July 2015 Auction

Flora and Fauna Collection 23 of 26 Bottles

The Flora and Fauna series of whiskies was originally created in the early 1990s by United Distillers Vintners (what would later become Diageo).  Originally this range had no name and it was not until the famous whisky writer Michael Jackson nicknamed it the 'Flora and Fauna' series due to the labels, did it stick.  The Flora and Fauna series, as offered in this lot, contains a total of 26 distillery expressions. Not all of these were released at the same time and many have now been discontinued, the last of which was to be the Mortlach 16 year old, perhaps the most loved of all of these whiskies.

This is close to a complete set of Flora and Fauna bottlings many of which are presented in the original wooden boxes! The three missing to complete the set are are Speyburn, Aberfeldy and Royal Brackla. 

A list of the bottles included in this lot (all at 70cl):

Inchgower 14 Year Old
Rosebank 12 Year Old
Strathmill 12 Year Old
Bladnoch 10 Year Old
Balmenach 12 Year Old
Mannochmore 12 Year Old
Dufftown 15 Year Old
Glendullan 12 Year Old
Pittyvaich 12 Year Old
Auchroisk 10 Year Old
Mortlach 16 Year Old
Glenlossie 10 Year Old
Teaninich 10 Year Old
Dailuaine 16 Year Old
Blair Athol 12 Year Old
Clynelish 14 Year Old
Caol Ila 15 Year Old
Linkwood 12 Year Old
Benrinnes 15 Year Old
Aultmore 12 Year Old
Glen Spey 12 Year Old
Glen Elgin 12 Year Old
Craigellachie 14 Year Old

Please note this lot consists of 23 bottles for shipping.

Please note the condition of the bottles from the images.

Macallan 1940

There were very very few distillery operational distilleries during World War Two which makes this bottle of Macallan exceptionally rare.  

Distilled in 1940 and bottled by Gordon and Macphail for Pro Nobilitate Ebert Hainzl Co, Hamburg

Please take a close look at the images for condition of bottle and box, major staining to labels and  staining from the red band. 

Bottle number 466.

Karuizawa 1984 30 Year Old Cask Single Cask #7857 / Samurai

Karuizawa is unique, there are so few releases in the last couple of years of this legendary malt which just goes to show how scarce and exclusive these single cask offerings are.

This is one of three Karuizawa single casks all branded under the Samaurai range available in this auction.

Distilled in 1984 and matured for 30 years until bottling in 2014, limited to only 508 bottles.

Please note minor dent to inside of box.

Macallan 30 Year Old Sherry Oak 75cl / US Import

A very rare and hugely popular edition of Macallan 30 year old, released in the eye catching bright blue box with blue and gold labelling. 

The bottle and box is in excellent condition.

75cl, bottled for the US market.

Karuizawa 1984 29 Year Old Single Cask #3662

From this incredibly popular lost Japanese distillery, which has produced so many internationally acclaimed malts.

Distilled in 1984 and bottled from a single cask #3662 by The Whisky Exchange.

Macallan 1957 Anniversary Malt 25 Year Old 75cl

A legendary release from Macallan, bottled in 1983 and distilled in 1957.

As the label reads 'A special bottling of unblended single highland malt scotch whisky over 25 years old'.

A desirable bottle of Macallan which received 93 out of 100 from the Malt Maniacs!

75cl

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 393 of 588.

Killyloch 1967 36 Year Old

A very rare bottling of whisky from Killyloch.  The distillery existed within the long lost Moffat distilling complex, which combined of two malt distilleries Killyloch and Glenflagler and that of the Moffat Grain distillery.  The distillery was built in 1965 and closed in July 1985.  Killyloch was a slightly higher peating level, according to the Malt Maniacs at a level of around 3ppm with a higher peating level used for another malt produced in these rare stills cale Islebrae.  Production of Killyloch ceased much earlier than that of Glen Flagler in 1970 when the pot stills for this malt were removed.

