March 2019 Auction

Yamazaki 1984 Single Cask #WE2005

A stunning thirty-four year old single cask Yamazaki distilled in 1984 and bottled in 2018.

Rumoured to be one of the last releases in Suntory's single cask series.

Yamazaki 1984 Suntory Vintage Malt

This is a 1984 vintage single malt whisky from Yamazaki distillery.

Part of the Suntory Vintage Malt series that aimed to bottle a whiskies to be enjoyed by those with sentimental attachments to the years in which they were distilled.

This was bottled in 2005.

Yamazaki 1984 Single Cask #WM002 / Sherry Butt

A stunning distillery bottling of 18 year old sherry matured Yamazaki. Bottled at cask strength from a sherry butt stored at the Suntory Ohmi Ageing Cellar, this bottle is number 14 of 324

Part of the The Cask of Yamazaki series.

Yamazaki 25 Year Old

As we all know, Yamazaki has ascended into the position of 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.

Bottle number 12579.

Yamazaki 25 Year Old

As we all know, Yamazaki has ascended into the position of 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.

Bottle number 27977.

Yamazaki 25 Year Old

As we all know, Yamazaki has ascended into the position of 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.

Bottle number 23689.

Yamazaki 25 Year Old

As we all know, Yamazaki has ascended into the position of 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 the position of 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 the position of 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 1995 Owner's Cask #5J3020 / LMDW

Single cask Yamazaki are very rare and hard to find these days, particularly those with such a dark rich colour.

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

Bottle number 249.

Sure to be an absolute delight! 

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2011

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks for between 12 and 15 years , this whisky won 'Best Whisky in the World' according to Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible in the year it was released.

Approx 16,000 bottles were released.

Yamazaki 2003 SMWS 11 Year Old 119.10

\"I wish it could be Christmas every day\"

A single cask offering from Suntory's Yamazaki distillery, bottled by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.

Matured in a first-fill Spanish oak sherry butt.

One of 465 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.

Yoichi 1988 Single Cask #100215

Distilled in June 1988 and bottled in July 2013.

This is a 25 Year Old Single Cask from Nikka's flagship Yoichi distillery in Japan..

Bottled at 62% from cask #100215.

LMDW import.

Yamazaki 18 Year Old Mizunara Oak 2017 Edition

An 18 year old malt from the oldest whisky distillery in Japan. In order to create the expression, Suntory’s chief blender Shinji Fukuyo tasted a hundreds of mizunara-matured whiskies and selected casks with varying ages.

Mizunara oak is incredibly rare.

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2016

This Yamazaki was matured in Oloroso sherry casks, and is composed of whisky aged up to 25 years old, all vatted together 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 18 Year Old Mizunara Oak 2017 Edition

An 18 year old malt from the oldest whisky distillery in Japan. In order to create the expression, Suntory’s chief blender Shinji Fukuyo tasted a hundreds of mizunara-matured whiskies and selected casks with varying ages.

Mizunara oak is incredibly rare.

Yoichi 25 Year Old SMWS 116.15

'Not peat for peat's sake'

A Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottling of Yoichi, matured in a refill ex-bourbon hogshead.

Limited to 169 bottles.

Yoichi 26 Year Old SMWS 116.16

'Almond slices and cricket bats' 

A Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottling of Yoichi, matured in a new butt cask.

Limited to 261 bottles.

Yoichi 1987 SMWS 25 Year Old 116.17

'Pin-ball wizard in Japanese tea house.'

A Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottling of Yoichi, distilled on the 20th March 1987 and matured in a virgin oak butt.

Limited to 485 bottles.

Yamazaki 1989 Owner's Cask #9V70315 / Y. Otake

A single cask Yamazaki, distilled in 1989 and bottled in 2005 for a certain Y. Otake.

Bottle number 90 of a select few from a single hogshead, matured in the Ohmi Aging Cellar at Suntory's flagship distillery.

Yamazaki 1989 Owner's Cask #9V70346 / Super Premium Magazine Serai

A single cask Yamazaki, distilled in 1989 and bottled in 2006 for Super Premium magazine Serai.

Bottle number 60 of only 146 drawn from a single hogshead, matured in the Ohmi Aging Cellar at Suntory's flagship distillery.

Old Rip Van Winkle 12 Year Old Old Time Rye / Rinaldi Import

The old style Old Rip Van Winkle 12 Year Old which is extremely rare. This was bottled in the early 2000s using whisky from Medley distillery and bottled by Julian Van Winkle III at Old Commonwealth distillery in Lawrenceburg. The following year, the same reserves were bottled as the 13 year old Family Reserve Rye, which became an annual release with the same age statement, despite continuing to age in cask for a further five years before being tanked at 19 years old in 2004. Later releases of Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye were blended with Bernheim's Cream of Kentucky. The original batch finally ran out in 2017, making this original release incredibly sought after.

