July 2015 Auction

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.

Yoichi 1991 Single Cask #129459

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

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. 

Springbank 32 Year Old

An older expression from this Campbeltown classic. This was distilled in 1971 then matured for 32 years in refill sherry casks and then bottled in 2004.

One of only 2400 bottles.

St Magdalene 1982 Cadenhead's 32 Year Old

St Magdalene from 1982 bottled at cask stength by Cadenhead after 32 years in the cask. 

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. 

Strathisla 35 Year Old Bicentenary / Including Spode Plate and Bag

An exclusive bicentenary release that was given to staff members in 1986. An important milestone for Speyside's oldest distillery. 

A 35 year old Strathisla, which is the home of the Chivas blend and a delicious whisky in its own right. 

Includes a plate that was also presented to exclusively to staff for the anniversary created by Spode Ceramics, alongside a branded Strathisla bag.

Springbank 25 Year Old

The 2014 release of Springbank 25 year old, matured in a combination of Sherry and Bourbon casks then married in a port cask for the last few months.

Springbank 25 Year Old Frank McHardy 40 Years in Distilling

A commemorative 25 year old Springbank bottled to celebrate Frank McHardy's 40 years service to the whisky industry.

610 bottles of this  25 year old distilled in 1974 were made available, each bottle is signed on the rear by Frank.

Bottle number 166.

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. 

St Magdalene 1975 Gordon and Macphail

Distilled in 1975 and bottled in 2008 from a lost Lowland distillery. 

Springbank 21 Year Old Fresh Rum Single Cask / US Exclusive 75cl

The oldest offering from Springbank, the 21 year old is incredibly popular for drinkers and collectors.  

This incredibly limited single cask release was only available in the US and was matured in Fresh Rum cask.

Distilled May 1993 and bottled July 2014 then presented in quite an eye catching box.

One of 150 bottles.

St Magdalene 1978 Douglas Laing 24 Year Old

Distilled June 1978 and bottled December 2002 by Douglas Laing.

One of 504 bottles. 

Caol Ila 1975 Rare Malt 20 year old 75cl

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.

Distilled in 1975 and bottled in 1995 as a 20 year old, there were eight releases of Caol Ila under the Rare Malt Selection.  

Bottle number 11719.

75cl

Please note condition of box. 

Chivas Regal 18 Year Old Christian Lacroix Edition

This what happens when you let a talented fashion designer at an icon of whisky... Christian Lacroix has designed this limited edition Chivas Regal 18 year old in an embroidery fabric and silver bottle, designed to emphasise 'Chivalry'.

Only 3,000 of this limited edition Chivas were produced.

Campbell's Blended Scotch Whisky 1940 

A very rare blended whisky produced by John Campbell's we believe from around the 1940s

This particular bottle has been difficult to find information on and we believe this rare John Campbell's blended whisky is affiliated to Campbell, Hope and King the legendary bottlers from Elgin.  The bottle certainly dates from an earlier period than that to which Campbell, Hope and King are better known.  The italic name 'Campbell's' certainly matches those used for Campbell's of Elgin a blend that was produced from the 1960s.

Clynelish 17 Year Old Manager's Dram 1998

The Manager’s Dram series of whiskies were bottled exclusively for employees of what is now known as Diageo.  These whiskies were selected by the respective distillery managers within Diageo malt distilling and bottled at natural cask strength.

This 17 year old Clynelish was matured in sherry casks and selected by the distillery manager.

Bottled 23rd November 1998.

Bottle number 0737.

St Magdalene / Linlithgow 1982 Cadenhead's 12 Year Old

A 12 Year old St Magdalene, distilled in December 1982 bottled at cask stength by Cadenhead in July 1995. 

Springbank 1999 Odd Casks #419

Springbank produced these very limited bottlings due to alligations of being odd for suspending production during 2008. A rival distiller is quoted by Daily Mail as saying  \"An odd decision from a very odd bunch of people\". The distillery decided to run a competition asking Springbank fans what they thought ODD may stand for. The winner was \"Original, Distinct, Defiant,\" the words which now appear on the label.

Cask #419 was a red wine cask.

Caperdonich Boutique-y Whisky Company Batch #1

Caperdonich is a Speyside distillery that closed in 2002. 

The image depicts a \"donich Caper\", with guys trying to drill the legendary pipeline that runs between Glen Grant and Caperdonich. 

Bottle number 2 of 36. 

Yamazaki 18 Year Old

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

Craigellachie 14 Year Old Flora and Fauna

An rare and discontinued entry to this classic series of whiskies produced by Diageo.

Please note condition of box. 

Yamazaki 18 Year Old

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

Yamazaki 18 Year Old

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

Yamazaki 18 Year Old

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

Cadenhead's 1975 Green Label Demerara Rum 

A Cadenhead bottling of a 1975 vintage Demerrara rum from Guyana.

Coleburn 1972 Gordon and Macphail

Distilled in 1972 and bottled by Gordon and Macphail in 2000.

Coleburn is yet another of the many distilleries that didn’t make it through the 1980s, the production equipment is now gone so this will never produce again. 

Chichibu 2008 Ichiro's Malt The First

The first whisky (aged three year old) released from Ichiro Akuto's Chichibu distillery. Showcased at the 2011 Whisky Show then released in UK in early 2012.

Bottle number 3193 of 7400.

Caol Ila 1978 Rare Malt 23 Year Old 

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.

This Caol Ila was distilled in 1978 and bottled in the May 2002 release, again at a high abv of 61.7%.

Bottle number 4049.