January 2018 Auction

Talisker 1952 Gordon and MacPhail 21 Year Old​ / Pinerolo​ Import

This Talisker was distilled on Skye in 1952 and bottled as 21 year old by Gordon and MacPhail using their Connoisseur's Choice branding in the 1970s.

Bottle number 633.

Pinerolo Italian Import. These particular bottlings all scored between 90 and 94 points when reviewed by Serge Valentin for Whiskyfun.com. Very impressive indeed!

Jura 1965 36 Year Old

A highly sought after Isle of Jura distilled in 1965 and bottled in this stunning and unusual packaging.

Bottle number 324 of 449, bottled on 19th July 2001 from cask #590.

Signed by Michael Heads, the old distillery manager.

Talisker 1955 Gordon MacPhail Secret Stills No. 1.1​

As with the rest of the Secret Stills range the distillery is at which this single malt was produced is a feircly guarded secret.. They do, however, offer a clue that it was distilled at Carbost on the Isle of Skye. Will we ever solve this mystery?

This Talis... *AHEM* secret Skye malt, was distilled in 1955 and bottled by Gordon and MacPhail circa 50 years later in 2005.

At half a century old, this is a genuine rarity.

Please note condition of lot as shown, including rust around lid. 

Talisker 1954 Gordon and MacPhail

A spectacular Talisker distilled in 1954 and then bottled by Gordon and MacPhail.

Produced using old stock labels, the measurements have been redacted and printed over. 

Jura 1966 Duthie for Corti 20 Year Old 75cl / US Import

An independently bottled Jura imported by R.W. Duthie which has become one of the rarest Independent Jura's around.

A real gem for any Jura enthusiast.

Bottled in 1986.

Jura 1966 Duthie for Corti 20 Year Old 75cl / US Import

An independently bottled Jura imported by R.W. Duthie which has become one of the rarest Independent Jura's around.

A real gem for any Jura enthusiast.

Bottled in 1986.

Johnnie Walker The Directors Blend 2013

Only given to very important Diageo types meaning this was never available at retail. This means that very few bottles made it to the secondary market and collectors have fought to get hold of this essential part of Walker history.

There were six bottles in the Director's blend range, this is the final bottle and was designed by designed by Claessens, a simple yet elegant and effective design.

In the flavour department the blend is focused on age and succeeds in creating deep rich character, causing whisky expert Dave Broom to claim that it was one of the best whiskies of 2013.

Bottle number 572 of 588.

Talisker 1951 Gordon and MacPhail 21 Year Old​ / Pinerolo​ Import

This Talisker was distilled on Skye in 1951 and bottled as 21 year old by Gordon and MacPhail using their Connoisseur's Choice branding in the 1970's.

Bottle number 529.

Pinerolo Italian Import.

These particular bottlings all scored between 90 and 94 points when reviewed by Serge Valentin for Whiskyfun.com. Very impressive indeed!

Talisker 1947 Gordon and MacPhail

An absolutely stunning bottle of Talisker, distilled in 1947 and bottled at some point in the late 1970's or early 1980's by Gordon and MacPhail.

Pinerolo import for the Italian market.

Talisker 1954 Gordon and MacPhail

A spectacular Talisker distilled in 1954 and then bottled by Gordon and MacPhail.

Produced using old stock labels, the measurements have been redacted and printed over. 

The Last Drop 1960 Blended Whisky

A cask strength blend of a truly amazing age. Distilled in 1960, it was blended and decanted into fresh sherry butts in 1972 where it was left to rest and mature until 2008 when it was bottled by hand. By this point less than half of the original contents remained, leaving only enough for 1347 bottles.

Many of the malts that comprise this blend come from now silent distilleries.

This was named Blend of the Year in Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2010.

Complete with stopper and 5cl miniature.

The Last Drop 1960 Blended Whisky

A cask strength blend of a truly amazing age.

Distilled in 1960, it was blended and decanted into fresh sherry butts in 1972 where it was left to rest and mature until 2008 when it was bottled by hand. By this point less than half of the original contents remained, leaving only enough for 1347 bottles.

Many of the malts that comprise of this blend come from now silent distilleries.

This was named blend of the year in 2010's Whisky Bible.

Complete with stopper and 5cl miniature.

Talisker 1951 Gordon and MacPhail 21 Year Old​ / Pinerolo​ Import

This Talisker was distilled on Skye in 1951 and bottled as 21 year old by Gordon and MacPhail using their Connoisseur's Choice branding in the 1970s.

Bottle number 289.

Pinerolo Italian Import. These particular bottlings all scored between 90 and 94 points when reviewed by Serge Valentin for Whiskyfun.com. Very impressive indeed!

Talisker 1953 Gordon and MacPhail 24 Year Old​ / Pinerolo​ Import

This Talisker was distilled on Skye in 1953 and bottled as 24 year old by Gordon and MacPhail using their Connoisseur's Choice branding in the 1970s.

Bottle number 1724.

Pinerolo Italian Import. These particular bottlings all scored between 90 and 94 points when reviewed by Serge Valentin for Whiskyfun.com. Very impressive indeed!

Talisker 1953 Gordon and MacPhail 24 Year Old​ / Pinerolo​

This Talisker was distilled on Skye in 1953 and bottled as 24 year old by Gordon and MacPhail using their Connoisseur's Choice branding in the 1970s.

Bottle number 1726.

Pinerolo Italian Import. These particular bottlings all scored between 90 and 94 points when reviewed by Serge Valentin for Whiskyfun.com. Very impressive indeed!

