March 2019 Auction

Port Ellen 1979 Wilson and Morgan 23 Year Old

A rare Wilson and Morgan single cask Port Ellen, distilled in 1979 and matured for 23 years in Butt #6778

Bottled in 2003

Port Ellen 1982 Malts of Scotland

An independent bottling ot Port Ellen distilled in 1982, a year before the distillery closed.

Bottled as a cask strength 12 year old for Milroy's of Soho in London in 1995.

Port Ellen 1978 Whisky Shop 24 Year Old / 10th Anniversary

This is an independent bottling of the incredibly popular Port Ellen. Distilled in 1978 and bottled 24 years later in 2002 by Douglas Laing for The Whisky Shop to celebrate their 10th anniversary.

Port Ellen is the lost jewel in the Islay crown. Closure in 1983 has enabled this distillery to receive a near mythical amount of love and respect. As stocks get thinner on the ground, these bottles become rarer and rarer.

Number 237 of 602 bottles. 

Port Ellen 1978 Rare Malt 22 Year Old / 60.50%

The Rare Malt Selection is an historic selection of single malt whiskies from operational and lost distilleries that was released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005.

This Port Ellen was distilled in 1978 and bottled in October 2000. The distillery has become a collector's favourite since its closure in 1983.

Bottle number 1310.

Port Ellen 1978 Rare Malt 22 Year Old / 60.50%

The Rare Malt Selection is an historic selection of single malt whiskies from operational and lost distilleries that was released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005.

This Port Ellen was distilled in 1978 and bottled in October 2000. The distillery has become a collector's favourite since its closure in 1983.

Bottle number 1309.

Port Ellen 1982 Douglas Laing 18 Year Old Sherry Cask

An independent bottling of Port Ellen, distilled in 1982, the penultimate year of operations at what is now the lost jewel in the Islay crown.

Distilled in September 1982 and bottled in August 2001 by Douglas Laing.

The Old Malt Cask series is one of the most established independent labels on the market. It was launched by Douglas Laing in 1998 and bottled by them until 2013 when the brand became part of the Hunter Laing portfolio instead.

One of 777 bottles drawn from a sherry cask.

Port Ellen 1982 Malts of Scotland Sherry Hogshead

A single cask Port Ellen from German independent label, Malts of Scotland.

Distilled in 1982, a year before the distillery closed. This was bottled in 2016 from a single sherry hogshead #12017.

Bottle 32 of 298.

Port Ellen 1979 Gordon and MacPhail Rare Old

Another gem from the silent stills of Port Ellen distillery on Islay.

Distilled in 1979 and bottled in 2013 by Gordon and MacPhail as part of the Rare Old series.

Lot ID RO/12/08

Port Ellen 1978 Rare Malt 22 Year Old / 60.50%

The Rare Malt Selection is an historic selection of single malt whiskies from operational and lost distilleries that was released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005.

This Port Ellen was distilled in 1978 and bottled in October 2000. The distillery has become a collector's favourite since its closure in 1983.

Bottle number 779.

Port Ellen 1983 Douglas Laing 23 Year Old / The Whisky Fair

A single cask bottling of Port Ellen, the legendary closed Islay distillery.

Distilled in February 1983, the distillery's final year of production, and bottled in 2007 for The Whiksy Fair in Limburg, Germany.

The Old & Rare series was bottled by Douglas Laing until 2013 when the brand became part of the Hunter Laing portfolio instead.

One of 150 bottles.

Tobermory 1972 Whisky-Doris 35 Year Old

A 1972 vintage single malt from Tobermory. This was the first year of production when the distillery re-openened, and interestingly it was briefly called Ledaig at this point. The name quickly reverted back to Tobermory however, with Ledaig living on as the name for their peated single malt.

Aged 35 years in a first fill dark sherry cask and bottled by Whisky-Doris in 2008.

Bottle 103 of 191.

