May 2018 Auction

Eagle Rare 10 Year Old

An excellent bourbon produced at Buffalo Trace distillery.

Arran 17 Year Old

Distilled using un-peated malt and matured in ex-Sherry casks. Part of a trilogy of age statements

One of only 9000 bottles.

Eden Mill Single Malt Hip Flask Series No.5 20cl / Frankenstein's Malt Bill​

Although only new, Eden Mill is a distillery steeped in distilling history. Situated on the banks of the Eden Estuary, just outside the beautiful town of St. Andrews, the distillery occupies a site formerly owned and operated by the Haig family for most of the 19th century. Haig's moved their business to the familiar Markinch address in 1882, converting the buildings into a brewery and paper mill instead. The brewery closed just 20 years later and the paper mill operated until 2008. Then, Eden Mill was born.

In 2012, Eden Mill became St Andrews first brewery since 1902, and Scotland's first ever combined brewing and distillery complex in 2014 when the plan was hatched and set into motion, to produce their first malt whisky. As we all know, the art of whisky production is game of patience, and as their first ever malt distillate lay resting for the requisite 3 years to become malt whisky, the distillery made quite a name for itself in the Gin world. With three copper stills and as many years on their hands, Eden Mill produced boundary-pushing gin, infusing everything from beer hops to old golf clubs, creating a brand that has become a bar gantry staple and home cabinet favourite. Now however, the wait is over and the it is time for their whisky to take centre stage.

The first whiskies produced in St. Andrews for over 150 years, these elegantly packaged 20cl glass \"hip flask\" bottles have been distilled using a variety of malt types, and matured in a variety of different casks.

No.5 in the series was distilled using \"Frankenstein's Malt Bill\" on 13th February 2015, and matured in a US virgin oak octave. Frankenstein's Malt Bill is a combination of all the previous mashes used in the production of single casks 1-4 in the series, the product of the distillery team's desire to both experiment, and avoid wasting any materials. According to distillery staff, this has been the best received of the first 7 hip flask bottlings, and with uncertainty over whether it can be reproduced, this is sure to become the rare gem of the set.

One of only 220 bottles.

Arran Arranach 2nd Edition 20cl

A 20cl bottling of Arran exclusively sold at Arran distillery visitor centre.

Bottled from a 'living cask'.

Aultmore 1989 Signatory Vintage 12 Year Old​

An Aultmore distilled 30th May 1989 and bottled 28th September 2001

Matured in sherry butt #2394

This is bottle one of 712

Augier Freres Louis d'Or Fine Cognac 1970s​

A portuguese import of Louis d'Ors Fine Cognac. 

Produced by Augier Freres and Co, reputed to be the very first Cognac house.  The vineyards of the Grande-Champagne subregion are recognised as being the best in Cognac, for producing the highest quality spirit.

Anchor Steam Genebra 1960s

An old bottle of Genever.

Anchor Steam Ancora Curaçao Liqueur Half Bottle 1960s​

Distilled and produced in Lisbon, Portugal; however clearly carries the name of San Francisco's Anchor Steam Distillery.

\"Style Hollandais\" or Dutch-style.

There are no indications of volume or strength but the bottle is approximately 50cl 

Ambassador 8 Year Old Deluxe Scotch 1960s

'Scotch at it's lightest' an unusual blend of Ambassador not usually available in the UK.

Produced by Scapa proprietors Taylor & Ferguson Ltd for the Italian market in the 1960's. Imported by A. Sposetti, Genova.

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.

Ardmore Traditional Peated 1 Litre

A mildly peated Non-chill-filtered Highland whisky. The whisky is double cask matured, initially in ex-bourbon barrels and then in Quarter Casks, which being very small allows greater contact with the wood thus enhancing maturation.

Allt-A-Bhainne 1995 James MacArthur's​

An independent bottling from Speyside distillery, Allt-A-Bhainne.

Distilled in 1995 and bottled by James MacArthur as part of their Old Masters Cask Strength Collection.

Bottled in 2006 from cask #140864.

Allt-A-Bhainne 2009 Murray McDavid 8 Year Old / Spirit of Speyside 2018

This 2009 vintage Allt-A-Bhainne is the Festival Release from Murray McDavid for the 2018 Spirit of Speyside.

Bottled at 8 years old, this was matured in American oak before being finished in a Pedro Ximinez sherry cask.

One of only 301.

Ainslie's Royal Edinburgh Miniature 1960s

Ainslie's Royal Edinburgh is a famous blend containing high quantities of Clynelish.

Allt-A-Bhainne 2009 Murray McDavid 8 Year Old / Spirit of Speyside 2018

This 2009 vintage Allt-A-Bhainne is the Festival Release from Murray McDavid for the 2018 Spirit of Speyside.

