January 2017 Auction

Buffalo Trace 1980 O.F.C.

Three unique bourbons dating back to 1980, 1982 and 1983 were released by Buffalo Trace Distillery late last year and offered exclusively to non-profit organisations in order for them to raise money for their causes.

We are delighted to have been given the opportunity to auction a bottle of the 1980 vintage, one of only 100.

Presented within a beautifully decorative crystal bottle with copper lettering and finely crafted dark wood display case with revolving door, this stunning whiskey has been named in honour of the distillery’s original name, Old Fashioned Copper or O.F.C.

We hope to see this fly in our January Auction and make a healthy sum for a very worthy cause.

Jura 1966 Duthie For Corti 20 Year Old 75cl / US Import

An independently bottled Jura imported by R.W. Duthie which has become one of the rarest Indy Juras around.

A real gem for any Jura enthusiast.

Bottled in 1986

Longmorn 1964 Duthie for Corti 21 Year Old

A fantastic 21 year old whisky, distilled in 1964.

Bottled in 1986 by R.W Duthie & Co of Aberdeen, this was for the Corti Brothers of Sacramento. 

Laphroaig 30 Year Old 

Presented in this wooden box, Laphroaig 30 year old was originally released in 2000.  

It's very well aged official bottlings from Islay, this well aged Laphroaig has only been out-matured by the 40 year old releases.

75cl.

Laphroaig 1968 Gordon and MacPhail 15 Year Old

We always get excited about Islay whisky from this period. This is a fantastic example of a mid 1980s Connoisseur's Choice bottling, oh and did we mention it is Laphroaig!  

Aged for 15 years after being distilled in 1968.  This era of Islay whisky is becoming incredibly difficult to find, good luck!

75cl

Please not condition of this lot.

Lagavulin 25 Year Old Bicentenary 2016

Released as part of Diageo's Super Premium malts. This 25 year old Lagavulin was released in 2016 and limited to 8,000 bottles.  

Released for the distilleries Bicentrnary. 

Bottle number 3157 of 8000. 

Lagavulin 12 Year Old White Horse 1980s

A 1980s White Horse bottling of 12 year old Lagavulin exported to the Italian Market.

Please note general condition. 

Laphroaig 32 Year Old

One of several new Laphroaig's released to commemorate their 200th anniversary, 1815 to 2015.

This latest release is one of the oldest ever from Laphroaig, matured for 32 years in ex-Oloroso sherry casks this has been incredibly popular at retail selling out almost immediately.

Only 5,880 bottles were produced.

Lagavulin 12 Year Old 1970s

A 1970s bottling of 12 year old Lagavulin from the White Horse era.

Please note there is no box and general condition as well as fill level. 

Laphroaig 15 Year Old / Mansion House

A Limited Edition, 270 bottle run drawn from a Laphroaig 15-year-old cask and presented to HRH the Prince of Wales to mark his 50th birthday. The Prince signed the cask during his visit to Laphroaig in June 1994 and donated it to Erskine Hospital 2000 Appeal of which he is Patron.

The Erskine Hospital 2000 Appeal opened in 1916 and has since cared for over 60,000 disabled ex-service men and women. The appeal aims to raise £5 million to enable the rebuilding of the hospital to meet 21st-century healthcare standards and establish Homes elsewhere in Scotland.

Three distinct labels were designed for the 270 bottles. Here we have an example of the \"Mansion House\" label, the rarest of the three with only 50 produced in total. Rarer still, this bottle is one of a small number of the 50 \"Mansion House\" labels that was not numbered, the intention being that it would be used for further fundraising events. 

Jefferson's Presidential 17 Year Old Distilled 1991

Inspired by Thomas Jefferson's curiosity, experimental spirit and good taste, this bourbon is from a company that doesn't own a distillery but instead purchases aged bourbon and blends it to create a consistent product. 

Distilled from Whear in the fall of 1991 and bottled 17 years later. 

Lagavulin 25 Year Old / 2002 Release

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. It is a stunning whisky and very highly rated indeed.

Bottle number 04397 of 9,000.

Please note conditon. 

Lagavulin 12 Year Old White Horse 1980s / Italian Import

A 1980s White Horse bottling of 12 year old Lagavulin. 

Please note general condition.

Does not inlcude a box.

Jack Daniel's Old No.7 Inaugural 1.5 Litre

A limited bottle of Jack Daniel's released to mark the 80th Anniversary of the ultimate bad ass Theodore Roosevelt's 80th Anniversary of becoming President of the United States in 1984.

Please note condition of box.

Ladyburn 1973 27 Year Old Single Cask

The Ladyburn Distillery was built in 1966 by William Grant & Sons Ltd and only operated for a very short period until November 15th 1975.  

Their have been very few bottlings from Ladyburn, this official single cask release is part of 18 single casks from 1973 bottled in 2000, a release totaling 3,000 bottles. Each individual bottle carries the bottling number and cask it originated from.

