March 2017 Auction

Saburomaru 1960 55 Year Old Japanese Single Malt

This is the oldest bottled Japanese whisky ever... 

Wakatsuru Shozou own Saburomaru Distillery, which has been producing limited amounts of whisky since 1952/3, This was distilled in 1960 and matured in a red wine cask with the characteristics of \"Port\" for 55 years.

The malt was heavily peated and distilled in a continuous still (By current Scotch Whisky Association rules this wouldn't be allowed to be called a single malt if produced in Scotland). 

One of only 155 bottles. 

Please note slight crack in the box.

Springbank 35 Year Old Millennium Limited Edition

An older expression from this Campbeltown classic. This was bottled in September 1999 for the Millennium as part of a range of 6 bottles. 

The set comprised whiskies bottled at 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 years. 

Springbank 30 Year Old Millennium Limited Edition US Import

An older expression from this Campbeltown classic.

This was bottled in March 1999 for the Millennium as part of a range of 6 bottles.

The set comprised whiskies bottled at 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 years.

Compass Box The General

From Compass Box:

\"It’s been a good year for sourcing ridiculously rare parcels of extraordinary whisky.

Two different companies approached us recently with similar stories: they each had several casks of Blended Scotch that had been blended at quite young ages, then not required and put back into cask and left to age. One parcel was 33 years-old and the other was…well, I’m afraid I can’t tell you. (By telling you the age of the other parcel, some might argue we are in violation of the UK’s Scotch Whisky Regulations - citation 2009 No. 2890. But that’s another story.)

We know little of the component whiskies, only that, being Blended Scotch Whisky, they were blends of both single malt and single grain whiskies.

We could tell by tasting that some were aged in former American whisky casks and some in sherry casks. But the provenance wasn’t really important, because each parcel had matured into something extraordinary in flavour, and to us, as blenders, they each represented distinct and complementary flavour profiles.

And this is where things got interesting for us. While each parcel was compelling in its own right, we had the feeling that by combining them in the right proportions, we could make something even more interesting. So we experimented for many weeks, blending the two together at different proportions before landing on the recipe in this bottle.

The result is a whisky with the “antique” character lovers of old whiskies seek out.\"

Don't know about you, but we're intrigued!!!

Samaroli Collection 9 x 70cl

A collection of 9 Samaroli bottlings.

Please note, due to the size and weight of the packaging, there will be a shipping charge for 12 bottles.

Springbank 1973 Cadenhead's 18 Year Old Rum Butt

A tropical storm hits Campbeltown with this Springbank fully matured in a Rum Butt.

Distilled in June 1973 and bottled in September 1991 by Cadenhead's.

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.

Springbank 25 Year Old Millennium Limited Edition

An older expression from this Campbeltown classic. This was bottled in September 1998 for the upcoming Millennium as part of a range of 6 bottles. 

The set comprised whiskies bottled at 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 years. 

One of 610 bottles. 

Springbank 21 Year Old

The 21 year old Springbank is incredibly popular for drinkers and collectors, usually selling out in shops very quickly! This edition was from the late 1980s/ early 1990s and refered to as the \"Parchment label\".

Please note there is no box. 

Scapa 16 Year Old Jutland Memorial Edition / Single Cask

A very unusual single cask official offering from Scapa, released in 2016 to commemorate the Battle of Jutland, which occured in 1916.

A first fill American oak single cask was exclusively bottled to tribute the 249 ships that were involved in the Battle of Jutland.

This is bottle number 168 of 249.

Clynelish 12 Year Old / 1979 Rotation

A rare 1979 Rotation of Clynelish by Ainslie & Heilbron Distillers.  

Back label displays a British Customs Certificate of Origin with the date 20th April 1979. Rotation 179/773

Belgium Import

Clynelish 1988 Duncan Taylor 26 Year Old / Koi Series

A single cask Clynelish distilled in October 1988 and bottled in July 2015 by Duncan Taylor for William & Co. Spirits (China) Limited.

This series consisted of three separate releases: Clynelish, Cragganmore, and Laphroaig.

Each release represents a Chinese Idiom. This bottling represents 'Have passed a competitive examination in life'.

One of only 78 bottles.

Single Sherry Oak Cask #908515

Exclusively available in mainland China.

Springbank 1965 Lombard / No. 1 The Golfing Greats

This is a wonderful bottle, Springbank distilled on the 30th April 1965 and matured for 26 years before being bottled by Lombard Scotch Whisky in January 1991 for the US market.

Please note condition.

Scapa 1980 25 Year Old

Old Scapa is very hard to come by, the distillery having had a very turbulent history with many periods of closure, most recently between 1994 and 2004.  

