July 2016 Auction

Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch #1 / Signed

The latest 'tun' release from Balvenie following the footsteps of Balvenie Tun 1401 and 1858.

This larger Tun can hold upto four times as much liquid as Tun 1401 and hence we expect a larger quantity of this release.  This release is a combination of 42 casks, 35 traditional American oak barrels and 7 European oak sherry butts, these were married in tun 1509 for several months before bottling.

Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch #2

The latest 'tun' release from Balvenie following the footsteps of Balvenie Tun 1401 and 1858.

This larger Tun can hold up to four times as much liquid as Tun 1401 and hence we expect a larger quantity of this release.  This release is a combination of 32 casks, 23 traditional American oak barrels and 9 European oak sherry butts, these were married in tun 1509 for several months before bottling.

One of 8500 bottles. 

Bunnahabhain 1979 Duir 30 Year Old

Distilled in 22nd of September 1979 and matured in a single sherry cask for 30 years then bottled on the 7th of October 2009.

Bottle number 426 of 554. 

Balblair 1987 Single Cask #0786

Single cask 1987 vintage from Balblair distillery.

Distilled in 1986 and bottled in 2011 at a full strength of 51.4%

Balvenie 17 Year Old Rum Cask

Matured in oak casks before being finished in rum casks shipped from Jamaica.

Banff 1980 Milroy's 18 Year Old

Single cask Banff distilled in 1980 and bottted in 1998 after maturing for 18 years by Milroy's of Soho.

Banff distillery ceased production in 1983 and slowly fell in to disrepair. By 1991 all of the distilleries buildings had been demolished/destroyed.

Bowmore 10 Year Old 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival and Miniature

Bottled in 1988 to celebrate the Glasgow Garden Festival. 

Please note the rust on the lid. 

Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch #1

The latest 'tun' release from Balvenie following the footsteps of Balvenie Tun 1401 and 1858.

This larger Tun can hold upto four times as much liquid as Tun 1401 and hence we expect a larger quantity of this release.  

This release is a combination of 42 casks, 35 traditional American oak barrels and 7 European oak sherry butts, these were married in tun 1509 for several months before bottling.

Bunnahabhain 25 Year Old

A stunning presentation of of Bunnahabhain 25 year old in a 'smoked glass' bottle and Alder wooden box.  

Bunnahabhain 25 Year Old

A stunning presentation of of Bunnahabhain 25 year old in a 'smoked glass' bottle and Alder wooden box.  

Bowmore 1982 Signatory Vintage 22 Year Old

Distilled on 2nd of March 1982 and bottled on 1th of May 2004.

Matured in single bourbon barrel #1315.

Bottle number 37 of 210.

Benriach 1978 Single Cask 26 Year Old #1589

The single cask releases from Benriach are hotly anticipated each year.

Distilled in 1978 and bottled 26 years later in December 2004, from single cask #1589.

Bottle number 41 of 209.

Balvenie 17 Year Old Islay Cask

Released in 2003, this was the very first of the Balvenie 17 year old expressions.

''In the making of The Balvenie Islay Cask, David Stewart selected Balvenie single malt which had matured in traditional oak casks for at least 17 years and transferred it into 94 casks which had previously held Islay single malt. After six months he felt the casks had imparted the desired delicate amount of peaty notes, typical of Islay, whilst retaining the distinctively honeyed character of The Balvenie.''

Benriach 1976 First Cask 27 Year Old

Distilled in December 1976 and bottled in 27 years later after being matured in single cask number #9534. 

Bottle number 14. 

Bruichladdich Black Art 1989 22 Year Old 3rd Edition

The third Black Art release, distilled in 1989 and bottled as a 22 year old.

Matured in wide variety of American and European oak wines casks, now an annual release within Bruichladdich's core range.

Balvenie 17 Year Old Madeira Wood Finish

In 2009 Balvenie released this 17 year old whisky finished in Maderia.

Benriach 1984 Heavily Peated Port Cask 22 Year Old

This is a heavily peated expression from Benriach. 