This is bottle number 125 from cask number 3177. 

The first ever Single Cask bottling from Ladyburn.

Isle of Jura 1973  Single Cask 30 Year Old

A stunning presentation of Isle of Jura 30 year old distilled on 10th November 1973 and matured in a single Gonzales Byass Oloroso Sherry Butt.

Single cask #3155 yileded only 468 bottles, this is bottle number 446

Signed by Michael Heads.

Lagavulin 1979 Distillers Edition / First Release

A bottle of the first ever distillers edition which was distilled in 1979 and bottled in 1997.

Finished in Pedro Ximenez casks.

Lg 4/463.

Johnnie Walker Excelsior

Johnnie Walker Excelsior is an incredibly hard to find Johnnie walker distilled in 1947 and released at around 50 years old in 1997.

75cl

Johnnie Walker Red Label 1930s

A very old bottle of Johnnie Walker Red Label.

We estimate that this bottling was produced during the latter half of the 1930s.

Please note there are no markings for Strength or volume. 

Please note condition of bottle and labels.

Johnnie Walker Honour

An extremely rare Johnnie Walker. This special edition blend was blended in \"honour\" of the achievements of John Walker, the founder of the World's leading Scotch whisky - Johnnie Walker. 

Please note general condition of this lot.

Oban 16 Year Old Manager's Dram Bicentenary 1994

The Manager’s Dram series of whiskies were bottled exclusively for employees of what is now known as Diageo.  These whiskies were selected by the respective distillery managers within Diageo malt distilling and bottled at natural cask strength.

Bottled to celebrate Oban’s 200^th anniversary, 1794 – 1994  this 16 year old was released exclusively from sherry casks by distillery manager John William and his employees listed on the rear of the bottle.

Bottled July 1994.

Laphroaig 15 Year Old 1980s

A stunning old bottle of Laphroaig bottled during the 1980s, before the Royal Warrant was issued.

75cl and in excellent condition.

Lagavulin The Syndicate's 15 Year Old

The Syndicate seem to be a group of whisky lovers with good connections ( independent bottles of Lagavulin are rare), they also seem to have access to Bruichladdich's bottling hall.

Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength 1 Litre / Straight From The Wood

A now discontinued release from Laphroaig.

Please note the condition of the tube.

Lagavulin 1993 Feis Ile 2007 First Single Cask

Lagavulin’s first ever single cask release for the Feis Ile, available exclusively at the distillery on Islay.

Distilled in 1993 and drawn from the cask on 18th of April 2007. Cask #4893 was selected by warehouseman Iain McArthur.

Bottle number 335 of 708.

Jack Daniel's Barrel House No 1

The first Jack Daniel's to be sold from the distillery legally since 1909, released in 1994 to celebrate one of the oldest warehouses in the industry: Barrel House 1.

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Laphroaig 12 Year Old Oloroso / Duty Free Exclusive​

Originally a duty free exclusive this Laphroaig has been matured fully in an Oloroso Cak

Lagavulin 1993 Feis Ile 2007 First Single Cask

Lagavulin’s first ever single cask release for the Feis Ile, available exclusively at the distillery on Islay.

Distilled in 1993 and drawn from the cask on 18th of April 2007. Cask #4893 was selected by warehouseman Iain McArthur.

Bottle number 225 of 708.

Longrow Staff Exclusive Christmas 2009 With Sample

A private bottling exclusivley for the Shareholders, Directors and staff of J & A Mitchell & Co Ltd. 

Burgundy wood aged.

One of 60 bottles. 

Lagavulin 1979 The Syndicate's 15 Year Old

The Syndicate seem to be a group of whisky lovers with good connections ( independent bottles of Lagavulin are rare), they also seem to have access to Bruichladdich's bottling hall.

Distilled 1979

Bottled 1995

Oishii Wisukii 36 Year Old Highlander Inn Small Batch Blend

A very high quality 36 year old blended whisky which has been matured in a single Sherry cask.

Bottled exlusively for the whisky lover's paradise, The Highlander Inn in Craigellachie, and named Oishii Wisukii, which translates to \"Delicious Whisky\", this bottle has labels designed by Japanese artist and designer Takeshi Abe whose previous work has included label design for the Ichiro's Malt card series.

Laphroaig 15 Year Old / Craggs

A Limited Edition, 270 bottle run drawn from a Laphroaig 15-year-old cask and presented to HRH the Prince of Wales to mark his 50th birthday. The Prince signed the cask during his visit to Laphroaig in June 1994 and donated it to Erskine Hospital 2000 Appeal of which he is Patron.

The Erskine Hospital 2000 Appeal opened in 1916 and has since cared for over 60,000 disabled ex-service men and women. The appeal aims to raise £5 million to enable the rebuilding of the hospital to meet 21st-century healthcare standards and establish Homes elsewhere in Scotland.

Three distinct labels were designed for the 270 bottles. Here we have an example of the \"Craggs\" label, of which only 105 were produced in total.