Bottled at 8 year sold, this was matured in American oak before being finished in a Pedro Ximinez sherry cask.

One of only 301.

Arran 14 Year Old Founder's Reserve

The oldest age-statement available from the original 'Founder's Reserve' bottlings by Arran, only available to those who were bond holders in Arran when the distillery started up back in 1995.

Arran 17 Year Old

Distilled using un-peated malt and matured in ex-Sherry casks. Part of a trilogy of age statements

One of only 9000 bottles.

Arran 12 Year Old Cask Strength Batch #1

Batch 1 of Arran's popular cask strength 12 year old.  

Released in September 2011 and limited to 12,000 bottles.

Arran The Bothy Quarter Cask Batch #1

An Arran matured in smaller quarter casks. These smaller casks have more wood contact creating more flavour. Bottled in September 2015. One of 12,000 bottles. 

The Arran Single Malt selected for \"The Bothy\" was initially matured in first-fill ex-Bourbon barrels before being transferred for secondary maturation into smaller American oak casks for a minimum of 18 months. This process created greater contact between the Whisky and the oak and a much more intense maturation. The end result is a full-bodied expression of the Arran Malt, combing power and finesse full of rich vanilla sweetness and  bold peppery spice. Bottling at natural cask strength without chill-filtration or artificial colouring presents this Whisky in its purest form.

Auld Alliance William Grant & Sons

A blend of Scotch malt whisky and French Armagnac by William Grant and Sons. 

Named after the famous friendship between Scotland and France in their ongoing conflicts with England throughout the early to middle period of the last millennium. The first of these treaties was signed in 1295 and its sentiment remained upheld for 450 years.

This lot includes a Pamphlet on the \"Franco-Scottish\" connection, written by Gordon Donaldson.

Eden Mill Single Malt Hip Flask Series No.4 20cl / French Virgin Octave​

Although only new, Eden Mill is a distillery steeped in distilling history. Situated on the banks of the Eden Estuary, just outside the beautiful town of St. Andrews, the distillery occupies a site formerly owned and operated by the Haig family for most of the 19th century. Haig's moved their business to the familiar Markinch address in 1882, converting the buildings into a brewery and paper mill instead. The brewery closed just 20 years later and the paper mill operated until 2008. Then, Eden Mill was born.

In 2012, Eden Mill became St Andrews first brewery since 1902, and Scotland's first ever combined brewing and distillery complex in 2014 when the plan was hatched and set into motion, to produce their first malt whisky. As we all know, the art of whisky production is game of patience, and as their first ever malt distillate lay resting for the requisite 3 years to become malt whisky, the distillery made quite a name for itself in the Gin world. With three copper stills and as many years on their hands, Eden Mill produced boundary-pushing gin, infusing everything from beer hops to old golf clubs, creating a brand that has become a bar gantry staple and home cabinet favourite. Now however, the wait is over and the it is time for their whisky to take centre stage.

The first whiskies produced in St. Andrews for over 150 years, these elegantly packaged 20cl glass \"hip flask\" bottles have been distilled using a variety of malt types, and matured in a variety of different casks.

No.4 in the series was distilled using Pale Spirit on 11th December 2014, and matured in a French virgin oak octave.

One of only 220 bottles.

Eden Mill Single Malt Hip Flask Series No.5 20cl / Frankenstein's Malt Bill​

Although only new, Eden Mill is a distillery steeped in distilling history. Situated on the banks of the Eden Estuary, just outside the beautiful town of St. Andrews, the distillery occupies a site formerly owned and operated by the Haig family for most of the 19th century. Haig's moved their business to the familiar Markinch address in 1882, converting the buildings into a brewery and paper mill instead. The brewery closed just 20 years later and the paper mill operated until 2008. Then, Eden Mill was born.

In 2012, Eden Mill became St Andrews first brewery since 1902, and Scotland's first ever combined brewing and distillery complex in 2014 when the plan was hatched and set into motion, to produce their first malt whisky. As we all know, the art of whisky production is game of patience, and as their first ever malt distillate lay resting for the requisite 3 years to become malt whisky, the distillery made quite a name for itself in the Gin world. With three copper stills and as many years on their hands, Eden Mill produced boundary-pushing gin, infusing everything from beer hops to old golf clubs, creating a brand that has become a bar gantry staple and home cabinet favourite. Now however, the wait is over and the it is time for their whisky to take centre stage.

The first whiskies produced in St. Andrews for over 150 years, these elegantly packaged 20cl glass \"hip flask\" bottles have been distilled using a variety of malt types, and matured in a variety of different casks.

No.5 in the series was distilled using \"Frankenstein's Malt Bill\" on 13th February 2015, and matured in a US virgin oak octave. Frankenstein's Malt Bill is a combination of all the previous mashes used in the production of single casks 1-4 in the series, the product of a desire not to waste any product by the distillery team. According to distillery staff, this has been the best received of the first 7 hip flask bottlings, and with uncertainty over whether it can be reproduced, this is sure to become the rare gem of the set.