Distilled in 1984 and then bottled in August 2007 after finishing in a port hogshead.

Bottle number 61 of 294. 

Please note condition.

Balvenie 1993 Port Wood

The last of the vintage Port finishes from Balvenie. Now if you want Port finished Balvenie the 21 year old is the only option.

Please note general condition of lot.

Balvenie 21 Year Old Madeira Wood Finish

The Balvenie 21 Year Old Madeira Cask Finish was matured in traditional oak whisky casks for more than 20 years, then transferred to casks previously used in the production of fortified Madeira wine for a further period of maturation.

A newish travel retail exclusive.

Balvenie 21 Year Old Madeira Wood Finish

The Balvenie 21 Year Old Madeira Cask Finish was matured in traditional oak whisky casks for more than 20 years, then transferred to casks previously used in the production of fortified Madeira wine for a further period of maturation.

A newish travel retail exclusive.

Black Bull 30 Year Old

Blended by Huntly based bottlers Duncan Taylor, Black Bull has a 50/50 ratio of malt to grain and is bottled at 50% abv. 

Matured for 30 years in sherry oak casks.

Balmenach 1973 Gordon and MacPhail

A Balmenach distilled in 1973 and bottled in 1995 by Gordon and MacPhail.

Bunnahabhain 1973 Exclusive Casks 35 Year Old

Distilled in December 1973 and then matured for 35 years. Single Cask, finished in American Oak Barrel.

Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old Feis Ile 2010 / PX Finish

One of Bunnahabhain's 2010 Feis Ile bottlings, this is an 18 year old that has been finished in PX sherry.

Bottle number 181 of 384. 

Bruichladdich Valinch 1990 / The Valinch

A single cask Bruichladdich distilled on 7th February 1990 and bottled on 11th November 2004 from a refill sherry hogshead.

Cask #451 yielded 350 bottles, this is bottle number 38.

Exclusive to visitors of Bruichladdich Distillery.

Balvenie 1978 Single Barrel 25 Year Old 20cl

Distilled on 11th April 1978 and bottled on 7th April 2004 from single cask #1001.

Bottle number 111.

Benromach 1978 Rare Malt 19 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 Benromach was distilled in 1978 and bottled as a 19 year old at 63.8%.

Bottle number 4546.

Benrinnes 1974 Rare Malt 21 Year Old

The Rare Malt Selection is an historic selection of single malt whiskies from operational and lost distilleries, that were released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005.

Released at natural cask strength 60.4%.

Distilled in 1974 and bottled in the mid 1990s.

Bottle Number 4389

Beneagles Thistle and Rose Chess Collection Miniature Decanter Collection 

The Thistle and The Rose 32 piece Chess Set. Each is Wade porcelain, Designed by Ann Whittet modelled by Fredrick Mellor.  Each piece, apart from the pawns, is filled with Beneagles Blended Scotch Whisky. The Black peices are Thistle, made of Scottish historical figures and the white peices The Rose, comprised of English historical figures. 

• Black King (Robert the Bruce)
• Black Bishop (John Knox)  
• Black Knight (Sir William Wallace)
• Black Queen (Mary Queen of Scots)
• Black Rook (Scottish Tower House)
• White King (Henry VIII)
• White Bishop (Thomas Becket)
• White Knight (Sir Francis Drake) 
• White Queen (Queen Elizabeth I)
• White Rook (Norman English Tower)

Bruichladdich Octomore Comus 4.2 

Peated equally to the Octomore 4.1 release at a massive 167ppm, this was finished in Sauternes casks.  As with the Octomore Orpheus, the Comus has received quite a cult following providing a powerful peaty dram with an elegrant sweet character provided by what is recognised as perhaps the world’s greatest desert wine.   

Only 18,000 bottles were produced.

Bruichladdich Octomore 10 Year Old

Peated to 80.5ppm the coming of age 10 year old Octomore was limited to only 6,000 bottles.

Balvenie 25 Year Old Single Barrel 20cl

A 20cl bottling of 25 year old Balvenie distilled in 1974 and bottled in 2001.