May 2018 Auction

Alfred Morton Family Reserve Cognac

The family reserve is a perfectly balanced Cognac made from the finest Eaux-De-Vie from the Grande Champagne Region.

Ardbeg Guaranteed 10 Year Old Miniature 1970s

A very rare, highly sought after miniature bottle of Ardbeg 10 year old, originally available in the 1970s.

Amrut Two Continents 3rd Edition​

Amrut have released some amazing whiskies.

The Amrut Two Continents from the Amrut website : 

\"Amrut Two Continents starts its historic journey from the golden barley fields of India's North West Provinces,pastoral lands of magical beauty,irrigated by glacial melt waters from the Great Himalayas.

Following a journey of over 2,500 km to Bangalore, situated at over 3,000 feet above sea level in the heart of South India,the malt is lovingly crafted,distilled and matured. After the Angels of the Orient' have feasted on their sumptuous share from our barrels,they set out on their final journey,being shipped 9,000 km to a secret location in Europe. The Single Malt of Liquid Gold then undergoes a further maturation in the cooler climes of enchanting Europe, thus combining the exotic with enthralling!\"

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 Easan Biorach 15 Year Old Limited Edition

This was an Arran produced for the Lochranza Hotel. Cask strength sherry finished nectar. 

AnCnoc 2002​

Distilled in 2002 at Knockdhu distillery and matured until 2017 when it was bottled.

Aberlour A'Bunadh Batch #47

Aberlour A'Bunadh is produced in the tradition of 19th century single malts from an era when villagers would come to the distillery to collect their dram straight from the cask,often in apothecary bottles obtained from the village chemist. These bottles are the inspiration for the A'Bunadh bottle shape today.

Aged exclusively first fill Oloroso sherry butts, this is batch #47 released in 2014.

Arran 2002 Private Cask 14 Year Old / Sherry Cask #550

Distilled on 7th August 2002 and matured in single cask #2002/550 before being bottled on 15th May 2017.

Isle of Arran Distillery is one of the few remaining independent distilleries in Scotland. The Distillery is in the village of Lochranza on the North-West tip of the Isle of Arran, where it is perfectly situated to capture the character of the beautiful island of pure mountain water and soft sea air washed by the Gulf stream. This hand-crafted malt has no added artificial colouring and is not chill-filtered at the bottling stage, thus ensuring  a completely natural Whisky which retains the full range of aromas and flavours which typify the Arran malt.

One of 265 bottles.

Arran 1997 Single Cask 20 Year Old #245 / Private Bottling

A private cask of Arran distilled 7th February 1997 then bottled August 2017

Bottled from single cask #245 for Gerilla Whisky.

Arran 1997 Single Cask 20 Year Old #245 / Private Bottling

A private cask of Arran distilled 7th February 1997 then bottled August 2017

Bottled from single cask #245 for Gerilla Whisky.

Arran 1996 Carn Mor 15 Year Old

Distilled in 1996 and bottled in 2012.

Matured in a Refill Sherry Butt. 

One of 735 bottles. 

Arran 1997 Single Cask 18 Year Old #1076 / The Whisky Shop

This is a rare single cask Arran produced for The Whisky Shop. 

Distilled on 21st July 1997 and bottled on 30th April 2013 from a single sherry hogshead which yielded 230 bottles.

This is bottle number 149.

Arran Millennium Casks

A memorable mix of 10 sherry hogsheads and 35 bourbon barrels, the Arran Millennium casks were distilled and filled into these casks on the 31^st December 1999 and 1^st January 2000. 

A limited release of 7,800 bottles.

Aberlour 10 Year Old 1980s

A 10 year old expression from this classic Speyside distillery.

Aberlour 100 Proof 1 Litre

Cask Strength Aberlour, 'straight from the cask' in a litre bottle, excellent! 

Aultmore 12 Year Old Trade Sample Miniature 1970s​

Never available to buy, this 1970's miniature of \"unblended\" Aultmore 12 year old was a trade sample.

