March 2017 Auction

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!!!

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. 

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

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

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

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%.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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. 

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. 

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.

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. 

Chichibu 2010 Single Cask #2641 / Takashimaya

A single cask Chichibu selected exclusively for Takashimaya, bottled with a very attractive and colourful label.

Distilled in 2010 and bottled in March 2016 from Cask #2641.

Chichibu 2011 Single Cask #1402

Distilled 2011 and bottled 2016

Cask No.1402

Chichibu 2010 Ichiro's Malt Single Cask #3867 / IPA Barrel Finished

Another new and very rare single cask Chichibu distilled in 2010 and sold exclusively by Venture Whisky.

Matured in a bourbon barrel before finished in an IPA barrel.

Only 262 bottles.

Chichibu Ichirio's Malt First Fill Red Wine Cask / Isetan

A limited bottling of Chichibu matured in First Fill Red Wine Casks and bottled for Isetan department store.

One of only 156 bottles.

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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