January 2018 Auction

Bowmore 1998 SMWS 17 Year Old 3.271

This Bowmore was distilled on 25th September 1998 and bottled 17 years later by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.

One of 150 bottles from cask 3.271 titled \"The perfect cure.\"

Bowmore 1998 SMWS 18 Year Old 3.301​

This Bowmore, entitled 'Sweet smoky melody' was distilled on 25th September 1998 and bottled 18 years later by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.

One of 121 bottles.

Port Dundas 1991 Creative Whisky Co 25 Year Old

A single grain whisky from the now closed Port Dundas. Distilled in 1991 and bottled 25 years later. 

Cask #50412

One of only 277 bottles.

Ballantine's Purity 20 Year Old 50cl

A very rare blend of malts from Ballantine's, released exclusively to travel retail. 

Please note minor marks on the top of box.

Port Dundas 1991 Creative Whisky Co 25 Year Old

A single grain whisky from the now closed Port Dundas. Distilled in 1991 and bottled 25 years later. 

One of only 277 bottles.

Please note condition of box as shown.

Blair Athol 12 Year Old Flora and Fauna / Wooden Box

Part of Diageo's Flora and Fauna series, this heavily sherried dram is normally confined only to the UK. Big fruity dram that offers a rich malty texture.

Braes of Glenlivet / Braeval 1989 Carn Mor 25 Year Old​

This Braes of Glenlivet (now know as Braeval) was distilled in 1989 and bottled 25 years later in 2014. 

One of 612 bottles produced from 2 Hogsheads.

Balvenie 15 Year old Single Barrel / Sherry Cask 

A classic, legendary Speyside that has recently been revamped, this version of Balvenie 15 year old Single Barrel is from sherry cask #2027.

No longer are we told the year of distillation or bottling.

Bottle no. 37.

Pride of Strathspey 1938 Gordon and MacPhail 50 Year Old Miniature 5cl

A rare Gordon and MacPhail bottling of this stunning 1938 vintage malt from an un-named distillery *cough* Macallan *cough!

Rumour well and truly has it that these un-named speyside malts from Gordon and MacPhail were in fact Macallan at this time, bottled December 1987, we of course can't guarantee this but we are sure you won't be disappointed.

5cl

Bunnahabhain 11 Year Old PX Cask

A limited edition 11 year old Bunnahabhain matured in a Pedro Ximinez sherry cask.

Bottle No. 522 of only 833.

Balvenie 12 Year Old Signature Batch #001

This is the first batch of Signature which David Stewart crafted to mark his 45th year in the whisky industry.

Matured in the three most traditional cask types, first fill bourbon, refill bourbon and sherry.

The Signature is no longer produced.

Bunnahabhain 1994 Cadenhead's 22 Year Old​

A 1994 Bunnahabhain, bottled in Autumn 2017 by Scotlands oldest independent bottlers, Cadenhead's.

One of 114 bottles from bourbon hogshead.

Benriach 2007 Single Cask 10 Year Old Peated / Oloroso Sherry Cask​

This is a heavily peated expression from Benriach, distilled in 2007 and then bottled in June 2017 from first fill oloroso sherry butt #105

Bottle number 83 of 475. 

Power's Irish 1970s

A legendary Irish Whiskey, Power's is one of the great Irish Whiskey's.  We believe this bottle to be from the 1970's.

Produced at the now closed John's Lane distillery in Dublin.

This is a duty free bottle with no volume or ABV measurements on it.

Bowmore Legend Single Malt / Battle of Gruinard​​

An older style label from this classic Islay malt, released in 1996.

There are different varieties of these bottles, each with packaging referencing different Islay legends. This particular version is the Battle of Gruinard, a bloody and ferocious war between the native MacDonald clan and the Macleans of Mull.

Bunnahabhain 1997 Douglas Laing 17 Year Old​

A 1997 Bunnahabhain bottled at 17 years by independent bottlers, Douglas Laing, as part of their Old Particular range.

One of 306 bottles from the refill hogshead DL10584.

Bowmore 10 Year Old Screen Print / includes Miniature 5cl

A bottle of the famous screen printed label Bowmore 10 year old produced during the 1990's.

This lot comes complete with a 5cl miniature, both are bottled at 40%.

Pillage 2005 12 Year Old Blended Malt

This whisky was 'pillaged' from each of the operating Islay distilleries, Jura and Bushmills distillery in Northern Ireland.

