January 2017 Auction

Springbank 1958 Duthie for Corti

Distilled in way back in 1958, this is a stunning bottling of Springbank!

Bottled in 1983 by R.W Duthie & Co of Aberdeen, this was for the Corti Brothers of Sacramento and Narsai's Restaurant. 

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. 

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.

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.

Strathisla 1967 Single Cask Gordon and MacPhail #6112​

A Gordon and MacPhail bottling of Strathisla distilled in 1967.

Bottled from a single cask #6112 in 2007

Please note condition of generic Gordon and MacPhail box.

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.

Springbank 1969 Signatory Vintage 34 Year Old

Distilled February 1969 then matured in a refill butt number 266 for 34 years.

Bottle number 182 of 494.

Sullivan's Cove French Oak 14 Year Old #HH0380

Sullivan's Cove French Oak has quickly become an very desirable bottle of whisky, particularly after being awarded the best single malt in the world 2014, at the World Whisky Awards - the first time that a Scottish whisky was not given this award.  

That's not all it has received great acclaim elsewhere from whisky writers/reviews.

Bottle 170 of 520

Barrel date 04/07/2000

Bottle date 27/02/2015

Barrel NO. HH0380

Sazerac 18 Year Old / Spring 2016

Bottled in the Spring of 2016.

Sazerac 18 year old is widely regarded as one of the best Rye whiskies in the world.

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.

Eagle Rare 17 Year Old / Spring 2016

Eagle Rare 17 year old is one of the five bourbons included in the award-winning Buffalo Trace Antique Collection.

This rare bourbon is normally released in small quantities once a year in the autumn (fall). This one is from Spring 2016. 

75cl

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.

Scapa 25 Year Old 1980

Old Scapa is very hard to come by, the distillery has had a very turbulent history with many periods of closure, most recently between 1994 and 2004.  

This is the oldest official release from Scapa, distilled in 1980 and bottled in 2005 from refill bourbon hogshead.

Only 2,000 bottles were released.

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.

Springbank Amontillado Wood Christmas 2006 / Includes Sample

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

This was matured in Amontillado wood. 

One of 66 bottles. 

St Magdalene 1966 Gordon and MacPhail

Distilled in 1966 and then bottled in 1994 by Gordon and MacPhail. 

Please note overall condition of this lot, particularly the box.

Springbank 1999 Small Casks Private Bottling 2 x 70cl

Two bottles of this very unique and rare bottling of Springbank, matured in 'small casks'.

Please note shipping charges for 2 bottles.

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. 

Samaroli Evolution 2013 Multi Vintage Pure Malt

A vatted blend of some very special Whiskies produced by Samaroli.

Breakdown of contents:

5% each of: 1957 Mortlach, 1959 Springbank, 1962 Sprinbank, 1964 Bruichladdich Sherry, 1965 Springbank, 1968 Glenlivet Sherry

3.5% each of: 1970 Laphroaig, 1971 Glenlivet Sherry, 1974 Ardbeg, 1975 Glen Garioch, 1976 Ardbeg, 1977 Ardmore, 1977 Caol Ila, 1978 Talisker Sherry, 1979 Springbank Sherry, 1979 Glen Grant Sherry, 1980 Highland Park, 1980 Macallan, 1981 Port Ellen, 1984 Mortlach, 1985 Springbank Sherry, 1985 Glen Grant, 1985 Bowmore, 1987 Longrow, 1987 Talisker, 1988 Lagavulin, 1989 Linkwood Sherry, 1989 Glenburgie, 1990 Highland Park, 1994 Milton Duff, 1994 Aberlour, 1997 Isle of Jura, 1997 Linkwood

From selected cask NBR 7.

The term \"Vatted Blend\" is what is now known as \"Blended Malt\", and is made up entirely of single malt whiskies, with absolutely no grain whisky used.

St Magdalene 1975 Gordon and MacPhail

Distilled in 1975 and bottled in 2007 from a lost Lowland distillery.

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