July 2015 Auction

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.

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. 

Glen Flagler 1973 30 Year Old

A very rare bottling of this long lost distillery that was once part of the Moffat distilling complex, Glenflagler was produced between 1965 and 1985.

This 30 year old official release from Inverhouses is a combination of the five  last remaining casks of Glen Flagler that belonged to Inverhouse.

A release of only 931 bottles this is bottle number 300.

Includes a lovely wooden box and certificate of authenticity.

We are lucky to also offer a Killyloch, the sister set of stills which produced a different malt within the Moffat distilling complex within this auction  Please click the following link: https://www.whiskyauctioneer.com/lot/013167/killyloch-1967-36-year-old

Highland Park Valhalla Collection / Thor / Loki / Freya / Odin 4 x 70cl

Thor, Loki, Freya and Odin... together at last! 

The Complete collection. 

• Thor is a 16 year old limited to 23,000 bottles.  52.1%
• Loki is a 15 Year old limited to 21,000 bottles.  48.7%
• Freya is a 15 year old limited to 19,000 bottles.  51.2%
• Odin is a 16 year old limited to 17,000 bottles.  55.8%

Please be aware an additional shipping charge may be applied for this product depending on location. 

Hanyu Ichiro's Malt The Joker 'Colour'

The 54th and final bottling in Ichiro's Card Series.

There are two Joker's released to complete the 54 bottle series, one in colour and one in Black and White.  This particular bottling is the Colour Joker, a vatting of 14 casks covering vintages from 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991 and 2000.  The casks used for this final bottling include a sherry butt, puncheon, hogshead, Cognac, chibidaru, Madeira hogshead and bourbon.

Only 3,690 bottles of this highly anticipated whisky have been made available.

This is bottle number 3335 of 3,690.

Highland Park 1977 Bicentenary / Japanese Edition

The 21 year old bicentenary release was thought to be sold out in 1997, however in 2008 they discovered hundreds of bottles in a Japanese warehouse. 

A quick repackage later and this fantastic bottling was released. 

Bottle number 2542. 

Glenlochy 1969 Rare Malt 26 Year Old 75cl 

A very rare bottling of Glenlochy from within the Rare Malts Selection and one of the rare bottles from the series.

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 1969 and bottled as a 26 year old,this is bottle number 0240.

B297 version , the last of the Rare Malt Selection bottlings of this closed distillery.

Hibiki 17 and 21  Year Old Mount Fuji 1st Edition

To Commemorate Mount Fuji the highest peak in Japan getting added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 2013, Suntory released this special edition. 

The Hibiki whose bottle always has  24 facets representing the 24 seasons of the Japanese lunar calendar has been redecorated with a painting of a scenic view of Mount Fuji. 

This lot comprises a bottle of the 17 and 21 year old within this limited edition bottle and packaging design.

Please note postage for two bottles will apply.

Highland Park 1974 34 Year Old Ambassadors Cask #5

The fifth single cask release from Highland Park within the Ambassador Cask series, a range where brand ambassador Gerry Tosh selected the best casks. 

Cask #8845, distilled in July 1974, matured in a refill sherry hogshead and then bottled 34 years later at 41.5%

One of only 228 bottles.

Hibiki 17 and 21 Year Old Kacho Fugetsu Edition

Kacho Fugetsu is the Japanese Kanji for Flowers, Birds, Breeze, and Lunar. This bottle is designed to embody the beauty of Japanese nature.

The Hibiki bottle always has  24 facets representing the 24 seasons of the Japanese lunar calendar. The bottle and box are then decorated by chrysanthemum flowers and Crane birdsA very well presented highly limited blend. 

Please note postage for two bottles will apply.

Hanyu 2000 ‘Final Vintage’ #6093

A single cask bottling from Hanyu's final year of production.

Bottle 150 of 349.

Glenglassaugh 1972 Single Cask 40 Year Old

A recent old release from the long closed but now reopened distillery. 

Distilled in December 1973 then matured in a single manzanilla Sherry puncheon numbered 6801 for 40 years. 

This is bottle number 246 of 497. 

Highland Park 1967

Bottled in 1991 this is a fantastic example of Highland Park distilled in the 1960s, presented in this attractive black box inlaid with a map of the Orkney isles.

Only 2,000 of the 1967 Highland Park were released.

Highland Park Eunson's Legacy

This bottle was released in 1998 to celebrate the distillery's bicentenary. Entitled 'The Dram the Team built' the Eunson's Legacy was only given to employees of Highland Park and the Highland Distillers at the time.