Organisers rowed between each of the distilleries to collect the whisky and donated all proceeds to charitable causes.

This is bottle number 61 of 500.

Balvenie 10 Year Old Founder's Reserve

Bottled at 40%, this is a classic 10 year old created by The Balvenie Malt Master, David Stewart, from a marriage of malt matured in bourbon casks and sherry butts.

A cornerstone of The Balvenie range since the early 1980s, the Founder’s Reserve has now been discontinued.

Bowmore 2001 The Leuchie Reserve 15 Year Old

A excellent cask strength Bowmore, distilled in 2001 and bottled on the 19th December 2016, this was matured in bourbon hogshead #800444.

Described by Charles MacLean as, \"an elegant example of the make, with plenty of character.\"

Leuchie House, based outside Edinburgh, is dedicated to providing caring respite breaks for people and their families living with long term conditions. The charity does fantastic work and all of the proceeds from these bottles will go towards continuing to do so.

This is bottle 106.

Bruichladdich Micro Provenance Tasting #7 3 x 20cl

Three single cask Bruichladdich's bottled in 2017 as part of their Micro Provenance release, exclusively for Bruichladdich.com

Cask # 1694, distilled on 9th December 2004 from Optic barley sourced from Sunderland farm. Matured in a 1st Fill Bourbon cask in warehouse W2, L17. Bottled in 2017 as a 12 year old. 62.2%

Cask # 2431, distilled on 11th July 2011 from a mix of Concerto/Propino/Publican barley sourced from 10 Islay farms. Matured in a 1st Fill Bourbon cask in warehouse C1, 44L. Bottled in 2017 as a 6 year old. 61.5%

Cask # 4019, distilled on 17th December 2008 from Oxbridge barley sourced from Sunderland farm. Matured in a 1st Fill Bourbon cask in warehouse W14, TS. Bottled in 2017 as a 8 year old. 63.4%

Bruichalddich Links St Andrews Swilcan Bridge 50cl

Commissioned for the International Pairs Competition at St Andrew’s, this release is part of the Bruichladdich Links collection. 

The Bruichladdich Links were created in association with one of the world’s leading golf artists Graeme. W Baxter.

Balvenie 15 Year old Single Barrel / Sherry Cask 

A classic, legendary Speyside that has recently been revamped, this recent version of Balvenie 15 year old Single Barrel is from sherry cask #11323.

No longer are we told the year of distillation or bottling.

Bottle number 93 of only 800.

Balvenie 15 Year old Single Barrel / Sherry Cask 

A classic, legendary Speyside that has recently been revamped, this version of Balvenie 15 year old Single Barrel is from sherry cask #2027.

No longer are we told the year of distillation or bottling.

Bottle no. 40.

Bushmills Steamship Port Cask

The second part of the Bushmills' \"Steamship Collection\", this port cask was created to celebrate the 125th anniversary of maiden voyage of the steamship SS BUSHMILLS, which helped export this fine Irish whiskey to new corners of the globe.

Bruichladdich 15 Year Old 1990s

An older 15 year old bottling of Bruichladdich, prior to the distillery's 1990's closure.

Benrinnes 15 Year Old Flora and Fauna

One of the surviving Flora and Fauna, the Benrinnes 15 year old.

Distilleries Company Ltd (DCL/Diageo) created the Flora and Fauna series in the early 1990's.

Port Ellen 1974 Signatory Vintage 17 Year Old Miniature 5cl​

Distilled July 1974 and bottled in March 1992 as a 17 year old.

Beam's Choice Holiday Collector's Edition 1968 / On The Terrace​

Released as part of Jim Beam's Holiday Collection series that featured a set of 4 different bottles which featured a stylistic black frosted glass.

Bowmore Feis Ile 2014 Bourbon Cask

One of several Bowmore releases last year during the Feis Ile. 

Matured predominantly in first fill Bourbon casks, bottled on 16th May 2014.

One of 1,000 bottles.

Bruichladdich Links 15 Year Old / Torrey Pines, USA

The Bruichladdich Links collection was created in partnership with Graeme Baxter the famous Golf Course artist.

Releasing 9 whiskies featuring different golf courses, this bottle depicts Torrey Pines, USA and is matured for 15 years.

Benriach 2005 Single Cask 12 Year Old Peated / Port Cask

This is a heavily peated expression from Benriach, distilled in 2005 and then bottled in June 2017 after maturing in Port Pipe #2679

Bottle number 57 of 713.