July 2015 Auction

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. 

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.

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. 

Brora 1974 Douglas Laing 26 Year Old

An older independently bottled Brora, distilled in November 1974 and bottled in April 2001. 

A single cask that's been bottled with no chill filtration and no colouring. 

One of 258 bottles. 

Please note there is no box.

Brora 35 Year Old 2012 Release

Another fantastic release from Diageo as part of their ongoing annual super premium releases.

Released in 2012 this was the oldest official bottled Brora at the time, only more recently beaten by the single cask 40 year old currently available at Travel Retail for no less than £6,995 which makes these bottlings seem a bargain!

Matured in ex-bourbon casks filled in 1976 and 1977, this 35 year old Brora is bottle number 0929 of 1,566

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2009 (First Release)

The original release of Yamazaki sherry cask, released back in 2009.

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks for between 12 and 15 years , the 2013 bottling recently won 'Best Whisky in the World' according to Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible.

Please note condtion of the box. 

Yamazaki Mizunara Cask 2013

Yamazaki has been thrust into the spot light after their Sherry Cask release of 2013 received the title of Best Whisky in the World title from Jim Murray.  

They release several other limited annual releases including this Mizunara matured bottling.    Mizunara (Japanese Oak) is famous for imparting it's own characteristics onto the whisky stored within them such as sandalwood and other notes.  

Please note damage to box. 

Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch #9 (US Exclusive) 75cl

From the distillery website, this was inspired by and produced in one of the oldest warehouses at our distillery, Batch 9 is a skillful marriage of some of the rarest treasures from Warehouse 24. It represents an unrepeatable selection of spirits sourced from eleven traditional whisky casks and three sherry butts, whose ages span a number of decades, and which have all been hand-selected by David Stewart. The whisky rested for several months in Tun 1401 – one of the distillery’s unique marrying vessels – to create a single malt that is greater than the sum of its already precious parts.

This expression was exclusively available in the U.S. market, and follows the hugely successful Batch 3 and Batch 6.

Please note this is a 75cl bottle.

Eleven traditional whisky casks

15921
5034
5249
55
12871
15326
6564
5826
13461
1635
939

Three sherry butts
12612
13572
13135

Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch #6 75cl (US Import) 

From the distillery website the Balvenie Tun 1401, Batch 6 is a skillful marriage of some of the rarest treasures from the distillery’s Warehouse 24 – an unrepeatable selection of spirits sourced from seven traditional whisky casks and two sherry butts, whose ages span a number of decades, and which have all been hand-selected by Malt Master David Stewart. The whisky was rested for several months in Tun 1401 – The Balvenie’s traditional oak marrying vessel – to create a single malt that enhances its already precious parts.

The expression has been exclusively created for the U.S. market, and follows the hugely successful Batch 3, which was released in 2011. In 2013, Batch 9 was also introduced especially for the U.S. market.

Please note this is at 75cl bottle.

Seven traditional whisky casks   
#6424
#15916
#5040
#5246
#7048
#15341
#15329

Two sherry butts
#692
#8589

Yamazaki 18 Year Old Bill Amberg Limited Edition

A very highly regarded malt from Japan, Yamazaki 18 year old.

This special edition comes in a Bill Amberg pouch. 

Bowmore 1985 26 year old

This is a small batch 1985 Bowmore that was bottled in 2012. 

One of 747 bottles. 

Bruichladdich 1966 Duncan Taylor 36 Year Old US Import 75cl

Bruichladdich distilled in January 1966 and bottled 36 years later in August 2002 by Duncan Taylor. 

Bottle number 214 of 216. 

Balvenie 30 Year Old

This Balvenie 30 year old is presented in the cream packaging that has now been replaced.

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks and bourbon casks.

Please note scruffing to the front and top of the box, please refer to images.

Balvenie 30 Year Old

This Balvenie 30 year old is presented in the cream packaging that has now been replaced.

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks and bourbon casks.

