March 2019 Auction

Dalmore 1926 50 Year Old Decanter

A spectacular Dalmore distilled all the way back in 1926 and matured for 50 years before being bottled at cask strength. 

Remy Martin Louis XIII Black Pearl Cognac / Anniversary Edition

Remy Martin is perhaps the most well known of all Cognac producers and has established a reputation for quality that very few others can relate to.

This is a spectacular example of the Louis XIII Tres Vieille Cognac Baccarat decanter which holds Grande Champagne cognac aged between 40 and 100 years.

The Black Pearl Anniversary edition was bottled to celebrate 140 years of the Maison, from 1874 until 2014.

This is decanter 705 of 775.

Dalmore 1967 Sirius 44 Year Old

A single cask from Dalmore and bottled by Sirius Whisky Purvey.

Distilled in 1967 and then filled into cask number #2055 on February 24th. 

The liquid was then bottled 44 years later and comes in at a hefty 64.3%. Only 89 have been produced. 

The bottle is also very elegantly cased in a swing style display stand. 

Royal Brackla 1924 60 Year Old

A real rarity, Royal Brackla was distilled in 1924 and bottled at a whopping 60 years old.

At that time owned by Buchanan's, this was not a widely available product and was even closed with a Black & White (another Buchanan's product) branded screw cap. 

Bottle number 9.

Dalmore 1966 40 Year Old

The oldest release within Dalmore's Rare and Prestigious range, this 40 year old is matured in the classic Dalmore combination of American oak and Gonzalez Byass sherry casks.

Distilled on 21st March 1966, this is one of only 1,000 bottles produced.

Dalmore 40 Year Old

The oldest release within Dalmore's Rare and Prestigious range, this 40 year old is matured in the classic Dalmore combination of American oak and Gonzalez Byass sherry casks.

Distilled on 21st March 1966, this is one of only 1,000 bottles produced.

Dalmore 50 Year Old Decanter 10cl

A very interesting bottle, the liquid has a long and complex history. The casks used combine vintages from 1868, 1878, 1922, 1926 and 1939. A brief summary of these casks is below:

Cask one: Distilled in June 1868 and transferred into sherry wood in August 1880 and again in October 1891.

Cask two: Distilled February 1878 then re-racked into sherry wood in April 1890 and again in April 1908.

Cask three: Distilled March 1922.

These three casks were then “racked” – one in May 1926, one in July 1926  and one in August 1926. Then in September 1977 all 3 were then re-racked to a single, unique butt and bottled in February 1978.

Two further casks were filled in 1939 and bottled at 52 years of age in October 1991.

All the above whiskies were then blended under the master craftsmanship of Richard Paterson to create this stunning 50 Year Old. 

Rosebank 20 Year Old Full Proof 1980s / Zenith Import

Rosebank is a sorely missed Lowland single malt, now increasingly difficult to find.

This was specially bottled by The Distillers Agency, a subsidiary of The Distillers Company (now Diageo), for Zenith Italia, the company owned by importer G.P. Bonfanti.

Bottle Number 286 of 2580.

Dalmore 1974 Matusalem Sherry Finesse

You can always expect Dalmore to create impressive packaging. This addition to Dalmore's Rare and Prestigious series appears in a leather bound case. The whisky was distilled on the 15th April 1974 and bottled in 2008 matured exclusively in a Matusalem sherry butts from Jerez De La Frontera.

Bottle number 493 of 948.

Dalmore 1960 25 Year Old

A very very rare bottling of Dalmore, distilled \"prior to\" 1960 and aged for 25 years before bottling. The label features the prominent branding of owners, Whyte & Mackay.

Limited edition bottle number 98, presented in a classic wooden box - what a wonderful contrast to recent well aged Dalmore.

Rittenhouse 21 Year Old Single Barrel Straight Rye

A wonderful Rye, appreciated greatly for it's use within Manhattan's and other Rye based cocktails.

Aged for 21 years in barrel #3.

