March 2025 Auction

Rock Town Arkansas Hickory Smoked Whiskey #17

This is whiskey produced in Little Rock, Arkansas and is pot distilled from Arkansas wheat mash.

Ojo de Tigre Artesanal Mezcal

Ojo de Tigre is an artisanal joven mezcal from Mexico produced from Espadin from Oaxaca and Tobala from Puebla in east-central Mexico.

Ojo de Tigre is part of the Casa Lumbre portfolio, the brand was formed as a collaboration between Mexican actor and producer Luis Gerardo Mendez.

Espolòn Añejo Tequila

Launched in 1998 and owned by Campari America, Espolòn is produced by the Casa San Nicolas brand in the Los Altos region of Jalisco, Mexico. 

This Añejo Tequila is aged 10 months in American oak barrels and finished for at least two months in bourbon barrels.

Añejo refers to tequila that has been aged in oak barrels from one to three years

Johnnie Walker White Walker

Johnnie Walker is arguably the most popular and recognisable blended Scotch on the market. Its core range includes the standard Red Label and Black Label, introduced in 1909 and named, quite simply, after their packaging. The iconic “striding man” motif was first drawn by Tom Browne the year prior. The premium Blue Label brand was introduced in 1992, and is composed using malt whisky from some of the most sought after distilleries in Diageo’s extensive portfolio. Today, many of these distilleries are only still with us due to their importance to the Johnnie Walker blends during the difficult 1980s period for the industry. A true champion of the whisky world.

This was a limited edition blend from Johnnie Walker, who endured a number of bizarre transmogrifications in 2018, first into a woman, and then a grumpy wall-astern snow zombie. Still Scottish then, at least.

The White Walker of course is the frosty non-blonde villain army from the HBO behemoth, Game of Thrones, and this release was just the first in a series that saw Diageo reimagine many of its Classic Malts.

In keeping with the theme, the blend contains single malt from Cardhu and Clynelish; \"one of Scotland's northernmost distilleries,\" and is chill filtered to 1.5°.

The bottle also instructs you to freeze it \"for an unexpected icy reveal.\" Whisky Auctioneer does not condone drinking frozen spirits.

Pride of Strathspey 1959/1960 Gordon and MacPhail Royal Marriage 1986 Miniature

A special vatting of Highland malt whisky from Gordon & MacPhail, produced to honour the 1986 royal marriage between Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.

The bottle contains whisky of 1959 and 1960 vintages, the birth years of the couple.

It is widely rumoured that the Pride of Strathspey releases from Gordon & MacPhail are Macallan.

Johnnie Walker Black Ruby

Johnnie Walker is arguably the most popular and recognisable blended Scotch on the market. Its core range includes the standard Red Label and Black Label, introduced in 1909 and named, quite simply, after their packaging. The iconic “striding man” motif was first drawn by Tom Browne the year prior. The premium Blue Label brand was introduced in 1992, and is composed using malt whisky from some of the most sought after distilleries in Diageo’s extensive portfolio. Today, many of these distilleries are only still with us due to their importance to the Johnnie Walker blends during the difficult 1980s period for the industry. A true champion of the whisky world.

Introduced in late 2024, Black Ruby is a non-age statement addition to the Johnnie Walker Travel Retail range. The whisky itself is a vatting of bourbon casks, Oloroso casks, Pedro Ximénez casks, and first-fill red wine casks.

Beefeater London Dry Gin 1980s​

A lovely old bottling of Beefeater London Dry Gin, from the early 1980s.