Bowmore Fly Fishing Championships 2003

A very limited bottle of Bowmore that was released for the European Fly Fishing championships on Islay in 2003.

Bruichladdich 1986 Blacker Still 20 Year Old

Bruichladdich released the Blacker Still in 2006, matured exclusively in Oloroso sherry casks for 20 years. 

This was the first release in the ‘Still’ series and quickly became an icon of collectable Bruichladdich. 

Only 2840 bottles were produced, this is bottle number 1693 of 2840.

Please note condition of back label.

Bruichladdich 1984 Redder Still 22 Year Old

This is the second in the \"Still\" series after the Blacker Still. This was distilled in 1984 and bottled in 2007, it was matured in first-fill bourbon casks prior to being finished in Chateua Lafleur Bordeaux. 

Bottle number 1683 of 4080. 

Bruichladdich 1984 Golder Still 23 Year Old

Continuing the \"still\" series, this is the Golder Still, a Bruichladdich matured in experimental casks from American cooperages in the 1980s. These Squat American Bourbon casks give extra wood contact. 

Bottle Number 1240 of 4866. 

Chichibu 2009 SMWS 4 Year Old 130.1

A Chichibu distilled in June 2009 and matured in a first fill ex-bourbon barrel. 

\"Dynamic and attractive\"

One of 227 bottles.

Coleburn 1978 Cadenhead's 19 Year Old

This Coleburn was distilled in March 1978 and bottled in February 1998. 

Bowmore Fly Fishing 12 Year Old

A very limited bottle of Bowmore that was released for the Commonwealth Fly Fishing championships on Islay in June 2009.

Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old Feis Ile 2015 Moscatel

One of Bunnahabhain's 2015 Feis Ile bottlings, this is an 18 year old that has been finished in Moscatel for 2 years. 

Bottle number 142 of 250. 

Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch #5

From the distillery website the Balvenie Tun 1401, Batch 5 is a skillful marriage of some of the rarest treasures from the distillery’s Warehouse 24 – an unrepeatable selection of spirits sourced from seven traditional whisky casks and two sherry butts, whose ages span a number of decades, and which have all been hand-selected by Malt Master David Stewart. The whisky was rested for several months in Tun 1401 – The Balvenie’s traditional oak marrying vessel – to create a single malt that enhances its already precious parts.

Batch 5 was released in the UK market and is now completely sold out.

Limited to 2862 bottles.

Five traditional whisky casks   
#5241
#7044
#17894
#2384
#439

Four sherry butts
#6444
#13144
#13838
#978

Brora 1982 Gordon and Macphail

A 2006 bottling of Brora by Gordon and Macphail, distilled in January 1982.

Brora 1982 Lombard 21 Year Old 

A 21 year old Brora bottled by Lombard, distilled in 1982 and bottled in 2003.

Benromach 1968 Sherry Cask

One of two 1968 releases from Benromach in 2007. 

A 39 year old matured in a refill sherry hogshead.

Booker's Fred Noe Select Exclusive for Seijo Ishii 2 x 70cl

Two bottles of this exclusive Booker's, released by Fred Noe the current Master Distiller at Jim Beam.  Fred is the son of \"Booker\" Noe and the great grandson of the \"Jim Beam\", making him the seventh generation Beam family distiller. 

He specially selected three casks for upscale Japanese supermarket chain Seijo Ishii. 

Bottled at 6 Years old.

Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old Feis Ile 2015 Moscatel

One of Bunnahabhain's 2015 Feis Ile bottlings, this is an 18 year old that has been finished in Moscatel for 2 years. 

Bottle number 84 of 250. 

Bushmills 1982 Millennium Single Barrel

This was distilled in 1982 and then bottled around the millennium. 

This is bottle number 169 from cask number 18467. 

Bushmills 1975 Millennium Malt Single Cask

This range was distilled in 1975 and then most of them were bottled around the millenium, each one had a privately customised label. 

This is bottle number 151 of 363 selected for Laurence Moffet.