March 2019 Auction

Uniting Nations 40 Year Old The Essence of Karuizawa / Ichiro Akuto Blended Malt

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling was blended by Ichiro Akuto, this is a combination of a 40 year old Scottish malt and 45 year old Karuizawa. 

One of 677 bottles produced

Bottled at cask strength.

Eagle Rare 17 Year Old / Summer 2017

Eagle Rare is a historic bourbon brand and is one of the five bourbons included in the award-winning Buffalo Trace Antique Collection.

Buffalo Trace's parent company, Sazerac, purchased the Eagle Rare brand from Seagram in 1989, who had developed it in the 1970s to replicate what it felt where the successful motifs used by the Wild Turkey brand.

Production of the label was moved to Buffalo Trace when Sazerac acquired the facility in 1992 (then known as Ancient Age).

Uitvlugt 1974 'Port Morant' Moon Import Demerara Rum

A 1974 vintage demerara rum from the Port Morant double wooden pot still in Guyana. The Port Morant distillery closed in the 1950s, so this would have been produced at Uitvlugt, where the still was moved to (via Albion). Well travelled, the Port Morant still now operates at Diamond since the Uitvlugt closure in 2000.

Matured in sherry wood and bottled in 2004 for Moon Import and the Italian market by Brae Dean Int, Edinburgh.

The label is an homage to the Pepi Mongiardino-designed Half Moon series, the company's first ever releases.

Eagle Rare 17 Year Old / Spring 2016

Eagle Rare is a historic bourbon brand and is one of the five bourbons included in the award-winning Buffalo Trace Antique Collection.

Buffalo Trace's parent company, Sazerac, purchased the Eagle Rare brand from Seagram in 1989, who had developed it in the 1970s to replicate what it felt where the successful motifs used by the Wild Turkey brand.

Production of the label was moved to Buffalo Trace when Sazerac acquired the facility in 1992 (then known as Ancient Age).

Uitvlugt GM 1974 Cadenhead's 30 Year Old Rum

This is a GM mark Guyanan rum, bonded in 1974 and bottled 2004 by Cadenhead's.

Uitvlugt distillery was once among the largest distilleries in Guyana, however it closed in 2000 as the government set about privatising the distilleries and plantations. All of the existing stock, and many of its stills were moved to Diamond.

Eagle Rare 17 Year Old / Spring 2016

Eagle Rare is a historic bourbon brand and is one of the five bourbons included in the award-winning Buffalo Trace Antique Collection.

Buffalo Trace's parent company, Sazerac, purchased the Eagle Rare brand from Seagram in 1989, who had developed it in the 1970s to replicate what it felt where the successful motifs used by the Wild Turkey brand.

Production of the label was moved to Buffalo Trace when Sazerac acquired the facility in 1992 (then known as Ancient Age).

Eagle Rare 17 Year Old / Spring 2015

Eagle Rare is a historic bourbon brand and is one of the five bourbons included in the award-winning Buffalo Trace Antique Collection.

Buffalo Trace's parent company, Sazerac, purchased the Eagle Rare brand from Seagram in 1989, who had developed it in the 1970s to replicate what it felt where the successful motifs used by the Wild Turkey brand.

Production of the label was moved to Buffalo Trace when Sazerac acquired the facility in 1992 (then known as Ancient Age).

Evan Williams 23 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon

An impressively aged Kentucky straight bourbon fro Heaven Hill.

The brand is named after Evan Willliams, believed to have opened Kentucky's first distillery in 1783.

That distillery however is long gone, and this was distilled and bottled at the original Heaven Hill in Bardstown, which coincidentally is also no longer operational after it was ravaged by a fire in 1996.

Heaven Hill moved into their new home at the newly refurbished Bernheim distillery in 1999.

Enmore and Port Mourant EHPM 1998 Velier 16 Year Old Rum Blended in the Barrel

A blend of 3 experimental barrels aged 16 years in the tropics. Distilled at Uitvlugt distillery using the Enmore and Port Mourant stills. 