Jack Daniel's Old No.7 Brand 90 Proof 1980s 20cl

Jack Daniel's is the best-selling American whiskey in the world. Despite that fact it can legally be categorised as a straight bourbon, it has always shunned this title, preferring to market itself as a Tennessee Whiskey. These are similar to straight bourbons but have the additional requirement of having been filtered through maple wood charcoal, a practice known as the Lincoln County Process. History has not always given the distillery an easy ride though. Tennessee was an early adopter of Prohibition in 1910, and one of the last to repeal it in 1938 (five years later than the repeal at Federal level). Even today the distillery is still located in a \"dry\" county, meaning none of its products are sold in its hometown or those around it. The distillery was then only operational for four years before being forced to close again during the second world war. Ten years later it was purchased by the Brown-Forman corporation and its fortunes turned for good. Its classic black-labelled Old No.7 brand (named after the distillery’s original DSP number) is now a globally recognised product.

An early 1980s bottle of the Old No.7 Brand. This was bottled at the classic 90 proof, the historic strength for the brand until it was reduced to 86 proof in 1987.

Singleton of Auchroisk 10 Year Old 

Auchroisk distillery was built by Justerini & Brooks in 1972 to provide malt for their blends. Despite this, there was an immediate focus on its single malt as well, and it was first bottled in 1986. These were vintage-dated releases, and some of the earliest to use cask finishing. This was never advertised though, and the distillery left Balvenie to take the credit for the innovation.

These bottlings were actually the first to be labelled under \"The Singleton of\" banner, however they were eventually discontinued in 2001, with Diageo re-introducing Auchroisk as part of the Flora & Fauna series instead. The company would later revive The Singleton brand in 2006, but Auchroisk was overlooked, giving way to the trio of Glendullan, Glen Ord and Dufftown instead.

These early Singleton of Auchroisk releases were matured for 8 years in bourbon wood before being finished for a further two in sherry.

The Breeder's Choice Whisky 1 Litre

An unusual blended 'whisky', produced in Argentina. A blended whisky, the bottling honours the Tarquino, Virtuoso, and Niagara, the first breeding stock of bulls to set foot on Argentinian lands, as well as claiming to be a tribute to all Argentinian cattle breeders created \"by breeders, for breeders\". 

Glenfiddich Pure Malt Special Old Reserve 50cl 1980s

An older 1980s release of the former core expression from Glenfiddich.

Glenfiddich was an early advocate of the single malt Scotch category, and their faith is rewarded today by being one of the best-selling Scotch brands in the world. The distillery was built by William Grant in 1886, distilling its first spirit on Christmas day the following year. Today it is still part of the family-owned, William Grant & Sons. They became the first distillery to actively market their single malt brand in 1963, and were the first to open their facility to visitors. Glenfiddich was an important trailblazer in the whisky industry, who's contribution cannot be forgotten. The scale of their operation today is a testament to this.

Ballantine's Finest Scotch Whisky 1990s / Spirit Import

Currently produced by Pernod-Ricard as part of its Chivas Brothers arm, Ballantine's is one of the top three best-selling blends in the world. The brand's origins date back to 1827 when George Ballantine established a wine and spirits shop in Edinburgh, moving into the whisky blending business in 1865. The flagship Ballantine's Finest was first launched in 1910. Its popularity caught the eye of Canadian distilling giants, Hiram Walker, in 1936. They were cash-rich having capitalised on US prohibition in the previous decade and were looking to make a move into the Scotch industry, also acquiring the Miltonduff and Glenburgie distilleries. Today the Ballantine's name is still so strong that Chivas Brothers market both of their single malts under its brand.

This bottling from around the 1990s was imported for the Italian market by Spirit of Genvoa.

Tormore 5 Year Old early 1980s / Stock Import

Tormore is one of Speyside's most aesthetically pleasing distilleries, designed in 1959 by Sir Albert Richardson (then president of the Royal Academy). It was built by the Schenley company in order to provide malt for their Long John blends. Despite this, its single malt has been bottled by all of its owners over the years, including as part of the short-lived Caledonian Malts range from Allied Distillers, alongside Laphroaig and Glendronach. Despite this, distillery bottlings are still something of a rarity.

 An old 1980s bottling of Tormore, bottled while the distillery was owned by Whitbread and still bearing the coat of arms of the Long John blend to which provision of malt was still its primary focus.

