May 2014 Auction

Auchentoshan 1973 32 Year Old Sherry Cask

A stunning single cask Auchentoshan distilled on 4th March 1973 and matured exclusively in a Sherry cask before bottling on 8th July 2005.

Bottle number 093 of 480.

Aberlour 1964 25 Year Old

An old Aberlour, distilled in 1964 and bottled 25 years later presented in a lovely lockable wooden box.

Bottle number 5815 of 10,000.

75cl.

Ardbeg 1975 Bottled 2000

An old vintage release from Ardbeg, bottled in 2000 shortly after the Glenmorangie Takeover.

Ardbeg Very Young 1998

The first in Ardbeg’s \"Young\" series on their \"path to peaty maturity\", tracing Ardbeg’s path to their new 10 year old. 

It was bottled in 2004.

Dalmore River Series [Dee, Spey, Tay and Tweed Drams]

The Rivers Collection was originally released in 2012 and included four bottlings named after four famous Scottish Salmon rivers, The Dee, The Spey, The Tweed and The Tay.

The Dee Dram

The River Dee is revered the world over for its picturesque beauty, clean crisp waters and of course its exceptional salmon fishing.

The Spey Dram

The River Spey is world-renowned as a classic Salmon fishing river which runs through the heart of Scotland's malt whisky country.

The Tweed Dram

The Tweed is the most prolific Salmond river in the British isles, flowing through the historic borders.

The Tay Dram

The mighty river Tay, is the largest of Scotland's great Salmon rivers, the 'Silvery Tay' is steeped in fishing legends.

In recognition of the various trusts a donation was made to the Tay Foundation, Tweed Foundation, Spey Foundation and Dee Trust when these bottles we're originally on the market.

Goodness Nose The Passionate Revelations of a Scotch Whisky Master Blender by Richard Paterson and Gavin. D Smith is included in this lot.

Ardbeg Supernova Stellar Release

Following the incredibly popular committee release of Arbdeg Supernova, this commercial release sold out quickly as well.  

Ardbeg Supernova is the peatiest Ardbeg ever released at 100ppm, an estimate 18,000 bottles were released in January 2009.

Ardbeg 17 Year Old

The first releases of Ardbeg 17 year old sparked the renewed interest in Ardbeg. 

Now, several years after being discontinued, it is still recognised as a sensational Ardbeg.

Ardbeg Day 75cl (US Import)

Available at Ardbeg distillery and across 100 Ardbeg Embassies, this was Ardbeg's Feis Ile 2012 release.

Ardbeg Day was selected from ad married in refill-sherry casks which previously were used for Uigeadail.  Only 12,000 bottles were made available worldwide.

Ardbeg Alligator Untamed Release

A fierce charring to the cask, an 'alligator char' provides the name for this whisky, aggressive heat when applied to the inside of the casks causes the cracking of the wood which re-sembles that of an Alligators skin. 

Following the acclaimed committee release, the un-tamed edition was released in 2011 and quickly sold out.

Ardbeg Alligator Untamed Release

A fierce charring to the cask, an 'alligator char' provides the name for this whisky, aggressive heat when applied to the inside of the casks causes the cracking of the wood which re-sembles that of an Alligators skin. 

Following the acclaimed committee release, the un-tamed edition was released in 2011 and quickly sold out.

Ardbeg Blasda

The tamed version of Ardbeg, well to a degree anyway, Ardbeg Blasda was peated to an average of 8ppm compared to the more usual 24ppm.  Rather controversially, the Blasda was also bottled in clear glass, at 40% and has been chill filtered, un-like Ardbeg's other releases which are typically un-chillfiltered and bottled in the iconic green bottle at 46% or above.

Now discontinued and becoming increasingly difficult to find.

Ardbeg Galileo 1999

Released in September 2012, the Ardbeg Galileo quickly sold out at retailers. Aged for 12- 13 years, the Galileo is a combination of casks matured in first-fill bourbon casks and a peculiar Marsala enhanced version of Ardbeg Alligator.

Ardbeg Galileo 1999

Released in September 2012, the Ardbeg Galileo quickly sold out at retailers. Aged for 12- 13 years, the Galileo is a combination of casks matured in first-fill bourbon casks and a peculiar Marsala enhanced version of Ardbeg Alligator.

Dallas Dhu 1979 Gordon and Macphail

One of Gordon and Macphail's bottlings of Dallas Dhu, distilled in 1979 and bottled in 1999.