The cask were sourced from Diamond distillery, who consolidated all of Guyana's rum stock and equipment in 2000. Blended and specially bottled for Velier in Italy.

One of 848 bottles. 

Eagle Rare 10 Year Old 1980s

An old 1980's bottling of Eagle Rare for the Italian market. This was distilled and bottled by Seagram's at the Four Roses distillery (labelled using its historic Old Prentice name).

The Eagle Rare brand nowadays is produced at Buffalo Trace after it was sold to the Sazerac company a few years after this was bottled.

Eagle Rare 10 Year Old 1980s

An old 1980s bottling of Eagle Rare for the Italian market. This was distilled and bottled by Seagram's at the Four Roses distillery (labelled using its historic Old Prentice name).

The Eagle Rare brand nowadays is produced at Buffalo Trace after it was sold to the Sazerac company a few years after this was bottled.

Uitvlugt ULR 1997 Demerara Rum 17 Year Old

Distilled in 1997 and bottled in July 2014, this Guyana Rum was aged in 5 barrels to a yield of 1404 bottles.

77% of this experimental light rum was lost to angels share in the barrels, a rarity indeed.

Velier import.

Enmore 1987 Velier Full Proof Rum

A pot still rum from Enmore, distilled in 1987 and bottled from special casks #193-197.

Bottled by Dutch company Breitenstein Produkten BV for Italian importers, Velier in November 2000.

One of 419 bottles.

Eagle Rare 10 Year Old 1980s

An old 1980's bottling of Eagle Rare for the Italian market. This was distilled and bottled by Seagram's at the Four Roses distillery (labelled using its historic Old Prentice name).

The Eagle Rare brand nowadays is produced at Buffalo Trace after it was sold to the Sazerac company a few years after this was bottled.

Uitvlugt 1980 'Port Morant' Bristol Classic Demerara Rum

 A 1980 demerara rum distilled at Uitvlugt distillery in Guyana on their Port Morant wooden double pot still, moved there after the distillery of that name's closure in the 1950s. 

The last stills of their kind in existence, these stills were relocated again to the Diamond when the Uitvlugt distillery closed in 2000. 

Bottled by Bristol Spirits in 2010. 

Enmore 1990 Moon Import 26 Year Old Sherry Wood Rum

A single pot still rum from Enmore, distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2016 after maturing in single sherry barrel number 29.

Enmore closed its doors in 1993 and the original wooden stills that gave this rum its unique character removed. 

Bottles from this distillery are becoming increasingly sought after and hard to find. 

Selected by Pepi Mongiardino.

Bottle number 191 of only 315.

Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon / Memorial Bottling

This whisky is named after the legendary Elmer T. Lee (1919-2013), who was hired in 1949 by Col. Albert B. Blanton to work at Buffalo Trace (named George T. Stagg distillery at the time).  

Starting from the bottom he worked his way up to Master Distiller before retiring in 1985. He passed away in 2013 aged 93. This bottle was released in 2014 to memorialise him. At the time of his death, Lee was one of only two living Master Distillers to have a bourbon named after them.

Enmore 1988 Whisky Agency 24 Year Old Rum / The Nectar

An aged rum from Guyana, distilled at Enmore in 1988. 

The Enmore distillery closed in 1993, with its stills moved first to Uitvlugt and then to Diamond in 2000.

Bottled in 2012 by The Whisky Agency in collaboration with The Nectar, this is one of 264 bottles.

E.H. Keeling and Son Old Demarara Rum 1960s

A fantastically unusual bottle of Rum from the banks of the Demerara in \"British\" Guyana.

Bottled some time in the 1960's.

Italian import.

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon 2014 Release / Batch #C914

Elijah Craig is one of the flagship brands produced by Heaven Hill, named after an 18th century pastor, often cited (although probably incorrectly) as the first man to distil bourbon in the US.

This is the generally thrice annual cask strength 12 year old, released in September 2014.

