May 2019 Auction

Dalmore 1981 Constellation 30 Year Old Cask #3

An impressively aged Dalmore from their elegant Constellation collection. Distilled in 1981 and aged for 30 years in cask #3.

The Constellation Collection consists of 21 vintages, dating from 1964 through to 1992. Each bottle features hallmarked silver stoppers and an engraved decanter style bottle.

Cak #3 was matured until 2006 in American white oak before being tranferred into a Matusalem Oloroso serry butt for 5 years.

Bottle 93 of 669.

Dalmore 20 Year Old 1970s

A very old bottle of Dalmore, bottled at 20 years of age in the 1970's.  

Bottled by the Mackenzie brothers at 75 proof. 

Eigashima 2015 Akashi Ex-Sake Cask 6 x 50cl / Ghost Series #9 - Case

Akashi is the name given to the the single malt produced at the Eigashima distillery. The site is often also referred to as the White Oak distillery, after the blend it produces. Because demand for White Oak is so high, most Eigashima single malt is reserved for this, so Akashi is quite rare.

This is a 2015 vintage single cask, matured in ex-Sake barrel #101520.

Only 500 bottles were produced, this is a case of 6 of them.

This lot has a 5 bottle shipping fee.

Dalmore 1973 Gonzalez Byass Finish 30 Year Old 75cl / US Import - Signed

Distilled on the 22nd March 1973 and matured in American oak before being finished in Matusalem Oloroso sherry casks from Gonzalez Byass, Jerez de la Frontera. This was then bottled as a 30 year old.

From the rear of the box of this whisky, 'In essence, the 1973 is a collector's item witnessing a unique collaboration between two premium brands to bring you the ultimate single malt experience.'  We couldn't have put it better!

Bottle number 1494. 

Dalwhinnie 1957 Cadenhead's 22 Year Old

As Scotland’s oldest independent bottler, Cadenhead’s have long been known for releasing stunning whiskies but none more so than those from their famous ‘dumpy’ series, which features some incredible 1950s and 60s vintages. Whisky from this bygone era of production have become increasingly elusive in recent years, making them exceptionally desirable. 

This Dalwhinnie was distilled in May 1957 and bottled in June 1979 in the iconic brown dumpy bottle. 

Diplomatico 1997 Sherry Cask Finish

Diplomatico is a very highly respected rum, due to licensing arrangements this goes by the name Botucal in some regions. 

This is one of three single vintages produced, and has been finished in sherry casks. 

Essence of Suntory Selection 3 x 50cl / Yamazaki, Hakushu, & Chita

• Yamazaki 2005 Peated Malt 
  A peated malt produced at their flagship Yamazaki distillery. Distilled in 2005 and bottled at a higher strength of 49%.

• Hakushu 2012 Rye Type
  A rye based whisky from Hakushu. Distilled in 2012 and bottled at a higher strength of 57%.

• Chita 2001 Wine Cask
  A grain whisky, distilled in 2001 and matured in a Wine Cask for 4 years before being bottled in 2018. Bottled at 49%.

This lot has a 3 bottle shipping fee.

Eagle Rare 1984 17 Year Old

Eagle Rare is a historic bourbon brand and is one of the five bourbons included in the award-winning Buffalo Trace Antique Collection.

Buffalo Trace's parent company, Sazerac, purchased the Eagle Rare brand from Seagram in 1989, who had developed it in the 1970s to replicate what it felt where the successful motifs used by the Wild Turkey brand.

Production of the label was moved to Buffalo Trace when Sazerac acquired the facility in 1992 (then known as Ancient Age).

Dalmore Clan Mackenzie Series  3 x 70cl / Mackenzie, Castle Leod, Cromartie

These whiskies were release to pay homage to the Clan Mackenzie and generate funds for the restoration of the Clan Mackenzie's ancestral home, the Castle Leod.

• Dalmore Mackenzie 
  Distilled in 1992 and bottled in 2010. Matured in a bourbon hogsheads for 11 years before a finishing period of 6 years in port pipes. 46%. 
• Dalmore Castle Leod
  Distilled in 1995 and bottled in 2011. Matured in American white oak and Spanish sherry wood, before being finished in Bordeaux casks. 46%. 
• Dalmore Cromartie
  Distilled in 1996 and bottled in 2012. Matured in American white oak before being transferred to Oloroso sherry casks, from Gonzalez Byass. 45%

This lot has a 3 bottle shipping fee.

