January 2017 Auction

Yoichi SMWS 116.1

Distilled in November 1986 and bottled in July 2002.

This is a 16 Year Old Single Cask from Nikka's Yoichi distillery. Cask #116.1

56.6% abv

Yoichi SMWS 116.2

Distilled in November 1990 and bottled in July 2002.

This is a 11 Year Old Single Cask from Nikka's Yoichi distillery. Cask #116.2

61% abv

Shipping will be charged for two bottles.

Please note condition of boxes. 

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. 

Yamazaki 25 Year Old

As we all know Yamazaki has ascended into one of the most desirable and sought after whiskies in the world.

This 25 year old is matured exclusively in the finest Oloroso sherry casks and presented in a very elegant, simple box.

Yamazaki 25 Year Old

As we all know Yamazaki has ascended into one of the most desirable and sought after whiskies in the world.

This 25 year old is matured exclusively in the finest Oloroso sherry casks and presented in a very elegant, simple box.

Yamazaki 25 Year Old

As we all know Yamazaki has ascended into one of the most desirable and sought after whiskies in the world.

This 25 year old is matured exclusively in the finest Oloroso sherry casks and presented in a very elegant, simple box.

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2013

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks for between 12 and 15 years , this whisky recently won 'Best Whisky in the World' according to Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible.

Approx 16,000 bottles were released.

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2013

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks for between 12 and 15 years , this whisky recently won 'Best Whisky in the World' according to Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible.

Approx 16,000 bottles were released.

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2013

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks for between 12 and 15 years, this whisky recently won 'Best Whisky in the World' according to Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible.

Approximately 16,000 bottles were released.

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.

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2009 / First Release

The original release of Yamazaki sherry cask, released back in 2009.

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks for between 12 and 15 years , the 2013 bottling recently won 'Best Whisky in the World' according to Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible.

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2016

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks, aged between 12 and 15 years old and even 25 years old, blended together with older single malt stock by chief blender Shinji Fukuyo.

This bottling is the follow up to the famous 2013 release which won 'Best Whisky in the World' according to Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible.

5000 bottles were produced which is less than third of the quantity of the previous release of Yamazaki Sherry Cask, of which there were approximately 16,000 bottles.

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2016

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks, aged between 12 and 15 years old and even 25 years old, blended together with older single malt stock by chief blender Shinji Fukuyo.

This bottling is the follow up to the famous 2013 release which won 'Best Whisky in the World' according to Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible.

5000 bottles were produced which is less than third of the quantity of the previous release of Yamazaki Sherry Cask, of which there were approximately 16,000 bottles.

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2016

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks, aged between 12 and 15 years old and even 25 years old, blended together with older single malt stock by chief blender Shinji Fukuyo.

This bottling is the follow up to the famous 2013 release which won 'Best Whisky in the World' according to Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible.

5000 bottles were produced which is less than third of the quantity of the previous release of Yamazaki Sherry Cask, of which there were approximately 16,000 bottles.

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2016

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks, aged between 12 and 15 years old and even 25 years old, blended together with older single malt stock by chief blender Shinji Fukuyo.

This bottling is the follow up to the famous 2013 release which won 'Best Whisky in the World' according to Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible.

5000 bottles were produced which is less than third of the quantity of the previous release of Yamazaki Sherry Cask, of which there were approximately 16,000 bottles.

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2016

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks, aged between 12 and 15 years old and even 25 years old, blended together with older single malt stock by chief blender Shinji Fukuyo.

This bottling is the follow up to the famous 2013 release which won 'Best Whisky in the World' according to Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible.

5000 bottles were produced which is less than third of the quantity of the previous release of Yamazaki Sherry Cask, of which there were approximately 16,000 bottles.

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2009 / First Release

The original release of Yamazaki sherry cask, released back in 2009.

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks for between 12 and 15 years , the 2013 bottling recently won 'Best Whisky in the World' according to Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible.

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2016

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks, aged between 12 and 15 years old and even 25 years old, blended together with older single malt stock by chief blender Shinji Fukuyo.

This bottling is the follow up to the famous 2013 release which won 'Best Whisky in the World' according to Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible.

5000 bottles were produced which is less than third of the quantity of the previous release of Yamazaki Sherry Cask, of which there were approximately 16,000 bottles.

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2016

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks, aged between 12 and 15 years old and even 25 years old, blended together with older single malt stock by chief blender Shinji Fukuyo.

This bottling is the follow up to the famous 2013 release which won 'Best Whisky in the World' according to Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible.

5000 bottles were produced which is less than third of the quantity of the previous release of Yamazaki Sherry Cask, of which there were approximately 16,000 bottles.

Yoichi 1988 Single Cask #100212

Ditilled in June 1988 and bottled in April 2013.

This is a 25 Year Old Single Cask from Nikka's Yoichi distillery.

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. 

Yoichi 1987 SIngle Cask #112814

A single cask Yoichi, distilled on 20th March 1987 and bottled in 2010 as a 23 Year Old. A Sublime dram from Japan

Single cask #112814.

Yoichi 1986 Single Cask 15 Year Old #111656

A single cask Yoichi, distilled on 17th January 1986 and bottled in on the 24th October 2002 as a 15 Year Old. A Sublime dram from Japan

Single cask #112814.

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. 

Yoichi 1990 Single Cask 10 Year Old #225155

Distilled in March 7th 1990 and bottled in December 5th 2000 , this single cask Yoichi was bottled at cask strength. 

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.