Named after Magnus Eunson, the founder of Highland Park distillery. 

Bottle number 50.

Please note the minor rust on the lid. 

Glenury 1970 40 Year Old

There are very few official bottling of this rare highland malt, which closed its doors for the last time in 1985.

This 1970 vintage Glenury was bottled in 2011 within Diageo's annual super premium series.  

One of only 1500 bottles, this is bottle number 0074.

Please note staining to inner packaging. 

Glengoyne 1986 Ewan's Choice 19 Year Old

Distilled on the 13th of April 1986 then bottled May 2005. Cask number 441 was a PX sherry puncheon chosen by Glengoyne Stillman Ewan Hendry. 

This is bottle number 516 of 600.

Hanyu 2000 Final Vintage 10 Year old

A bottling from Hanyu's final year of production

Unlike the other bottle produced in the final era, this is not single cask but a vatting of sherry, hogshead and puncheon casks.

Glenury 1968 36 Year Old

There are very few official bottling of this rare highland malt, which closed its doors for the last time in 1985.

This 1968 vintage Glenury was bottled in 2005 within Diageo's annual super premium series.  

One of only 2,100 bottles, this is bottle number 696.

Glenrothes 1972

Distilled in November 1972 and bottled in March 1996.

A small batch official Glenrothes release. 

Glenfiddich 1995 First Fill Sherry Cask / Speyside Festival 2015

A single cask first fill sherry Glenfiddich distilled in 1995 and bottled for the 2015 Speyside festival. 

Hillside 1971 Rare Malt 25 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.

Hillside, more widely known as Glen Esk released a handful of Rare Malt bottlings, two of them were released in Europe from 1970 and 1971 as 25 years old.

This particular bottle was distilled in 1971 and bottled as a 25 year old in September 1997. 

Bottle number 4766.

Highland Park Ragnvald

The premium offering from Highland Park within their legendary Warrior series.

Matured in a combination of European oak and American oak.

Please note the latch on the box is broken. 

Highland Park 1974 32 Year Old Saybrex International Single Cask

Distilled in 1974 and matured for 32 years in single cask number 14785. 

This release was for Saybrex International Inc, a global distribution comapny for wines and spirits. 

Please note condition of the box. 

Glenfiddich 30 Year Old 

Glenfiddich 30 year old presented in a stunning box, this mult award winning whisky was matured in Spanish Oloroso and American Bourbon casks.

Cask selection 00037 bottle number 0726.

Glen Grant 1966 Gordon and Macphail / Queen's Award for Enterprise

A rare bottle of Glen Grant, distilled in 1966 and bottled in October 2013  to commemorate Gordon and Macphail's reception of the Queen's award for Enterprise and International Trade.

This was never available for retail and was given to employees of Gordon and Macphail at the time.

Highland Park Thor 16 Year Old

The first in Highland Park's Valhalla series released in 2012 which also comprises of  the Loki and Freya released over the next two consecutive years.

This 16 year old Highland Park is a limited edition of 23,000 bottles.  

Glenfiddich 1991 Hand Filled First Fill Bourbon 24 Year Old

This Glenfiddich was distilled in 1991 and bottled in 2015 after maturation in a single first fill bourbon cask. 

This was hand botttled at the distillery and has been unsigned. 

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. 

Highland Park Earl Haakon 18 Year Old Third Edition

This is the third edition of the Earls series, which featured the Earl Magnus and Saint Magnus. This is an 18 year old Highland Park bottled at cask strength.

Comes with a fully illustrated leaflet telling the tale of Haakon. The original two bottlings in the Magnus collection celebrated the influential 11th century Earl who was canonised 20 years after his untimely death. He was murdered by Haakon, his treacherous cousin, who's infamy was celebrated with this third and final release.

One of 3300 bottles.

Glenugie 1984 Douglas Laing 20 Year Old

A single cask Douglas Laing bottling of this rare closed highland distillery.

Distilled in March 1984 and bottled iin August 2004.

One of 201 bottles.

Glenfarclas / Ballindalloch 1965 Douglas Laing 40 Year Old

Not to be confused with the new Ballindalloch distillery (established 2014),  Valley of the Green Grass tranlslated to gaelic means Glenfarclas. 

Distilled in 1965 and bottled in 2005, this whisky has spent 40 years in a sherry butt. 

One of 194 bottles.