March 2017 Auction

Remy Martin Louis XIII Cognac Tres Vieille 1950s

Remy Martin is perhaps the most well known of all Cognac producers and has established a reputation for quality that very few others can relate to.

This is a spectacular 1950s example of the Louis XIII Tres Vieille Cognac Baccarat decanter which holds Grande Champagne cognac aged between 40 and 100 years.

Please note that this item is very old and hence very fragile. Lot is sold as photographed, please note fill level. 

Remy Martin Louis XIII Cognac Circa 1970s

Remy Martin is perhaps the most well known of all Cognac producers and has established a reputation for quality that very few others can relate to.

This is a stunning older example of their Louis XIII Baccarat decanter, which holds Grande Champagne cognac aged between 40 and 100 years. 

Asian Import.

Johnnie Walker Red Label / Pre-1934

An extremely rare and old Johnnie Walker Red Label 

Johnnie Walker Blue Label Korea Sa Shin Do 75cl / The Casks Edition

A special edition bottle of Johnnie Blue label... the icon of whisky world wide. 

This Blue Label is bottled in a pocelain decanter that was bottled for the South Korean market. On each of the four sides of the decanter is a dipiction of a guardian god from Korean mythology. 

Hyunmu guards the north, The Blue Dragon gaurds the east, Jujak (a phoenix) guards the south and The White Tiger guards the East.  

Very unusually for Johnnie Walker, this has been bottled at cask strength. 

Wolfburn Single Malt Selection 6 x 70cl / Including 2016 Inaugural Release

Located in Thurso, this is the northernmost distillery on the UK mainland. Based around a long lost distillery that ended around 1850, this new Wolfburn reopened in 2013.​

A lot of 6 Wolfburn single malts including: 

Wolfburn Dornoch Whisky Festival 2016

This release was bottled for the Dornoch Whisky Festival 2016.

Wolfburn Inaugural Release

The distillery's first single malt release.

There have been 875 bottles released, 100 of which were for the UK. This is presented in a hand crafted wooden box. 

Wolfburn 'A Little Something Different' / La Maison du Whisky 60th Anniversary

This release marks the 60th Anniversary of La Maison du Whisky.

An Ex-Bourbon American Oak Barrel and a European Oak Octave we laid down and married together to create this limited bottling.

One of 589 Bottles.

Wolfburn Single Malt Scotch Whisky

One of the distillery's first single malt releases. 

Wolfburn Aurora Single Malt

This is release is matured in a a combonation of different casks:

• 40% matured in 2nd filled quarter casks
• 40% matured in 1st fill ex bourbon barrels
• 20% 1st fill oloroso sherry hogsheads

Wolfburn Kylver Series Limited Edition

The Kylver series has a cask \"that is doing something different\".

Please note there will be a shipping cost for 6 bottles.

Johnnie Walker The Directors Blend 2013

Only given to very important Diageo types meaning this was never available at retail. Very few bottles have made it to the secondary market and collectors have fought to get hold of this essential part of Walker history.

There were six bottles in the Director's blend range, this is the final bottle, designed by Claessens, a simple yet elegant and effective design.

In the flavour department the blend is focused on age and succeeds in creating deep rich character, causing whisky expert Dave Broom to claim that it was one of the best whiskies of 2013.

Bottle number 570 of 588.

Johnnie Walker The Directors Blend 2013

Only given to very important Diageo types meaning this was never available at retail. This means that very few bottles made it to the secondary market and collectors have fought to get hold of this essential part of Walker history.

There were six bottles in the Director's blend range, this is the final bottle and was designed by designed by Claessens, a simple yet elegant and effective design.

In the flavour department the blend is focused on age and succeeds in creating deep rich character, causing whisky expert Dave Broom to claim that it was one of the best whiskies of 2013.

Bottle number 572 of 588.

John Jameson and Son 15 Year Old 1950s

An old bottle of 15 year old Jameson Irish whisky bottled by O. Trainor & Co Ltd. of 9 D'Olier Street, Dublin.

The practice of merchant own-bottlings was common throughout Ireland, with the focus being the reputation - and taste - of the merchants, not necessarily the distillery of origin.

We estimate this bottle to be from the 1950s.

Jefferson's Presidential 17 Year Old Distilled 1991

Inspired by Thomas Jefferson's curiosity, experimental spirit and good taste, this bourbon is from a company that doesn't own a distillery but instead purchases aged bourbon and blends it to create a consistent product. 

Distilled from Wheat in the fall of 1991 and bottled 17 years later. 

Batch No. 3

Bottle No. 1491

Jura 1966 Signatory Vintage 32 Year Old / Includes 2 Glasses​

An oak cask matured Jura, distilled on 27th April 1966 and bottled on 9th June 1998.

Cask #1485

Bottle No.207 of 248

A limited release to mark the 10th Anniversary of Signatory Vintage

Johnnie Walker Excelsior

Johnnie Walker Excelsior is an incredibly hard to find Johnnie walker distilled in 1947 and released at around 50 years old in 1997.

75cl

Rosebank 8 Year Old 1980s

A very rare official bottling of this closed Lowlander, this was released during the 1980s.

Rosebank 1981 Rare Malt 20 Year Old / 62.3%

The Rare Malt Selection is a historic selection of single malt whiskies from operational and lost distilleries that were released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005.

This Rosebank was distilled in 1981 and bottled in the May 2002 release, at another impressive abv of 62.3%.

Bottle #1290.

Johnnie Walker Red Label Old Highland Whisky Circa 1939

A very old bottling of Johnnie Walker Red Label, complete with carton and wrap. This is a US Import bottling.

Label contains reference to the late king George V, dating this bottle to 1939 when the warrant first appeared.