This is a circa 2000 bottling with the 12 year old age statement, produced for Fratelli Rinaldi in Italy.

Yamazaki Mizunara Cask 2013

Yamazaki has been thrust into the spotlight after their Sherry Cask release of 2013 received the title of Best Whisky in the World title from Jim Murray.  

They have released several other limited annual editions including this Mizunara matured bottling.    

Mizunara (Japanese Oak) is famous for imparting it's own characteristics onto the whisky stored within them such as sandalwood and other notes.  

Yoichi 1986 Single Cask #112112

A single cask Yoichi, Nikka Whisky's flagship distillery.

Distilled on 2nd June 1986 and bottled in on the 14th July 2008 as a 15 Year Old for La Maison Du Whisky.

Yoichi 1987 SMWS 25 Year Old 116.17

A SMWS bottling of Yoichi distilled on the 20th March 1987 and matured in a virgin oak butt, limited to 485 bottles.

\"Pin-ball wizard in Japanese tea house.\"

Yamazaki 12 Year Old Cask Strength Barrel Decanter 1 Litre

A fun barrel-shaped decanter containing a whole litre of 12 year old Yamazaki, bottled at 58%. 

Old Kentucky 1913 Bottled in Bond Straight Whiskey Quart / Pre-Prohibition

A fine example of pre-Prohibition American whisky, distilled in 1913 and bottled in 1917, just three years before the production, sale and consumption of alcohol in the US was to be banned for the next 13 years.

Old Kentucky was a brand produced at the distillery of the same name. The site was built in the later 19th century, and was historically known as the Mayflower distillery before it was purchased by German immigrant, Dietrich Meschendorf in 1892, who changed the name to Old Kentucky. Meschendorf is an important figure in the history of American distilling, managing the historic Old Times plant in Louisville for 7 years prior to his ownership of Old Kentucky, and serving as an advisor to two Presidents, Roosevelt and Taft during the early 20th century discussions about the legal terminology of what constituted \"whiskey.\" He argued successfully for his blended products to retain their status as whiskey, against fierce opposition from the likes of Colonel E.H. Taylor who believed only straight whiskies deserved the title.

Taylor had campaigned successfully for the Bottled in Bond Act in 1897, and this is a product of that legislation. A straight whiskey with both the year of bottling and distillation stated, as well as the site of both. It is also the legally required 100 US proof.

The Old Kentucky distillery was eventually shut down by Prohibition in 1920, with its stocks removed and warehouses razed. The distillery building itself was retained, although badly damaged in a fire in 1925. It then served as a riding school for many years before it was finally demolished in 1960.

Yamazaki Essence of Suntory Selection 3 x 50cl / Sherry, Montilla, & Spanish Casks

Three release from Yamazaki distillery which make up part of the 2019 additions to the Essence of Suntory series:

• Yamazaki 2008 Refill Sherry Cask 50cl / The Essence of Suntory 

This is a refill sherry cask matured single malt, produced at their flagship Yamazaki distillery. Distilled in 2008 and bottled at a higher strength of 53%.

• Yamazaki 2009 Montilla Wine Cask 50cl / The Essence of Suntory 

A Montilla wine cask matured single malt, produced at their flagship Yamazaki distillery. Distilled in 2009 and bottled at a higher strength of 55%.

• Yamazaki 2009 Spanish Oak 50cl / The Essence of Suntory

A Spanish oak matured single malt, produced at their flagship Yamazaki distillery. Distilled in 2009 and bottled at a higher strength of 56%.

Please note there will be a shipping charge for 3 bottles.

Old Fitzgerald '1849' 10 Year Old 1970s / Stitzel-Weller

This is a 1970s bottling of the 10 year old '1849' expression of Old Fitzgerald. This was produced at the Stitzel-Weller distillery after its acquisition by Somerset Imports who had renamed it after this brand. This bottle will contain Stitzel-Weller bourbon from the much-lauded Van Winkle era.

The expression is named 1849 after the year in which the W.L. Weller company was formed.

The distillery eventually closed in 1992, and was purchased by United Distillers (Diageo) in 1994, who reverted its name back to Stitzel-Weller. They sold the Old Fitzgerald brand sold to Heaven Hill in 1999, who still produce the 1849 as a premium product today.

Presented in a felt lined box with two glasses.

Oban 1969 Cask Strength 32 Year Old 75cl / US Import

A well-aged and incredibly desirable Oban, distilled in 1969 and released as a 32 year old.

Bottled in 2002, this is number 3964 of 6000.

Yamazaki 18 Year Old Limited Edition

An exclusive Japanese release of the 18 year old Yamazaki.