May 2018 Auction

North Port 1964 Cadenhead's 15 Year Old

As Scotland’s oldest independent bottler, Cadenhead’s have long been known for releasing stunning whiskies but none more so than those from their famous ‘dumpy’ series, which features some incredible 1950s and 60s vintages.  Whisky from this bygone era of production have become increasingly elusive in recent years, making them exceptionally desirable. 

This North Port was distilled in February 1964 and bottled in May 1979

North Port 1978 SMWS 74.1

Distilled in March 1978 and bottled in September 1989, this is from the closed distillery North Port also known as Brechin. 

North British 1959 Signatory Vintage 51 Year Old​

A single cask North British released by Signatory Vintage.

Distilled 21st December 1959 and bottled on 31st January 2011 from a single cask  #67876.

Bottle 218 of 289.

North Port 1979 Rare Malt 20 Year Old / 61.2%

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

This North Port was distilled in 1979 and bottled 20 years later in October 1999.

Bottle number 784.

Nikka Whisky From The Barrel 3 Litre / 80th Anniversary Gift Set​

A Nikka blend that netted 2 World Whisky Awards.

A highly recommended cask strength blend. This 3 litre bottle was released for the 80th anniversary of Nikka and includes a display stand and giant pipette for drawing whisky from the giant bottle.

Nikka Coffey Grain 1999 SMWS 14 Year Old G11.1

Distilled on the first of December 1999 and matured in a recharred hogshead. 

\"Tounge tingling intensity!\"

One of 190 bottles. 

Ichiro's Malt & Grain Takashimaya Blend / 180th Anniversary

An exclusive blend produced by Ichiro Akuto - the owner of Chichibu distillery, and the man responsible for bringing Hanyu and Karuizawa casks to the market.

This blend was produced for Takashimaya - a Japanese department store chain with outlets throughout Pacific Asia -  for their 180th anniversary and is a blend of grain whisky from the closed Kawasaki distillery with malt whisky from either Hanyu or Chichibu.  There is no age statement, but this bottle was released in the autumn of 2011.

Bottle No. 6 of only 500.

Ichiro`s Malt Gasai Cask Strength Blend / Hanyu and Chichibu

A cask strength vatting of the closed Japanese distillery of Hanyu with that of the relatively young distillery of Chichibu, where this whisky was matured, married and bottled.

Bottled exclusively for the Isetan Mitsukoshi group of Japanese department stores.

Nathan Stone's Private Stock 105 Proof / Japanese Exclusive 

A very rare bourbon produced exclusively for the Japanese market.

Nathan Stone's was selected and bottled by Julian Van Winkle III in 1992, presented in original box and velvet bag. Although nothing has been officially stated, Van Winkle is said to have confirmed the source of this whiskey to be old Heaven Hill, aged around 4 years.

Nathan Stone's Private Stock 105 Proof / Japanese Exclusive 

A very rare bourbon produced exclusively for the Japanese market.

Nathan Stone's was selected and bottled by Julian Van Winkle III in 1992, presented in original box and velvet bag. Although nothing has been officially stated, Van Winkle is said to have confirmed the source of this whiskey to be old Heaven Hill, aged around 4 years.

North Port / Brechin 1977 Cask Strength 28 Year Old​

One of the 2005 Diageo special releases, this is a 28 year old from the lost Brechin distillery, also known as North Port.

Distilled in 1977 and bottled at cask strength.

Nikka Rita 30 Year Old Apple Brandy 80th Anniversary

A 2014 bottling from Nikka to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the company.

This stunning, attractive bottling of 30 year old Apple brandy pays tribute to Rita Taketsuru, Masataka Taketsuru's wife.

Imperial 1979 SMWS 11 Year Old 65.2​

Imperial distilled in October 1979 and matured for 11 years until being bottled in July 1991. 

Bottled by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. 

Ichiro's Malt and Grain Limited Edition​

A blended whisky produced by the celebrated Ichiro Akuto. 