Bottle number 9.

Rittenhouse was once the flagship product of of Pennsylvania's Continental Distilling Corp, produced at their Publicker distillery. Modern iterations of the brand, such as this one, are produced by Heaven Hill. At 21 years old, this would have been distilled at the original Heaven Hill plant in Bardstown before a fire there necessitated a relocation to Bernheim distillery in 1999.

Rosebank 34 Year Old George Strachan 1970s

A well-aged single malt from the now closed Rosebank distillery. Bottled some time in the 1970s by George Strachan Ltd.

George Strachan was a delicatessen and general store founded in Deeside in 1926. They bottled ssome incredibly well regarded single malts between the 1960s and 1980s, many of which were sought out by Italian importers for their quality.

Co. Import, Pinerolo import for the Italian market.

Richard Hennessy Cognac

Richard Hennessy is the pinnacle of 200 years of cognac producing experience, knowledge and passion of Maison Hennessy, with a special blend of exceptionally delicious and rare eaux-de-vie aged from 40 years to nearly 200 years old.

Each carafe is numbered and crafted from pure hand-blown crystal.

Royal Lochnagar 1988 Single Cask 30 Year Old / The Prince's Foundation

A whisky fit for the (potential future) King! 

This single cask release of Royal Lochnagar was taken from American oak cask #1129, which was gifted to HRH Prince Charles and initially sold to raise funds for The Prince's Foundation. 

The whisky itself was distilled in 1988 to commemorate the 140th anniversary of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visiting the distillery in 1848, and was bottled in 2018 to celebrate the 70th birthday of His Royal Highness. 

One of 206 bottles.

Rosebank 1981 Cask Strength 25 Year Old

This is the oldest official bottling of Rosebank, the legendary closed Lowland distillery, released in 2007.

Distilled in 1981 and released within Diageo's Super Premium selection.

One of a limited release of only 4,710 bottles. This is bottle number 3496.

Rosebank 15 Year Old 1980s / Zenith Import

Rosebank is a sorely missed Lowland single malt, now increasingly difficult to find.

This was specially bottled by The Distillers Agency, a subsidiary of The Distillers Company (now Diageo), for Zenith Italia, the company owned by importer G.P. Bonfanti.

This is one of 13,596 bottles filled at 50% ABV, with the remainder of the 15,996 batch filled at full proof.

David Nicholson 1966 '1843' Brand Bonded 7 Year Old / Stitzel-Weller

A fantastic 1970s example of this 7 year old straight bourbon, rarely seen outside of America.

Distilled in 1966 at Stitzel-Weller distillery, when it was still under the ownership of the Van Winkle family. The legendary 'Pappy' had died the year before, having handed the reigns to his son, Julian II, in 1964. It was bottled in 1973 by new Stizel-Weller owners Somset Imports, to whom Julian had been forced to sell the distillery the year before. These Van Winkle distilled Stitzel-Weller bourbons are true collector's pieces.

This example was bottled for the Peter Hauptmann Co. in St Louis, Missouri.

Bottled in bond at the legally required 100 US proof.

Dalmore 25 Year Old / Distillery Exclusive

A strikingly impressive bottling of Dalmore, initially matured in a bourbon barrel before being transferred into 15 year old Gonzalez Byass Lepanto brandy barriques, and finally 'finessed' in a 20 year old Tawny Port pipe. 

One of 100 bottles available exclusively at the distillery. 

Remy Martin Louis XIII Cognac

Remy Martin is perhaps the most well known of all Cognac producers and has established a reputation for quality that very few others can relate to.

This is a spectacular example of the Louis XIII Tres Vieille Cognac Baccarat decanter which holds Grande Champagne cognac aged between 40 and 100 years.

In attractive red  presentation case. 

Bottle number 6406.

Royal Army Service Corps 1954 Jamaica Rum / Velier 70th Anniversary

A 2017 blend of nine British Royal Navy flagons of Jamaica rum. The wicker clad flagons were bottled in 1954 and were blended here from the private stock of whisky collector Giuseppe Begnoni to mark the 70th anniversary of Italian importers, Velier.

