May 2018 Auction

Lagavulin 1995 Feis Ile 2014 

The 2014 Feis Ile offering from Lagavulin, distilled in 1995 and personally selected by Ian McArthur.

Matured in European oak sherry butts, as always Lagavulin never ceases to disappoint.

One of 3,500 bottles released.

Bottle number 2776.

Littlemill 1990 Silver Seal 23 Year Old

The Silver Seal Company know how to make a bottle look great.

This Littlemill was distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2013 at cask strength.

Littlemill 5 Year Old 1960/70s

A very rare official bottling of this closed lowland distillery, bottled likely during the 1960s or early 70s.

Laphroaig 10 Year Old 1 Litre 1980s / with 1/6 Gill Optic

An older 1 litre bottling of Laphroaig from the 1980s, prior to the granting of the royal warrant.

Lot includes a Laphroaig branded 1/6 gill optic measure.

Lagavulin 11 Year Old Manager's Dram 2013

The Manager’s Dram series of whiskies were bottled exclusively for employees of what is now known as Diageo.  These whiskies were selected by the respective distillery managers within Diageo malt distilling and bottled at natural cask strength.

An 11 year old Lagavulin chosen by distillery manager Georgette Crawford, bottled in December 2013.

Bottle number 1028.

Legend of Cuban Pre-1962 Valdespino Rum​

A pre-Fidel Castro rum, distilled in the early 1940's and matured at the bodega Valdespino, Spain, in old Oloroso Sherry casks.

Imported and bottled by Valdespino themselves.

L152412

Lagavulin 1995 Feis Ile 2013​

Lagavulin’s offering for the 2013 Feis Ile, distilled on the 8^th May 1995 and bottled in 2013. Matured for 18 Years in a sherry butt personally selected by Iain McArthur.

Bottle number 456

Linkwood 1972 12 Year Old 1980s

Distilled in 1972 and bottled especially for 'John McEwan & Co'.

Lagavulin 1987 Distillers Edition 2003

The 1987 Distillers Edition from Lagavulin. Finished in PX Sherry casks.

Laphroaig 10 Year Old Pre-Royal Warrant 75cl / US Import​

Laphroaig 10 Year Old... an iconic Islay classic! 

From the window in the early 1990's before the Royal Warrant was granted in 1994. 

Hiram Walker import for the US market.

Love Scotch Miniature Gift Set 5 x 5cl

A gift set of miniatures, all with with special #lovescotch labelling.

• Bell's (plastic bottle)
• Talisker 10 Year Old
• Johnnie Walker 12 Year Old Black Label (plastic bottle)
• Johnnie Walker Red Label (plastic bottle)
• Haig Club

Linkwood 1975 Rare Malt 26 Year Old / 56.1%

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.

Distilled in 1975  and bottled as a 26 year old under the Rare Malt Selection in May 2002..

Bottle number 0657.

Laphroaig 25 Year Old Cask Strength 2017 Edition

This 25 year old malt from Islay's popular Laphroaig distillery is a remarkable combination of whisky that has been aged in second-fill European oak Oloroso sherry casks and American white oak bourbon. 

The bottling is non-chilled filtered, with notes of classic Islay peat complimented by oak, sherried sweetness and spice.

This is the 2017 edition of the annual cask strength 25 year old, and is bottled at 48.9%.

Lagavulin 1995 Feis Ile 2013​

Lagavulin’s offering for the 2013 Feis Ile, distilled on the 8^th May 1995 and bottled in 2013. Matured for 18 Years in a sherry butt personally selected by Iain McArthur.

Bottle number 2895

Lagavulin 16 Year Old White Horse Bottling

A bottling of Ron Swanson and Jonny Depp's favourite, Lagavulin 16.

This bottle is especially rare, from the White Horse era.

Lagavulin 1995 Feis Ile 2013​

Lagavulin’s offering for the 2013 Feis Ile, distilled on the 8^th May 1995 and bottled in 2013. Matured for 18 Years in a sherry butt personally selected by Iain McArthur.

Bottle number 664.

Laphroaig 10 Year Old Original Cask Strength 55.7% 75cl / US Import​

The original bottling of Laphroaig Cask Strength from the early 1990s.

