May 2019 Auction

Dalmore King Alexander III

Crafted to honour the act of saving Scotland’s king in 1263, this expression unites six specially selected casks housing spirit of perfect maturity. Whiskies matured in ex-bourbon casks, Matusalem oloroso sherry wood, Madeira barrels, Marsala casks, port pipes and Cabernet Sauvignon wine barriques are all brought together. 

Dalmore 1997 Distillery Exclusive 2016 / Bourbon Finesse

This very limited single cask bottling was only available at Dalmore distillery. The spirit was created by Richard Paterson to showcase the exceptional ex-bourbon casks used for maturing Dalmore whiskies.  

This expression was created by moving the spirit through three different bourbon casks each one hand selected by Richard.

Dalmore 1995 Vintage Distillery Manager's Exclusive

An exclusive bottling of Dalmore distilled in 1995 for 'The Whisky Shop', chosen by distillery manager Ian Mackay.

Matured using a combination of 65% Mathusalem sherry casks and 35% American ex-bourbon casks.

Dalmore Millennium Release 1263 Custodian 2012 / 1st Release

The first cask to be bottled for Dalmore's custodians, a concept introduced by the distillery for it's followers in 2012.

A trio of casks were filled at midnight on January 1st 2000 and gradually released on their 12th, 15th, and 18th birthday's.

This is the first 'Millennium Release', bottled in 2012 as a 12 year old. Initiallly matured in an American oak ex-bourbon cask, before being finished in a Matusalem oloroso sherry cask.

Dingle Single Pot Still No.2 / Bourbon & Sherry

The Dingle Whisky distillery started production in 2012.

This is the second single pot still release from the distillery: triple distilled and matured in a combination of bourbon, Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry casks.

Dingle Single Pot Still No.2 / Bourbon & Sherry

The Dingle Whisky distillery started production in 2012.

This is the second single pot still release from the distillery: triple distilled and matured in a combination of bourbon, Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry casks.

Darroze Les Grands Assemblage 50 Year Old Armagnac

This is a 50 year old blended Armagnacs from Darroze's taken from the celler's of Brandy producing estates across Armagnac area. 

Whiskyfun and Malt Maniacs legend Serge Valentin said this was \"Amazing and Glorious\", making this perhaps an opportunity to see why back in the day Brandy was the most respected spirit in the world. 

Dalmore 1996 Maltman 18 Year Old

A rare independent bottling of Dalmore.

Distilled in October 1996 and matured in single Pedro Ximenez sherry cask number #077, then bottled in April 2015 by Meadowside Blending Co. for their The Maltman range.. 

One of 326 bottles. 

Dallas Dhu 1982 Gordon and MacPhail

The penultimate vintage from Dallas Dhu distillery, which closed in 1983.

This was distilled in 1982 bottled by Gordon and MacPhail in 2009.

This is part of the Gordon & MacPhail Distillery Labels series, which replicates the livery the Elgin-based bottlers used in the mid-20th century when they produced the only official bottlings (under license) for many distilleries like this.

Donatella 18 Year Old Blended Malt Arts Edition 50cl

An unusual 18 year old blended malt bottled by German company, Donatella.

This is bottle 9 of 60 bottles in the 18 year old Arts Edition range, which has aparrently been \"double aged.\"

Dalmore 1995 Castle Leod

Following the very popular Dalmore Clan Mackenzie release in 2010, this follow up was similarly released to generate funds for the restoration of the Clan Mackenzie's ancestral home, the Castle Leod.

Matured in American white oak and Spanish sherry wood, before being finished in Bordeaux casks. Castle Leod was distilled in 1995 and bottled in 2011.

Dumbarton 1986 Douglas Laing 32 Year Old / XOP

This is a single grain whisky from the now closed Dumbarton distillery, distilled in August 1986 and bottled in August 2018 by Douglas Laing after maturing in a single refill barrel for 32 years.

Old Particular is Douglas Laing's flagship label, and was launched in 2013 after their Old Malt Cask series became part of the portfolio of the newly established Hunter Laing. Xtra Old Particular is the premium version of the brand, and is reserved for casks the company considers the Laing \"family jewels.\"

Bottle number 36 of only 112.

Dallas Dhu 1982 Gordon and MacPhail

The penultimate vintage from Dallas Dhu distillery, which closed in 1983.

This was distilled in 1982 bottled by Gordon and MacPhail in 2009.

Dewar's White Label 1950s / US Import

A classic blend, produced in Perth, Scotland, that is still popular world wide today.

This was imported to the US in the 1950's by the Schenley Corporation.

Dingle Single Pot Still No.2 / Bourbon & Sherry

The Dingle Whisky distillery started production in 2012.

This is the second single pot still release from the distillery: triple distilled and matured in a combination of bourbon, Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry casks.