Taketsuru 25 Year Old

A very rare bottling of Taketsuru. Originally introduced in 2012 this blended malt contains casks from Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries.

It is extremely limited and only 120 bottles were available throughout Europe.

Johnnie Walker Honour

An extremely rare Johnnie Walker. This special edition blend was blended in \"honour\" of the achievements of John Walker, the founder of the World's leading Scotch whisky - Johnnie Walker. 

Johnnie Walker Black Label 1960s / Portuguese Import​

An old Portuguese import bottling of Johnnie Walker produced in the 1960s.

Presented in an unusual round bottle.

Tullibardine 1965 Cask Strength

Distilled in 1965 and bottled in May 2005 from a single Hogshead. 

Cask #949 yielded 199 bottles.

John Jameson 12 Year Old Circa 1969 / JJ12

With one eye on warehouses full of aging stock, and another across the Atlantic to a United States of America set to repeal the Prohibition Act, a 12 Year Old Jameson was first bottled in 1932. This premium expression was distilled in the quintessential Irish style, from a mash of malted and unmalted cereals in traditional copper pots.

The first Jameson 12 blend represents a significant change in Irish distilling at the time, one that likely saved the industry. The Jameson, Powers and Cork distilling companies had banded together as irish Distillers in an effort to pool resources and capitalise on what was about to become a hugely expanded export market. Jameson was pushed as the poster boy and in an effort to appeal to international tastes at the time, the old Irish pot still whiskeys would henceforth become the modern blends that we recognise today.

Screw caps were used by Irish distillers for the first time in the early 1970's. This particular bottle has a cork closure, meaning it is one of the earliest blends. This particular blend is a marriage of both of Irelands great closed distilleries, Jameson's Bow Street, and Powers' John's Lane. The pure pot still content is from Bow Street, and the grain, since Jameson's did not have a patent still, came from John's Lane. There is some serious Irish distilling history captured in this bottle. We hear it doesn't taste too bad either!

Taketsuru 25 Year Old

A very rare bottling of Taketsuru, originally introduced in 2012 this blended malt contains casks from Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries.

It is extremely limited and only 120 bottles were available throughout Europe, this bottle was released in Asia. 

Tomatin 1962 Douglas Laing 42 Year Old / Skorupa​

A fantastically well-aged Tomatin, distilled in February 1962 and and bottled exclusively for Germany's Skorupa by Douglas Laing within the Old Malt Cask series.

One of 105 bottled at natural cask strength from cask #1391.

Tamdhu 1966 Douglas Laing 34 Year Old​

An independent 34 year old bottling of Tamdhu from Douglas Laing.

Bottled October 2000.

One of 198 Bottles.

Note condition of lot.

Vale Royal Wedderburn Jamaican Rum Averys for Corti 9 Year Old 1970s / US Import​

This is a truly special bottle. The terms Wedderburn and Vale Royal are both fairly obscure, though both are used to refer to specific, high ester rums particular to Jamaica.

Wedderburn rum was a classification of heavy rum that would usually be used to give weight and flavour to blended rums - much like malt or peated whisky in blends - and is rarely seen unblended. 

The popular Jamaica rum Smith and Cross, for example, is a blend of Wedderburn, mellowed out with milder Plummer style rum. 

Vale Royal on the other hand is generally used to connote rum produced in the 'style' of Vale Royal, the residence of the Prime Minister of Jamaica, which also housed a now defunct estate distillery.

There is speculation that the original Vale Royal stills are now situated at Long Pond and that this is where modern Vale Royal rum is produced.

Irrespective, not only is this is a phenomenally rare style of high ester, Jamaica rum, it is also one of a handful of bottles produced for Corti brothers in the 1970s, which are highly sought after and have a near cult like status amongst collectors and counnosures.

Tomatin 1973 Single Cask​

Distilled in 1973 and then bottled in January 2006, this was matured in cask number 25605. 

Bottle no. 151

Teeling 26 Year Old Vintage Reserve / Gold Bottling

A very exclusive bottling of Teeling, distilled in 1987 and initially matured for 25 years in bourbon casks prior to a further 1 year of maturation in a French white Burgundy wine casks.

Bottle number 184 of 1000.

Please note general condition of box as shown.

Johnnie Walker Green Label Taiwan Wonders Jade Mountain Edition

Between 2013 and 2017, Johnnie Walker Green Label was discontinued in almost all global markets - with the exception of Taiwan.  This limited edition set is known as the Taiwan Wonders Collection.

The collection features etched images presented on the rear of each bottle. This is the complete set and comes along with a purpose built branded display unit.

Jade Mountain, Sun Moon Lake, Taroko Gorge and Ali Mountain are the wonders depicted. 

Please note there will be a shipping charge for 4 bottles.

Johnnie Walker Black Label 1960s

An older bottle of Black Label from the 1960's.

Johnnie Walker & Sons Private Collection 2015 Edition

A limited edition of Johnnie Walker produced to continue from their popular Director's Blend series.  

This is the second edition of the Private Collection Johnnie Walkers.

Johnnie Walker Gold Label XR 1st Edition

An elegantly bottled Johnnie Walker XR. The first edition was bottled some time in the 1980's.

James Martin 30 Year Old Fine and Rare

A well aged blend produced primarily for the French Market.

Many of the James Martin blends have been highly acclaimed by whisky authors such as Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

Teaninich 1972 Rare Malt 23 Year Old 75cl / 64.95%

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.

Ditsilled in 1972 and bottled 23 years later.