March 2017 Auction

Arran White Stag Second Release

The second release exclusive to Arran's online community, the White Stag.  

Specially selected by a tasting panel of members of the White Stag, these bottlings are always eagerly awaited, selling out online incredibly quickly!  

Distilled on 23rd September 1996 and bottled 4th October 2016 from a single Sherry butt; #1996/1335, at 20 Year Old.  

One of 525 bottles. 

Please note condition. 

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.

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. 

Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye 2016 Release

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

In recent years, due to the supply shortage of bourbon, rye whiskeys - including those of Thomas H. Handy - have both become increasingly popular, and then increasingly harder to get hold of.  Particularly so after the T.H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey 2011 release was named Jim Murray's \"Whisky of the Year!\"

The 2016 bottling features 61 hand-picked barrels which were filled in the spring of 2010 at 125 Proof (62.5%), with the whiskey drawn in autumn 2016 after 6 years and 3 months of ageing at 126.2 Proof (63.1%) and bottled unfiltered.  The malt bill features Minnesota Rye, Grade #1 and #2 Kentucky corn and North Dakota malted barley.

Talisker 30 Year Old 2010 Release

Released in 2010, this is a 30 year old Talisker that includes a booklet.

Bottle number 1435 of 2958.

Talisker 1980 Douglas Laing / Directors Tactical Selection 25 Year Old

Being unable to call the whisky Talisker for legal reasons means we have been treated to some wonderful names over the decades. 

Directors Tactical Selection may be one of our favourites. 

One of 569 bottles.

Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye 2016 Release

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

In recent years, due to the supply shortage of bourbon, rye whiskeys - including those of Thomas H. Handy - have both become increasingly popular, and then increasingly harder to get hold of.  Particularly so after the T.H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey 2011 release was named Jim Murray's \"Whisky of the Year!\"

The 2016 bottling features 61 hand-picked barrels which were filled in the spring of 2010 at 125 Proof (62.5%), with the whiskey drawn in autumn 2016 after 6 years and 3 months of ageing at 126.2 Proof (63.1%) and bottled unfiltered.  The malt bill features Minnesota Rye, Grade #1 and #2 Kentucky corn and North Dakota malted barley.

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? 

Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye 2016 Release

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

In recent years, due to the supply shortage of bourbon, rye whiskeys - including those of Thomas H. Handy - have both become increasingly popular, and then increasingly harder to get hold of.  Particularly so after the T.H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey 2011 release was named Jim Murray's \"Whisky of the Year!\"

The 2016 bottling features 61 hand-picked barrels which were filled in the spring of 2010 at 125 Proof (62.5%), with the whiskey drawn in autumn 2016 after 6 years and 3 months of ageing at 126.2 Proof (63.1%) and bottled unfiltered.  The malt bill features Minnesota Rye, Grade #1 and #2 Kentucky corn and North Dakota malted barley.

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%.

Timorous Beastie 40 Year Old

An very well aged Highland Vatted Malt bottled at natural cask strength.

Produced by Douglas Laing and Co Ltd.

Timorous Beastie 40 Year Old

A very well aged Highland Vatted Malt bottled at natural cask strength.

Produced by Douglas Laing and Co Ltd.

Tamdhu 30 Year Old Gordon and MacPhail

A great bottle of well aged Tamdhu from Gordon and MacPhail

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.

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.

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

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

Tomatin 1966 25 Year Old

A slickly presented bottle of Tomatin 25 year old distilled on the 3rd March 1966. 

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.