January 2017 Auction

Clynelish 1965 Duthie for Corti 21 Year Old

An independently bottled Clynelish imported by R.W. Duthie which has become a very rare Clynelish indeed.

A real gem for any Clynelish enthusiast, produced at the original Clynelish distillery, which has now become recognised as Brora.

Bottled in 1986

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. 

Chartreuse Yellow Label 'Une Tarragone' 1936-1941

Originally created in 1605 by monks using a recipe for an elixir of long life. 

Produced between 1904-1989 in Tarragona (Spain) after the Carthusian Monks were exiled from France. In 1989 the distillery in Tarragona closed down and the production of this liquor returned to France. Nowadays the bottles produce in the distillery of Tarragona have become one of the most expensive and sought after liquors in the world. The recipe contains more than 130 different plants and flowers, the Mediterranean character of the Tarragona distillery is bottled in this unique and limited liquor.

This Yellow Label 'Une Tarragone' was produced between 1936 and 1941.

Please note general condition. 

Caol Ila 1967 Duthie for Corti​​

Distilled in 1967. 

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

Uniting Nations 40 Year Old The Essence of Karuizawa

Blended by Ichiro Akuto, this is a combination of a 40 year old Scottish malt and 45 year old Karuizawa. 

One of only 677 bottles. 

Please note general condition. 

Uniting Nations 40 Year Old The Essence of Karuizawa

Blended by Ichiro Akuto, this is a combination of a 40 year old Scottish malt and 45 year old Karuizawa. 

One of only 677 bottles.

Caroni 1988 Blended Trinidad 15 Year Old Rum

Distilled at Caroni in 1988 and matured at their distillery until 2003 when the casks were moved to Guyana for a further four years of maturation.

Bottled in 2008.

Caroni 1982 Full Proof 24 Year Old Trinidad Rum

Distilled in 1982 at the now lost Caroni distillery.

Aged for 24 years and bottled in 2006.

One of 4,600 bottles produced from a stock of 15 drums.

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.

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.

Convalmore 1977 36 Year Old

Diageo released this in 2013, the second bottling of Convalmore within their Special release series.

Distilled in 1977 and bottled at cask strength 36 years later.

Bottle number 1319 of 2680.

Please note condition of lot as shown.

Chichibu 2010 Single Cask #2653 / Takashimaya Buyers Selection

Excclusively bottled for Takashimaya. This single cask Chichibu was distilled in 2010 and bottled in 2016 from a single barrel #2653

Bottle 285/296

Douie, Robert, Chronicles of the Maltmen Craft in Glasgow 1605 - 1879: with appendix containing the constitution of the craft recognised and established by Letter of Guildry, parliament, town councils, and Archbishop's charter, etc. Glasgow: Aird & Coghill, 1879.

A fascinating work charting the history of the Incorporation of Maltmen Glasgow from 1605, when they were granted a Letter of Guildry right up to 1879, when the Chronicles were published.

One of the fourteen incorporated crafts of Glasgow, the establishment of the Maltmen far pre-dates 1605 but it is believed that earlier records were destroyed in a great fire in 1601. Created with the aim of protecting the livelihood of members against unskilled competitors, the Incorporation also focused their efforts on supporting elderly members, widows and children and championing education within Glasgow.

Their work provided the starting point for the production of whisky and as such their history must be viewed as an extension of the Whisky industry's as a whole.

An essential addition to any whisky library!

Please see images for condition. Full condition report available on request.

Chichibu 2010 Single Cask #2653 / Takashimaya Buyers Selection

Excclusively bottled for Takashimaya. This single cask Chichibu was distilled in 2010 and bottled in 2016 from a single barrel #2653

Bottle 277/296

Chichibu 2010 Single Cask #2653 / Takashimaya Buyers Selection

Excclusively bottled for Takashimaya. This single cask Chichibu was distilled in 2010 and bottled in 2016 from a single barrel #2653

Bottle 284/296

Chichibu 2010 Single Cask #2653 / Takashimaya Buyers Selection

Excclusively bottled for Takashimaya. This single cask Chichibu was distilled in 2010 and bottled in 2016 from a single barrel #2653

Bottle 287/296

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.

Chartreuse Voiron Yellow Label 1950/60s

Originally created in 1605 by monks using a recipe for an elixir of long life. 

The recipe contains more than 130 different plants and flowers, We estimate this bottle to be from the 1950s or 1960s and was produced at the Voiron Distillery in France.  

Please note general condition. 

Chichibu 2008 Ichiro's Malt / Majyo

A 5 year old Chichibu bottled exclusively for Majyo. 

Distilled in december 2008 bottled in March 2014 from Bourbon cask #207

Bottle #221

Clynelish 17 Year Old Manager's Dram 1998

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.

This 17 year old Clynelish was matured in sherry casks and selected by the distillery manager.

Bottled 23rd November 1998.

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.

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.

Caroni 1996 Full Proof 20 Year Old

The 35th release, distilled in 1996 at the now lost Caroni distillery.

Aged in Trinidad for 20 years and bottled in 2016.

One of 3038 bottled produced from a stock of 11 casks.

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.

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.

Chichibu 2010 Whisky Talk 2015 / Vanishing Animal Owl

Another new and very rare Chichibu distilled in 2010 and bottled for Whisky Talk 2015. 

Matured in 1st fill bourbon and a 3rd fill Puncheon. 

Only 593 bottles.

Please note condition of label. 

St Magdalene 1975 Gordon and MacPhail

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

Chichibu 2011 Single Cask #3291 / Yokohama Takashimaya

Exclusively bottled for Takashimaya. This single cask Chichibu was distilled in 2011 and bottled in 2016 from a single barrel #3291

Finished in an Imperial stout cask.

Bottle 179/249

Strathearn Distillery Inaugural Single Cask / Bottle #79

The first of a new generation of small distilleries, Strathearn 'Probably Scotland's Smallest Distillery' produces single cask, single malt whisky using traditional methods.

This is from the very first cask that Strathearn filled, an Octave of which only 100 bottles were made available and sold through a unique auction which ended on December 1st 2016.

The cask was filled on 11th December 2013 and bottled on 13th December 2016.

Bottle number #79.

St Magdalene 1970 Rare Malt 23 Year Old / 58.1%

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.

A bottle of the earlier St Magdalene bottled as part of the Rare Malt Selection, distilled in 1970 and bottled around 1993.

Please note there is no box.