Dalmore 21 Year Old 75cl / US Import

An older bottling of Dalmore 21 year old for the US market.

Dalmore Fortune Merita Collection x 3 / Dominium, Regalis, Luceo

Three travel retail releases, all of which have been finished in a different type of sherry cask.  The Dalmore Dominium has been finished in Matusalem, The Regalis is finished in Amoroso, and the Luceo in Apostoles. 

The Dominium is bottled at 43%, the other two at 40%. The Regalis is 1 Litre, the others are 70cl.

This lot has a 3 bottle shipping fee.

Demerara Rum 2002 Samaroli Single Cask

A 2002 vintage Demerara rum from an unnamed distillery. Actually, since Uitlvugt closed in 2000, there is only one distillery in Guyana, Diamond. Many of the nations historic stills are in operation there though, including those from Enmore and Port Mourant, and it continues to produce these styles.

Samaroli is perhaps Italy's most revered independent bottler of Scotch whisky. With an impeccable taste in single cask whiskies, and an eye for aesthetics (if not English spelling at times!), he is regarded by many as a visionary. Many of his bottles now occupy deserved sports on the pantheon of whisky greats.

Bottled in 2018, this is bottle 284 of 407 from cask #1800012.

Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release 2018 / UK Batch

Daftmill was granted a license to begin producing spirit in 2005, and had not bottled a single drop of that first distillate until 2018 when it produced just 629 bottles of its inaugural release.

Daftmill is a farm distillery, owned and run by the Cuthbert family, who grow all of the barley used in their whisky on-site. The distillery is only operational during the farm's quiet periods in mid-summer and mid-winter, sometimes producing as few as 100 casks per year. 

This is the distillery's third ever offering from its inaugural release year, a 2006 single vintage bottling of 6 casks. The spirit matured for nearly 12 years in ex-bourbon casks from Heaven Hill Bernheim distillery in Louisville, Kentucky.

The UK batch consists of 1625 bottles, drawn from casks #080/2006 through #085/2006.

An export batch was also produced from a different set of 6 casks.

Dingle Single Pot Still No.2 / Bourbon & Sherry

The Dingle Whisky distillery started production in 2012.

This is the second single pot still release from the distillery: triple distilled and matured in a combination of bourbon, Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry casks.

Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release 2018 / UK Batch

Daftmill was granted a license to begin producing spirit in 2005, and had not bottled a single drop of that first distillate until 2018 when it produced just 629 bottles of its inaugural release.

Daftmill is a farm distillery, owned and run by the Cuthbert family, who grow all of the barley used in their whisky on-site. The distillery is only operational during the farm's quiet periods in mid-summer and mid-winter, sometimes producing as few as 100 casks per year. 

This is the distillery's third ever offering from its inaugural release year, a 2006 single vintage bottling of 6 casks. The spirit matured for nearly 12 years in ex-bourbon casks from Heaven Hill Bernheim distillery in Louisville, Kentucky.

The UK batch consists of 1625 bottles, drawn from casks #080/2006 through #085/2006.

An export batch was also produced from a different set of 6 casks.

Demerara Dark Rum 2003 Samaroli Single Cask

A 2003 vintage Demerara dark rum from an unnamed distillery. Actually, since Uitlvugt closed in 2000, there is only one distillery in Guyana, Diamond. Many of the nations historic stills are in operation there though, including those from Enmore and Port Mourant, and it continues to produce these styles.

Samaroli is perhaps Italy's most revered independent bottler of Scotch whisky. With an impeccable taste in single cask whiskies, and an eye for aesthetics (if not English spelling at times!), he is regarded by many as a visionary. Many of his bottles now occupy deserved sports on the pantheon of whisky greats.

Bottled in 2018, this is bottle 249 of 300 from cask #6.

Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release 2018 / UK Batch

Daftmill was granted a license to begin producing spirit in 2005, and had not bottled a single drop of that first distillate until 2018 when it produced just 629 bottles of its inaugural release.

Daftmill is a farm distillery, owned and run by the Cuthbert family, who grow all of the barley used in their whisky on-site. The distillery is only operational during the farm's quiet periods in mid-summer and mid-winter, sometimes producing as few as 100 casks per year. 

This is the distillery's third ever offering from its inaugural release year, a 2006 single vintage bottling of 6 casks. The spirit matured for nearly 12 years in ex-bourbon casks from Heaven Hill Bernheim distillery in Louisville, Kentucky.

The UK batch consists of 1625 bottles, drawn from casks #080/2006 through #085/2006.

An export batch was also produced from a different set of 6 casks.

Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release 2018 / UK Batch

Daftmill was granted a license to begin producing spirit in 2005, and had not bottled a single drop of that first distillate until 2018 when it produced just 629 bottles of its inaugural release.

