May 2018 Auction

Glenfarclas 1968 75cl / US Import

A 1968 vintage Glenfarclas, though there is no age statement, it is understood that this whisky was bottled at 36 years old.

Exclusive to the US Market this bottle was named 'Imported Whisky of the Year' by Malt Advocate in 2004. 

Glendronach 33 Year Old

Distilled in 1971, this was released in 2004 to great acclaim. Matured in a legendary batch of Oloroso sherry casks.

Jim Murray gave this 95 out of 100 in his Whisky Bible, then the blind and expert pannel of Judges at the San Francisco Spirits Competition gave it a Gold Medal.

Glengoyne 1968 Single Cask #4616​

A single cask Glengoyne distilled in 1968 and bottled in 1998.

Single cask #4616 yielded just 186 bottles.

Glendronach 33 Year Old

Distilled in 1971, this was released in 2004 to great acclaim. Matured in a legendary batch of Oloroso sherry casks.

Jim Murray gave this 95 out of 100 in his Whisky Bible, then the blind and expert pannel of Judges at the San Francisco Spirits Competition gave it a Gold Medal.

Glenlivet 30 Year Old Cellar Collection 

This 30 year old Glenlivet was finished in American oak and bottled in 2001. 

Glen Grant 1948 Gordon and MacPhail 1980s

Nobody offers a selection of vintages like Gordon and MacPhail, this Glen Grant was distilled in 1948 and bottled at some point in the 1980s or early 90s.

Glenlivet 1950 Gordon and MacPhail

Distilled in 1950 and bottled in 1995 this is a very old Glen Grant bottled by Gordon and MacPhail under the iconic George and J.G Smiths Label.

Glenmhor 1966 Moon Imports / The Costumes​

Moon Imports is an Italian importer and bottler renowned for producing excellent and unusual whiskies, often with fetching artwork and packaging.

This particular lot is from a set of 12 single cask bottlings from \"The Costume\" series, all of which were bottled in 1988 at 46%.

This is bottle number 190, from hogshead cask #4743.

Glenmorangie 12 Year Old Rare Single Cask / in Honour of H.S.H Prince Albert II of Monaco

An exclsuive single cask bottling for the Monte Carlo Whisky Society, in honour of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II.

This is an ex-bourbon cask, selected by the Prince himself, with assistance from Bill Lumsden, Charles MacLean and society president Dario di Sotto.

One of only 180 bottles.

Glenfarclas 1970 Sherry Cask Vintage Selection

An 'Old Stock Reserve' bottling of Glenfarclas, matured exclusively in Sherry Cask #2019

This was distilled on the 18th March 1970 and bottled on the 8th January 2003 making this a 32 Year Old.

Bottle No. 53 of 295

German import.

Glendronach 1974 18 Year Old

The old style 18 year old's produced by Glendronach echoed that of Macallan, they carried vintages.

This 18 year old was distilled in 1974 and bottled in 1992.

Bottle number 126.

German import.

Glenfiddich 1992 130th Anniverary Single Cask 25 Year Old / Release #1

A single cask Glenfiddich distilled 24th August 1992 and bottled after 25 years from Cask #34748.

One of 618 bottles.

The carving on the box was designed by Taiwanese artist Joe Fang, and depicts the distillery's rich history in the style of a traditional Taiwanese window grill.

Glen Grant 1967 Signatory Vintage 30 Year Old

This Glen Grant was distilled on the 10th April 1967 and bottled on the 8th May 1997, matured in sherry cask #2390.

Bottle number 89 of 248.

Glenfiddich 21 Year Old Rare Cask Distillery Exclusive

An exceptionally rare bottling of Glenfiddich, released as a unique distillery exclusive.

This 21 year old whisky was matured initially in American oak cask before being finished in a single rum cask #11. It was then bottled on the 27th July 2015.

Bottle number 59 of only 96 bottles.

Please note that this is not the official Glenfiddich 130th Anniversary Release. It is distillery exclusive bottling which the original customer has misleadingly had named Glenfiddich 130th Anniversary Release.

Glendronach Grandeur 25 Year Old Batch #008

The eighth release within the Grandeur series from Glendronach, matured in Oloroso sherry casks and bottled at cask strength.

Bottle number 232 of 1505.

