March 2019 Auction

Balvenie Classic 18 Year Old 1980s

A stunning bottling of Balvenie 18 year old from the 1980s, presented in these highly collectible and rare, wide Cognac-style bottles.

Bowmore 1995 Maltmen's Selection 13 Year Old

The maltmen at Bowmore hand selected five casks from the distillery vaults to produce this limited edition malt. The vatting consisted of cask numbers 1551, 1552, 1553, 1559 and 1560.​

Distilled on the 13th July 1995 and bottled in 2008.

Bottle number 2382 of 3000. 

Bladnoch 1990 Jack Wiebers 25 Year Old 'Great Ocean Liners' / Whisky Herbst Berlin 2015

This very rare expression was selected by Jack Wieber as part of the Great Ocean Liners series, and bottled for the Whisky Herbst Berlin 2015.

Distilled in 1990 at Bladnoch in the Lowlands and aged 25 years.

One of only 65 bottles filled from bourbon cask #502.

Bols KLM Blue House Miniatures x 32

These charming little blue ceramic houses were given out to passengers in Business and First Class. They contain Bols Genever, however as is common with these decanters most have very low fill level and some are completely empty.

The whole set was comprised of numbers 1 through 98.

Here we have the following numbers: 

4, 6, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 35, 37, 38, 40, 41, 43, 44, 50, 57, 59, 65, 70, 72, 74, 75, 77, 82, 83, 85. 

This lot has a shipping fee for 4 bottles. 

Benriach 1980 Gordon and MacPhail Original 'Cask'

A youthful bottling of Benriach from Gordon and MacPhail. 

Distilled in 1980 and bottled at cask strength as part of the Original 'Cask' series, produced in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Blanton's Single Barrel Dumped 1989

First introduced by then Ancient Age distillery Master Distiller, Elmer T. Lee, Blanton's was the first single barrel bourbon popularised in the US. Ancient Age was renamed the Buffalo Trace distillery by the Sazerac company in 1999.

Normally a 6 to 8 year old bourbon, it is aged in Warehouse H at Buffalo Trace, which is the only metal-clad warehouse at the distillery, commissioned for construction by Albert B. Blanton, after whom the whiskey is named. The warehouse was built shortly after prohibition and being metal, transfers heat quicker than brick warehouses, allowing for more rapid ageing.

This is a 1989 bottling, dumped on the 13th November and matured in barrel #246.

Stored on rick number 9 and bottled at 93 US proof.

Since 1999, each bottle of Blanton's has one of 8 different stoppers, each depicting a horse and jockey at a different stage of finishing a race. The designs are all lettered so that a complete set laid out side by side will spell \"BLANTONS.\"

Bunnahabhain 1997 Palo Cortado Finish 20 Year Old 

A limited release Bunnahabhain, distilled in November 1997 and finished in casks that previously held Palo Cortado sherry. 

Bottled in April 2018.

Bottle number 962 of only 1620. 

Balvenie / William Grant's Values Edition

A very rare employee-only bottling of Balvenie that has a list of the five values that William Grant and Sons feel are key to their success. 

Balvenie 21 Year Old Port Wood Non Chill-Filtered Release

The 21 year old Balvenie Port Wood is a well known core range product from Balvenie. This however, is a rare Travel Retail exclusive version, bottled non-chillfiltered at a higher ABV of 47.6%/

The liquid has received an additional period of maturation in traditional Port pipes.

Benriach 1983 SMWS 35 Year Old 12.22

'35 and still alive!'

A BenRiach bottling from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.

Distilled in April 1983 and matured in a refill hogshead ex bourbon cask.

One of 204 bottles.

Bruichladdich 1990 Rare Cask Series 25 Year Old / Sherry Cask Edition

This 1990 vintage Bruichladdich was conceived from two distinct batches of Islay whisky. One matured in first fill bourbon for 17 years, a French wine cask for 5 years and PX sherry casks for 4 years. The second batch was matured in a refill sherry butt for 18 years before being finished in Oloroso Sherry casks for a remaining 7 years.

Only 6000 were produced.

Bowmore 25 Year Old Small Batch Release

A recent bottling of 25 year old from Bowmore, Islay's oldest distillery. 

Matured in American bourbon and Spanish sherry casks. 

Bunnahabhain 1976 Liquid Sun 35 Year Old

An independnent bottling from Islay distillery, Bunnahabhain.

Distilled in 1976 and bottled for Liquid Sun in Germany in 2011.

One of 144 bottles drawn from ex-bourbon wood.

Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch #3

The latest 'tun' release from Balvenie, following the footsteps of Balvenie Tun 1401 and 1858.

This larger Tun can hold up to four times as much liquid as Tun 1401 and hence we expect a larger quantity of this release.  

