May 2019 Auction

Macallan 1989 Malts of Scotland Sherry Butt

Distilled in 1989 and bottled by Malts of Scotland for the German market.

Malts of Scotland were founded in 2005 by whisky enthusiast and connoisseur, Thomas Ewers.

Matured in refill sherry butt ref: MoS 19005 in 2019.

Bottle number 112 of 234. 

Macallan Archival Series Folio 4

The 2019 and fourth edition of this limited release from Macallan was only available through an online ballot. This is unlike the previous releases which were available only at the distillery.

Folio 4 features an advertisement including a strathspey composed by James Scott Skinner (1843-1927). The ad notes that Skinner, \"The Strathspey King\", was moved to music by the lilting flavour and melting resonances of a tumbler of his favourite malt whisky - The Macallan.

The ad, small but groundbreaking, was the first instance of musical notation displayed on a page of British newspaper, The Times, and quite possibly in the advertising of any whisky.

As with the previous Folio releases, the bottle is presented with a book inside an elegant book-shaped tin box.

Macallan 30 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company Batch #16

The label depicts Macallan's curiously small stills which are actually huge.

One of 372 bottles.

Macallan 1985 15 Year Old

A 15 year old Macallan, distilled in 1985 and matured in Jerez sherry oak casks.

Macallan 8 Year Old Campbell, Hope and King 1970s / Rinaldi Import

Classic sherry matured Macallan 8 year old, bottled in the 1970's by Campbell, Hope and King.

Fratelli Rinaldi import for the Italian market.

Macallan Archival Series Folio 3

The 2018 edition of this limited release from Macallan, that was only available from the distillery and is the third in the series.

The theme of the Folio 3 is Macallan advertising campaigns from the 1980's and 1990's, and the presentation includes a book containing the best of these. The illustration on the box is from an advert used in a Victorian era edition of Punch magazine, and is intended to capture the notion that whisky is best produced in cold weather, a remark that Macallan claim was made on their very own estate at Easter Elchies.

As with the previous Folio releases, the bottle is presented in an elegant book-shaped tin box.

Macallan Re-Awakening 12 Year Old

A very limited bottling of Macallan, bottled on the 1st September 2008 to commemorate the recommissioning of stills which had lain silent for 20 years.

This is number 584 of 1,002 bottles.

Macallan Re-Awakening 12 Year Old

A very limited bottling of Macallan, bottled on the 1st September 2008 to commemorate the recommissioning of stills which had lain silent for 20 years.

This is number 436 of 1,002 bottles.

Macallan 29 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company Batch #6

The label depicts Macallan's curiously small stills which are actually huge.

Bottle number 91 of 293.

Macallan Archival Series Folio 4

The 2019 and fourth edition of this limited release from Macallan was only available through an online ballot. This is unlike the previous releases which were available only at the distillery.

Folio 4 features an advertisement including a strathspey composed by James Scott Skinner (1843-1927). The ad notes that Skinner, \"The Strathspey King\", was moved to music by the lilting flavour and melting resonances of a tumbler of his favourite malt whisky - The Macallan.

The ad, small but groundbreaking, was the first instance of musical notation displayed on a page of British newspaper, The Times, and quite possibly in the advertising of any whisky.

As with the previous Folio releases, the bottle is presented with a book inside an elegant book-shaped tin box.

Macallan Re-Awakening 12 Year Old

A very limited bottling of Macallan, bottled on the 1st September 2008 to commemorate the recommissioning of stills which had lain silent for 20 years.

This is number 444 of 1,002 bottles.

Macallan Archival Series Folio 3

The 2018 edition of this limited release from Macallan, that was only available from the distillery and is the third in the series.

The theme of the Folio 3 is Macallan advertising campaigns from the 1980's and 1990's, and the presentation includes a book containing the best of these. The illustration on the box is from an advert used in a Victorian era edition of Punch magazine, and is intended to capture the notion that whisky is best produced in cold weather, a remark that Macallan claim was made on their very own estate at Easter Elchies.

As with the previous Folio releases, the bottle is presented in an elegant book-shaped tin box.

Macallan Edition No.1 / Wooden Box​

The first release of Macallan recent annual \"Editions\" limited release. Matured in 58% Butts, 23% Hogshead and 19% Puncheon, this liquid has been matured in the following 8 types of cask

• 1st Fill Tevasa European Butts
• 1st Fill Toneleria Hudo European Butts
• 1st Fill Vasyma American Puncheons
• 1st Fill J & M Martin European Butts
• 1st Fill Gonzalez Byass European Butts
• 1st Fill Tevasa European Puncheons
• 2nd Fill Sherry European Hogsheads
• 2nd Fill Sherry European Butts   

Macallan Edition No.1 / Wooden Box​

The first release of Macallan recent annual \"Editions\" limited release. Matured in 58% Butts, 23% Hogshead and 19% Puncheon, this liquid has been matured in the following 8 types of cask

• 1st Fill Tevasa European Butts
• 1st Fill Toneleria Hudo European Butts
• 1st Fill Vasyma American Puncheons
• 1st Fill J & M Martin European Butts
• 1st Fill Gonzalez Byass European Butts
• 1st Fill Tevasa European Puncheons
• 2nd Fill Sherry European Hogsheads
• 2nd Fill Sherry European Butts   

Macallan 1968 Duncan Taylor 35 Year Old

A cask strength single cask Macallan from Duncan Taylor's Rare Auld range.

