March 2017 Auction

Yamazaki 1984

Matured in native Japanese 'Mizunara' oak casks, as well as American and European. This whisky was named World's Best Single Malt Whisky at the 2011 World Whisky Awards.

Bottle No.2024

Yamazaki 25 Year Old

As we all know Yamazaki has ascended into one of the most desirable and sought after whiskies in the world.

This 25 year old is matured exclusively in the finest Oloroso sherry casks and presented in a very elegant, simple box.

Yamazaki 25 Year Old

As we all know Yamazaki has ascended into one of the most desirable and sought after whiskies in the world.

This 25 year old is matured exclusively in the finest Oloroso sherry casks and presented in a very elegant, simple box.

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2009 / First Release

The original release of Yamazaki sherry cask, released back in 2009.

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks for between 12 and 15 years , the 2013 bottling recently won 'Best Whisky in the World' according to Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible.

Please note condition of box.

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2016

For this 2016 release, Yamazaki selected some of their whiskies maturing exclusively in Oloroso sherry casks, predominantly between 12 and 15 years of maturation, together with some older 25 year old stock - all carefully blended under the guidance of Yamazaki's Chief Blender, Shinji Fukuyo.

This bottling is the follow up to the famous 2013 release which was named 'Best Whisky in the World' according to Jim Murray in his Whisky Bible.

5000 bottles were produced, which is less than third of the quantity of the previous release of Yamazaki Sherry Cask, of which there were approximately 16,000 bottles.

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2009 / First Release

The original release of Yamazaki sherry cask, released back in 2009.

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks for between 12 and 15 years , the 2013 bottling recently won 'Best Whisky in the World' according to Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible.

Please note condition of this lot.

Yamazaki 1995 Owner's Cask #5J3020 La Maison Du Whisky

Single cask Yamazaki's are very rare and hard to find these days, particularly those with such a dark rich colour. This has certainly drawn a few eyes in the Whisky Auctioneer offices this month.

A single cask distilled in Japan in 1995 and matured in a single sherry butt #5J3020 until be bottled exclusively for La Maison Du Whisky in 2010.

Bottle number 219.

Sure to be an absolute delight.

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2016

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks, aged between 12 and 15 years old and even 25 years old, blended together with older single malt stock by chief blender Shinji Fukuyo.

This bottling is the follow up to the famous 2013 release which won 'Best Whisky in the World' according to Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible.

5000 bottles were produced which is less than third of the quantity of the previous release of Yamazaki Sherry Cask, of which there were approximately 16,000 bottles.

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2016

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks, aged between 12 and 15 years old and even 25 years old, blended together with older single malt stock by chief blender Shinji Fukuyo.

This bottling is the follow up to the famous 2013 release which won 'Best Whisky in the World' according to Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible.

5000 bottles were produced which is less than third of the quantity of the previous release of Yamazaki Sherry Cask, of which there were approximately 16,000 bottles.

Yoichi 1991 Single Cask #129459

Distilled in February 1991 and bottled in July 2014, this single cask Yoichi was bottled at cask strength. 

Cask #129459.

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!!!

Yoichi 1987 SMWS 26 Year Old 116.20

A SMWS bottling of Yoichi, distilled on 7th November 1987 and bottled after 26 years in 2014.

This bottling is titled \"Fascinating Complexity and Finesse.\"

Matured in a virgin oak puncheon and limited to 452 bottles.

This bottle is an Australian import.

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.

Yamazaki 1989 Single Cask #9W70469​

A single cask Yamazaki distilled in 1989 and bottled in 2008

Cask selected by Mara Malt Rarities to commemorate their 10th Anniversary

Bottle No.73 of 147

Note condition of lot.

Yoichi 1987 SIngle Cask #112814

A single cask Yoichi, distilled on 20th March 1987 and bottled in 2010 as a 23 Year Old. A Sublime dram from Japan

Single cask #112814.

Yoichi 1987 SIngle Cask #112814

A single cask Yoichi, distilled on 20th March 1987 and bottled in 2010 as a 23 Year Old. A Sublime dram from Japan

Single cask #112814.

Please note there is no box.

Yoichi 10, 12 and 15 Year Old 3 x 70cl

A combination of the full family set from Yoichi, including their 10, 12, and 15 year old.

Please note shipping will be charged for 3 bottles

Yamazaki 1995 Owner's Cask #5P70139

Single cask Yamazaki's are very rare and hard to find these days.

This single cask was distilled in 1995 and matured in Hoggshead #5P70139 until bottling in 2007. 

Bottle number 24 of 202.

Please note condition as shown

Yamazaki 1999 Single Cask #DV70391​

A single cask Yamazaki distilled in 1999 and bottled in 2008

Bottle No.293 of 439

Yamazaki 1994 Single Cask #4Q70188

Single cask Yamazaki's are very rare and hard to find these days.

This single cask was distilled on 1994 and matured in a single Puncheon until bottling in 2006.

Bottle number 42 of 545.

Yamazaki 2003 SMWS 11 Year Old 119.14

\"Raspberry Imperial Stout\"

Distilled in April 2003 and then matured for 11 years in a 1st Fill Spanish \"Bota Corta\" Sherry Cask.

One of 538 bottles.

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.

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.

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%.

Yamazaki 1993 Heavily Peated

This incredible and unusually heavily peated Yamazaki was distilled in May 1993 and bottled in June 2008 after being matured for 15 years in a single white oak puncheon.

Cask No 3Q70048; Bottle No 114 of 503.

Yoichi 20 Year Old

An older version of the now discontinued 20 year old from Yoichi distillery.

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.

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%.

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.

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.