March 2019 Auction

Glenlivet 1964 Cellar Collection Cask Strength 75cl / US Import

Released as part of Glenlivet's cellar collection this is a very well aged Glenlivet.

Distilled 1964 and bottled 2004 from cask #2LBF801.

This is bottle number 341 of 1824.

Glenugie 1968 Sestante 20 Year Old Cask Strength

A near mythical distillery these days as there are so few Glenugie bottlings appearing at auction. This 20 year old was distilled in 1968 and bottled for legendary Italian importers, Sestante.

The Sestante import company was founded in the 1970s by Ernesto Mainardi, and he bottled his first single casks under the name in 1985. Alongside his contemporary, Silvano Samaroli, Mainardi pioneered giving his customers a choice of both standard 40-46% bottlings, and cask strength releases from the same casks. Along with his other brand, Silver Seal, Mainardi's bottlings are incredibly sought after.

Matured in sherry wood and bottled at cask strength. Mainardi also bottled a version of this at 43% ABV.

Glenfiddich 1985 Rare Collection 30 Year Old #2703

A rare vintage Glenfiddich, distilled in 1984 and bottled 30 years later.

Part of the distillery's their Rare Collection of whiskies, this was bottled at cask strength from sherry cask #2703.

Bottle number 64 of 120.

Glendronach 1968 25 Year Old 75cl / US Import

There are a number of famous Glendronach vintage releases from 1968 and this is no different. This one was originally bottled for the US market - a few went missing and were eventually discovered in a warehouse and sold here in the UK. 

This is the original 1993 bottling, which Serge Valentin from Whisky Fun explains is 'A tremendous sherry monster', scoring 90 points. 

75cl bottle.

Glendronach 1968 25 Year Old 75cl

There are a number of famous Glendronach vintage releases from 1968 and this is no different. This one was originally bottled for the US market - a few went missing and were eventually discovered in a warehouse and sold here in the UK. 

This is the original 1993 bottling, which Serge Valentin from Whisky Fun explains is 'A tremendous sherry monster', scoring 90 points. 

75cl bottle.

Glen Garioch 1971 Single Cask

A single cask bottling from Glen Garioch. It was distilled on the 23rd November 1971 and placed into cast #2036 for 30 years.

Selected for the US market.

Glendronach 1968 25 Year Old 75cl / US Import

There are a number of famous Glendronach vintage releases from 1968 and this is no different. This one was originally bottled for the US market - a few went missing and were eventually discovered in a warehouse and sold here in the UK. 

This is the original 1993 bottling, which Serge Valentin from WhiskyFun explains is 'a tremendous sherry monster', scoring it 90 points. 

Imported to the US by Hiram Walker.

Glenlivet 1959 Specially Selected

A spectacular old vintage single malt from the iconic Speyside distillery, Glenlivet.

Distilled 1959 and bottled in the 1980s, this bottle pre-dates their Cellar Collection range.

Glen Elgin 1971 Samaroli Natural Strength

A Glen Elgin distilled in 1971 and bottled in 1985 by  R.W. Duthie for Silvano Samaroli.

Samaroli is perhaps Italy's most revered independent bottler of Scotch whisky. With an impeccable taste in single cask whiskies, and an eye for aesthetics (if not English spelling at times!), he is regarded by many as a visionary. Many of his bottles now occupy deserved sports on the pantheon of whisky greats.

Bottle number 302 of only 1200. 

Glengoyne 40 Year Old Single Malts of Scotland / Director's Special

An impressive Glengoyne, bottled at 40 years of age by Elixir Distillers as part of their Single Malts of Scotland label. 

Released under their deluxe Director's Special range, the whisky has been matured in a first-fill sherry butt. 

One of 418 bottles. 

Glenfiddich 1978 Rare Collection 34 Year Old / Bottle Number 2

A single cask Glenfiddich distilled in 1978 was matured for 34 years until being hand bottled at the distillery on 17th October 2012. 

This single cask American hoghsead number #11807 this is bottle number 2 of 180. 