This 36 year old official release from Inverhouses is a combination of the six of the last remaining casks that belonged to Inverhouse, the proprietors of the distillery, Glen Flagler. 

A release of only 371 bottles this is bottle number 68.

Includes a lovely wooden box and certificate of authenticity.

We are lucky to also offer a Glen Flagler 1973 within this auction, found by click this link : https://www.whiskyauctioneer.com/lot/013166/glen-flagler-1973-30-year-old

Karuizawa 1983 28 Year Old Noh Single Cask #7576

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim.

Another Noh single cask from Karuizawa, distilled in 1983 and bottled 28 years later from single sherry butt #7576

571 bottles were released.

Bruichladdich Octomore Complete Range 10 x 70cl

• Bruichladdich Octomore 1.1 - 131 PPM - 63.5% - 5 Year Old 
• Bruichladdich Octomore 2.1 - 140 PPM - 62.5% - 5 Year Old 
• Bruichladdich Octomore 2.2 -  Orpheus - 140 PPM - 61% - 5 Year Old - Bordeaux French Oak Finish
• Bruichladdich Octomore 3.1 - 152 PPM - 59% - 5 Year Old 
• Bruichladdich Octomore 4.1 - 167 PPM - 62.5% - 5 Year Old 
• Bruichladdich Octomore 4.2 - Comus - 167 PPM - 61% - Sauternes Finish 5 Year Old
• Bruichladdich Octomore 5.1 - 169 PPM - 59.5% - 5 Year Old 
• Bruichladdich Octomore 6.1 - 167 PPM - 57% - Scottish Barley - 5 Year Old 
• Bruichladdich Octomore 6.2 - 208 PPM - 58.2% - Limousin Oak Finish
• Bruichladdich Octomore 6.3 - 258 PPM - 65% - Islay Barley 

Please note condition of some of the bottles / boxes

There will be a cost for shipping 10 bottles for this lot. 

Karuizawa 1982 29 Year Old Noh Single Cask #8529

Another new single cask Karuizawa for us, distilled in 1982 and bottled in 2012 with a fantastic label - shame we missed Halloween with this one!

Single bourbon cask #8529 yielded only 411 bottles.

Port Ellen 1979 22 Year Old 1st Release

The first of the incredibly popular Port Ellen annual releases.  Distilled in 1979 and bottled 22 years later in 2001, bottled at cask strength and limited to 6,000 bottles, this is bottle number 2,638.

Port Ellen is the lost jewel in the Islay crown. Closure in 1983 has enabled this distillery to receive a near mythical amount of love and respect. As stocks get thinner on the ground, these bottles become rarer and rarer.

Karuizawa 1980 34 Year Old Single Cask #6476

As with many of the Karuizawa bottlings that we list in our auctions, the labels are fantastic! 

Distilled in March 1980 and bottled in July 2014 aged 34 years.

Single cask #6476 is an ex-bourbon cask.

Karuizawa 1981 30 Year Old Single Cask #6207

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim.

Another cracking single cask from Karuizawa, distilled in 1981 and bottled 30 years later on the 5th September 2011. 

543 bottles were released.

Karuizawa Noh 27 Year Old Multi Vintages Batch #1

La Maison Du Whisky released a number of multi-vintage Karuizawa's, bottled under the Noh release brand.

This is the original multi-vintage Karuizawa from 1981, 1983 and 1984 bottled October 2011.

The whisky used was from Sherry Butts and Bourbon casks from 1981, 1981, 1983 and 1984; cask numbers #6405, #4973, #8184 and #6437.

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.

Macallan 30 Year Old

Macallan 30 year old matured in a Jerez Sherry casks.  

Presented in this pre 2005 packaging style.

Please note condition of box.

Macallan 30 Year Old Sherry Oak

The incredibly desirable and elusive Macallan 30 year old sherry oak, spends it's entire maturation period within Oloroso sherry casks from Jerez.

This recent release from Macallan carries Whisky Tint #26, signed by Bob Dalgarno.

Karuizawa Cask Strength Selection 4 x 70cl

This cask strength series of Karuizawa was exclusively released to the Taiwanese market, this includes all four releases.