At this time Red Label had an age statement of 8 years, 5 more than today! 

Please note that there are no visable measurements, bottle is full sized.

Royal Brackla 10 Years Old Flora and Fauna Wooden Box

One of the rare releases from the Flora and Fauna series, Royal Brackla 10 year old only bottled in 1995.

Jack Daniel's Prohibition Presentation Set 2 x 75cl

From one of the world's largest selling whiskies. 

This limited edition set includes a bottle celebrating the 70th anniversary of the re-opening of Jack Daniel's Distillery and another celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Repeal of National Prohibition.

Accompanied by an attractive presentation case.

Please note condition

A shipping charge for 2 bottles will occur.

Isle of Jura 30 Year Old Limited Edition World of Whiskies

A limited edition version of Isle of Jura 30 year old released for the travel retail shop 'World of Whiskies'.

One of only 1200 bottles. 

Rosebank 1981 Flora and Fauna Cask Strength

This Flora and Fauna bottling of Rosebank has been discontinued for a number of years and was the last standard official release from Rosebank.

This was one of the rare cask-strength bottlings, distilled in 1981 and bottled in 1997.

Please note fill level.

Bottle number 525. 

William L. Weller 2016 Release

Released within the famous and eagerly awaited Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. 

In recent years, due to the known similarity between W.L. Weller and Van Winkle, and Weller's resulting huge increase in popularity and demand, the William L. Weller bottlings have become increasingly harder to get hold of.

The 2016 bottling features 145 barrels which were filled in the winter of 2003 at 114 Proof (57%), with the whiskey drawn in autumn 2016 after 12 years and 7 months of ageing at 135.4 Proof (67.7%) and bottled unfiltered.  The malt bill features Grade #1 and #2 Kentucky corn, North Dakota wheat and North Dakota malted barley.

Royal Brackla 10 Year Old Flora and Fauna

One of the rare releases from the Flora and Fauna series, Royal Brackla 10 year old was only bottled in 1995.

Whistlepig 11 Year Old Straight Rye

A straight rye whisky, finished in bourbon wood barrels and hand bottled at Whistlepig farm, Vermont. 

11 Years old and bottled at 111 Proof (55.5%).

Jack Daniel's Barrel House No 1

The first Jack Daniel's to be sold from the distillery legally since 1909, released in 1994 to celebrate one of the oldest warehouses in the industry: Barrel House 1.

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William L. Weller 2016 Release

Released within the famous and eagerly awaited Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. 

In recent years, due to the known similarity between W.L. Weller and Van Winkle, and Weller's resulting huge increase in popularity and demand, the William L. Weller bottlings have become increasingly harder to get hold of.

The 2016 bottling features 145 barrels which were filled in the winter of 2003 at 114 Proof (57%), with the whiskey drawn in autumn 2016 after 12 years and 7 months of ageing at 135.4 Proof (67.7%) and bottled unfiltered.  The malt bill features Grade #1 and #2 Kentucky corn, North Dakota wheat and North Dakota malted barley.

William L. Weller 2015 Release

Released within the famous and eagerly awaited Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. 

In recent years, due to the known similarity between W.L. Weller and Van Winkle, and Weller's resulting huge increase in popularity and demand, the William L. Weller bottlings have become increasingly harder to get hold of.

The 2015 bottling features 105 barrels which were filled in the spring of 2003 at 114 Proof (57%), with the whiskey drawn in autumn 2015 after 12 years and 3 months of ageing, at 134.6 Proof (67.3%) and bottled unfiltered.  The malt bill features Grade #1 and #2 Kentucky corn, North Dakota wheat and North Dakota malted barley.

Remy Martin 1974 Grand Fine Champagne Cognac / 250th Anniversary

A 1974 bottling of Remy Martin to celebrate their 250th Anniversary of the companies 1724 founding. Supposedly contains some very old and fine stock ranging from 80 to 100 years old. 

Please note condition of seal. 

Johnnie Walker 400 Years at Kilmarnock

A particularly rare bottle of Johnnie Walker released to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of the granting of Burgh status to Kilmarnock in 1992, which coincidentally is how many of these bottles were made.

Bottle no. 1063 of 1992.

75cl

Jameson Vintage Reserve 

A very well respected and rare Jameson, including some of their oldest and rarest vintages. Some of which is pot-still whisky matured in a Port Pipe. 

Theses bottlings are to be discontinued so now is the time to get your hands on one.

This is the Graphite Box edition.

Please note scratches to the box. 

Johnnie Walker 400 Years at Kilmarnock

A particularly rare bottle of Johnnie Walker released to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of the granting of Burgh status to Kilmarnock in 1992, which coincidentally is how many of these bottles were made.

Please note condition. 

75cl

Jameson 2007 Vintage Reserve 

A very well respected and rare Jameson, including some of their oldest and rarest vintages. Some of which is pot-still whisky matured in a Port Pipe.

Bottle No. 02413

Jack Daniel's Green Label Gift Box 75cl Japanese Import

An incredibly hard to find Jack Daniel's, displaying a green label rather than the typical black label.

Rumoured to contain younger whisky than the regular No.7 Jack Daniel's but well worth trying.

Japanese Import.

Jack Daniel's 1914-1915 Double Gold Medal / Anglo-American Exposition / London Institute of Hygiene 1 Litre

Released to commemerate 100 years since recieving 2 Gold medals from both the Anglo-American Exhibition and Institute of Hygiene.

Originally a travel retail exclusive.

Jameson 2007 Vintage Reserve 

A very well respected and rare Jameson, including some of their oldest and rarest vintages. Some of which is pot-still whisky matured in a Port Pipe.

Bottle No. 03778