This release is a combination of 31 casks: 12 Sherry Butts, 11 Hogsheads, and 8 Refill American Oak Butts. These were married in Tun 1509 for several months before bottling.

Bowmore 25 Year Old Small Batch Release

A recent bottling of 25 year old from Bowmore, Islay's oldest distillery. 

Matured in American bourbon and Spanish sherry casks. 

Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch #3

The latest 'tun' release from Balvenie, following the footsteps of Balvenie Tun 1401 and 1858.

This larger Tun can hold up to four times as much liquid as Tun 1401 and hence we expect a larger quantity of this release.  

This release is a combination of 31 casks: 12 Sherry Butts, 11 Hogsheads, and 8 Refill American Oak Butts. These were married in Tun 1509 for several months before bottling.

Balmenach 12 Year Old Flora and Fauna White Cap / Wooden Box​

One of the most desirable of the Flora and Fauna series, the tasty Balmenach was released as a 12 year old, this bottle is presented with a wooden box.

Distillerys Company Ltd (DCL/Diageo) created the Flora and Fauna series in the early 1990s, when DCL sold the distillery to Inverhouse distillers this bottle was discontinued.

Bunnahabhain 1980 Whisky Agency 33 Year Old / Private Stock

An independent bottling from Islay distillery, Bunnahabhain.

Distilled in 1980 and matured for 33 years in an ex-sherry butt.

One of 109 bottles filled from the private stock of The Whisky Agency in Germany.

Bunnahabhain 1988 Douglas Laing 30 Year Old / XOP

An independently bottled Bunnahabhian, part of Douglas Laing's premium Xtra Old Particular series, XOP.

Distilled in February 1988 and then matured for 30 years in refill butt #12821 in August 2018. 

Bottle number 160 of only 271 bottles.

Banff 1976 Gordon and MacPhail 

A rare Gordon and MacPhail bottling of Banff, distilled in 1976 and bottled under their Connoisseur's Choice banner.

Bottled in 2008.

Bunnahabhain 1979 Duir 30 Year Old

Distilled in 22nd of September 1979 and matured in a single sherry cask for 30 years then bottled on 7th October 2009.

Bottle number 541 of 554. 

Blair Athol 23 Year Old Cask Strength / 2017 Release

A 23 year old Blair Athol, distilled in 1993 and bottled at cask strength as part of Diageo's 2017 special releases.

Bottle number 761 of 5514. 

Balvenie Classic 1980s

A stunning bottling of Balvenie from the 1980's, presented in these highly collectible and rare Cognac style bottles.

Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch #1

The latest 'tun' release from Balvenie, following in the footsteps of Balvenie Tun 1401 and 1858.

This larger Tun can hold up to four times as much liquid as Tun 1401 and hence we expect a larger quantity of this release.  

This release is a combination of 42 casks: 35 traditional American oak barrels and 7 European oak sherry butts. These were married in Tun 1509 for several months before bottling.

Bunnahabhain 25 Year Old

A stunning presentation of of Bunnahabhain 25 year old in a 'smoked glass' bottle and Alder wooden box.  

Banff 1975 Gordon and MacPhail

A rare Gordon and MacPhail bottling of Banff, distilled in 1975 and bottled under their Connoisseur's Choice range and bottled in 2001.

Banff 1974 Gordon and MacPhail

A rare Gordon and MacPhail bottling of Banff, distilled in 1974 and bottled under their Connoisseurs Choice banner in 1998. 

Balvenie 17 Year Old New Wood

A well-aged Balvenie, finished in fresh Quercus Alba (American White Oak) casks.

A limited release, this is produced from one single batch of 79 casks.

Blair Athol 1977 Duncan Taylor 29 Year Old

Distilled March 1977 and bottled on February 2007 at 29 years of age.

Bottle number 211 of 295 from cask #36853D

Ben Nevis 1996 Single Cask 21 Year Old / LMDW

A 1996 vintage bottling of Ben Nevis, bottled in September 2018.

This 21 year old single malt was matured in a refill sherry butt and bottled at cask strength.

Bottle number 759 of 1049.

This single cask bottling was produced exclusively for La Maison du Whisky.

Bunnahabhain 1987 Sansibar 27 Year Old

An unusual independantly bottled Bunnahabhain by Spirits Shop Selection and Sanisbar.

Distilled in 1987 and bottled in 2014.

Bunnahabhain 1976 Whisky Agency 35 Year Old / Perfect Dram

A 35 year old Macduff, independently bottled by The Whisky Agency for ACLA Da Fans Whisky Tasting in March 2012. 

Distilled in 1976 and matured in a refill hogshead.

One of 128 bottles.