March 2014 Auction

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.

Dallas Dhu 1981 Signatory Vintage 31 Year Old

A single cask Dallas Dhu distilled on 11th December 1981 and bottled  from single hogshead #2106 on10th January 2012.

Bottle number 116 of 196.

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2013

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks for between 12 and 15 years .

16,000 bottles we're released.

Dufftown 15 Year Old Flora and Fauna (Wooden Box)

This Flora and Fauna 15 year old Dufftown has been discontinued for a number of years and has since been replaced by 'The Singleton of Dufftown' range of whiskies.

This rare Flora and Fauna bottling carries the white seal and wooden box.

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!

Dalmore Cigar Malt Reserve

The Dalmore Cigar Malt Reserve is drawn from casks of three types: American white oak ex-bourbon casks, 30 year old Matusalem oloroso sherry butts and premier cru Cabernet Sauvignon wine barriques with the idea being to compliment a cigar.

Double Single Compass Box Signed 

Released by Compass Box to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Compass Box.  This is a slightly different version of the standard Double Single.  

Tatsuya Minagawa and Duncan Elphick Compass Box realised the benefits of combining single grain and single malt whiskies together, this limited edition bottling of Compass Box's Double Single is a testament to that discussion.  Duncan and Tatsuya worked for several months to find two casks that blended so well together, this limited release combines a 12 year old single malt from Clynelish with a 15 year old grain whisky from Cambus.  

Bottled exclusively for The Craigellachie Hotel, Speyside this bottle is number 77 of 650 and signed by both contributors Duncan Elphick and Tatsuya Minagawa.

Dalmore Gran Reserva 1 Litre

Typically aged between 10 and 15 years and drawn from first fill casks.  The Dalmore Gran Reserva contains whiskies from both oloroso sherry butts and bourbon barrels, with a 2:1 ratio.  The whisky is then married for a further six months in true Dalmore fashion.

Craigellachie 14 Year Old

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

Dimple 12 Year Old

Dimple 12 year old, with the more recent packaging.

There is some damage to the seal of this bottle.

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.”