Now incredibly hard to find.

75cl US Import

Laphroaig 10 Year Old Pre-Royal Warrant 1 Litre

An older edition of the classic Laphroaig 10 year old, bottled at 43%, and prior to the reciving the royal warrant in the early 90s.

Lagavulin 1990 Distillers Edition 2006

Matured in Pedro Ximanez cask wood, Lagavulin is the most wanted of the Distiller’s Edition range. 

ID: LGV. 4/494.

Linkwood 1984 Moon Import 30th Anniversary​

An independent single cask bottling of Linkwood by Moon Import to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

Titled \"The Sea,\" this is a 1984 vintage, bottled in 2010 from single hogshead #1627.

Bottle 67 of 340.

Ledaig 1974 Gordon and MacPhail 25 Year Old

A peaty Tobermory independently bottled by Gordon and MacPhail using their Rare Old brand. Distilled in 1974 and bottled in 2000.

Laphroaig 1966 Signatory Vintage 31 Year Old 5cl

A spectacular Laphroaig, distilled on 4th April 1966 and bottled 31 years later after being bottled 15th May 1997.

Cask number 1094.

Bottle number 52 of 250 miniatures produced.

Lagavulin 18 Year Old Feis Ile 2016 / Bicentenary

As this iconic Islay distillery hits its 200th anniversary, the Feis Ile 2016 bottle serves a double purpose as both a birthday celebration bottle and a festival bottle. 

Matured in refill American oak hogsheads and European oak ex-bodega sherry butts, this was a release of 6,000 bottles. 

One of 6,000.

Lochside 10 Year Old 1980s

A excellent example of the only official single malt bottling from this closed Montrose distillery, released during the 1980's.

The proprietors of Lochside at this point were MacNab Distilleries, who were in turn owned by Spanish outift, DYC. For this reason, most Lochside, including this one, was exported to the Spanish market.

Lagavulin 16 Year Old White Horse Bottling / with Miniature 5cl​

A bottling of Ron Swanson and Jonny Depp's favourite, Lagavulin 16.

This bottle is especially rare, from the White Horse era.

Lot includes a matching 5cl miniature.

Longrow 1973 & 14 Year Old Miniatures 3 x 5cl 1980s

Longrow, peated spirit was first produced at Springbank during the early 1970s. 

• Longrow 1973 46%
• Longrow 1973 43%
• Longrow 14 Year Old 46%

Lagavulin 1991 Distillers Edition 2007 1 Litre

This 2007 Distillers Edition was matured in Pedro Ximinez cask wood. Lagavulin is the most sought after of the Distiller’s Edition range. 

ID: LGV. 4/495.

Laphroaig 18 Year Old Diamond Jubilee

This commemorative edition of Laphroaig 18 year old, was released in Summer 2012 in a specially designed tube celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

There were only 3,000 of these limited edition tubes made.  

Jim Beam donated £3000 from the sales of these bottles to the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust which helps young craftsmen.

Laphroaig Cairdeas Port Wood Feis Ile 2013

Released during the Feis Ile 2013, the latest edition of Laphroaig Cairdeas was matured in bourbon casks for 8 years prior to being finished in port pipes for 14 months.

Longrow 1995 Tokaji Wood 10 Year Old

A 1995 vintage Longrow, matured for 8 Years in refill casks then a further 2 years in Fresh Tokaji wood. 

One of 7440 bottled in 2005.

Longrow 2004 Duty Paid Sample 14 Year Old / Fresh Rum Barrel​

An official bottling of heavily peated Springbank, supposedly for trade purposes, but available to anyone at the distillery. 

Distilled on the 20th February 2004 and bottled after 14 years in a \"FR BRL\" a Fresh Rum BaRreL.

Rotation No. 198 from warehouse 5.

Lagavulin Jazz Festival 2015

Released annually to coincide with Lagavulin’s sponsorship of the Islay Jazz Festival, this particular release had production issues and didn't appear until long after the Festival had finished. 

Produced from hand selected refill American oak casks and European oak bodega casks. 

Bottle number 2079.