Daftmill is a farm distillery, owned and run by the Cuthbert family, who grow all of the barley used in their whisky on-site. The distillery is only operational during the farm's quiet periods in mid-summer and mid-winter, sometimes producing as few as 100 casks per year. 

This is the distillery's third ever offering from its inaugural release year, a 2006 single vintage bottling of 6 casks. The spirit matured for nearly 12 years in ex-bourbon casks from Heaven Hill Bernheim distillery in Louisville, Kentucky.

The UK batch consists of 1625 bottles, drawn from casks #080/2006 through #085/2006.

An export batch was also produced from a different set of 6 casks.

Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release 2018 / UK Batch

Daftmill was granted a license to begin producing spirit in 2005, and had not bottled a single drop of that first distillate until 2018 when it produced just 629 bottles of its inaugural release.

Daftmill is a farm distillery, owned and run by the Cuthbert family, who grow all of the barley used in their whisky on-site. The distillery is only operational during the farm's quiet periods in mid-summer and mid-winter, sometimes producing as few as 100 casks per year. 

This is the distillery's third ever offering from its inaugural release year, a 2006 single vintage bottling of 6 casks. The spirit matured for nearly 12 years in ex-bourbon casks from Heaven Hill Bernheim distillery in Louisville, Kentucky.

The UK batch consists of 1625 bottles, drawn from casks #080/2006 through #085/2006.

An export batch was also produced from a different set of 6 casks.

Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release 2018 / UK Batch

Daftmill was granted a license to begin producing spirit in 2005, and had not bottled a single drop of that first distillate until 2018 when it produced just 629 bottles of its inaugural release.

Daftmill is a farm distillery, owned and run by the Cuthbert family, who grow all of the barley used in their whisky on-site. The distillery is only operational during the farm's quiet periods in mid-summer and mid-winter, sometimes producing as few as 100 casks per year. 

This is the distillery's third ever offering from its inaugural release year, a 2006 single vintage bottling of 6 casks. The spirit matured for nearly 12 years in ex-bourbon casks from Heaven Hill Bernheim distillery in Louisville, Kentucky.

The UK batch consists of 1625 bottles, drawn from casks #080/2006 through #085/2006.

An export batch was also produced from a different set of 6 casks.

Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release 2018 / UK Batch

Daftmill was granted a license to begin producing spirit in 2005, and had not bottled a single drop of that first distillate until 2018 when it produced just 629 bottles of its inaugural release.

Daftmill is a farm distillery, owned and run by the Cuthbert family, who grow all of the barley used in their whisky on-site. The distillery is only operational during the farm's quiet periods in mid-summer and mid-winter, sometimes producing as few as 100 casks per year. 

This is the distillery's third ever offering from its inaugural release year, a 2006 single vintage bottling of 6 casks. The spirit matured for nearly 12 years in ex-bourbon casks from Heaven Hill Bernheim distillery in Louisville, Kentucky.

The UK batch consists of 1625 bottles, drawn from casks #080/2006 through #085/2006.

An export batch was also produced from a different set of 6 casks.

Daftmill 2006 Winter Batch Release 2018 / UK Batch

Daftmill was granted a license to begin producing spirit in 2005, and had not bottled a single drop of that first distillate until 2018 when it produced just 629 bottles of its inaugural release.

Daftmill is a farm distillery, owned and run by the Cuthbert family, who grow all of the barley used in their whisky on-site. The distillery is only operational during the farm's quiet periods in mid-summer and mid-winter, sometimes producing as few as 100 casks per year. 

This is the distillery's third ever offering from its inaugural release year, a 2006 single vintage bottling of 6 casks. The spirit matured for nearly 12 years in ex-bourbon casks from Heaven Hill Bernheim distillery in Louisville, Kentucky.

The UK batch consists of 1625 bottles, drawn from casks #080/2006 through #085/2006.

An export batch was also produced from a different set of 6 casks.

Dalmore 1995 Age of Exploration

Distilled in 1995, the Dalmore Age of Exploration was matured in American oak casks, prior to being finished for three years in Madeira casks and a final year spent marrying in Matusalem Oloroso sherry butts.

Dalmore Tay Dram / 2011 Season

The mighty river Tay is the largest of Scotland's great Salmon rivers, and the 'Silvery Tay' is steeped in fishing legends.

The Rivers Collection included four bottlings named after four famous Scottish Salmon rivers, The Dee, The Spey, The Tweed and The Tay. In recognition of the various trusts, a donation was made to the Tay Foundation, Tweed Foundation, Spey Foundation and Dee Trust when these bottles were originally on the market.

Dewar's White Label circa 1950s

A classic blend, produced in Perth, Scotland, that is still popular world wide today.

This spring cap bottling is likely from the 1950's and carries the Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II.

Dufftown 14 Year Old Manager's Dram 2014

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

This 14 year old Dufftown was bottled in November 2014.

Bottle number 1225.