March 2014 Auction

Laphroaig 1960 Vintage Reserve 40 Year Old

A vintage release of Laphroaig distilled in 1960 and bottled as a 40 year old, Laphroaig this age is incredibly rare!

Distilled in 1960 and presented with a certificate from distillery manager Iain Henderson, the casks we matured for 40 years in warehouse #1.

This is bottle 284 of 300. 

Excellent condition.

Talisker 1973 28 Year Old Single Cask Oddbin's Exclusive

At the time of release the 100 bottles of this were from the oldest casks at Talisker.  Exclusive to Oddbin's, this very very limited release of Talisker sold out within hours and has been one of the rarest Taliskers since.

Bottle number 55 of 100, cask number 4633

Laphroaig Cairdeas 30 Year Old

Exclusively only available at Laphroaig distillery or on their website this 30 year old Cairdeas release is a combination of approximately 60% sherry casks and 40% bourbon casks, which were then married together in bourbon casks before bottling.

This is bottle #672 of 1,536.

Certificate included.

Littlemill 21 Year Old

Released in 2012 this official bottling of Littlemill proved to be very popular, perhaps unsuprising as there are so few official releases from this lost distillery.

Limited release of 3,000 bottles at 21 years old.

Laphroaig 1989 23 Year Old

A vintage Laphroaig released for the Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish markets.  

Distilled in 1989 and bottled 23 years later, only 1,800 bottles were released.

Laphroaig 1989 23 Year Old

A vintage Laphroaig released for the Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish markets.  

Distilled in 1989 and bottled 23 years later, only 1,800 bottles were released.

Lagavulin 1995 Feis Ile 2013

Lagavulin’s offering to the 2013 Feis Ile, distilled on the 8^th May 1995 and bottled in 2013. Matured for 18 years in a sherry butt personally selected by Iain McArthur.

Bottle number 1,122 of 3,000

Linkwood 1972 (Spyniemore) Whisky Connoisseur Single Cask

An old bottling of Linkwood under the name 'Spyniemore' bottled by 'The Whisky Connoisseur', Biggar.

Distilled on 3rd July 1972 from cask #9457 and bottled 22 years later, this is bottle number 50.

Arthur J Bell bottled a variety of single malts in this collection and sold them through his company Scottish Gourmet in the 1980s.

Laphroaig 15 Year Old Pre-Royal Warrant

A rare example of Laphroaig 15 year old prior to the Royal Warrant being awarded in 1994.

Laphroaig 15 Year Old

Now discontinued this is the Laphroaig 15 year old which Prince Charles loved so much.

Longrow 1996 Fino Sherry Butt 12 Year Old

Originally only available to members of the Springbank Society.

Distilled June 2006 and bottled April 2009.

One of 600 bottles.

Laphroaig Cairdeas Port Wood Finish - Feis Ile 2013

Released during the Feis Ile 2013, the latest edition of Laphroaig Cairdeas was matured in bourbon casks for 8 years prior to being finished in port pipes for 14 months.

Let's not forget that Cairdeas is gaelic for 'friendship'

Laphroaig Cask Strength Batch 004

This is batch 004 of the more recent Laphroaig Cask Strength's bottled in January 2012.

Longrow 1997 Refill Sherry Butt 8 Year Old

Originally only available to members of the Springbank Society.

Distilled in February 1997 and matured for 8 years in a refill sherry butt until July 2005.

1 of 630 bottles.

20:20 Twenty Twenty Edrington Blend

A 19 year old blended whisky given to world leaders negotiating action for climate change.

This limited edition bottling of 470 bottle was released by The Edrington Group.

Wallace Liqueur

Now discontinued, Wallace Liqueur had an avid following of drinkers.

Made using malt whisky from Deanston distillery.

Ledaig 1990 Gordon and Macphail

A Gordon and Macphail bottling of Ledaig, distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2003.

Tomintoul 10 Year Old (Water of Life Challenge)

Back in 2005 two Edinburgh detectives DC Grant Wilson and DC Scott MacKay cycled 1,515 miles around Scotland visiting every whisky distillery.  

On their route they collected bottles to auction for the Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh.

This Tomintoul 10 year old carries the certificate of authenticity and a part of their diary from their trip as well as the distillery manager signature (Robert McGilvery) which is also on the bottle.

Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength 33.3cl

A small 33.3cl bottle of this popular and discontinued Laphroaig, replaced by the non-age statement Laphroaig cask strength.

The Scotch Whisky Book 

Published in 1992 by Lomond Books, Michelin House.  

ISBN 0 600 55291 8 

156 pages.

Michael Jackson's Malt Whisky Companion

Published in 1989 by Dorling Kindersley, 9 Herietta Street.

ISBN 0 86318 387 5 

240 pages.

Lagavulin 1976 37 Year Old

The oldest release of Lagavulin to date released late 2013 as part of Diageo's annual 'super premium' releases.

Distilled in 1976 and matured in refill American oak and European oak casks, yielding 1,868 bottles.

Bottle number 0054.