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Started
25 May 2018
Closed
04 June 2018
289 - 320 of 716 Lots
43%
75cl
UK
43%
75cl

Mortlach 12 Year Old Johnnie Walker 1980s / Japanese Import​

A very, very rare bottling of Mortlach carrying the Johnnie Walker name.

This bottling was released to the Japanese market during the 1980's and it is not often one appears at auction!

50%
70cl
UK
50%
70cl

Rosebank 1990 Douglas Laing 19 Year Old

Rosebank is a sorely missed lowland malt.

This Douglas Laing bottling was distilled in February 1989 and bottled December 2009. 

One of 670 bottles. 

40%
70cl
UK
40%
70cl

Martell Three Star Cognac 1960s

​An older example of Martell, we estimate this to have been produced in the 1960s.

40%
70cl
UK
40%
70cl

Midleton Very Rare 2008 Edition 

This famous blend of whiskies was initially produced by Jameson's Master Distiller, Barry Crockett, and has been released in very limited quantities on  an annual basis since 1984 right up to the current year. In 2012, when Barry  Crockett retired, in his honour Irish Distillers released the acclaimed 'Barry  Crockett Legacy' whiskey. In 2013, Brian Nation took over as Master Distiller and he has carried on the proud Midleton Very Rare tradition right up to the present day.

The whiskey is aged somewhere between 12 and 25 years and matured solely in Bourbon casks. Each bottle is individually numbered and carries the signature of the Master Distiller.

43%
1 Litre
UK
43%
1 Litre

Macallan 12 Year Old

An older example of Macallan 12 Year Old.

Matured in Sherry wood.

43%
70cl
UK
43%
70cl

Macallan 18 Year Old 2016 Release

The range has changed, the famous Macallan 18 Year Old no longer carries the vintage that the spirit was originally distilled in.  

This is the release that was bottled in 2016. 

40%
70cl & 5cl
UK
40%
70cl & 5cl

Macallan 10 Year Old 1990s / with Jug and Miniature 5cl​

Now discontinued, sherry matured Macallan, with matching miniature and jug.

see lot description
75cl & 5cl
UK
see lot description
75cl & 5cl

Macallan As We Get It 1980s / with Miniature 5cl​

These days \"As We Get it\" is a mystery malt, but in the past the stated where it was from. 

This is an old bottling of cask strength Macallan, produce in the 1980s by J.G. Thomson & Co (57.2%).

Lot includes another Macallan As We Get It, this time in miniature form and bottled by Macfarlane Bruce & Co at 59.7%.

 

43%
75cl
UK
43%
75cl

Rittenhouse Straight Rye 1970s

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

Produced by Continental Distilling at their long-lost distillery in Pennsylvania, the brand was purchased not long after this was produced, by Heaven Hill who make it today.

40%
70cl
UK
40%
70cl

Midleton Very Rare 2007 Edition

This famous blend of whiskies was initially produced by Jameson's Master Distiller, Barry Crockett, and has been released in very limited quantities on  an annual basis since 1984 right up to the current year. In 2013, when Barry  Crockett retired, in his honour Irish Distillers released the acclaimed 'Barry  Crockett Legacy' whiskey. In 2014, Brian Nation took over as Master Distiller and he has carried on the proud Midleton Very Rare tradition right up to the present day.

The whiskey is aged somewhere between 12 and 25 years and matured solely in Bourbon casks. Each bottle is individually numbered and carries the signature of the Master Distiller.

43%
70cl
UK
43%
70cl

Macallan 21 Year Old Fine Oak

Macallan 21 year old Fine Oak was matured in a combination of bourbon and sherry casks.

Dave Broom from Whisky Magazine gave this a cracking score of 9/10.

 

46%
70cl
UK
46%
70cl

Redbreast Mano a Lámh All Sherry Limited Edition

A limited release from Midleton of 2000 bottles for Stillhouse members. 

Mano a Lámh, means ‘hand in hand’, represents the joining of two languages, Gaelic and Galician, in celebration of the relationship between the Masters of Midleton and the collective of artisans in Spain, who have crafted the distillery’s sherry butts for over 20 years.

 

45.6%
70cl
UK
45.6%
70cl

Macallan 12 Year Old Gran Reserva

A 12 year old Macallan released exclusively to the Japanese and Taiwanese Markets.

Aged exclusively in first fill Oloroso casks.

43%
5cl
UK
43%
5cl

Macallan 18 Year Old 1981 Miniature 5cl

A miniature bottle of 18 year old Macallan, distilled in 1981.

 

1
40%
75cl
UK
40%
75cl

Macallan 10 Year Old 75cl

Now discontinued, this is an older release from either the late 1980s or 1990s.

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40%
1 Litre
UK
40%
1 Litre

Macallan 7 Year Old Armando Giovinetti Special Selection

A very rare seven year old Macallan for Giovinetti and Figli, Milano, the Italian wine importers. 