Dallas Dhu 1980 Gordon and Macphail

Distilled in 1980 at the now closed Dallas Dhu distillery, this was bottled in 2001 by Gordon and Macphail.

Ardbeg 1995 Gordon and Macphail

Distilled in June 1995 and just under 10 years later in February 2005 by Gordon and Macphail.

Matured in first and second fill sherry casks.

Dalmore 1995 Vintage Distillery Manager's Exclusive

An exclusive bottling of Dalmore distilled in 1995 for 'The Whisky Shop', chosen by distillery manager Ian Mackay.

Matured using a combination of 65% Mathusalem sherry casks and 35% American ex-bourbon casks.

Ardbeg Ardbog

Released as Ardbeg’s annual Feis Ile offering at the start of June, alongside Ardbeg distillery it was also released at Ardbeg Embassies. 

A vatting of 10 year old Ardbeg matured in bourbon casks with a ‘heart’ matured in Manzanilla sherry casks. 

Ardbeg 1998 Dun Bheagan 14 Year Old

A 14 year old independant ARdbeg, bottled by Ian Macleod within their Dun Bheagan range of whiskies.

Distilled in June 1998 and bottled in 2012 from two casks #91031 and 91032.

Only 1,216 bottles were released.

Arran Moscatel De Setubal Finish

A limited edition bottling from Arran matured for 8 years in 'traditional oak' barrels followed by a further 10 month period in Moscatel de Setubal wine casks from Portugal.

Limited to 5,730 bottles.

Inverleven 1990 Gordon and Macphail

An independant bottling of Inverleven by Gordon and Macphail, distilled 1990 and bottled 2007.

Ardbeg Peat Pack 4 x 5cl

Released in 2006 this collectable gift pack of four 5cl miniatures.

Including Ardbeg 10, Ardbeg 17, an Ardbeg Uigeadail and Ardbeg 1981 Kildalton.

Also included is \"The story of peat and Islay malt\" written by author of the whisky bible, Jim Murray.

Please note the fill levels of the miniatures prior to bidding.

Arran 17 Year Old Master's Choice

A private bottling of Arran, aged for 17 years, there can't be many older Arran bottlings on the market!

Produced from single cask 96/226 which was filled at Arran on the 3rd March 1996 and bottled 31st May 2013.

Non-chill filtered and bottled at 50%, the cask yielded 300 bottles. 

Dalmore Cigar Malt Reserve

The Dalmore Cigar Malt Reserve is drawn from casks of three types: American white oak ex-bourbon casks, 30 year old Matusalem oloroso sherry butts and premier cru Cabernet Sauvignon wine barriques with the idea being to compliment a cigar.

Arran 1999 'Icons of Arran' The Eagle

Drawn from a combination of 14 bourbon barrels and 7 sherry hogsheads, selected by Arran's Master Distiller James MacTaggart.

Only 6,000 bottles were released worldwide, the fourth in the Icon's of Arran series, chosen because of the pair of Golden Eagles nesting above Lochranza.

Arran 16 Year Old

The first in a trilogy from Arran on their path to reach their first 18 year old.

Limited to only 9,000 bottles this was released in 2013 from a combination of bourbon and sherry casks.

Dailuaine 1996 Against the Grain (Wax and Wane) 13 Year Old

An independant bottling from the legendary wine merchant, Oddbin's.  The Against the Grain series consisted of 9 bottles from distilleries they 'tried' to keep secret, this Wax and Wane is likely to be from Dailuaine 

Distilled on 22nd September 1993 and bottled on 6th November 2006 as a 13 year old, matured exclusively in a refill Bourbon cask.

Bottle number 048 of 353.

Aberlour A'bunadh Batch #45

Aberlour A'bunadh is bottled using only first fill Oloroso sherry butts, this is batch #45 released in 2013.

Aultmore 12 Year Old

A discontinued bottling of Aultmore as a 12 year old, one of the few official bottlings from this lesser known distillery.

Aberfeldy 1989 Gordon and Macphail

This Gordon and Macphail bottling of Aberfeldy was distilled in September 1989 and bottled in February 2007, within the Connoisseurs Choice collection of whiskies.

Allt-A-Bhainne 1991 Gordon and Macphail 14 Year Old

Distilled in April 1991 and matured in refill bourbon barrels until bottling in November 2005.

Auchroisk 10 Year Old Flora and Fauna

The 10 year old Auchroisk, Flora and Fauna is not widely available and becoming harder and harder to find.