Eagle Rare 17 Year Old / Fall 2005

Eagle Rare is a historic bourbon brand and is one of the five included in the award-winning Buffalo Trace Antique Collection.

Buffalo Trace's parent company, Sazerac, purchased the Eagle Rare brand from Seagram in 1989, who had developed it in the 1970's to replicate what it felt were the successful motifs used by the Wild Turkey brand.

Production of the label was moved to Buffalo Trace when Sazerac acquired the facility in 1992 (then known as Ancient Age).

Eagle Rare 17 Year Old / Fall 2008

Eagle Rare is a historic bourbon brand and is one of the five included in the award-winning Buffalo Trace Antique Collection.

Buffalo Trace's parent company, Sazerac, purchased the Eagle Rare brand from Seagram in 1989, who had developed it in the 1970's to replicate what it felt were the successful motifs used by the Wild Turkey brand.

Production of the label was moved to Buffalo Trace when Sazerac acquired the facility in 1992 (then known as Ancient Age).

Eagle Rare 17 Year Old / Summer 2017

Eagle Rare is a historic bourbon brand and is one of the five bourbons included in the award-winning Buffalo Trace Antique Collection.

Buffalo Trace's parent company, Sazerac, purchased the Eagle Rare brand from Seagram in 1989, who had developed it in the 1970s to replicate what it felt where the successful motifs used by the Wild Turkey brand.

Production of the label was moved to Buffalo Trace when Sazerac acquired the facility in 1992 (then known as Ancient Age).

Eagle Rare 17 Year Old / Spring 2013

Eagle Rare is a historic bourbon brand and is one of the five bourbons included in the award-winning Buffalo Trace Antique Collection.

Buffalo Trace's parent company, Sazerac, purchased the Eagle Rare brand from Seagram in 1989, who had developed it in the 1970s to replicate what it felt where the successful motifs used by the Wild Turkey brand.

Production of the label was moved to Buffalo Trace when Sazerac acquired the facility in 1992 (then known as Ancient Age).

Dailuaine 1975 Samaroli & Moon Import / Dreams

Moon Import was founded by Pepi Mongiardino in 1980 and he bottled his first whisky in 1982. Always beautifully labelled, Pepi is acclaimed for designing the packaging for Moon Import bottles himself, often using images found in old books. These iconic designs, coupled with the quality of the liquid saw Moon Import steadily grow in popularity. The company is still going strong, and their early releases are some of the brightest gems in any whisky collection.

The Dreams series was a 1999 collaborative effort between longtime friends Mongiardino and Samaroli. The unusually labelled series feature artworks designed by Nadia Pini and Hans Piu, and all bear Silvano Samaroli's signature printed on the capsule.

This Dailuaine was distilled in 1975 and is bottle number 308 of 594. 

Delamain 1942 Grande Champagne Cognac

A nicely presented bottle of Delamain 1964.

Landed 1965, bottled 1989 and shipped by Averys of Bristol, UK.

Dallas Dhu 1983 Last Cask Filled

A very rare official bottling of Dallas Dhu by the now 'guardians' of the distillery Historic Scotland (now known as Historic Environment Scotland).

Bottled from the last cask to be filled from the distillery in 1983, cask #327.

Bottle number 117.

Dingle Small Batch Single Malt No.1 / Bourbon Casks

Dingle whisky distillery opened in Ireland in 2012. This is the first triple distilled small batch release produced entirely from single malt.

Matured exclusively in bourbon casks.

Bottle number 1699.

Eagle Rare 10 Year Old 1980s

An old 1980's bottling of Eagle Rare for the Italian market. This was distilled and bottled by Seagram's at the Four Roses distillery (labelled using its historic Old Prentice name).

The Eagle Rare brand nowadays is produced at Buffalo Trace after it was sold to the Sazerac company a few years after this was bottled.

Dingle Cask Strength Single Malt No.4 / Bourbon, Sherry & Port Casks

The Dingle Whisky distillery started production in 2012.

This release is a marriage of single malt whisky matured in bourbon, sherry and port casks.

Bottle number 123.

Dingle Founding Fathers Single Cask #210 / 8up

The Dingle Whisky distillery started production in 2012.

