January 2015 Auction

Macallan 1996 18 Year Old

Distilled in 1996 and bottled in 2014.

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Macallan 1996 18 Year Old

Distilled in 1996 and bottled in 2014.

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Balvenie 1982 15 Year Old Single Barrel

An older edition of Balvenie's classic single barrel series, a 15 year old single malt which is drawn from a single traditional oak whisky cask of a single distillation. While every cask is subtly different, The Balvenie Malt Master has selected only casks which have the essential characteristics of The Balvenie Single Barrel.

Distilled on 13th July 1982  and bottled from cask # 3261 on the 15th October 1997, this is bottle number 271.

Lagavulin 16 Year Old White Horse Bottling

Bottled at 43% & 70cl., this release from the 1990’s is becoming quite difficult to find and has been out of production for some time. 

Good neck level, in original box, labels are slightly stained, package in generally good condition.

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.

Springbank Boutique-y Whisky Company Batch #1

A no age statement Springbank with Neil and Joel from http://caskstrength.blogspot.co.uk/

Bottle number 226 of 274.

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.

Kavalan Solist

This single cask Oloroso Sherry matured whisky comes directly from Taiwan,  Although this is available in Europe, this one hails from the country of origin. 

Kavalan Solist has won a Double Gold Medal from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition and was also awarded Best Rest of the World Single Malt Whisky from the World Whiskies Awards in 2012. In 2014, Malt Maniacs gave numerous accolades to casks from the Solist range, see for yourself here.

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Kavalan Solist

This single cask Oloroso Sherry matured whisky comes directly from Taiwan,  Although this is available in Europe, this one hails from the country of origin. 

Kavalan Solist has won a Double Gold Medal from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition and was also awarded Best Rest of the World Single Malt Whisky from the World Whiskies Awards in 2012. In 2014, Malt Maniacs gave numerous accolades to casks from the Solist range, see for yourself here.

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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

Highland Park Saint Magnus 12 Year Old 2nd Edition

Saint Magnus, follows the initial Earl Magnus release but sees the once ruler of Orkney become a Saint.  The second within the trilogy, with the same elaborate packaging and a 12 year old whisky, again bottled at cask strength.

Only 11,994 bottles of the Saint Magnus were created.

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.

Macallan 1992 Elegancia 1 Litre

Macallan Elegancia, distilled in 1994 and bottled in 2004, matured from a combination of Oloroso and Fino sherry casks - released to the travel retail market.

1 Litre

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.

Balvenie 1991 Port Wood

Distilled in 1991 and matured in bourbon casks before a finishing period in Port pipes, these Port wood finished Balvenies are very popular and have since been replaced by the 21 year old Port wood.

Arran 1997 Single Sherry Cask

Distilled 9th of May 1997 and bottled 11th of August 2011, matured in a sherry cask number 719.

Bottle number 61 of 520.

Balvenie 1978 15 Year Old Single Barrel

Distilled on 17th of January 1978 and then bottled 21st of December 1993.

Cask number 204, this is bottle number 241.

Please note there is no box.

Johnnie Walker Green Label Taiwan Wonders Taroko Gorge Edition

Johnnie Walker Green Label has been discontinued in most markets, this recent limited edition bottling is known as the Taiwan Wonders Collection.

The collection features etched images presented on the rear of each bottle, this is the 'Taroko Gorge Edition'.

Ballantine's 30 Year Old

A 30 year old Ballantines, the oldest whisky released in the Ballantines range

Aged Ballantines are highly acclaimed with a number of their releases winning international awards for spirits.

Glen Garioch 21 Year Old

A discontinued bottling of Glen Garioch 21 year old.

Bruichladdich Octomore 6.2 (Travel Retail Exclusive)

Aged for 5 years in true Octomore fashion, the latest travel retail exclusive was finished in Limousin Oak which previously held 'one of the world's great Eaux de Vie'.  

18,000 bottles produced and bottled at 58.2%

Glenfiddich 19 Year Old Age of Discovery Red Wine Cask

The third expression in the 'Age of Discovery' series from Glenfiddich, finished in red wine casks in honour of the infamous Portugese explorers of the 15th century.

Bowmore Claret Bordeaux Wine Cask

A rare Bowmore matured exclusively in Bordeaux casks from wineries owned by Suntory.

Bruichladdich Octomore 6.2 (Travel Retail Exclusive)

Aged for 5 years in true Octomore fashion, the latest travel retail exclusive was finished in Limousin Oak which previously held 'one of the world's great Eaux de Vie'.  

18,000 bottles produced and bottled at 58.2%

Highland Park 18 Year Old 2000s

Highland Park 18 years old in the old square box and dumpy bottle shape.

Paul Pacult’s Spirit Journal regarded this as ‘The Best Spirit in the World’.

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 Still Young 1998

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

Please note the marks on the front of the box.

Macallan 1992 Elegancia 1 Litre

Macallan Elegancia, distilled in 1994 and bottled in 2004, matured from a combination of Oloroso and Fino sherry casks - released to the travel retail market.

1 Litre

Glenlivet 1978 Scott's Selection

Distilled in 1978 and bottled in 2011, then bottled at cask strength by Robert Scott.

Lagavulin Triple Matured (Friends Of The Classic Malts)

Originally only available to 'Friends of the Classic Malts' this limited Lagavulin has been triple matured using refill casks, American oak hogsheads and finally European Oak refill casks.

Limited to approximately 4,500 bottles.

Imperial 1991 Gordon and Macphail

Distilled in 1991 and bottled in 2008 by Gordon and Macphail.

Mothballed in 1998, Imperial distillery has been completely demolished and is becoming increasingly sought after. 

Highland Park Saint Magnus 12 Year Old 2nd Edition

Saint Magnus, follows the initial Earl Magnus release but sees the once ruler of Orkney become a Saint.  The second within the trilogy, with the same elaborate packaging and a 12 year old whisky, again bottled at cask strength.

Only 11,994 bottles of the Saint Magnus were created.