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon 2014 Release / Batch #C914

Elijah Craig is one of the flagship brands produced by Heaven Hill, named after an 18th century pastor, often cited (although probably incorrectly) as the first man to distil bourbon in the US.

This is the generally thrice annual cask strength 12 year old, released in September 2014.

Edradour 2006 Straight from the Cask 10 Year Old / Sherry Cask

Distilled on 6th December 2006, and matured in sherry butt #395 for 10 years before being bottled on 11th September 2017.

One of 973 bottles.

Uitvlugt 1993 Bonpland XO

A vintage rum distilled in 1993 at Uitvlugt distillery in Guyana, a few years before it closedThe spirit was finished in Grand Cru wine barriques from VDP estates.

Bottled in 2016 by Capulet & Montague ltd. under their Bonpland label

Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon

A single barrel sour mash Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey. 

This whisky is named after the legendary Elmer T. Lee (1919-2013), who was hired in 1949 by Col. Albert B. Blanton to work at Buffalo Trace (named George T. Stagg Distillery at the time).  

Starting from the bottom he worked his way up to Master Distiller before retiring in 1985. He passed away in 2013 aged 93. At the time of his death, Lee was one of only two living Master Distiller's to have a bourbon named after them.

This is a 2018 bottling.

Elijah Craig 12 Year Old / Pre-2011

The 12 year old Elijah Craig.

Elijah Craig is one of the flagship brands produced by Heaven Hill, named after an 18th century pastor, often cited (although probably incorrectly) as the first man to distil bourbon in the US.

This is a 2008 bottling, meaning this will contain bourbon distilled by Heaven Hill at their old distillery in Bardstown, or on stills rented at either Jim Beam or Brown-Forman. The company was forced to do this between 1996 when their Bardstown distillery burned down, and 1999 when they acquired Bernheim from United Distillers.

70cl European import bottle.

Uitvlugt 28 Year Old Berry Brothers and Rudd Rum / The Whisky Barrel

A fantastic pre-consolidation Utvlugt, bottled by Berry Brothers and Rudd exclusively for The Whisky Barrel 

Whilst much of the equipment was moved to the Diamond distilling facilities, many of the ineffable qualities of the original site were lost with the streamlining meaning these older spirits are time capsules into the history of the nations turbulent distillation history.

Enmore 1997 Rum Nation Small Batch

Pot still rum from the Enmore still during its four year stay at the now-closed Uitvlugt distillery, distilled in 1997 and bottled in 2016 at cask strength. Drawn from three casks 2-3-69

Bottle number 232 of 918.

Ultimate from Famous Grouse

Don't let the name fool you this isn't some designer perfume but is actually a premium blended Scotch from Famous Grouse

Eigashima Akashi White Oak 8 Year Old  Sherry Cask #188​

A blended whisky produced at Eigashima, White Oak Distillery , within the Akashi range of whiskies.  

Exclusively bottled from sherry butt #188 after 8 years.

One of 721 bottles.

Exotic Cargo 2006 SMWS 10 Year Old Blended Malt Batch 01

The first blended malt from the SMWS, matured exclusively in first fill sherry hogsheads.

Uitvlugt 1998 Whisky Agency 14 Year Old Rum / The Nectar

A single cask bottling of Guyana rum, distilled in 1998 in at Uitvlugt, two years before its closure.

This was bottled in 2012 for The Whisky Agency in collaboration with The Nectar.

One of 253 bottles.

Eden Mill Single Malt Hip Flask Series No.4 20cl / French Virgin Octave​

In 2012, Eden Mill became St Andrews first brewery since 1902, and Scotland's first ever combined brewing and distillery complex in 2014 when the plan was hatched and set into motion, to produce their first malt whisky. 

The first whiskies produced in St. Andrews for over 150 years, these elegantly packaged 20cl glass \"hip flask\" bottles were distilled using a variety of malt types, and matured in a variety of different casks.

No.4 in the series was distilled using Pale Spirit on 11th December 2014, and matured in a French virgin oak octave.

One of only 220 bottles.