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.

D Antonia A Ferreira Garrafeira 1834 Vinho Porto

One of the famous vintages from the nineteenth century.

This vintage is linked to the Ferreira family; In October 1834 Dona Antonia Adelaide Ferreira marries the son namesake António Bernardo Ferreira in Chapel Farm Travassos in Loureiro. Both only children, the couple were to inherit the concentrated wealth of the two strongest branches of the family, a fact that would prove decisive to consolidate, under the name of D. Antonia.  This would evolve into the World famous port producing Ferriera empire.

his wine was the protagonist of a dramatic but fascinating episode: in 1887, the Swedish explorer Auguste Andrée, along with two companions, decided to cross the North Pole in a balloon. On 14 July, the balloon fell to the Arctic, amazingly they survived and the they made a feast in a floating ice sheet. The main course was yummy seagull breast,alongside abottle of Vintage Port \"D. Antonia Ferreira \"1834 which had been offered by the King of Sweden. Unfortunately, the adventurers did not survive to tell his experience but a Norwegian expedition found, 33 years later, their bodies and, diaries and some photographic material.

In October 1834 Dona Antonia Adelaide Ferreira marries the son namesake António Bernardo Ferreira in Chapel Farm Travassos in Loureiro. Both only children, the couple were to inherit and to concentrate the wealth of the two strongest branches of the family, a fact that would prove decisive to consolidate, under the direction of D. Antonia later, one who would become the Ferreira empire.

Flora and Fauna Box Collection 

Empty wooden boxes for a selection of the Flora and Fauna bottlings. Includes:

• Craigellachie
• Aberfeldy
• Aultmore
• Pittyvaich
• Balmenach
• Glendullan
• Bladnoch
• Balmenach
• Caol Ila

Please note the condion of the boxes. Some boxes are missing wooden inserts.

There is NO whisky included in this lot.

The postage of this lot will equate to 9 bottles.

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. 

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.

Dalmore Mackenzie 1992

The Dalmore Mackenzie was released to commemorate the long lasting relationship between Dalmore and Clan Mackenzie.

The whisky was matured in a bourbon hogsheads for 11 years before a finishing period of 6 years in port pipes.

A limited and highly sought after bottling of which only 3,000 were made.

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.

Dallas Dhu 1977 Cadenhead's 19 Year Old

Distilled in September 1977 and bottled December 1996, this is a Cadenhead bottling of the closed Speyside distillery. 

Please note condition of box. 

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. 

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. 

Cadenhead's 1975 Green Label Demerara Rum 

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

Dalmore Millennium Release 1263 Custodian 2012 / 1st Release

The first cask to be bottled for Dalmore's custodians, a concept introduced by the distillery for it's followers in 2012.

A trio of casks were filled at midnight on January 1st 2000 and gradually released on their 12th, 15th, and 18th birthday's.

This is the first 'Millennium Release', bottled in 2012 as a 12 year old. Initiallly matured in an American oak ex-bourbon cask, before being finished in a Matusalem oloroso sherry cask.

Dalmore 12 Year Old 1970s

How the packaging has changed for Dalmore, this black and gold label dates from the 1970s.

26 2/3 fl oz and 75 proof.

Dalmore Castle Leod 1995

Following the very popular Dalmore Clan Mackenzie release in 2010, similiarly this follow up was released to generate funds for the restoration of the Clan Mackenzie's ancestral home the Castle Leod.

Matured in American white oak and Spanish sherry wood, before being finished in Bordeaux casks. Castle Leod was distilled in 1995 and bottled in 2011.

Dalmore Castle Leod 1995

Following the very popular Dalmore Clan Mackenzie release in 2010, similiarly this follow up was released to generate funds for the restoration of the Clan Mackenzie's ancestral home the Castle Leod.

Matured in American white oak and Spanish sherry wood, before being finished in Bordeaux casks. Castle Leod was distilled in 1995 and bottled in 2011.

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.

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. 

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.

Compass Box Last Vatted Malt

In the final day before the 2009 Scotch Whisky regulations were enacted (22/11/2009) CompassBox released both this and the \"Last Vatted Malt\". From that day forward the word \"Vatted\" was no longer legitimate and has been replaced with \"Blended\". So now Blended Malts and Blended Grains are the acceptable nomenclature.

This is a combination of old Speyside and Islay single malts. 

One of 1,323 bottles. 

Dalwhinnie 1987 25 Year Old

Released within Diageo's 2012 Special Releases.

Distilled in 1987 and bottled in 2012, limited to 5358 bottles.

Caol Ila 1990 The Syndicate's 22 Year Old

Dalmore 1991 Distillery Exclusive

An exclusive bottling of Dalmore distilled in 1991 for distillery, chosen by distillery manager Ian Mackay.

Drawn from cask 446. 

Dufftown 1979 Cadenhead's 34 Year Old

Distilled in 1979 and bottled 2014, this is an 34 year old Dufftown bottled by Cadenhead's. 

Matured in a sherry butt. 

One of 216 bottles.

Cardhu 1984 SMWS 27 Year Old 106.18

Distilled in Novmeber 1984, matured in a refill ex-bourbon hogshead and bottled 27 years later by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. 

\"Bottled essence of summer\"

One of 197 bottles.

Canadian Club 1971

An old bottling of Canadian Club carrying the vintage 1971.

The whisky is 6 years old and bottled at 86.8 US Proof.

Dufftown 1979 Cadenhead's 16 Year Old

Distilled in 1979 and bottled 1996, this is an 16 year old Dufftown bottled by Cadenhead's.

Courvoisier 3 Star Cognac Circa 1950s

Please note condition of label and seal. 

Colonel E.H Taylor Barrel Proof

Hailing from Buffalo Trace, this brand applies methods and mashbills comperable to those intorduced by Colonel E. H. Taylor. He was a bourbon distiller in the late 1800s. 

The Barrel proof is bottled at a hefty 64.5%

Caol Ila 1998 Feis Ile 2015

A small batch triple matured Caol Ila personally selected by David Wood. 

Distilled in 1998 and bottled for Feis Ile 2015. 

This is bottle number 164 of 1,500.