This is a bottling for the Italian market, in the form of a youthful 5 year old age-statement that was the market preference. The Italian love of younger single malt was the discovery of Armando Giovinetti, the agent for Glen Grant in the 1960s. He, correctly, hypothesised that the lighter flavours of a 5 year old malt would be better suited to the grappa-loving palate of his countrymen, and the contined success of the Glen Grant 5 year old there today is testament to his foresight.

Auchroisk 2010 Spirits Shop' Selection 12 Year Old

Auchroisk distillery was built by Justerini & Brooks in 1972 to provide malt for their blends. Despite this, there was an immediate focus on its single malt as well, and it was first bottled in 1986. These were vintage-dated releases, and some of the earliest to use cask finishing. This was never advertised though, and the distillery left Balvenie to take the credit for the innovation. Its single malt has also appeared many times from independent labels like this.

This was distilled at Auchroisk in 2010 and bottled for Spirits Shop Selection, Taiwan, in 2023 at 12 years old. The whisky was matured in Hogshead #811804.

One of only 234 bottles.

Glen Spey 2015 Spirits Shop' Selection 7 Year Old

Glen Spey is the historic home of the Gilbey's 'Spey Royal' blend, and currently provides the majority of its output to J&B, an arrangement in place since its acquisition by IDV in 1962. It was briefly available as a single malt in the 1980s, and Diageo launched an official distillery bottling in 2001 as part of the Flora & Fauna range. Outside of this however, it is a rarely seen single malt.

This Glen Spey was distilled in 2015 and matured in hogshead #100726 for 7 years. It was bottled by Spirits Shop' Selection in 2023.

The Spirits Shop’ Selection was founded in Taiwan in 2014 by Dong Fang Ming. His goal was to create an “East-West cultural exchange,” importing the finest Scotch whiskies and rum, and bottling them with elegant Asian influenced label designs. The company worked in collaboration with Sansibar Whisky in Germany for their earliest releases, before striking out as their own standalone brand.

One of 299 bottles.

High Coast Silent Mills Collection 04 50cl

The Box Destilleri in Sweden was established in 2010 by Mats and Per de Vahl. It is located in a disused power station, previously acquired by Mats in 1991 and run as an art gallery. It is situated on the banks of the Angerman River in Adalen, Sweden, and plans to convert it into a distillery began in the early 2000s, with the first spirit distilled there in December 2010. The first Box single malts were bottled in 2014. In 2018 the distillery opted to change its name to High Coast following concerns from Scottish blenders, Compass Box, about the likelihood of confusion between the two brands.

A peated malt, matured in first fill Bourbon casks and first fill port wine casks.

High Coast Solera 50cl / Batch #4

The Box Destilleri in Sweden was established in 2010 by Mats and Per de Vahl. It is located in a disused power station, previously acquired by Mats in 1991 and run as an art gallery. It is situated on the banks of the Angerman River in Adalen, Sweden, and plans to convert it into a distillery began in the early 2000s, with the first spirit distilled there in December 2010. The first Box single malts were bottled in 2014. In 2018 the distillery opted to change its name to High Coast following concerns from Scottish blenders, Compass Box, about the likelihood of confusion between the two brands.

This whisky has been aged in a combination of ex-Bourbon and Swedish oak casks. 

High Coast Silent Mills Collection 04 50cl

The Box Destilleri in Sweden was established in 2010 by Mats and Per de Vahl. It is located in a disused power station, previously acquired by Mats in 1991 and run as an art gallery. It is situated on the banks of the Angerman River in Adalen, Sweden, and plans to convert it into a distillery began in the early 2000s, with the first spirit distilled there in December 2010. The first Box single malts were bottled in 2014. In 2018 the distillery opted to change its name to High Coast following concerns from Scottish blenders, Compass Box, about the likelihood of confusion between the two brands.

A peated malt, matured in first fill Bourbon casks and first fill port wine casks.