This is a Founding Fathers single cask release, titled 8up and bottled from sherry cask #210.

Dingle Founding Fathers Single Cask #210 / 8up

The Dingle Whisky distillery started production in 2012.

This is a Founding Fathers single cask release, titled 8up and bottled from sherry cask #210.

Eagle Rare 10 Year Old 1980s

An old 1980's bottling of Eagle Rare for the Italian market. This was distilled and bottled by Seagram's at the Four Roses distillery (labelled using its historic Old Prentice name).

The Eagle Rare brand nowadays is produced at Buffalo Trace after it was sold to the Sazerac company a few years after this was bottled.

Diamond 2003 Wild Parrot 

Distilled in 2003 at the Diamond Distillery complex in Guyana. It has been the only distillery in the country since the closure of Uitvlugt in 2000.

Bottled from single cask #WP03547 in 2017 by The Wild Parrot, a collaboration between Hidden Spirits and Stefano Cremaschi.

One of 230 bottles.

Dailuaine 1994 Carn Mor

This is a Celebration of the Cask bottling, a sub-category of Morrison & Mackay's independent Carn Mor label. Morrison and Mackay are a Perth-based company, producing a number of whisky liqueurs as well as single cask single malts and blends, including the popular recently revived Old Perth. In 2017 the firm completed the construction of the Aberargie distillery in the town of the same name.

Distilled in 1994, this Dailuiane was bottled from bourbon barrel #3062 in 2018.

Bottle 66 of 76.

Dingle Founding Fathers Single Cask #68 / Austria Edition - Briana's Choice

The Dingle Whisky distillery started production in 2012.

This is a Founding Fathers single cask release, selected by Briana for Austria.

Bottled from sherry cask #68.

Dufftown 1975 Rare Malt 21 Year Old / 54.8%

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.

This Dufftown single malt was distilled in 1975 and bottled as a 21 year old.

Bottle number 1338.

Eagle Rare 10 Year Old 1980s

An old 1980's bottling of Eagle Rare for the Italian market. This was distilled and bottled by Seagram's at the Four Roses distillery (labelled using its historic Old Prentice name).

The Eagle Rare brand nowadays is produced at Buffalo Trace after it was sold to the Sazerac company a few years after this was bottled.

Dallas Dhu 1981 Douglas Laing 22 Year Old Sherry Cask

Dallas Dhu is a long closed Speyside distillery. 

This bottle was distilled in July 1981 and then bottled in July 2003 as a 22 year old by Douglas Laing.

The Old Malt Cask series is one of the most established independent labels on the market. It was launched by Douglas Laing in 1998 and bottled by them until 2013 when the brand became part of the Hunter Laing portfolio instead.

One of 408 bottles drawn from sherry cask #730.

Dingle Cask Strength Single Malt No.3 / Bourbon & Port Casks

The Dingle Whisky distillery started production in 2012.

This is their third cask strength single malt release, and is a marriage of single malt whisky matured in two cask types, ex-bourbon and ex-port.

Bottle number 37. 

Delamain 1968 Grande Champagne 34 Year Old Cognac

A 34 year old cognac produced using cognac from the 1968 harvest of a vineyard near La Nerolle in Segonzac.

Matured in a 350 litre, well-seasoned French oak cask in one of the Delamain cellars.

Bottled in 2002.

Dailuaine 1976 Whisky Agency 35 Year Old

An independently bottled Dailuaine. Distilled in 1976 and bottled 35 years later from an ex-bourbon hogshead.

One of 148 bottles.

The Whisky Agency was founded in Germany by Carsten Ehrlich, who is also the driving force behind The Whisky Fair in Limburg, one of the world's most renowned annual whisky gatherings. Their passion is unquestionable, and they have a regular release schedule of high quality single casks, often in collaboration with some of the most respected whisky bars and retailers. The Whisky Agency's labels include The Perfect Dram, Liquid Library, Private Stock, and Liquid Sun.

Enmore 1990 Moon Import Sherry Wood

A single barrel Pot still rum from Enmore, distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2016 after maturing in single sherry barrel number #29.

Enmore closed its doors in 1995 and the original wooden stills that gave this rum its unique character removed. 

Bottles from this distillery are becoming increasingly sought after and hard to find. 

Selected by Pepi Mongiardino.

Bottle number 142 of only 315.