Glenfiddich 1967 Vintage Reserve 30 Year Old

A very rare bottling of Glenfiddich, exclusively hand-bottled for the distillery.

Labelled as \"over 30 years old,\" this whisky is actually 32. Bottled from cask #3959.

This is bottle number 161.

Glenfarclas 1965 Family Cask #4505 / Summer 2014

Bottled as part of the Glenfarclas Family Cask range of vintage whiskies.

Distilled in 1965 and bottled on the 25th March 2014. 

One of 400 bottles drawn from a single sherry butt #4505.

Glenfarclas 1961

A very rare bottling of Glenfarclas, distilled in 1961 and bottled in 2008. 

Matured in first-fill Oloroso sherry casks, this is bottle number 456 of only 458 bottles. 

Glendronach 1972 Incorporation of Maltmen / Millennium Malt

A special Millennium bottling of Glendronach for the Incorporation of Maltmen in Glasgow.

Distilled in 1972, cask #721 was bottled for the craft guild by Allied Distillers in 1999.

Bottle 394 of 456.

Glen Elgin 15 Year Old Manager's Dram 1988

The Manager’s Dram series of whiskies were bottled exclusively for employees of what is now known as Diageo.  These whiskies were selected by the respective distillery managers within Diageo malt distilling and bottled at natural cask strength.

A 15 year old Glen Elgin bottled in 1988.

Glen Elgin 15 Year Old Manager's Dram 1988

The Manager’s Dram series of whiskies were bottled exclusively for employees of what is now known as Diageo.  These whiskies were selected by the respective distillery managers within Diageo malt distilling and bottled at natural cask strength.

A 15 year old Glen Elgin bottled in 1988.

Glenfiddich 1972 Vintage Reserve 32 Year Old

A very rare bottling of Glenfiddich, distilled in 1972 and matured in cask #16031.

This is bottle number 174.

Glendronach 1985 Single Cask 30 Year Old #1037

A 2016 addition to the ever-popular Glendronach single cask range.

Distilled 13th December 1985 and matured in Pedro Ximenez sherry puncheon #1037 for 30 years.

One of 507 bottles.

Glen Grant 1965 Duthie for Corti 19 Year Old / Narsai's Restaurant

A 1965 vintage independent bottling of Glen Grant.

This is part of a much sought after series of independent bottlings produced by Aberdeen's R.W. Duthie for the Corti Brothers of Sacramento, California. Duthie are a much esteemed bottler, and were working with other great names like Cadenhead's and Samaroli at the time. The Corti Brothers were a family grocer business founded in 1947 by Frank and Gino. Frank's son Darrell was the one to introduce a specialist spirits knowledge to the business, and they began getting their own Scotch whisky bottled for them in 1978.

In 1983, the Corti Brothers partnered with Narsai's Restaurtant in Kensington, CA to produce a limited run of collaborative bottlings. This is one of them, and was selected by Narsai M. David and Darrel Corti.

Glenlivet 1938 Gordon and MacPhail 1970s

A stunning 1938 vintage Glenlivet, bottled by Gordon and MacPhail and carrying the George and J.G Smith Label.

Bottled during the 1970s.

Glen Grant 1954 Gordon and MacPhail

Nobody offers a selection of vintages like Gordon and MacPhail, this Glen Grant was distilled in 1954.

Part of the company's Distillery Labels series, which reproduces the labels they used back in the 1960s and 1970s when they produced semi-official bottlings for distilleries such as this one.

Bottled in 2006. 

Glenlivet 1946 Gordon and MacPhail Single Cask

A fantastic example of early post war-time whisky distilled at Glenlivet distillery on 9th February 1946.

This Gordon and MacPhail, George & J.G.Smith branded Glenlivet was bottled on the 12th May 1992 after being matured in a single sherry butt.

This is part of the Gordon & MacPhail Distillery Labels series, which replicates the livery the Elgin-based bottlers used in the mid-20th century when they produced the only official bottlings (under license) for many distilleries like this.