One of only 220 bottles.

Eden Mill Single Malt Hip Flask Series No.5 20cl / Frankenstein's Malt Bill​

Although only new, Eden Mill is a distillery steeped in distilling history. Situated on the banks of the Eden Estuary, just outside the beautiful town of St. Andrews, the distillery occupies a site formerly owned and operated by the Haig family for most of the 19th century. Haig's moved their business to the familiar Markinch address in 1882, converting the buildings into a brewery and paper mill instead. The brewery closed just 20 years later and the paper mill operated until 2008. Then, Eden Mill was born.

In 2012, Eden Mill became St Andrews first brewery since 1902, and Scotland's first ever combined brewing and distillery complex in 2014 when the plan was hatched and set into motion, to produce their first malt whisky. As we all know, the art of whisky production is game of patience, and as their first ever malt distillate lay resting for the requisite 3 years to become malt whisky, the distillery made quite a name for itself in the Gin world. With three copper stills and as many years on their hands, Eden Mill produced boundary-pushing gin, infusing everything from beer hops to old golf clubs, creating a brand that has become a bar gantry staple and home cabinet favourite. Now however, the wait is over and the it is time for their whisky to take centre stage.

The first whiskies produced in St. Andrews for over 150 years, these elegantly packaged 20cl glass \"hip flask\" bottles have been distilled using a variety of malt types, and matured in a variety of different casks.

No.5 in the series was distilled using \"Frankenstein's Malt Bill\" on 13th February 2015, and matured in a US virgin oak octave. Frankenstein's Malt Bill is a combination of all the previous mashes used in the production of single casks 1-4 in the series, the product of the distillery team's desire to both experiment, and avoid wasting any materials. According to distillery staff, this has been the best received of the first 7 hip flask bottlings, and with uncertainty over whether it can be reproduced, this is sure to become the rare gem of the set.

One of only 220 bottles.

Eden Mill Single Malt Hip Flask Series No.2 20cl / Chocolate Malt

Although only new, Eden Mill is a distillery steeped in distilling history. Situated on the banks of the Eden Estuary, just outside the beautiful town of St. Andrews, the distillery occupies a site formerly owned and operated by the Haig family for most of the 19th century. Haig's moved their business to the familiar Markinch address in 1882, converting the buildings into a brewery and paper mill instead. The brewery closed just 20 years later and the paper mill operated until 2008. Then, Eden Mill was born.

In 2012, Eden Mill became St Andrews first brewery since 1902, and Scotland's first ever combined brewing and distillery complex in 2014 when the plan was hatched and set into motion, to produce their first malt whisky. As we all know, the art of whisky production is game of patience, and as their first ever malt distillate lay resting for the requisite 3 years to become malt whisky, the distillery made quite a name for itself in the Gin world. With three copper stills and as many years on their hands, Eden Mill produced boundary-pushing gin, infusing everything from beer hops to old golf clubs, creating a brand that has become a bar gantry staple and home cabinet favourite. Now however, the wait is over and the it is time for their whisky to take centre stage.

The first whiskies produced in St. Andrews for over 150 years, these elegantly packaged 20cl glass \"hip flask\" bottles have been distilled using a variety of malt types, and matured in a variety of different casks.

No.2 in the series was distilled using Chocolate Malt on New Year's Eve 2014, and matured in a US virgin oak octave.

One of only 220 bottles.

Ardbeg Douglas Laing 24 Year Old Miniature 5cl

A rare independent bottling of older Ardbeg.

Released within Douglas Laing's Old Malt Cask range. 

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.

Arran 1996 Douglas Laing's 9 Year Old Single Sherry Cask 20cl​

Distilled in July 1996, three years after the distillery was started. Bottled as a 9 Year Old in January 2006 under Douglas Laing's Old Malt Cask.

An advanced sample 20cl, charged from single sherry cask- DL2309

Auchentoshan 12 Year Old QE2 1 Litre

Auchentoshan 12 year old bottle for Cunard Lines during the 1990s.

1 Litre bottle.

Antiquary De Luxe Scotch Whisky 1980s

An older packaging of this popular blended whisky, with the iconic bottle. Produced during the late 1980's.

Distilled, blended, and bottled in Scotland. 

Ancora Cherry Brandy Licor Superfino 1960s

Portugeuse Cherry brandy from the 1960s. 

Auchentoshan Select 1 Litre

The old style introductory malt from Auchentoshan.

Auchentoshan Three Wood

The original release of Auchentoshan's popular 'Three Wood'.

Matured in a combination of American bourbon, Spanish Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez.