March 2014 Auction

Edradour 1964 20 Year Old Cadenhead

.Edradour distilled in December 1964 and bottled in August 1985 bottled by Cadenhead's.

The bottle and box are in near perfect condition with fill level at middle to low neck height.

75cl bottle.

Port Ellen 1983 Douglas Laing  26 Year Old

A sherry cask matured Port Ellen as part of Douglas Laing's Provenance range.

Bottled in the winter of 2010 and matured for 26 years since the Spring of 1983, independant bottlings are quickly becoming the only affordable way to reach Port Ellen's.

Convalmore 1981 'Whisky Connoisseur' 14 year old

An unusual single cask bottling of Convalmore by 'Whisky Connoisseur', Biggar.   Convalmore was very rarely bottled as a single malt, it was used more in blended whisky such as Lowries black and white blends. This is a rare limited edition single malt bottling by Arthur J Bell.

Only a hand full of official single malt bottlings have been released but there are several independent bottlings including expressions from Signatory , Arthur J Bell of Biggar and Cadenhead.

Single cask #1150  distilled on 13th May 1981.

Port Ellen 1978 6th Release 20cl

The smaller version of the Port Ellen 6th release, distilled in 1978 and bottled in 2006 as a 27 year old.

Please note there is a very slight tear on the label.

Port Charlotte PC11

Port Charlotte is a heavily peated spirit produced by Bruichladdich in rememberance and hope for a long list distillery at Port Charlotte on Islay, which closed in 1929.

This is the seventh release in the series released in 2013.

‘Eòrna Na h-Alba’ in Gaelic means Scottish Barley

Port Charlotte PC11

Port Charlotte is a heavily peated spirit produced by Bruichladdich in rememberance and hope for a long list distillery at Port Charlotte on Islay, which closed in 1929.

This is the seventh release in the series released in 2013.

‘Eòrna Na h-Alba’ in Gaelic means Scottish Barley

Please note there is a dent at the top rear of the tin, please see photos for a closer look.

Caol Il 15 Year Old Flora and Fauna

Easily one of the most popular Flora and Fauna bottlings, the Caol Ila 15 year old was discontinued quite few years ago now and has become quite desirable!

Craigellachie 14 Year Old

The old release of Craigellchie 14 year old, discontinued in 2007.

Port Ellen 1980 Gordon and Macphail 5cl

A miniature bottle of Port Ellen from 1980, bottled by Gordon and Macphail with their old 'map label.

5cl

English Whisky Co 2007 Chapter 8 (Lightly Peated)

The English Whisky Co Chapter 8 is one of the rarest and most popular of their recent releases.

Distilled on the 26th April 2007 put into 200 ltr bourbon casks on the 30th April.  This whisky was 'lightly peated'  to 32 ppm prior to distillation.

Bottle number 1,645 of 2,340.

Chivas 18 Year Old Pininfarina Ultimate Version Level 2

A stunning release of Chivas 18 year old designed between Chivas Regal and the automative design firm Pininfarina.  

Pininfarina are responsible for designing Ferraris, Maseratis, Rolls-Royces and many more.  This is the level 2 edition of the Pininfarina collaboration, the packaging is known as 'The Drop' and follows similiar desing principles Pinifarina use in designing cards, movement, speed, aerodynamics and so on.

\"The design's limits have been
pushed, evoking a sense of
movement and speed.\"
- Paolo Trevisan

Individual bottle number.

Caol Ila 2000 Feis Ile 2011

Released for the annual Feis Ile, in 2011 this Caol Ila was hand selected by Billy Mitchell and was matured in sherry cask 301696.

Bottle number 346.

Caol Ila 1998 Feis Ile 2013

Release in June 2013 for the annual Feis Ile, this Caol Ila was specially selected by Billy Stitchell.

Bottle number 0448 of 3,000

Billy said this about how the whisky matured:

“Spirit distilled in 1998 has been triple-cask matured. For 12 years it rested in a combination of Refill Butts, Hogsheads and Barrels. The vatted whisky was then allowed to mature for several months in active hogshead casks to impart a spicy/oaky note to the existing delicate Caol Ila smoke. Finally it was treated to a final gentle maturation in European oak.”