January 2018 Auction

Laphroaig 1998 Signatory Vintage 15 Year Old

A single cask Laphroaig distilled in September 1998 and then matured in refill sherry butt 700385 before being bottled in June 2014. 

Bottle number 272 of 839.

Lagavulin Jazz Festival 2016

Released annually to coincide with Lagavulin’s sponsorship of the Islay Jazz Festival.  

This years release as usual has been hotly anticipated and has been created from a blend of well matured refill American Oak and First Fill ex bourbon American Oak casks

Only 6,000 bottles have been produced in total.

Laphroaig 15 Year Old 200th Anniversary Limited Edition

To celebrate the distillery's 200th year, Laphroiag have released... or re-released a 15 year old. 

The 15 year old was a firm favourite to many including Prince Charles.

Laphroaig 15 Year Old 200th Anniversary Limited Edition

To celebrate the distillery's 200th year, Laphroiag have released... or re-released a 15 year old. 

The 15 year old was a firm favourite to many including Prince Charles.

Aberlour A'Bunadh Batch #45

Aberlour A'Bunadh is bottled using only first fill Oloroso sherry butts, this is batch #45 released in 2013.

Linkwood 1990 SMWS 26 Year Old 39.135​

An 26 year old Linkwood, bottled by the Scotch malt Whisky Society under the name 'Magical and Heavenly'

Distilled on 30th April 1990, matured for 26 years in a refill bourbon hogshead and bottled at cask strength.

One of 186 bottles.

Arran 1996 Distillery Exclusive 19 Year Old

This is Arran's 2016 Distillery Exclusive.  

A 19 year old whisky originally distilled on the 14th October 1996 and bottled on 14th January 2016 from a single sherry butt cask #1609.

Bottle number 323 of 610.

Lagavulin 12 Year Old Special Release 2006. 

The annual cask strength release of cask strength Lagavulin 12 year old from 2006.

Lagavulin Distillery Exclusive 2017

Only available at Lagavulin distillery.

Personally selected by the distillery team in 2017.

Lagavulin Distillery Exclusive 2017

Only available at Lagavulin distillery.

Personally selected by the distillery team in 2017.

La Cruz 1984 Ron de Panama Single Barrel Rum

A very nice bottle of 1984 vintage Panama rum.

Italian import.

La Cruz 1981 Ron de Panama Single Barrel Rum

A very nice bottle of 1981 vintage Panama rum.

Italian import.

Ardbeg Blasda

This tamed version of Ardbeg was peated to an average of 8ppm compared to the more usual 24ppm.  Rather controversially, the Blasda was also bottled in clear glass, at 40% and has been chill filtered, un-like Ardbeg's other releases which are typically un-chillfiltered and bottled in the iconic green bottle at 46% or above. Now discontinued and becoming increasingly difficult to find.

Please note condition of lot as shown, creasing at top of box.

Ardbeg Blasda

This tamed version of Ardbeg was peated to an average of 8ppm compared to the more usual 24ppm.  Rather controversially, the Blasda was also bottled in clear glass, at 40% and has been chill filtered, un-like Ardbeg's other releases which are typically un-chillfiltered and bottled in the iconic green bottle at 46% or above. Now discontinued and becoming increasingly difficult to find.

Aberlour 1997 Reserve Collection / Cask Strength Edition

The Reserve Collection has been created to replace the Cask Strength series of bottlings from Chivas Brothers.  This Cask Strength edition, alongside their Single Cask editions are only available at Chivas Brother's distilleries.

Distilled on 12th December 1997 and bottled on 8th July 2015 from four casks.

Bottle number 1120 of only 1380.

Ardbeg Blasda

This tamed version of Ardbeg was peated to an average of 8ppm compared to the more usual 24ppm.  Rather controversially, the Blasda was also bottled in clear glass, at 40% and has been chill filtered, un-like Ardbeg's other releases which are typically un-chillfiltered and bottled in the iconic green bottle at 46% or above. Now discontinued and becoming increasingly difficult to find.

