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. 

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. 

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

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. 

Hirsch Reserve 1974 16 Year Old

Kentucky straight bourbon whisky made in a pot still from sour mash.

Produced at the Michter distillery that closed in 1988.

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. 

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.

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

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.

Ardbeg Lord of the Isles 25 Year Old

The Ardbeg Lord of the Isles, 25 year old is a highly sought after and inconic Ardbeg released between 2002 and 2007.

Named after the 'Lord of the Isles' who ruled the Western Isles and parts of Argyll between the 12th and 15th Centuries..

Hanyu 2000 ‘Final Vintage’ #6093

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

Bottle 150 of 349.

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

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

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. 

Bowmore 1985 26 year old

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

One of 747 bottles. 

Ardbeg 1998 Single Cask #1189

A single cask Ardbeg, distilled in May 1998 and bottled on 10th December 2008, from single cask #1189 a new toasted oak hogshead.

Bottle number 156 of 252.

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.

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.

Ardbeg 1992 Single Cask #772

A single cask Ardbeg, distilled on 30th April 1992 and bottled on 10th December 2008, from single cask #772 a first fill bourbon barrel.

Bottle number 147 of 184.

Ardbeg 1998 Feis Ile 2009 Single Cask #1190

A single cask Ardbeg, distilled in May 1998 and bottled on 10th December 2008, from single cask #1190 a new toasted oak hogshead.

Bottle number 260 of 282.

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.

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. 

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.