2007.