March 2017 Auction

Ardbeg Corryvreckan Committee Reserve

Named after the famous whirlpool to the north of Islay, this release of Corryvreckan was only available to Ardbeg Committee members prior to its repackaging and official release in 2008

Bottled on the 19^th March 2008, only 5000 bottles were released.

Ardbeg Very Young 1998

The first in Ardbeg’s public-release \"Young\" series on their \"path to peaty maturity\", tracing Ardbeg’s path to their new 10 year old.

This was bottled in 2004.

Dallas Dhu 1975 Rare Malt 21 Year Old / 61.9%

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.

Released at a natural cask strength of 61.9%, distilled in 1975 and bottled in April 1997.

Bottle number 5006.

Aberfeldy 15 Year Old Flora and Fauna

One of the most sought after Flora and Fauna bottlings, discontinued in the late 1990s when Bacardi became owners of the distillery.

Please note condition of box. 

Dalmore 21 Year Old

The new 2015 release of Dalmore 21 year old matured in American oak for ten years prior to being moved to Gonzalez Byass Matusalem Oloroso Sherry butts which held sherry 30 years old.

One of 8000 bottles. 

Damoiseau Millesime 1980 Rhum Vieux 18 Year Old

Rhums Damoiseau are distilled in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe from 100% fresh-pressed sugarcane and no molasses - this results in a fresh character rum without any rubberiness.

After distillation, the rum is stocked in oak barrels that have previously been used for bourbon.  Given the hot climate in Guadeloupe, the casks experience an evaporation rate of almost 50% after 10 years, while also imparting into the spirit a light brown colour.

This official bottling is the oldest rum from the Bellevue distillery we have auctioned yet, both in terms of age and vintage.  Note also, it has been bottled at full strength.

Damoiseau Millesime 1980 Rhum Vieux 18 Year Old

Rhums Damoiseau are distilled in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe from 100% fresh-pressed sugarcane and no molasses - this results in a fresh character rum without any rubberiness.

After distillation, the rum is stocked in oak barrels that have previously been used for bourbon.  Given the hot climate in Guadeloupe, the casks experience an evaporation rate of almost 50% after 10 years, while also imparting into the spirit a light brown colour.

This official bottling is the oldest rum from the Bellevue distillery we have auctioned yet, both in terms of age and vintage.  Note also, it has been bottled at full strength.

Amrut Everest Edition

Amrut have released some amazing whiskies, this is a limited edition Whisky Exchange exclusive bottling released to raise money for charity for the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.

Single cask #07006 was bottled at a full strength of 58.7%

A.E. DOR Grande-Champagne Cognac Reserve No.9

This fine Cognac was distilled from grapes grown exclusively in the high-quality Grande-Champagne sub-region, aged in oak until the alcohol content dropped to the minimum legal ABV, then transfered to neutral glass demi-johns and sealed to prevent any further evaporation until bottling.

Please note condition of box and seal.

Auchroisk 1974 Rare Malt 28 Year Old / 56.8%

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 Auchroisk was distilled in 1974 and bottled 28 years later.

Bottle number 0178

Ardbeg Supernova SN2015

The forth and final release of Supernova... SN2015. 

With Ardbeg having blasted whisky into space and it having returned successfully, we are being treated to a new Supernova. We'll need to wait and see as to what Dr Lumsden has to say about zero gravity maturation... probably that it isn't cost efficient. Peated to over 100 PPM, this is a big bang of a whisky. Truly out of this world. A star of a dram. Is that enough space puns yet? 

Ardbeg 15 Year Old 50cl

An ultra rare 15 yeat old Ardbeg, slightly smaller than usual at 50cl, bottled in the mid 1990s.

Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist 2008

Pronounced: Arry nam baysht.

Ardbeg don't release many vintages at all now, and the Airigh Nam Beist was one of the last, prior to the Galileo.

Taking it's name from the Gaelic meaning of \"shelter\" or pasture, this whisky was distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2008 at 46%.