Park and Tilford 1916 Bottled in Bond 16 Year Old Pint / Prohibition Era Bottling

Park & Tilford were established in 1840 and were one of the few companies to survive prohibition. As owners of a New York drug store, they were able to acquire a medicinal license to bottle whiskey. The medicinal license was a legal loophole that allowed whiskey to be prescribed by doctors and rum to be rationed to bakers for use in their cooking. Very few companies were bale to acquire these, but those who did, kept the US whiskey industry afloat and in a position to be revived once the Prohibition Act, which had banned all sale and consupmtion of alcohol, was repealed in 1933.

This was bottled just a month before the repeal of the act. The whiskey was distilled in 1916, prior to the closure of America's distilleries in 1917 with the passing of the Prohibition act. Park & Tilford acquired the whiskey from the United American Co, who had distilled it at what was once the original Bernheim facility, home of the I.W Harper brand.

Park & Tilford attempting to make a larger play in the whiskey market during Prohibition, even at one point purchasing Old Overholt and Pennsylvania's Large distillery in 1925, although they subsequently surrendered them to the superior financial muscle of the newly formed National Distillers just two years later. The company persevered however, purchasing the Bonnie Bros facility and distilled there well into the 1970s.

Port Ellen 1978 Rare Malt 22 Year Old / 60.50%

The Rare Malt Selection is an historic selection of single malt whiskies from operational and lost distilleries that was released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005.

This Port Ellen was distilled in 1978 and bottled in October 2000. The distillery has become a collector's favourite since its closure in 1983.

Bottle number 9972.

Port Ellen 1978 Rare Malt 20 Year Old / 60.90%​

The Rare Malt Selection is an historic selection of single malt whiskies from operational and lost distilleries that was released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005.

One of the two Rare Malt releases by Diageo, this particular 20 year old was distilled in 1978 and bottled in October 1998.

This Port Ellen was distilled in 1978 and bottled in October 2000. The distillery has become a collector's favourite since its closure in 1983.

Bottle number 6446.

Port Ellen 1978 Rare Malt 20 Year Old / 60.90%

The Rare Malt Selection is an historic selection of single malt whiskies from operational and lost distilleries that was released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005.

One of the two Rare Malt releases by Diageo, this particular 20 year old was distilled in 1978 and bottled in October 1998.

The distillery has become a collector's favourite since its closure in 1983.

Bottle number 3365.

Port Ellen 1978 Rare Malt 20 Year Old / 60.90%​

The Rare Malt Selection is an historic selection of single malt whiskies from operational and lost distilleries that was released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005.

One of the two Rare Malt releases by Diageo, this particular 20 year old was distilled in 1978 and bottled in October 1998.

This Port Ellen was distilled in 1978 and bottled in October 2000. The distillery has become a collector's favourite since its closure in 1983.

Bottle number 8378.

Port Ellen 1981 Douglas Laing 18 Year Old

This Port Ellen was distilled in December 1981 and matured in a sherry cask. 

Bottled in November 2000 by Douglas Laing as part of their Old Malt Cask range. 

One of 444 bottles. 

Parker's Heritage Collection 24 Year Old Bottled in Bond Bourbon

The Parker's Heritage Collection from Heaven Hill is always highly anticipated, this is a 24 year old Kentucky Straight.  

This is the 10th edition of the Parker's Heritage Collection celebrates the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897, which required strict regulations to be adhered to in the production of whiskey at the time. These included the necessity of stating the site of distillation and bottling, the dates, and a strength of 100 US proof.

Heaven Hill are the supplier of the most number of bottled-in-bond products today, and this is one of those. The whiskey contains a dumping of bourbon casked in 1991 at the old Heaven Hill distillery in Bardstown, sadly lost in 1996.

The Royal Household 1940s

A rare blend produced by James Buchanan Distillers, 'by appointment to His Majesty The King'.

Bottled around the 1940s. 

Port Ellen 1975 Signatory Vintage 23 Year Old with Miniature 5cl / Silent Stills

A Signatory Vintage bottling of Port Ellen, part of their Silent Still series celebrating Scotland's lost distilleries.

This was distilled in 1975 and bottled at 23 years old in 1998 from cask #160.