Aberlour A'Bunadh Batch #48

Aberlour A'Bunadh is bottled using only first fill Oloroso sherry butts, this is batch #48 released in 2015.

Aberlour A'Bunadh Batch #48

Aberlour A'Bunadh is bottled using only first fill Oloroso sherry butts, this is batch #48 released in 2015.

Quartet Spirit Still Peated Sherried Blended Malt​

A blended malt with great colour that has been matured in Sherry hoghseads.

We couldn't possibly tell you what is in it but this cryptic tasting note may contain some clues:

\"THE QUARTET. In deep sherried darkness Speyside's finest gather on a windswept peat moor. Matches are struck, candles are lit and the hunt is on. An enchanting chord is sounded linking wood, fire and spirit. In the distance, the Beast appears.​\"

Will we ever know?

Ardbeg 10 Year Old

They don't get much peatier than Ardbeg. This is a bottle of their beloved 10 year old.

Ardbeg An Oa

Released in September 2017 at Ardbeg Embassies and whisky specialists, the An Oa is the fourth addition to the distillery's Ultimate range.

The whisky itself is a marriage of Pedro Ximenez Sherry, Bourbon, and Charred Virgin Oak casks, which have been combined together in the distillery's bespoke Gathering Vat.

Ardbeg Corryvreckan

Ardbeg Corryvreckan is named after the famous whirlpool off the northern tip of Jura.

This is the official release of Corryvreckan following the Committee bottling.

This expression joined the Ardbeg 10 year old and Uigeadail as an ongoing product, replacing the Airgh Nam Beist. This Ardbeg was matured in predominantly French oak casks and ex-bourbon American oak casks.

Arran 18 Year Old 

The Arran range has been gradually getting older,  now finally in it's 18th year. This recent release follows the success of their 16 and 17 year old whiskies, release annually prior to this bottle.

Matured in ex-Sherry casks and limited to 9,000 bottles.

Arran 1997 Berry Brothers and Rudd 16 Year Old

Distilled in 1997 and bottled in 2014 after being matured in a single cask. 

Arran That Boutique-y Whisky Batch #1

The lable depicts Artist Emily Chappell and a friend on an ill-fated kayaking trip, being shipwrecked on an island and trying to signal the Waverley Cruise Ship which sails from Glasgow to Arran.

In Jim Murray's opinion this is the best whisky in Boutique-y range awarding it 95%. 

One of 211 bottles.

Arran That Boutique-y Whisky Batch #2

The lable depicts Artist Emily Chappell and a friend on an ill-fated kayaking trip, being shipwrecked on an island and trying to signal the Waverley Cruise Ship which sails from Glasgow to Arran.

One of 728 bottles.

Arran That Boutique-y Whisky Batch #2

The label depicts Artist Emily Chappell and a friend on an ill-fated kayaking trip, being shipwrecked on an island and trying to signal the Waverley Cruise Ship which sails from Glasgow to Arran.

One of 459 bottles.

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.

Quartet Spirit Still Peated Sherried Blended Malt​​

A blended malt with great colour that has been matured in Sherry hoghseads.

We couldn't possibly tell you what is in it but this cryptic tasting note may contain some clues:

\"THE QUARTET. In deep sherried darkness Speyside's finest gather on a windswept peat moor. Matches are struck, candles are lit and the hunt is on. An enchanting chord is sounded linking wood, fire and spirit. In the distance, the Beast appears.​\"

Will we ever know?

Arran That Boutique-y Whisky Batch #2

The label depicts Artist Emily Chappell and a friend on an ill-fated kayaking trip, being shipwrecked on an island and trying to signal the Waverley Cruise Ship which sails from Glasgow to Arran.

One of 459 bottles.

Ardbeg Guaranteed 10 Year Old Miniature 1970s

A very rare, highly sought after miniature bottle of Ardbeg 10 year old, originally available in the 1970's.

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.