March 2016 Auction

Taketsuru 21 Year Old 

Released by Nikka, this range of blended malts is named after Nikka's founder and a key member of the birth of Japanese whisky, Masataka Taketsuru.

Taketsuru 21 year old is highly acclaimed and has received many awards.

Adelphi Glover 14 Year Old

This is a 14 year old fusion of Japanese malt and Scottish malt. Named after Scotsman Thomas Glover who moved to Japan and set up The Japan Brewery Company and the company that would become Mitsubishi. 

One of 1500 bottles. 

Tomatin Cù Bòcan Selection 3 x 70cl

A slightly peated version of Tomatin, peated to 15 ppm, these three were each matured  matrued in a different cask type. virgin oak, bourbon and sherry casks.  

• The Sherry was released in September 2014 and limited to 6000 bottles. 
• The Virgin Oak was released in February 2015 and limited to 6000 bottles. 
• The Bourbon oak was released in July 2015 and also limited to 6000 bottles. 

Please note there will be a shipping charge for three bottles. 

Chivas The Directors Celebration Royal Salute Blend

To celebrate being adwarded the Queens Award for Export, Chivas decided to bottle a special release of Royal Salute containing Whisky aged between 15 and 30 years.

Please note this lot does not include the presentation box.

Talisker 25 Year Old 2014 Release

Released within Diageo's 'Superpremium' editions, Talisker 25 year old has been bottled a number of times, this particular bottle is from the 2012 release.

Includes a 5cl Anise (Aniseed flavoured spirit) minature.

Bottle number 5823 of 6000 bottles.

Talisker 25 Year Old 2014 Release

Released within Diageo's 'Superpremium' editions, Talisker 25 year old has been bottled a number of times, this particular bottle is from the 2012 release.

Bottle number 5830 of 6000 bottles.

Caroni 1992 Trinidad Rum 20 Year Old

Distilled at Caroni in 1992 and matured at their distillery until 2008 when the casks were moved to Guyana for a further four years of maturation.

The front label depicts the last picture taken of Caroni Distillery in 2004.

Bottled in 2012.

Talisker 25 Year Old 2014 Release

Released within Diageo's 'Superpremium' editions, Talisker 25 year old has been bottled a number of times, this particular bottle is from the 2012 release.

Bottle number 1682 of 6000 bottles.

Tyrconnell Single Malt Inaugural Release

A pure pot still Irish single malt.

Bottle number 2367 of 5000. 

Chivas Century of Malts including book

A unique release in 2000 from Chivas Bros.

Released to celebrating the Millennium and creating using exactly 100 20th Century malts from different distilleries.

Craigellachie 23 Year Old

The brand new Craigellachie 23 year old, the entire range has raised many peoples opinion of this relatively unknown Speyside distillery, one certainly to watch.

Chichibu Chibidaru 2009 / Quarter Cask

This is from the new Japanese distillery Chichibu. Distilled in 2009 and bottled in 2013, this has been matured in Chibidaru casks. 
Chibidaru are similar to quarter casks, the difference being that while Scottish quarter casks just have staves removed, Chibidaru have shortened staves and are repurposed. 

Bottle number 1957 of 3900. 

Please note condition of the box. 

Taketsuru 17 Year Old 

Released by Nikka, this range of blended malts is named after Nikka's founder and a key member of the birth of Japanese whisky, Masataka Taketsuru.

Taketsuru 17 year old is highly acclaimed and has received many awards.

Taketsuru 17 Year Old 

Released by Nikka, this range of blended malts is named after Nikka's founder and a key member of the birth of Japanese whisky, Masataka Taketsuru.

Taketsuru 17 year old is highly acclaimed and has received many awards.

Chateau Mouton-Rothschild 1979

From the Paulliac Appellation in the Haute-Medoc sub-region on the left-bank of the Bordeaux. Hugh Johnson (Master of Wine) has said, \"If one had to single out one commune of Bordeaux to head the list, there would be no argument. It would be Pauillac.\" 

The official birth of what we know as Chateau Mouton Rothschild took place in 1853. At that time, Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild, an English member of the Rothschild family, purchased a property in Pauillac called Chateau Brane-Mouton. As was the custom of the day, the new owner renamed it using his name and Chateau Mouton Rothschild was born. In 1868, James Rothschild, another member of the family purchased Chateau Lafite.

Mouton Rothschild was considered a Second Growth when the Classification took place in 1855. After existing for over 100 years without a single change, nobody believed the Classification would ever change. Chateau Mouton Rothschild beacme the only estate to  succeed in changing the 1855 classification: Chateau Mouton Rothschild became officially a “Premier Cru Classé” (First Classified Growth).
In 1973, the front label on every bottle of Chateau Mouton Rothschild boasted…
“Premier je suis, second je fus, Mouton ne change”.
First I am, second I was, I Mouton do not change.

Today the vineyard of Chateau Mouton Rothschild is planted to 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot.

Please note general condition of this bottle, including labels, fill level and seal.

Chichibu On The Way

Ichiro Akuto's Chichibu distillery has be producing malts for a while now, this was released in 2013 and is made from various vinatges from 2008 onwards. All matured in bourbon casks then finished in Mizunara. 

Bottle number 6209 of 9900.

Please note condition of the box.

Talisker 25 Year Old 2014 Release / No Box

Released within Diageo's 'Superpremium' editions, Talisker 25 year old has been bottled a number of times, this particular bottle is from the 2014 release.

Bottle number 3177 of 6000 bottles.

Please note there is no box. 