This is the oldest official release from Scapa, distilled in 1980 and bottled in 2005 from refill bourbon hogshead.

Only 2,000 bottles were released, this is bottle number 154.

Please note condition of this lot.

Springbank 1974 20 Year Old

A very limited release of Springbank from 1974 produced for the German markets.

Bottle No.848 of 960

Convalmore 1977 36 Year Old

Diageo released this last year, the second bottling of Convalmore within their Special release series.

Distilled in 1977 and bottled at cask strength 36 years later.

Bottle number 1478 of 2680.

St Magdalene 1970 Rare Malt 23 Year Old / 58.1%

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.

A bottle of the earlier St Magdalene bottled as part of the Rare Malt Selection, distilled in 1970 and bottled around 1993.

Please note there is no box.

Chichibu 2009 Ichiro's Malt Single Cask #640

This is from the relatively new Japanese distillery Chichibu.  Distilled in 2009 and matured in a single first fill bourbon barrel #640 until bottling in 2015.

This is one of only 214 bottles at 61.6%.

Compass Box Lady Luck

A blended malt from the boutique blenders Compass Box containing Caol Ila and Imperial aged in American White Oak Hogshead.

Limited to 754 bottles and released in September 2009.

This is a fantastically tasty whisky, a great favourite here at Whisky Auctioneer!

Please note condition of label.

Cragganmore 1993 Duncan Taylor 22 Year Old / Koi Series

A single cask Cragganmore distilled in March 1993 and bottled in July 2015 by Duncan Taylor for William & Co. Spirits (China) Limited.

This series consisted of three separate releases: Clynelish, Cragganmore, and Laphroaig.

Each release represents a Chinese Idiom. This bottling represents 'Feel Just Like a Fish in Water'.

Bottle No. 22/51

Single Sherry Oak Cask #428466

Exclusively available in mainland China.

Springbank 30 Year Old Milroy's

Bottled for Milroy Accociates, this 30 Year Old Springbank sits at the \"Golden Strength\" of 50%.

A great addition to any devoted Springbank Collector.

Signed by Wallace Milroy.

Chichibu 2009 Ichiro's Malt Single Cask #640

This is from the relatively new Japanese distillery Chichibu.  Distilled in 2009 and matured in a single first fill bourbon barrel #640 until bottling in 2015.

This is one of only 214 bottles at 61.6%.

Springbank 12 Year Old 1980s 75cl

A fantastic 12 year old Springbank bottling from the 1980s.

Please note overall condition of this lot.

Chichibu 2011 Ichiro's Malt Cask #1402 Spirits Shop' Selection

Distilled in 2011 and bottled in 2016 for 'Spirit Shop Selection'

One of 270 Bottles

Please note the condition of the box.

Strathisla 35 Year Old Bicentenary

An exclusive bicentenary release that was given to staff members in 1986. An important milestone for Speyside's oldest distillery. 

A 35 year old Strathisla, which is the home of the Chivas blend and a delicious whisky in its own right. 

Chichibu 2010 Single Cask #651

Excclusively bottled for La Maison Du Whisky, Paris.This single cask Chichibu was distilled in 2010 and bottled in 2014 from a single first fill bourbon barrel #651.

Chichibu 2012 Ichiro's Malt Cask #1883 Spirits Shop' Selection

A single cask Chichibu distilled in 2012 from cask 1883 which was a first fill bourbon barrel.

One of 209 bottles. 

Shinshu Mars 1991 Astronomical Observation 24 Year Old Sherry Cask

The Shinsu Mars distillery stopped production in 1992, in 2011 they started reproducing.

This whisky is a single cask, bottled by Whisky Talk Fukuoka 2015. Distilled in 1991 and matured in single sherry cask #157.

One of 375 bottles. 

Chichibu 2012 Ichiro's Malt Cask #1883 Spirits Shop' Selection

A single cask Chichibu distilled in 2012 from cask 1883 which was a first fill bourbon barrel.

One of 209 bottles. 

Convalmore 1978 Rare Malt 24 Year Old / 59.4%

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.

Distilled in 1978 and bottled in April 2003 as a 24 year old.

Bottle number 0420.

Please note the condition of this lot.

Chichibu 2011 Single Cask #1402

Distilled 2011 and bottled 2016

Cask No.1402

Clynelish 12 Year Old Ainsle and Heilbron

A bottling of Clynelish by Ainslie & Heilbron Distillers but bottled by Gordon and MacPhail, making it a semi-official bottling. 

Please note there is no box.