Distilled in June 1968, matured in cask #5593 then bottled in January 2004.

Duncan Taylor was founded in Glasgow in 1938 as a cask broker and trading company. Its modern history began in 2001 when a former Glendronach employee, Euan Shand, purchased the firm and moved it to Huntly in Aberdeenshire, using the impressive cask portfolio it has amassed over the 20th century to become one of the premier independent bottlers in Scotland.

Bottle number 33 of 154.

Macallan Edition No.1 / Wooden Box​

The first release of Macallan recent annual \"Editions\" limited release. Matured in 58% Butts, 23% Hogshead and 19% Puncheon, this liquid has been matured in the following 8 types of cask

• 1st Fill Tevasa European Butts
• 1st Fill Toneleria Hudo European Butts
• 1st Fill Vasyma American Puncheons
• 1st Fill J & M Martin European Butts
• 1st Fill Gonzalez Byass European Butts
• 1st Fill Tevasa European Puncheons
• 2nd Fill Sherry European Hogsheads
• 2nd Fill Sherry European Butts   

Macallan 1874 Replica

Macallan created a number of 'replica' whiskies, using samples they had from days-gone-by.

This Macallan 1874 Replica is the first edition of these replicas.

Macallan 1989 Samaroli Single Cask ​

A single cask Macallan from Samaroli. 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.

Distilled in May 1989 and matured in single sherry puncheon #8274, then bottled in April 2003.

Bottle 538 of 798.

Macallan Archival Series Folio 3

The 2018 edition of this limited release from Macallan, that was only available from the distillery and is the third in the series.

The theme of the Folio 3 is Macallan advertising campaigns from the 1980's and 1990's, and the presentation includes a book containing the best of these. The illustration on the box is from an advert used in a Victorian era edition of Punch magazine, and is intended to capture the notion that whisky is best produced in cold weather, a remark that Macallan claim was made on their very own estate at Easter Elchies.

As with the previous Folio releases, the bottle is presented in an elegant book-shaped tin box.

Macallan Archival Series Folio 4

The 2019 and fourth edition of this limited release from Macallan was only available through an online ballot. This is unlike the previous releases which were available only at the distillery.

Folio 4 features an advertisement including a strathspey composed by James Scott Skinner (1843-1927). The ad notes that Skinner, \"The Strathspey King\", was moved to music by the lilting flavour and melting resonances of a tumbler of his favourite malt whisky - The Macallan.

The ad, small but groundbreaking, was the first instance of musical notation displayed on a page of British newspaper, The Times, and quite possibly in the advertising of any whisky.

As with the previous Folio releases, the bottle is presented with a book inside an elegant book-shaped tin box.

Macallan 1874 Replica

Macallan created a number of 'replica' whiskies, using samples they had from days-gone-by.

This Macallan 1874 Replica is the first edition of these replicas.

Macallan 1989 18 Year Old 75cl / US Import with Wooden Box

First launched in 1984, the official Macallan 18 year old is an absolute classic of the whisky world. Distilled at the famous distillery in Speyside and fully matured in sherry oak casks from Jerez in Spain.

Distilled in 1989, this version of the 18 year old is presented in the long-running shiny purple box used between 2006 and 2017.

This lot however, is presented in a special wooden box.

Macallan Archival Series Folio 4

The 2019 and fourth edition of this limited release from Macallan was only available through an online ballot. This is unlike the previous releases which were available only at the distillery.

Folio 4 features an advertisement including a strathspey composed by James Scott Skinner (1843-1927). The ad notes that Skinner, \"The Strathspey King\", was moved to music by the lilting flavour and melting resonances of a tumbler of his favourite malt whisky - The Macallan.

The ad, small but groundbreaking, was the first instance of musical notation displayed on a page of British newspaper, The Times, and quite possibly in the advertising of any whisky.

As with the previous Folio releases, the bottle is presented with a book inside an elegant book-shaped tin box.

Macallan Decades 3 x 50cl / Twenties, Thirties, Forties

The Macallan Decades, consists of four single malts that were created to recreate the style of whiskies from the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.

This is the first three releases in the range.

This lot has a 3 bottle shipping fee.

Macallan Archival Series Folio 4

The 2019 and fourth edition of this limited release from Macallan was only available through an online ballot. This is unlike the previous releases which were available only at the distillery.

Folio 4 features an advertisement including a strathspey composed by James Scott Skinner (1843-1927). The ad notes that Skinner, \"The Strathspey King\", was moved to music by the lilting flavour and melting resonances of a tumbler of his favourite malt whisky - The Macallan.