Caol Ila Cask Strength / Johnnie Walker Mentoring

Now discontinued this Caol Ila cask strength was a popular part of the Caol Ila range, this rare example was exclusive to those who undertook Johnnie Walker Mentoring within Diageo.

Talisker 175th Anniversary

Bottled to commemorate the 175th Anniversary of Talisker distillery, this limited release of 60,000 bottles contained a variety of aged Talisker’s many of which are rumoured to be over 20 years old.

Chichibu Chibidaru 2009 / Quarter Cask

This is from the new Japanese distillery Chichibu. Distilled in 2009 and bottled in 2013, this has been matured in Chibidaru casks. 
Chibidaru are similar to quarter casks, the difference being that while Scottish quarter casks just have staves removed, Chibidaru have shortened staves and are repurposed. 

Bottle number 2217 of 3900. 

Please note there is no box and damage to back label. 

Taketsuru 17 Year Old 

Released by Nikka, this range of blended malts is named after Nikka's founder and a key member of the birth of Japanese whisky, Masataka Taketsuru.

Taketsuru 17 year old is highly acclaimed and has received many awards.

Taketsuru 17 Year Old 

Released by Nikka, this range of blended malts is named after Nikka's founder and a key member of the birth of Japanese whisky, Masataka Taketsuru.

Taketsuru 17 year old is highly acclaimed and has received many awards.

Please note the condition of the box. 

Compass Box This Is Not A Luxury Whisky / US Import 75cl

Inspired by René Magritte's 1929 surrealist painting 'Ceci n'est pas une pipe'. ... This is not a pipe. 

The liquid inside is 79% 1st fill sherry matured Glen Ord 19 Year old, 18% Strathclyde 40 Year Old grain and 4% 30 Year Old Caol Ila.

Now for the controversy, apparently by showing the above information Compass Box (and technically Whisky Auctioneer) are breaking EU Law. The Scotch Whisky Association received a complaint from a brand owner about Compass box being transparent about the contents of a blend. Under Regulation 12.3 of the Spirit Drinks Regulation No 110/2008, any mention of a maturation period or age could only refer to the ‘youngest alcoholic component’ in a spirit. This rule applies to the ‘description, presentation or labelling’ of a spirit drink – including advertising, promotion and images. 

While not normally ones to take a position on such things, we here at Whisky Auctioneer are all in favour of transparency and feel that Compass Box are 100% in the right by showing the full composition of their blend. 

One of 4000 bottles. 

Caol Ila 1983 Exclusive Malts 25 Year Old

An independent bottling of Caol Ila distilled on the 1st of October 1983 and bottled 2nd of October 2008, 25 years later from cask #4793.

Bottle number 26 of 300. 

Tamdhu 1980 Exclusive Malts 29 Year Old

A single cask Tamdhu distilled on 29th August 1980 and bottled 29 years later by the Creative Whisky Co.

Cask #9225 yielded 146 bottles.

Please note the condition of the box.

Caperdonich 1995 Berry Brothers & Rudd 18 Year Old 

Distilled in 1995 and bottled in 2014 after being matured in a single cask with reference #95076.

Caperdonich 1995 Berry Brothers & Rudd 18 Year Old 

Distilled in 1995 and bottled in 2014 after being matured in a single cask with reference #95076.

Taketsuru 17 Year Old 

Released by Nikka, this range of blended malts is named after Nikka's founder and a key member of the birth of Japanese whisky, Masataka Taketsuru.

Taketsuru 17 year old is highly acclaimed and has received many awards.

Chateau Margaux, Grand Vin 1975

From the Margaux Appellation (to which it gives its name) in the Medoc sub-region on the left-bank of the Bordeaux, where Cabernet Sauvignon is dominant (though Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec are all permissable). This 1er Grand Cru Classe dates back to the 12th century when it was know as “La Mothe de Margaux” and is steeped in history, haveing been drank by Thomas Jefferson who famously declared  “There couldn’t be a better Bordeaux bottle”

The Margaux vineyard for the production of red wine is planted to 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc. This shows a marked increase in the amount of Cabernet Sauvignon planted in the vineyards. The final blend on average usually contains close to 85% Cabernet Sauvignon in most vintages. On average, the vines are 35 years of age. However, there are parcels with very Cabernet Sauvignon vines, which are close to 80 years of age.

Please note general condition of this bottle, including labels, fill level and seal.

Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 1966

The only red-wine producer outside the Haut-Médoc classified in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855, the premier cru Château Haut-Brion, and also includes all of the châteaux listed in the 1953/59 classification of Graves fo which La Mission-Haut-Brion is one. 

La Mission-Haut-Brion is situated just across the road from Haut-Brion in the commune of Talence in the southern suburbs of Bordeaux. This bottle predates the unifiction of ownership in 1983, when both properties came under the same ownership, Domaine Clarence Dillon S.A. La Mission-Haut-Brion's vineyards (Cabernet Sauvignon 48%, Merlot 45%, Cabernet Franc 7%) lie on a large (up to 18 metres deep in places) gravel bank interspersed with clay. The wine is fermented in temperature-controlled, stainless steel vats and then matured in oak barriques (100% new) for 18 months.

Please note general condition of this bottle, including labels, fill level and seal.

Taketsuru 17 Year Old 

Released by Nikka, this range of blended malts is named after Nikka's founder and a key member of the birth of Japanese whisky, Masataka Taketsuru.

Taketsuru 17 year old is highly acclaimed and has received many awards.

Taketsuru 17 Year Old 

Released by Nikka, this range of blended malts is named after Nikka's founder and a key member of the birth of Japanese whisky, Masataka Taketsuru.

Taketsuru 17 year old is highly acclaimed and has received many awards.