Bottle 19 of 58.

Redbreast 32 Year Old Dream Cask 50cl

Redbreast is a single pot still whiskey from Midleton in Ireland. A combination of malted and unmalted barley are triple distilled in copper pot stills. 

This highly sought-after expression was matured in an American oak ex-bourbon barrel for 26 years, and then finished in an Oloroso sherry-seasoned butt.

Originally unveiled as part of a Facebook Live Whiskey tasting event in 2017, its popularity led to it being released for purchase a year later. 

Charged from cask #41207, this is bottle number 201 of 816. 

In presentation box with branded tumbler and cork. 

Rosebank 21 Year Old Speciality Drinks / The Roses Edition #2 'Innocence'​

\"Innocence\" is an independent bottling of 21 year old Rosebank from Speciality Drinks.

This is Edition #2 in The Roses series.

One of 661 bottles.

Rosebank 21 Year Old Speciality Drinks / The Roses Edition #3 'Jealousy'

\"Jealousy\" is an independent bottling of 21 year old Rosebank from Speciality Drinks.

This is Edition #3 in The Roses series.

One of 695 bottles.

Remy Martin Louis XIII Cognac

Remy Martin is perhaps the most well known of all Cognac producers and has established a reputation for quality that very few others can relate to.

This is a spectacular example of the Louis XIII Tres Vieille Cognac Baccarat decanter which holds Grande Champagne cognac aged between 40 and 100 years.

Hong Kong duty free bottling.

Redbreast 32 Year Old Dream Cask 50cl

Redbreast is a single pot still whiskey from Midleton in Ireland. A combination of malted and unmalted barley are triple distilled in copper pot stills. 

This highly sought-after expression was matured in an American oak ex-bourbon barrel for 26 years, and then finished in an Oloroso sherry-seasoned butt.

Originally unveiled as part of a Facebook Live Whiskey tasting event in 2017, its popularity led to it being released for purchase a year later. 

Charged from cask #41207, this is bottle number 201 of 816. 

In presentation box with branded tumbler and cork. 

Dalmore 30 Year Old Stillman's Dram 75cl / US Import

An early 1990s bottling of Dalmore, aged for an impressive 30 years.

Bottled within Whyte and Mackay's long gone Stillman's series of whiskies.

Imported to the US market by Munson Shaw, Il.

Rosebank 1973 Douglas Laing 28 Year Old

A single cask bottling from closed Lowland distillery, Rosebank.

Distilled in March 1974 and bottled in February 2001.

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 270 bottles.

Rosebank 21 Year Old Speciality Drinks / The Roses Edition #3 'Jealousy'

\"Jealousy\" is an independent bottling of 21 year old Rosebank from Speciality Drinks.

This is Edition #3 in The Roses series.

One of 695 bottles.

Rosebank 21 Year Old Speciality Drinks / The Roses Edition #3 'Jealousy'

\"Jealousy\" is an independent bottling of 21 year old Rosebank from Speciality Drinks.

This is Edition #3 in The Roses series.

One of 695 bottles.

Rosebank 21 Year Old Speciality Drinks / The Roses Edition #3 'Jealousy'

\"Jealousy\" is an independent bottling of 21 year old Rosebank from Speciality Drinks.

This is Edition #3 in The Roses series.

One of 695 bottles.

Rosebank 21 Year Old Speciality Drinks / The Roses Edition #3 'Jealousy'

\"Jealousy\" is an independent bottling of 21 year old Rosebank from Speciality Drinks.

This is Edition #3 in The Roses series.

One of 695 bottles.

Rosebank 21 Year Old Speciality Drinks / The Roses Edition #3 'Jealousy'

\"Jealousy\" is an independent bottling of 21 year old Rosebank from Speciality Drinks.

This is Edition #3 in The Roses series.

One of 695 bottles.