May 2018 Auction

Balvenie 17 Year Old Madeira Wood Finish

In 2009 Balvenie released this excellent version of the 17 year old, finished in Madeira casks.

Bowmore Claret Bordeaux Wine Cask

A rare Bowmore matured exclusively in Bordeaux casks from wineries owned by Suntory.

This was a limited edition bottling, number 1153.

Balvenie 17 Year Old Madeira Wood Finish

In 2009 Balvenie released this excellent version of the 17 year old, finished in Madeira casks.

Four Roses Small Batch Limited Edition 2013 Release / 125th Anniversary

The 2013 limited edition from Four Roses bottled at a high strength of 51.6%.

One of 12468 75cl bottles released during their 125th anniversary year.

Balvenie 1989 Port Wood

Distilled in 1989and matured in bourbon casks before a finishing period in Port pipes.

This older vintage was released in 1997.

Bowmore 1993 3Rivers 16 Year Old​

Distilled in 1993 and matured for 16 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead. 

Bowmore 12 Year Old 1980s

The classic dumpy bottle of Bowmore 12 year old, bottled in the early 1980's.

Produced by Morrison Bowmore.

Banff 1976 Blackadder 24 Year Old​

A rare Blackadder bottling of Banff, distilled on 25th August 1976 and bottled in August 2001 after maturing in single oak hogshead #2247.

One of just 256 bottles.

Bruichladdich 20 Year Old 1st Edition

The first 20 year old to be released after the re-opening of the distillery by Mark Reynier.

Released in 2002.

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Bowmore 12 Year Old 1980s

The classic dumpy bottle of Bowmore 12 year old, bottled in the early 1980's.

Produced by Morrison Bowmore.

Balblair 1975 2nd Release 2012​

The first second release of a vintage from Balblair. This 1975 replaces the 1978 as the oldest and most prestigious vintage from the distillery's core product range.

Quite a bit different from the first release, the 2012 bottling is matured in American ex-Sherry casks.

Bowmore 12 Year Old 1 Litre 1980s

The classic dumpy brown bottle of Bowmore 12 year old, circa 1980's.

Produced by Morrison Bowmore.

Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon Silver Edition

Blanton's Silver version of this popular single barrel bourbon.

Dumped on 23rd of October 2001 from barrel number #101, this cask was stored in warehouse 'H' on Rick No. 12.

Bottled at 98 proof (49%)

Bruichladdich 1989 Black Art 22 Year Old / Edition 3.1

The third Black Art release, distilled in 1989 and bottled as a 22 year old.

Matured in wide variety of American and European oak wines casks, now an annual release within Bruichladdich's core range.

Bowmore 10 Year Old Devil's Casks Batch #1

Released in October 2013, this release from Bowmore barely even reached retailer shelves. The Devil is rumoured to have escaped Bowmore in one of the distilleries casks, after being chased from the famous church in Bowmore; which has no corners so he was unable to hide there. 

This release was matured exclusively in first fill sherry casks and bottled at cask strength, It was very limited, with only 540 bottles available in the UK and no more than 6,000 worldwide.

Balvenie 15 Year Old Signatory Vintage Sailing Ships No.1 / Bencleuch 1875​

An exclusive Signatory Vintage bottling of Balvenie for Ben Line. Part of a series of three bottles commemorating a different historical Ben Line sailing ship.

This is for Beucleuth 1875, and the set also includes a Glendronach and Caperdonich single malt.

The labels feature paintings of their respective ships by Captain Alexander Cromarty, who spent 35 years at sea with Ben Line.

Velier import.

Balvenie 1977 Single Barrel 15 Year Old / bottled at 17 Year Old​

The highly sought after Balvenie Single Barrel 15 Year Old always carries a great deal of information on the label.

Distilled on 8th March 1977 and bottled on 16th March 1994. That makes this \"15\" year old actually 17 Years old.

This is bottle no. 1105 from single cask #1814. 

Balvenie 17 Year Old Islay Cask

Released in 2003, this was the very first of the Balvenie 17 Year Old expressions.