Laphroaig 2002 Hunter Laing 12 Year Old

Distilled 2002 and bottled 12 years later by Douglas Laing as part of the Old Malt Cask series in April 2015.

One of 332 bottles charged from a refill butt.

Aultmore 1999 SMWS 15 Year Old 73.93​

Distilled in 1999 and bottled 18 years from a refill ex-Bourbon barrel.

One of 205 bottles produced. 

\"Shades of orange blossom\"

Ardbeg Blasda

This tamed version of Ardbeg was peated to an average of 8ppm compared to the more usual 24ppm.  Rather controversially, the Blasda was also bottled in clear glass, at 40% and has been chill filtered, un-like Ardbeg's other releases which are typically un-chillfiltered and bottled in the iconic green bottle at 46% or above. Now discontinued and becoming increasingly difficult to find.

Aberlour 12 Year Old 1980s​

A rare bottle of 12 year old Aberlour, bottled during the 1980's.

Laphroaig 1998 SMWS 19 Year Old 29.229​

\"Harmonious balance\"

Distilled on 13th May 1998, matured for 19 years in a single refill ex-Bourbon hogshead which yielded only 234 bottles.

Longrow 18 Year Old Limited Edition

Longrow 18 year old is incredibly popular, providing a peatier version of Springbank.

These releases are very limited and usually sell out on an annual basis.

This is the 2017 bottling.

Aberlour 1994 Samaroli / Coilltean

A single cask bottling of Aberlour distilled in 1994 and bottled by Silvano Samaroli in 2006 after maturing in a new American medium toasted oak cask #8418.

Bottle number 9 of only 306 produced.

Italian Import / Moon Imports

Loch Dhu 10 Year Old

Still in high demand, this black whisky, distilled at Mannochmore distillery, has become increasingly harder to find.

Loch Dhu 10 Year Old

Still in high demand, this black whisky, distilled at Mannochmore distillery, has become increasingly harder to find.

#34 Aberlour A'Bunadh Batch

Aberlour A`bunadh is produced in the tradition of 19th century single malts from an era when villagers would come to the distillery to collect their dram straight from the cask, often in apothecary bottles obtained from the village chemist. Indeed these bottles are the inspiration for the a`bunadh bottle shape today.

Matured exclusively in Spanish Oak Oloroso Sherry butts, the rarest and most precious casks used for maturation and bottled at cask strength, a`bunadh possesses an unrivalled aromatic intensity. A richer mouth-fill and flavour complexity is achieved by bottling without the use of modern day chill-filtering methods. 

Aberlour A'bunadh is bottled using only first fill Oloroso sherry butts, this is batch #34 released in 2011.

Linkwood 1997 SMWS 19 Year Old 39.151​

A 19 year old Linkwood, bottled by the Scotch malt Whisky Society under the name 'A Blue Lady and a Seraph's Smile'

Distilled on 27th October 1987, matured for 19 years in a 1st fill PX butt and bottled at cask strength.

One of 592 bottles.

Longrow 18 Year Old Limited Edition

Longrow 18 year old is incredibly popular, providing a peatier version of Springbank.

These releases are very limited and usually sell out on an annual basis.

Ledaig 2008 SMWS 9 Year Old 42.42​

An independent Ledaig distilled 21st February 2008 and bottled from a single new oak Barrique after 9 Years.

'Waiter... there's ash in my coffee'

One of 276 Bottles

Arran 1996 North Star 20 Year Old

An independent bottling of Arran from North Star distilled in 1996 and bottled in October 2016.

Matured in a Bourbon Hogshead Cask then finished in a Madeira cask.

One of 234 bottles.

Auchentoshan 2000 SMWS 16 Year Old 25.61​

An Auchentoshan release from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society distilled on the 1st of October 2000, and bottled after 16 years in a 1st Fill PX Hogshead

Carrying the SMWS tasting note/name 'A date with Cleopatra'.

One of 234 bottles.

Arran Small Batch 10 Year Old PX Cask Finish / Danish Retail Exclusive​

A small batch Arran finished in PX Casks.

This was released exclusively for the professional whisky retailers in Denmark.