Old Pulteney 12 Year Old pre-2012

The Pulteney distillery in Wick was built in 1826, and for a long time was the northernmost distillery on the Scottish mainland. Acquired by John Dewar & Sons in 1924, the distillery was quickly forced to close down in 1930, as Prohibition in its hometown was enacted to attempt to curb drunkenness among its maritime society. When it re-opened in 1955, the majority of its output was reserved for blending, although Gordon & MacPhail were licensed to bottle a single malt by Allied Breweries (later Allied Domecq). Its single malt was known as \"Old Pulteney\" on their labels, and this tradition remained when Inver House, who acquired the distillery in 1995, released Pulteney's first distillery bottlings. 

Launched in 1997, the 12 year old was the original core range product from the Inver House era. The expression retained this aesthetic until it was rebranded in 2012.

Blended Scotch 2012 North Star 10 Year Old

North Star Spirits was founded in Glasgow in 2016 by Iain Croucher. They have since developed a strong reputation for bottling fantastic single cask and small batch whiskies, as well as the much-lauded Vega and Spica blends.

An intriguing blended Scotch whisky, distilled in 2012 and matured for 10 years. It was bottled by North Star Spirits in 2022.

One of 802 bottles.

High Coast Harbours Collection 01 50cl

The Box Destilleri in Sweden was established in 2010 by Mats and Per de Vahl. It is located in a disused power station, previously acquired by Mats in 1991 and run as an art gallery. It is situated on the banks of the Angerman River in Adalen, Sweden, and plans to convert it into a distillery began in the early 2000s, with the first spirit distilled there in December 2010. The first Box single malts were bottled in 2014. In 2018 the distillery opted to change its name to High Coast following concerns from Scottish blenders, Compass Box, about the likelihood of confusion between the two brands.

The Harbours Collection is the first release in the Ulvöhamn series.

Jack Daniel's Old No.7 Brand  / Japanese Import

Jack Daniel's is the best-selling American whiskey in the world. Despite that fact it can legally be categorised as a straight bourbon, it has always shunned this title, preferring to market itself as a Tennessee Whiskey. These are similar to straight bourbons but have the additional requirement of having been filtered through maple wood charcoal, a practice known as the Lincoln County Process. History has not always given the distillery an easy ride though. Tennessee was an early adopter of Prohibition in 1910, and one of the last to repeal it in 1938 (five years later than the repeal at Federal level). Even today the distillery is still located in a \"dry\" county, meaning none of its products are sold in its hometown or those around it. The distillery was then only operational for four years before being forced to close again during the second world war. Ten years later it was purchased by the Brown-Forman corporation and its fortunes turned for good. Its classic black-labelled Old No.7 brand (named after the distillery’s original DSP number) is now a globally recognised product.

High Coast Silent Mills Collection 02 50cl

The Box Destilleri in Sweden was established in 2010 by Mats and Per de Vahl. It is located in a disused power station, previously acquired by Mats in 1991 and run as an art gallery. It is situated on the banks of the Angerman River in Adalen, Sweden, and plans to convert it into a distillery began in the early 2000s, with the first spirit distilled there in December 2010. The first Box single malts were bottled in 2014. In 2018 the distillery opted to change its name to High Coast following concerns from Scottish blenders, Compass Box, about the likelihood of confusion between the two brands.

A peated malt, matured in first fill Bourbon casks and sherry casks.

Glen Moray 10 Year Old Chardonnay Cask

Originally built as a brewery, Glen Moray was converted into a whisky distillery during the market boom of the late 19th century. The subsequent slump saw it mothballed, before being bought by MacDonald & Muir in 1923, who later became the Glenmorangie Company in 1996. In the latter days of their ownership it was sadly treated as their budget single malt, but it has always been a high quality whisky, and its reputation it is now beginning to recover under the ownership of La Martiniquaise, who took over in 2008.

This is an older 10 year old expression, fully matured in ex-Chardonnay casks.