The ad, small but groundbreaking, was the first instance of musical notation displayed on a page of British newspaper, The Times, and quite possibly in the advertising of any whisky.

As with the previous Folio releases, the bottle is presented with a book inside an elegant book-shaped tin box.

Mortlach 25 Year Old Sestante Decanter 1980s

An excellent well-aged bottling of Mortlach, bottled in the 1980s for Sestante in Italy.

The Sestante import company was founded in the 1970s by Ernesto Mainardi, and he bottled his first single casks under the name in 1985. Alongside his contemporary, Silvano Samaroli, Mainardi pioneered giving his customers a choice of both standard 40-46% bottlings, and cask strength releases from the same casks. Along with his other brand, Silver Seal, Mainardi's bottlings are incredibly sought after.

Mainardi was a former employee of Co. Import, Pinerolo, and was inspired to bottle these crystal decanters based on similar bottlings of Macallan that they had produced. The Sestante decanters were Edinburgh crystal, and Mainardi estimates he produced around 3500 of these over the years.

Macallan Archival Series Folio 4

The 2019 and fourth edition of this limited release from Macallan was only available through an online ballot. This is unlike the previous releases which were available only at the distillery.

Folio 4 features an advertisement including a strathspey composed by James Scott Skinner (1843-1927). The ad notes that Skinner, \"The Strathspey King\", was moved to music by the lilting flavour and melting resonances of a tumbler of his favourite malt whisky - The Macallan.

The ad, small but groundbreaking, was the first instance of musical notation displayed on a page of British newspaper, The Times, and quite possibly in the advertising of any whisky.

As with the previous Folio releases, the bottle is presented with a book inside an elegant book-shaped tin box.

Macallan Archival Series Folio 4

The 2019 and fourth edition of this limited release from Macallan was only available through an online ballot. This is unlike the previous releases which were available only at the distillery.

Folio 4 features an advertisement including a strathspey composed by James Scott Skinner (1843-1927). The ad notes that Skinner, \"The Strathspey King\", was moved to music by the lilting flavour and melting resonances of a tumbler of his favourite malt whisky - The Macallan.

The ad, small but groundbreaking, was the first instance of musical notation displayed on a page of British newspaper, The Times, and quite possibly in the advertising of any whisky.

As with the previous Folio releases, the bottle is presented with a book inside an elegant book-shaped tin box.

Macallan Archival Series Folio 4

The 2019 and fourth edition of this limited release from Macallan was only available through an online ballot. This is unlike the previous releases which were available only at the distillery.

Folio 4 features an advertisement including a strathspey composed by James Scott Skinner (1843-1927). The ad notes that Skinner, \"The Strathspey King\", was moved to music by the lilting flavour and melting resonances of a tumbler of his favourite malt whisky - The Macallan.

The ad, small but groundbreaking, was the first instance of musical notation displayed on a page of British newspaper, The Times, and quite possibly in the advertising of any whisky.

As with the previous Folio releases, the bottle is presented with a book inside an elegant book-shaped tin box.

Macallan Archival Series Folio 4

The 2019 and fourth edition of this limited release from Macallan was only available through an online ballot. This is unlike the previous releases which were available only at the distillery.

Folio 4 features an advertisement including a strathspey composed by James Scott Skinner (1843-1927). The ad notes that Skinner, \"The Strathspey King\", was moved to music by the lilting flavour and melting resonances of a tumbler of his favourite malt whisky - The Macallan.

The ad, small but groundbreaking, was the first instance of musical notation displayed on a page of British newspaper, The Times, and quite possibly in the advertising of any whisky.

As with the previous Folio releases, the bottle is presented with a book inside an elegant book-shaped tin box.

Macallan Archival Series Folio 4

The 2019 and fourth edition of this limited release from Macallan was only available through an online ballot. This is unlike the previous releases which were available only at the distillery.

Folio 4 features an advertisement including a strathspey composed by James Scott Skinner (1843-1927). The ad notes that Skinner, \"The Strathspey King\", was moved to music by the lilting flavour and melting resonances of a tumbler of his favourite malt whisky - The Macallan.

The ad, small but groundbreaking, was the first instance of musical notation displayed on a page of British newspaper, The Times, and quite possibly in the advertising of any whisky.

As with the previous Folio releases, the bottle is presented with a book inside an elegant book-shaped tin box.

Macallan Archival Series Folio 4

The 2019 and fourth edition of this limited release from Macallan was only available through an online ballot. This is unlike the previous releases which were available only at the distillery.

Folio 4 features an advertisement including a strathspey composed by James Scott Skinner (1843-1927). The ad notes that Skinner, \"The Strathspey King\", was moved to music by the lilting flavour and melting resonances of a tumbler of his favourite malt whisky - The Macallan.

The ad, small but groundbreaking, was the first instance of musical notation displayed on a page of British newspaper, The Times, and quite possibly in the advertising of any whisky.

As with the previous Folio releases, the bottle is presented with a book inside an elegant book-shaped tin box.