The cask strength series is a combination of sherry casks from 1999 and 2000 all bottled at 61.7%

Old Elgin 50 Year Old

Distilled in the Winter of 1940 and matured for 50 years prior to being bottled in \"The Whisky Capital of Scotland\" Elgin. 

This is a 50 year old Speyside single malt, Gordon and MacPhail have bottled Macallan, Glenlivet and Mortlach from this era. This may be one of them but it may not be. 

Bottle number 062. 

Please note the low fill level and that this bottle has a fragile wax seal. 

Hanyu 2000 ‘The Game’

This is a bottle from a Japanese food and spirits importer called Shinanoya exclusively for the Japanese market.

In 2012 at the Tokyo Whisky Festival, Shinanoya presented this new bottling of Hanyu 2000, bottled for their 5th Anniversary. This is the third release in their acclaimed The Game series which contains Hanyu from the final year that the distillery was producing.

The spirit has been finished for three and a half years in an highly unusual hogshead with Red Oak ends. Red Oak (Quercus Rubra) is rarely used for whisky casks because the wood has very open pores in the growth rings so casks have a tendency to leak.

Bottle number 132 of 309.

Karuizawa 1994 Noh Single Cask 15 Year Old

A single cask Karuizawa bottled within the infamous 'Noh' series, with the usual friendly face on the front!

Distilled in 1994 and bottled in 2010 from a single sherry butt with cask number #270, which yielded 480 bottles.

Please note that the wax has tiny bubbles in it. 

Macallan 1979 Gran Reserva 18 Year Old

The Gran Reserva Macallan’s were release between 1997 and 2002. Distilled in 1979 and bottled in 1997, this 18 year old Macallan is widely regarded as one of the most memorable and legendary ever bottled.

Macallan 1965 Anniversary Malt 25 Year Old

A stunning example of Macallan 25 year old,  distilled in 1965 and bottled in 1990,  25 years later.

Matured exclusively in sherry wood.

Macallan Diamond Jubilee

Released in 2012 this specially designed bottle bears a unique image of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II created by the sculptor Arnold Martin.

The contents of this bottle were specially chosen for the months it was drawn from the casks, 6th February, the Queen's accession and the first week in June, traditionally when the Jubilees are celebrated.  Bottled at 52% in line with the year of the Queen's accession, only 2,012 bottles were released.

Highland Park 40 Year Old

First released in April 2008, this is a delicious older offering from Scotland's Northern most distillery. 

The packaging is exquisite with glassware produced by Stölzle Flaconnage and a beautifully crafted wooden box produced by Mount Gabriel.

Please note tax stickers and condition of box. 

Macallan Diamond Jubilee

Released in 2012 this specially designed bottle bears a unique image of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II created by the sculptor Arnold Martin.

The contents of this bottle were specially chosen for the months it was drawn from the casks, 6th February, the Queen's accession and the first week in June, traditionally when the Jubilees are celebrated.  Bottled at 52% in line with the year of the Queen's accession, only 2,012 bottles were released.

Brora 1972 Whisky Shop 30 Year Old

One of Brora's legendary1972 vintages. This was distilled in March 1972 and bottled in February 2003 by The Whisky Shop. 

One of 220 bottles

Yoichi 1991 Single Cask #129459

Distilled in February 1991 and bottled in July 2014, this single cask Yoichi was bottled at cask strength. 

Port Ellen Boutique-y Whisky Company Batch #1

A Port Ellen from that Boutique-y Whisky Company. 

This label shows Fiddler's in Drumnadrochit's proprietor Jon Beach. He is one of the world's most avid Port Ellen fans and here he is holding sherbet lemons and chamois leather, two very common Port Ellen tasting notes. 

Bottle number 17 of 25. 

Macallan 30 Year Old Fine Oak

Macallan 30 year old Fine Oak edition matured in a mixture of European and American oak casks.  

Presented in this older packaging style. 

Please note condition of box and tax stickers.