Ardbeg 2007 SMWS 8 Year Old 33.134

\"Peat roasted pig Hawaiian style\", distilled in May 2007 the matured in a 2nd fill ex-sherry butt. 

One of 648 bottles.

Ardbeg Rollercoaster Committee Reserve

Released June 2010, Ardbeg Rollercoaster was strictly only available at the distillery or via Ardbeg.com.  However Ardbeg did not expect such demand, the website quickly crashed and by the time it was back up all 15,000 bottles had sold out.

Released to mark the 10^th anniversary of The Ardbeg Committee, the Rollercoaster consists of ten vintages from 1997 to 2006

1997: Second Fill Barrel
1998: Refill Hogshead
1999: First Fill Barrel
2000: First Fill Barrel
2001: Refill Barrel
2002: Refill Barrel
2003: First Fill Barrel
2004: First Fill Barrel
2005: Second Fill Sherry Butt
2006: Refill Hogshead

Dunyvaig 1990 Silver Seal 23 Year Old Islay Single Malt

Independently bottled mystery Islay dram.

Bottle 117 of 434 bottles drawn from cask #46

Amrut Everest Edition

Amrut have released some amazing whiskies, this is a limited edition Whisky Exchange exclusive bottling released to raise money for charity for the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.

Single cask #07006 was bottled at a full strength of 58.7%

Auchentoshan 1984 Douglas Laing 30 Year Old Single Cask

This Auchentoshan was distilled in 1984 and bottled 30 years later by Douglas Laing as part of their 'Xtra Old Particular' range.

Matured in a single cask #18082, this isone of 225 bottles.

Amrut 100 Peated / Taiwan Exlcuisve

Amrut have released some amazing whiskies, this was highly talked about at the time of release.

The Amrut 100 is a peated single malt bottled at 100 British Proof with only 100 bottles of 100cl being available from unique 100 Litre virgin oak barrels.

This release, from August 2010 was bottled exclusively for the United Kingdom.

Batch No.01, Bottle No. 42 of 100.

Ardbeg Day Feis Ile 2012

Released on June 1^st 2012 as Ardbeg’s annual Feis Ile bottling, it was not only available at Ardbeg Distillery, but also via 100 of Ardbeg’s ‘embassies’.

The hugely popular Ardbeg Day was a limited run of 12,000 bottles partially married in ex refill sherry casks used to mature whisky for the Ardbeg Uigeadail.

Ardbeg Rollercoaster Committee Reserve

Released June 2010, Ardbeg Rollercoaster was strictly only available at the distillery or via Ardbeg.com.  However Ardbeg did not expect such demand, the website quickly crashed and by the time it was back up all 15,000 bottles had sold out.

Released to mark the 10^th anniversary of The Ardbeg Committee, the Rollercoaster consists of ten vintages from 1997 to 2006

1997: Second Fill Barrel
1998: Refill Hogshead
1999: First Fill Barrel
2000: First Fill Barrel
2001: Refill Barrel
2002: Refill Barrel
2003: First Fill Barrel
2004: First Fill Barrel
2005: Second Fill Sherry Butt
2006: Refill Hogshead

Dalmore 1995 Vintage Distillery Manager's Exclusive

An exclusive bottling of Dalmore distilled in 1995 for 'The Whisky Shop', chosen by distillery manager Ian Mackay.

Matured using a combination of 65% Mathusalem sherry casks and 35% American ex-bourbon casks.

Dalmore 1997 Distillery Exclusive 2016 Bourbon Finesse

This very limited single cask bottling was only available at Dalmore distillery.  The spirit was created by Richard Paterson to showcase the exceptional ex-bourbon casks used for maturing Dalmore whiskies.  

This expression was created by moving the spirit through three different bourbon casks each one hand selected by Richard.

