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.

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.

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.

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

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2013

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

16,000 bottles we're released.

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.

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!

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.

Craigellachie 14 Year Old

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

Ledaig 1990 Gordon and Macphail

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

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.

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.

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.”