Glendronach Grandeur 25 Year Old Batch #008

The eighth release within the Grandeur series from Glendronach, matured in Oloroso sherry casks and bottled at cask strength.

Bottle number 242 of 1505.

Glenkinchie 1966 Moon Imports / The Costumes​

Moon Imports is an Italian importer and bottler renowned for producing excellent and unusual whiskies, often with fetching artwork and packaging.

This particular lot is from a set of 12 single cask bottlings from \"The Costume\" series, all of which were bottled in 1988 at 46%.

This is bottle number 175, from hogshead cask #2573.

Glenlivet 30 Year Old Cellar Collection 

This 30 year old Glenlivet was finished in American oak and bottled in 2001. 

Glenfiddich 30 Year Old 

The Oloroso sherry and bourbon matured Glenfiddich 30 year old, presented in an elegant leather box.

Bottle 5375 from cask selection #00036.

Glen Grant 1965 Gordon and MacPhail 44 Year Old Queen's Award for Enterprise

A rare bottle of Glen Grant, distilled in 1965 and bottled in 2009 to commemorate Gordon and MacPhail's reception of the Queen's award for Enterprise and International Trade.

This was never available for retail and was given to employees of Gordon and MacPhail at the time.

Distilled 2nd June 1965 and bottled August 2009 from Cask no #3955.

Glenlochy 1968 Gordon and MacPhail Rare Old

Glenlochy is incredibly thin on the ground these days and becoming rare and rare by the year.  Gordon and MacPhail have released more from this distillery than anyone else.

Distilled in 1968 and bottled in 2008.

Glenfarclas 1969

Distilled in 1969 and bottled in 1996 on behalf of Karstadt, for the German market.

Bottle No. 505 of 1200.

Glenugie 1968 Gordon and MacPhail

A near mythical distillery these days as there are so few Glenugie bottlings appearing at auction, amazingly we have some incredible ones this month.  Including this Gordon and MacPhail bottling distilled in 1968 and bottled in 2000 within their prestigious Rare Old series.

Glen Grant 1967 Gordon and MacPhail

A old Gordon and MacPhail bottling of Glen Grant, distilled in 1967 and bottled in 2006.

Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix

A limited edition release selected from three warehouses which collapsed on the 7th January 2010, due to adverse weather conditions (a rather heavy snow storm).

Bottled without an age statement, Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix has been highly acclaimed and includes Oloroso and American oak casks from warehouses ranging from 13 to 30 years old.

Please note minor scuffs to the tin.

Glenfiddich 8 Year Old Straight Malt 1960/70s

A stunning piece of Glenfiddich history, originally introduced in Scotland in 1961 before being rolled out globally in 1963.

An excellent example, we estimate this bottling to be from the 1960s or early 1970s, some of the last to display the straight malt branding.

Glenury Royal 1970 Cask Strength 36 Year Old

Glenury Royal distilled in 1970 and matured for 36 years was released along side Diageo's Special releases in 2006.

Limited to 1,926 bottles this is number 1006.

Glendronach 1985 Single Cask 30 Year Old #1037

Distilled on the 13th December 1985 and bottled in September 2016.

Matured in a single Pedro Ximenez sherry puncheon with cask number #1037.

Bottle number 444 of 507.

Glenfarclas 1977 Family Cask Spring 2017 #8204​

Bottled as part of the Glenfarclas Family Cask series, perhaps the most extensive collection of vintage whiskies from a single distillery.

This 1977 was bottled on the 23rd January 2017 and released in the Spring of that year.

Drawn from 4th fill hogshead #8204, yielding just 176 bottles.

Glenury Royal 1970 Cask Strength 36 Year Old

There are very few official bottling of this rare highland malt, which closed its doors for the last time in 1985.

This 1970 vintage Glenury was bottled in 2006 within Diageo's annual super premium series.  

One of only 1926 bottles, this is bottle number 982.

Glenfiddich 30 Year Old 

The classic old style bottling of Glenfiddich 30 Year Old before they placed it into a lovely wooden box.

Glen Albyn 1969 Douglas Laing 35 Year Old

Released within Douglas Laing's premium range of whiskies, the Old and Rare series.  This bottling of Glen Albyn was distilled in 1969 and bottled 35 years later in 2004.

One of 239 bottles filled from a single cask.