 

40%
75cl
UK
40%
75cl

Macduff 1975 Gordon and MacPhail 11 Year Old

A 11 year old Gordon and MacPhail's bottling of Macduff distilled in 1975.

N/A
Full bottle
UK
N/A
Full bottle

Mystery Fine Champagne Cognac

The only discernable information on this bottle is that it is a Fine Champagne Cognac - meaning that it is distilled from grapes grown exclusively in the two premium subregions of Grand-Champagne and Petit-Champagne.

45.6%
70cl
UK
45.6%
70cl

Macallan 12 Year Old Gran Reserva

A 12 year old Macallan released exclusively to the Japanese and Taiwanese Markets.

Aged exclusively in first fill Oloroso casks.

43%
70cl
UK
43%
70cl

Macallan 18 Year Old 1997

The series has changed, the famous Macallan 18 year old no longer carries the vintage that the spirit was originally distilled in.  

This is the final release carrying that year, in this case 1997 was the final vintage.

Russian Import

45.6%
70cl
UK
45.6%
70cl

Macallan 12 Year Old Gran Reserva

A 12 year old Macallan released exclusively to the Japanese and Taiwanese Markets.

Aged exclusively in first fill Oloroso casks.

45.6%
70cl
UK
45.6%
70cl

Macallan 12 Year Old Gran Reserva

A 12 year old Macallan released exclusively to the Japanese and Taiwanese Markets.

Aged exclusively in first fill Oloroso casks.

45.6%
70cl
UK
45.6%
70cl

Macallan 12 Year Old Gran Reserva

A 12 year old Macallan released exclusively to the Japanese and Taiwanese Markets.

Aged exclusively in first fill Oloroso casks.

45.6%
70cl
UK
45.6%
70cl

Macallan 12 Year Old Gran Reserva

A 12 year old Macallan released exclusively to the Japanese and Taiwanese Markets.

Aged exclusively in first fill Oloroso casks.

45.6%
70cl
UK
45.6%
70cl

Macallan 12 Year Old Gran Reserva

A 12 year old Macallan released exclusively to the Japanese and Taiwanese Markets.

Aged exclusively in first fill Oloroso casks.

40%
70cl
UK
40%
70cl

Macallan 7 Year Old Maxxium Italia

A seven year old Macallan bottled exclusively for Maxxium Italia, Milan.

40%
70cl
UK
40%
70cl

Midleton Very Rare 2011 Edition

This famous blend of whiskies was initially produced by Jameson's Master Distiller, Barry Crockett, and has been released in very limited quantities on  an annual basis since 1984 right up to the current year. In 2013, when Barry  Crockett retired, in his honour Irish Distillers released the acclaimed 'Barry  Crockett Legacy' whiskey. In 2014, Brian Nation took over as Master Distiller and he has carried on the proud Midleton Very Rare tradition right up to the present day.

The whiskey is aged somewhere between 12 and 25 years and matured solely in Bourbon casks. Each bottle is individually numbered and carries the signature of the Master Distiller.

Includes certificate of authenticity.

40%
1 Litre
UK
40%
1 Litre

Macallan 1990 Elegancia 1 Litre

The original Macallan Elegancia, distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2002, matured from a combination of Oloroso and Fino sherry casks - released to the travel retail market.

52.3%
5cl
UK
52.3%
5cl

Macallan 1997 Easter Elchies 2010 Miniature 5cl

The 2010 Easter Elchies bottling was from a single sherry butt cask #432, distilled in 1997 and bottled in 2010.

43%
70cl
UK
43%
70cl

Rosebank 1991 Gordon and MacPhail

A Connoisseurs Choice release from closed Lowland distillery by Gordon and MacPhail.

Distilled July 1991 and bottled in March 2009 from refill sherry and American casks.

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40%
70cl
UK
40%
70cl

Midleton Very Rare 2007 Edition

This famous blend of whiskies was initially produced by Jameson's Master Distiller, Barry Crockett, and has been released in very limited quantities on  an annual basis since 1984 right up to the current year. In 2013, when Barry Crockett retired, in his honour Irish Distillers released the acclaimed 'Barry  Crockett Legacy' whiskey. In 2014, Brian Nation took over as Master Distiller and he has carried on the proud Midleton Very Rare tradition right up to the present day.

The whiskey is aged somewhere between 12 and 25 years and matured solely in Bourbon casks. Each bottle is individually numbered and carries the signature of the Master Distiller.

Includes certificate of authenticity.

56.8%
70cl
UK
56.8%
70cl

Macallan Boutique Collection 2017 Release

This second release of the Boutique Collection. Drawn from a selection of matured casks reserved only for distinguished guests visiting Easter Elchies House which is the spiritual home of the Macallan.

Taiwanese duty free exclusive.

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