Glenlivet 1949 Gordon and MacPhail Single Cask

A fantastic example of post-war whisky, distilled on new years day 1949 and bottled on 6th July 2001 by Gordon and MacPhail.

Matured in first-fill Sherry butt #7 for over 52 years.  

This is part of the Gordon & MacPhail Distillery Labels series, which replicates the livery the Elgin-based bottlers used in the mid-20th century when they produced the only official bottlings (under license) for many distilleries like this.

Glenfarclas 1972 Family Cask #3548 / Winter 2015

Bottled as part of the Glenfarclas Family Cask range of vintage whiskies.

This single cask 1972 vintage bottled was bottled on the 26th August 2015 from sherry butt #3548 yielding 625 bottles.

Glenlossie 1938 Gordon and MacPhail 43 Year Old / Co. Pinerolo Import

A lovely old vintage of Glenlossie, certainly something we don't see everyday.

This pre-war whisky was distilled in 1938 and bottled at 43 years of age by Gordon & MacPhail for Co. Import in Pineroli, Italy.

Glenfiddich 1968 Vintage Reserve 30 Year Old

A very rare bottling of Glenfiddich, exclusively bottled for the distillery. The Vintage Reserve series is bottled from only a few select casks per year and they are highly prized amongst collectors and connoisseurs alike.

Distilled in 1968 matured in cask # 13140.

This is bottle number 155.

Glenfarclas 1968 Family Cask #699 / Selected by Luc Timmermans

Bottled as part of the Glenfarclas Family Cask range of vintage whiskies.

Distilled in February 1968 and bottled on 9th September 2009. 

This expression scored an impressive 93 points on WhiskyFun. 

Glen Elgin 1965 Samaroli 14 Year Old / Cadenhead's 1979

An incredibly rare expression from this lesser known Speysider. Distilledin 1965 and bottled as a 14 year old.

Silvano Samaroli began his career in the whisky industry as an importer in 1968, operating as the Italian agent for Speyside's Linkwood distillery. This 1979 bottling of Glen Elgin is part of his first foray into the independent bottling scene. The series comprises of two Springbank, as well as a Macallan, Highland Park and Glenlivet, among others. They were bottled for him by Cadenhead's, in the classic brown dumpy glass of the era, using unique labels that Samaroli had designed himself.

This is bottle 265 of 360 produced.

Glenfarclas 21 Year Old 1970s / Edward and Edward

Produced for the European markets, this square bottled Glenfarclas is very hard to come by. 

This bottle was specially selected for legendary Italian bar owner, Edoardo Giaccone. It was was imported by Co. Import, Pinerolo.

Giaccone was something of a trailblazer, and was importing specially bottled official single malts for his bar from the late 1960s, this is one of his earliest. He opened the famous venue in 1958, and it has been called a few different things over the years, including Garten, Edward & Edward (during the period this was imported), and La Taverna del Comandante.

Edoardo set the stage for later legendary bottlers such as Silvano Samaroli, Nadi Fiori and Ernesto Mainardi. Moon Import founder, Pepi Mongiardino said, \"he was the first person I visited\" when he became the distributor for Bruichladdich in 1981. Giaccone did not have any of his own labels or series, but was the first person in Italy to have official bottlings produced exclusively for him. Through his bar, Italy was treated to exclusive releases from Clynelish, Bowmore, Dalmore, Highland Park and even Jack Daniel's.

Bottle number 254.

George T Stagg 2009 Release

The legendary George T Stagg is among the most desirable spirits in the world, winning Jim Murray's Whisky of the Year award on numerous occasions, not to mention countless other awards.

The Antique Collection celebrates historic US whiskey brands, figures and places. George T. Stagg was a 19th century distiller, and the Buffalo Trace distillery was named after him until 1999 when it adopted its current title.

This version of the annual release is a 16 year old whiskey.

Glenlochy 1963 Signatory Vintage 30 Year Old

There are not many Glenlochy bottlings around. Signatory Vintage bottled this one in October 1993, having matured in sherry cask #761 for 30 years.

Bottle number 44 of 190.