Ardbeg Rollercoaster Committee Reserve

Released June 2010, Ardbeg Rollercoaster was strictly only available at the distillery or via Ardbeg.com.  However Ardbeg did not expect such demand, the website quickly crashed and by the time it was back up all 15,000 bottles had sold out.

Released to mark the 10^th anniversary of The Ardbeg Committee, the Rollercoaster consists of ten vintages from 1997 to 2006

1997: Second Fill Barrel
1998: Refill Hogshead
1999: First Fill Barrel
2000: First Fill Barrel
2001: Refill Barrel
2002: Refill Barrel
2003: First Fill Barrel
2004: First Fill Barrel
2005: Second Fill Sherry Butt
2006: Refill Hogshead

Ardbeg 1978 Gordon and MacPhail 

Bottled by Gordon and MacPhail as part of the Connoisseurs Choice collection, this Ardbeg was distilled in 1978 and bottled in 2000.

Connoisseurs Choice is a range of single malt whiskies from the various regions of Scotland including: Highland, Speyside, Islay, Lowland and the Islands.

The Ardberg Distillery lies on the most Southernly part of Islay and on the rugged shores of the Atlantic Ocean. Ardberg is revered around the world as the peatiest, smokiest, most complex whisky of them all. Yet it does not flaunt the peat: rather the peat gives way to the malt, the natural sweetness of which subtly intrudes, producing perfect balance. 

Please note the condition of the box.

Ardbeg 2007 SMWS 8 Year Old 33.132

A young first filled bourbon casked Ardbeg, \"Beauty and the Beast\", distilled on the 14th of May 2007 the matured in a 2nd fill ex-sherry butt. 

One of 624 bottles.

Ardbeg Supernova SN2014

Following in the footsteps of the previous Supernova release, this is as peaty as Ardbeg gets.  Sold exclusively to members of the Ardbeg Committee via Ardbeg Embassies worldwide, as you can imagine it was not available for long...

This release celebrates the return to earth of the 'Ardbeg Space Experiment'.  For more information on this take a look at the Supernova story here.

Amrut Single Cask Blackadder First Fill Sherry Cask

An indepentently bottled Amrut from Blackadder. 

This single cask has been bottled at cask strength.

Bottle number 118 of 236. 

Ardbeg Supernova Stellar Release

Following the incredibly popular committee release of Arbdeg Supernova, this commercial release sold out quickly as well.  

Ardbeg Supernova is the peatiest Ardbeg ever released at 100ppm, an estimate 18,000 bottles were released in January 2009.

Jim Murray selected this as his 'Scotch Whisky of the Year' in 2010 and runner up for his Whisky of the Year.

Ardbeg Kildalton 2014

This Ardbeg was released in connection with the North Highland Initiative (NHI) a charity which helps rural communities across the Northern Highlands.

Elegantly packaged, it is a combination of first fill and refill ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks.  Please do not mistake this Kildalton for that which was released in 2004, 10 years previously. 

Please note that the inner packaging is very fragile and has cracked. Further cracking could occur in transit, Whisky Auctioneer takes no resposibility for this issue. 

Ardbeg Kelpie Committee Release 75cl / US Release

The new committee release for 2017, this has been matured in virgin casks crafted from oak grown on land in the Adyghe Republic - a Russian federal subject just north of Georgia, on the northeast coast of the Black Sea.

Ardbeg Alligator Untamed Release

A fierce charring to the cask, an 'alligator char' provides the name for this whisky, aggressive heat when applied to the inside of the casks causes the cracking of the wood which resembles that of an Alligators skin. Following the acclaimed committee release, the un-tamed edition was released in 2011 and quickly sold out.

The Ardberg Distillery lies on the most Southernly part of Islay and on the rugged shores of the Atlantic Ocean. Ardberg is revered around the world as the peatiest, smokiest, most complex whisky of them all. Yet it does not flaunt the peat: rather the peat gives way to the malt, the natural sweetness of which subtly intrudes, producing perfect balance.