May 2018 Auction

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.

Highland & Speyside Cadenhead's Miniatures 5 x 5cl

​Five Cadenhead's cask strength miniatures:

• Glen Ord 1985 10 Year Old 56.9%
• Benromach 1976 18 Year Old 65%
• Glenglassaugh 1977 13 Year Old 59.8%
• Ben Nevis 1977 13 Year Old 62%
• Glendullan 1978 17 Year Old 65.3%

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.

Hennessy Fine de Cognac

The popular Hennessy cognac, this bottle comes in a well designed box. 

Hennessy VSOP Cognac

Hennessy is still a huge brand to day, this bottle of VSOP is from the 1990s. 

Portuguese Import.

Hennessy Very Special Cognac 1 Litre

A litre bottle of one of the worlds most popular Cognacs.

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.

Heaven Hill 2009 Whisky Broker 8 Year Old​

An independent Heaven Hill, distilled in 2009 and bottled in 2017 from single barrel #152715 by the Whisky Broker.

Bottle number 199 of 267.

Highland Park Einar

A travel retail exclusive that forms part of Highland Parks Viking Warrior Series. 

Aged primarily in American oak casks.

1 Litre

Highland Park James MacArthur Miniature Selection 3 x 5cl

A nice set of older Highland Park miniatures from James MacArthur

• Highland Park 1989 53.5%
• Highland Park 1990 59.1%
• Highland Park 13 Year Old 50%

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

Highland Park 30 Year Old 5cl Miniature

A miniature version of the spectacular 30 year old Highland Park.

This miniature has now been discontinued.

5cl

Please note the fill level and Russian tax seal.

Haig's Dimple 1960s

An old bottle of Dimple. Dimple was produced by Haig and interestingly in 1958 the Dimple bottle was the first container to be trademarked by the US Patent office, this was because of its unique design. 

The Haig family had a long history of distilling going back as far as the 15th Century. Since 1824 when Cameronbridge distillery was opened by John Haig, Haig has been a big brand in the whisky world. As part of a distilling dynasty John Haig became important in the regulation of Whisky production and was a spokesman for the industry. Although the brand began to shrink in the 1970s, in the last year it has seen a healthy revival with the help of Mr Posh Spice David Beckham. 

Auchentoshan 12 Year Old QE2 1 Litre

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

1 Litre bottle.

Hachikuma Whisky Clear​

An interesting blended whisky from Japan, interestingly the label states \"Blended in Japan\" but no mention of where it was distilled. 

Includes two branded coasters 

House of Peers Scotch Whisky 1960s

This is an old 1960's blend from Douglas Laing.

Italian import.

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. 

Highland Park Dragon Legend

New release from the Orkney distillery which demonstrates \"the richer, smoker side of Highland Park\" by using a higher percentage of peated malt.

Ancora Cherry Brandy Licor Superfino 1960s

Portugeuse Cherry brandy from the 1960s. 

Haig's Dimple 12 Year Old 1970s

An old bottle of Haig's Dimple from around the late 1970's. 

Italian Import.

Highland Park Dragon Legend

New release from the Orkney distillery which demonstrates \"the richer, smoker side of Highland Park\" by using a higher percentage of peated malt.

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.

Highland Park Dragon Legend

New release from the Orkney distillery which demonstrates \"the richer, smoker side of Highland Park\" by using a higher percentage of peated malt.

Haig's Dimple 12 Year Old 1 Litre 1980s

A 1 Litre bottle of Haig's iconic blend named for its fantastic bottle design.

Ardbeg Supernova 2014 Miniature 5cl

Following in the footsteps of the previous Supernova release, this is a peaty as Ardbeg gets.  Sold exclusively to members of the Ardbeg Committee via Ardbeg Embassies worldwide, as you can imagine it was not available for long...

This release celebrates the return to earth of the 'Ardbeg Space Experiment'.  For more information on this take a look at the Supernova story here.

5cl.

Arran 12 Year Old Cask Strength Batch #002

Batch 2 of Arran's popular cask strength 12 year old.  

Released in September 2012 and limited to 13,200 bottles.

High River Canadian Whisky

Small batch Whisky produced in Canada.

Bottled in the US by Sazerac.

Ardbeg 17 Year Old Miniature 5cl

A wee bottle of Ardbeg 17 year old. 

Arran Founders Reserve

Distilled in 1995 and was first released only to Founder’s Bondholders in 2001.