January 2015 Auction

Yamazaki 2003 SMWS 11 Year Old 119.14

Distilled on the 30th of April in 2003 and then matured for 11 years in a 1st Fill Sherry Butt.

One of 538 bottles.

Yamazaki 2003 SMWS 11 Year Old 119.14

Distilled on the 30th of April in 2003 and then matured for 11 years in a 1st Fill Sherry Butt.

One of 538 bottles.

Glen Bridge 40 Year Old

Following the story with the Glen Marnoch, this is another Aldi supermarket bottling at an incredible age - 40 years old!  

This has received high acclaim and understandably sold out very quickly

George T Stagg 2014

The latest George T Stagg released at their usual impressive strength 69.05%

George T Stagg 2014

The latest George T Stagg released at their usual impressive strength 69.05%

Glenmorangie 1977 21 Year Old

A rare vintage Glenmorangie, distilled in 1977 and bottled in 1998.

Yamazaki Limited Edition 2014

A limited edition Yamazaki bottled this year without an age statement.  The limited edition has been put together using:

• 20 year old European oak sherry cask
• 20 year old European oak port casks
• young (unaged) American white oak bourbon casks

Glenfiddich Excellence 26 Year Old

A relatively new addition to the Glenfiddich range, the Excellence is a 26 year old expression, aged exclusively in ex-bourbon casks sourced from the Kelvin Cooperage in Kentucky, which, like Glenfiddich, is independently owned by a Scottish family.

This will become their first ongoing bourbon cask release.

Yamazaki 18 Year Old

A very highly regarded malt from Japan, Yamazaki 18 year old.

Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix

A limited edition release selected from three warehouses which collapsed on the 7th January 2010, due to adverse weather conditions (a rather heavy snow storm).

Bottled without an age statement, Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix has been highly acclaimed and includes Oloroso and American oak casks from warehouses ranging from 13 to 30 years old.

Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix

A limited edition release selected from three warehouses which collapsed on the 7th January 2010, due to adverse weather conditions (a rather heavy snow storm).

Bottled without an age statement, Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix has been highly acclaimed and includes Oloroso and American oak casks from warehouses ranging from 13 to 30 years old.

Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix

A limited edition release selected from three warehouses which collapsed on the 7th January 2010, due to adverse weather conditions (a rather heavy snow storm).

Bottled without an age statement, Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix has been highly acclaimed and includes Oloroso and American oak casks from warehouses ranging from 13 to 30 years old.

Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix

A limited edition release selected from three warehouses which collapsed on the 7th January 2010, due to adverse weather conditions (a rather heavy snow storm).

Bottled without an age statement, Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix has been highly acclaimed and includes Oloroso and American oak casks from warehouses ranging from 13 to 30 years old.

Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix

A limited edition release selected from three warehouses which collapsed on the 7th January 2010, due to adverse weather conditions (a rather heavy snow storm).

Bottled without an age statement, Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix has been highly acclaimed and includes Oloroso and American oak casks from warehouses ranging from 13 to 30 years old.

Yamazaki Limited Edition 2014

A limited edition Yamazaki bottled this year without an age statement.  The limited edition has been put together using:

• 20 year old European oak sherry cask
• 20 year old European oak port casks
• young (unaged) American white oak bourbon casks

Yamazaki Limited Edition 2014

A limited edition Yamazaki bottled this year without an age statement.  The limited edition has been put together using:

• 20 year old European oak sherry cask
• 20 year old European oak port casks
• young (unaged) American white oak bourbon casks

Glenmorangie Sonnalta PX 1L

Glenmorangie Sonnalta PX is the first of the distillery's Private Collection bottlings.

Sonnalta PX has been finished in casks formerly containing Pedro Ximenez.

1 Litre

Glenmorangie Sonnalta PX

Glenmorangie Sonnalta PX is the first of the distillery's Private Collection bottlings.

Sonnalta PX has been finished in casks formerly containing Pedro Ximenez.