Smooth Ambler 3 Year Old Yearling Bourbon 37.5cl / Batch #16

One of the first glimpses of Smooth Ambler distillery's bourbon. The distillery has been cementing a solid reputation over the years through it's Old Scout series of bottlings, using barrels sourced form other distilleries. This however, is some of their own.

Bottled 13th August 2014.

Wolfburn Quarter Cask Father's Day 2021

Wolfburn distillery is the most northerly on the Scottish mainland, located in the town of Thurso. The original Wolfburn distillery was built in 1821 by William Smith, and was operational for around 30 years before closing. The current Wolfburn distillery was built as close to the site of the original as possible, just 350 metres from its ruins. Distilling began there in January 2013.

This was the distillery's special release for Father's Day 2021.

Matured in refill quarter casks, this is one of 980 bottles.

Wolfburn Quarter Cask Father's Day 2021

Wolfburn distillery is the most northerly on the Scottish mainland, located in the town of Thurso. The original Wolfburn distillery was built in 1821 by William Smith, and was operational for around 30 years before closing. The current Wolfburn distillery was built as close to the site of the original as possible, just 350 metres from its ruins. Distilling began there in January 2013.

This was the distillery's special release for Father's Day 2021.

Matured in refill quarter casks, this is one of 980 bottles.

Nadi Fiori Original Prints

Johnnie Walker Black Ruby

Johnnie Walker is arguably the most popular and recognisable blended Scotch on the market. Its core range includes the standard Red Label and Black Label, introduced in 1909 and named, quite simply, after their packaging. The iconic “striding man” motif was first drawn by Tom Browne the year prior. The premium Blue Label brand was introduced in 1992, and is composed using malt whisky from some of the most sought after distilleries in Diageo’s extensive portfolio. Today, many of these distilleries are only still with us due to their importance to the Johnnie Walker blends during the difficult 1980s period for the industry. A true champion of the whisky world.

Introduced in late 2024, Black Ruby is a non-age statement addition to the Johnnie Walker Travel Retail range. The whisky itself is a vatting of bourbon casks, Oloroso casks, Pedro Ximénez casks, and first-fill red wine casks.

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Select 2018 70cl / The Queenslander

Jack Daniel's is the best-selling American whiskey in the world. Despite that fact it can legally be categorised as a straight bourbon, it has always shunned this title, preferring to market itself as a Tennessee Whiskey. These are similar to straight bourbons but have the additional requirement of having been filtered through maple wood charcoal, a practice known as the Lincoln County Process. History has not always given the distillery an easy ride though. Tennessee was an early adopter of Prohibition in 1910, and one of the last to repeal it in 1938 (five years later than the repeal at Federal level). Even today the distillery is still located in a \"dry\" county, meaning none of its products are sold in its hometown or those around it. The distillery was then only operational for four years before being forced to close again during the second world war. Ten years later it was purchased by the Brown-Forman corporation and its fortunes turned for good. Its classic black-labelled Old No.7 brand (named after the distillery’s original DSP number) is now a globally recognised product.

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Select 2017

Jack Daniel's is the best-selling American whiskey in the world. Despite that fact it can legally be categorised as a straight bourbon, it has always shunned this title, preferring to market itself as a Tennessee Whiskey. These are similar to straight bourbons but have the additional requirement of having been filtered through maple wood charcoal, a practice known as the Lincoln County Process. History has not always given the distillery an easy ride though. Tennessee was an early adopter of Prohibition in 1910, and one of the last to repeal it in 1938 (five years later than the repeal at Federal level). Even today the distillery is still located in a \"dry\" county, meaning none of its products are sold in its hometown or those around it. The distillery was then only operational for four years before being forced to close again during the second world war. Ten years later it was purchased by the Brown-Forman corporation and its fortunes turned for good. Its classic black-labelled Old No.7 brand (named after the distillery’s original DSP number) is now a globally recognised product.