This is his World Blended Whisky. 

Nine Leaves 2014 Encrypted Single Cask 3 Year Old Rum / Velier 70th Anniversary

A special barrel proof release from Japan's Nine Leaves rum distillery. Entitled \"Encrypted,\" this rum was distilled in 2014 and bottled at 3 years old in 2017 from cask #3.

This special edition bottling was for the 70th anniversary of reknowned Italian importers Velier.

Irish Single Malt #1 That Boutique-y Whisky Company 24 Year Old Batch #1

The first Irish whisk(e)y to be bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company / Master of Malt.

One of 264 bottles.

Imperial 1989 Carn Mor / Celebration of the Cask

A single cask Imperial, distilled in December 1989 and matured in bourbon barrel #2892.

One of 200 bottled on 26th July 2017 by Carn Mor as part of their Celebration of the Cask series.

North Port / Brechin 1981 Gordon and MacPhail

Mothballed in 1983 and demolished in 1990, the site of North Port now houses a Supermarket. 

North Port is quickly becoming scarce, this 1981 release from Gordon and MacPhail was bottled in 2004.

Irish Single Malt #1 That Boutique-y Whisky Company 24 Year Old Batch #1

The first Irish whisk(e)y to be bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company / Master of Malt.

One of 264 bottles.

Nikka Gold and Gold Samurai

Originally only available in the Japanese duty free market this Nikka blend is adorned by a Samurai.

Nikka Gold and Gold Samurai

Originally only available in the Japanese duty free market this Nikka blend is adorned by a Samurai.

North British 1989 Carn Mor

Single grain whisky distilled in Edinburgh on the 27th June 1989 then bottled from single sherry hogshead #40328 on the 31st March 2014 by Carn Mor at cask strength.

I.W. Harper President's Reserve Decanter

The I.W is named after Isaac Wolfe Bernheim, who founded the brand. With his brother he helped establish Louisville, Kentucky as a centre for Bourbon production. 

This President's Reserve bottling is a great example of a well aged Bourbon. Although Bernheim is now owned by Heaven Hill, Diageo continued to produce the brand using whisky distilled there. It was aged in Stizel-Weller warehouses and then bottled at their George Dickel plant at Cascade Hollow in Tennessee.

Nikka Gold and Gold Samurai

Originally only available in the Japanese duty free market this Nikka blend is adorned by a Samurai.

Nikka Armour of King / Knight Decanter​

An alternate version of the iconic Nikka Samurai release.

Originally only available in the Japanese duty free market, this version is adorned by a Knight.

Nikka Gold and Gold Samurai

Originally only available in the Japanese duty free market this Nikka blend is adorned by a Samurai.

Islay Mist 8 Year Old 1980s / Laphroaig

Islay Mist was originally created on Islay in 1922 to celebrate the 21st birthday of Lord Margadale.

The theory was that the intensity of the Islay malts might be too much for all the guests to handle, so some Speyside whisky and a grain whisky were blended with some Islay malts to create Islay Mist.

Bottled by D Johnston, who owned Laphroaig at the time so there a good chance this bottle contains some lovely 1970s/80s single malt from the distillery.

Nikka Gold and Gold Samurai

Originally only available in the Japanese duty free market this Nikka blend is adorned by a Samurai.

Nikka Gold and Gold Samurai

Originally only available in the Japanese duty free market this Nikka blend is adorned by a Samurai.

Nikka 8 Year Old Cask Strength Pure Malt 50cl

A fantastic bottle of Nikka Pure Malt aged 8 years and bottled at cask strength.

Imperial 1995 Signatory Vintage 21 Year Old Cask Strength

Distilled in 18th September 1995 and bottled on 13th January 2017, this closed speyside is gaining a lot of attention!

Matured in two hogsheads #50250+50251

One of 429.

Invergordon 1972 The Whisky Angel 43 Year Old

Distilled in 1972 and matured for 43 years until being bottled on the 26th of April 2016.

35cl.