Glenfarclas 150th Anniversary

An old bottling of Glenfarclas, released in 1986 to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the distillery.  

One of only 6,000 bottles from casks specially selected by John Grant.

75cl

Yamazaki Limited Edition 2014

A limited edition Yamazaki bottled this year without an age statement.  The limited edition has been put together using:

• 20 year old European oak sherry cask
• 20 year old European oak port casks
• young (unaged) American white oak bourbon casks

Glendronach 1993 Distillery Exclusive Single Cask 18 Year Old

A single cask Glendronach exclusively available at the distillery.

Distilled on 24th September 1993 and bottled exclusively from a single Oloroso sherry butt #1607 in June 2012.  

Bottle number 5 of 606.

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 Glen Ord was distilled in 1974 and bottled 23 years later, this is bottle 4805.

Glenmorangie Sonnalta PX 1L

Glenmorangie Sonnalta PX is the first of the distillery's Private Collection bottlings.

Sonnalta PX has been finished in casks formerly containing Pedro Ximenez.

1 Litre

Glenglassaugh 1973 Family Silver

Glenglassaugh 1973 Family Silver, was one of two Family Silver bottlings by Highland Distillers (the other was a Bunnahabhain).  

Only 5,000 bottles of this rare vintage were released at the turn of the millenium.

Now incredibly sought after as an excellent example from this distillery, the label carries this information:

'Every once in a while and entirely at the discretion of the Board of Directors of Highland Distillery authorise a special limited edition of a vintage malt whisky that, to the nose of the Master Distiller, has reached the peak of perfection. This bottle contains such an exclusive vintage.'

Glenfarclas 1970 Simon Brown 37 Year Old

Simon Brown Traders, a German spirits company bottled this 1970 vintage Glenfarclas in May 2008. 

Matured exclusively in bourbon casks that were filled in October 1970.

Glencraig 1975 Gordon and Macphail

Distilled in 1975 and bottled in 2000 this is an unusual bottle of whisky from Gordon and Macphail.

Glencraig was produced in Lomond stills located at Glenburgie distillery between 1958 and 1981.

Glendronach 1990 Single Cask 24 Year Old

A Single cask 24 year old Glendronach matured in Pedro Ximinez sherry puncheon.

Bottle number 25 of 630.

Glendronach 1994 Single Cask 18 Year Old

Distilled January 1994 and bottled October 2012, This was matured in an Oloroso Sherry Butt which was numbered 98.

Bottle number 83 of 628.

Glenglassaugh 1976 Dewar Rattray Cask Collection 28 Year Old

Glenglassaugh that was distilled 1976 and then bottled during the non-production year of  2005.

This is from cask number 2371  which was a bourbon cask.

One of 288 bottles.

Glendronach 1994 Single Cask #2311 (Parker's Exclusive)

The Glendronach 1994 Cask No. 2331 is one of two single casks which were selected by Richard Parker of Parkers whisky in Banff. The other is Cask No. 401, bottling from both casks were released in July 2009, the casks were Oloroso Puncheons which were maturing in the distillery warehouse since before the distillery was mothballed by Allied Distillers in 1996 accordingly these were among he first single cask bottlings to be released under the ownership of Billy Walker & Benriach distillery. Level is well into neck, in original tube entire package is pristine.

This is bottle No.467 of only 596

Glenmorangie Finealta

The second private edition released from Glenmorangie, recreating a recipe Glenmorangie had from 1903 which was slightly peated.

Matured using a combination of bourbon and Oloroso sherry oak.

Glenfiddich 125th Anniversary  

A limited edition Glenfiddich created by Brian Kinsman to reflect 125 years of pioneering spirit at Glenfiddich, this whisky was crafted to the style of Glenfiddich in William Grant's day (125 year earlier).

The Glenfiddich 125 Anniversary is a marriage of peated Glenfiddich whiskies matured mainly in American oak casks.