Presentation 3 of 285, each of which included a matching miniature and replica cask bung.

Parker's Heritage Collection 24 Year Old Bottled in Bond Bourbon

The Parker's Heritage Collection from Heaven Hill is always highly anticipated, this is a 24 year old Kentucky Straight.  

This is the 10th edition of the Parker's Heritage Collection celebrates the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897, which required strict regulations to be adhered to in the production of whiskey at the time. These included the necessity of stating the site of distillation and bottling, the dates, and a strength of 100 US proof.

Heaven Hill are the supplier of the most number of bottled-in-bond products today, and this is one of those. The whiskey contains a dumping of bourbon casked in 1991 at the old Heaven Hill distillery in Bardstown, sadly lost in 1996.

Port Ellen 1982 Signatory Vintage 25 Year Old Cask Strength

Distilled in November 1982 and bottled in May 2008, this is a 25 year old Port Ellen bottled by Signatory Vintage at cask strength. 

This was matured in refill sherry butt #2846.

Bottle number 5 of 234..

Tomatin 1967 Celtic Heartlands 40 Year Old

A 1967 vintage Tomatin, part of Jim McEwan's Celtic Heartlands series.

This was aged for 40 years and bottled in 2008.

Bottle 183 of 523.

The series includes other well-aged expressions from Banff, Bunnahabhain and Glenlivet.

Port Ellen 1982 Whisky Magazine 24 Year Old

Distilled in November 1982 and selected by Douglas Laing and Whisky Magazine for bottling in December 2006. 

Matured fully in a sherry cask, and bottled to commemorate Whisky Live.

Bottle number 54 of 300. 

Port Ellen 1980 Cadenhead's 18 Year Old

A rare Cadenhead's bottling of Port Ellen, the legendary lost Islay distillery.

Distilled in August 1980 and bottled in September 1998 at an impressive 62.2%.

One of 312 bottles drawn from a single cask.

Tomatin 1976 Full Metal Dram 36 Year Old​

A 1976 vintage Tomatin bottled for Fulldram in Belgium.

Distilled in 1976 and bottled at 36 years of age.

Please note condition of lot as shown.

Tomatin 1967 Douglas Laing 45 Year Old / Director's Cut

An independent Tomatin distilled in November 1967 and bottled in December 2012 after maturing in refill butt 9315.

This is part of the premium Director's Cut series from Douglas Laing.

One of 175 bottles.

Port Ellen 1979 Douglas Laing 21 Year Old

A single cask bottling of Port Ellen, the legendary closed Islay distillery.

Distilled in September 1979 and bottled in April 2001 by Douglas Laing as part of the Old Malt Cask range, nowadays part of the Hunter Laing portfolio.

One of 636 bottles.

Port Ellen 1982 Old Bothwell 29 Year Old

A Single Cask Port Ellen bottled by the Old Bothwell Wine and Spirits Co in 2012.

Cask #2041 was filled in 1982, just a year before the legendary distillery was closed down.

Port Ellen 1979 Douglas Laing 27 Year Old

A single cask bottling of Port Ellen, the legendary closed Islay distillery.

Distilled in December 1979 and bottled in September 2007 by Douglas Laing. This is part of the Old Malt Cask range, nowadays part of the Hunter Laing portfolio.

One of 589 bottles drawn from refill butt #3887.

Port Ellen 1982 Douglas Laing 25 Year Old

A single cask bottling of the sorely-missed Port Ellen, distilled in April 1982.

Bottled in July 2007 by Douglas Laing as part of their Old Malt Cask selection, back when it was still part of their portfolio.

Matured in refill hogshead #3651, this is one of 327 bottles. 

Port Ellen 1979 Douglas Laing 25 Year Old

A single cask bottling of Port Ellen, the legendary closed Islay distillery.

Distilled in December 1979 and bottled in July 2005 by Douglas Laing after a 6 month finishing period in sherry wood. This is part of the Old Malt Cask range, nowadays part of the Hunter Laing portfolio.

One of 425 bottles.