''In the making of The Balvenie Islay Cask, David Stewart selected Balvenie single malt which had matured in traditional oak casks for at least 17 years and transferred it into 94 casks which had previously held Islay single malt. After six months he felt the casks had imparted the desired delicate amount of peaty notes, typical of Islay, whilst retaining the distinctively honeyed character of The Balvenie.''

Only the 94 Casks were ever produced.

Bruichladdich 1969 Stillman's Reserve 22 Year Old

Distilled in November 1969 at Bruichladdich distillery on Islay.

Released under the Stillman's Reserve banner which was a quasi-independent bottling arm of Whyte and MacKay 

Balvenie 10 Year Old Founder's  Reserve Cognac Bottle 

The iconic and long-discontinued cognac shaped bottle of Balvenie Founder's Reserve.

The redesigned Founder's Reserve 10 year old is also now discontinued.

Benrinnes 1985 23 Year Old

Released within Diageo's group of 'Super Premium' whiskies in 2009, this 23 year old Benrinnes is renowned for it's sherried nature.

Distilled in 1985 and limited to 6,000 bottles.

Bowmore 21 Year Old

A rare bottling of Bowmore 21 year old  released in the early 1990's style packaging.

Balmenach 12 Year Old Flora and Fauna / White Cap

One of the most desirable of the Flora and Fauna series, the tasty Balmenach was released as a 12 year old and especially rare with the white cap.

Distilleries Company Ltd (DCL/Diageo) created the Flora and Fauna series in the early 1990s, when DCL sold the distillery to Inverhouse distillers this bottle was discontinued.

Four Roses Small Batch Limited Edition 2013 Release / 125th Anniversary

The 2013 limited edition from Four Roses bottled at a high strength of 51.6%.

One of 12468 70cl bottles released during their 125th anniversary year.

Japanese import.

Black and White 1950s

A fantastic example of Black and White, with the classic spring cap. 

There are no volume or ABV measurements on this bottle.

Benrinnes 1981 Douglas Laing 19 Year Old Single Sherry Cask​

Distilled in 1981 and bottled in 2001 by Douglas Laing under their Old Malt Cask range. 

This is one of 342 bottles drawn from a single sherry cask. 

Balvenie 25 Year Old Triple Cask / Travel Retail Exclusive

The Balvenie Triple Cask series of whiskies is exclusive to travel retail.

This 25 year old is the oldest in the range and is accompanied by 12 year old and 16 year old versions.

Buffalo Trace 1992 Experimental Collection 14 Year Old 37.5cl / Cabernet Franc Aged

Buffalo Trace have released a number of experiments, this was to find out the effects of aging the whiskey in Cabernet Franc barrels after 6 years.

Distilled December 1994.

Benriach 30 Year Old

Released in 2006, this was the first ever official release of a Benriach 30 year old, limited to only 3000 bottles.

Bowmore 10 Year Old Devils Cask Small Batch Release #1

Released in October 2013, this release from Bowmore barely even reached retailer shelves. The Devil is rumoured to have escaped Bowmore in one of the distilleries casks, after being chased from the famous church in Bowmore; which has no corners so he was unable to hide there. 

This release was matured exclusively in first fill sherry casks and bottled at cask strength, It was very limited, with only 540 bottles available in the UK and no more than 6,000 worldwide.

Bruichladdich 1992 Black Art 24 Year Old 5.1 Edition

The fifth Black Art release, distilled in 1992 and bottled as a 24 year old.

Matured in wide variety of American and European Oak wines casks, now an annual release within Bruichladdich's core range.

One of 12000 bottles.

Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch #3

The latest 'tun' release from Balvenie, following the footsteps of Balvenie Tun 1401 and 1858.

This larger Tun can hold up to four times as much liquid as Tun 1401 and hence we expect a larger quantity of this release.  

This release is a combination of 31 casks: 12 Sherry Butts, 11 Hogsheads, and 8 Refill American Oak Butts. These were married in Tun 1509 for several months before bottling.