May 2019 Auction

Rebel Yell Kentucky Straight Bourbon 12 x 70cl 1990s / Stitzel-Weller - Case

The Rebel Yell brand was created for Stitzel-Weller distillery in the late 1940s by Charles R. Farnsely, a former mayor of Louisville, KY. The brand was first bottled around the distillery's 100th anniversary, with the intention of producing and distributing it in small batches, exclusively in the Southern states.

Following the sale of Stitzel-Weller by the Van Winkle family 1972, it eventually came into the hands of United Distillers (now Diageo) who opted to make the brand available more widely. This is a case of bottles likely to be from the 1990s.

The brand was later procured by Luxco who continue to produce it today using bourbon sourced from Heaven Hill.

This lot has a 12 bottle shipping fee.

Richard Hennessy Cognac

Richard Hennessy is the pinnacle of 200 years of cognac producing experience, knowledge and passion of Maison Hennessy, with a special blend of exceptionally delicious and rare eaux-de-vie aged from 40 years to nearly 200 years old.

Each carafe is numbered and crafted from pure hand-blown crystal.

Rosebank 20 Year Old Full Proof 1980s / Zenith Import

Rosebank is a sorely missed Lowland single malt, now increasingly difficult to find.

This was specially bottled by The Distillers Agency, a subsidiary of The Distillers Company (now Diageo), for Zenith Italia, the company owned by importer G.P. Bonfanti.

Bottle number 110 of 2580.

Rosebank 15 Year Old Full Proof 1980s / Zenith Import

Rosebank is a sorely missed Lowland single malt, now increasingly difficult to find.

This was specially bottled by The Distillers Agency, a subsidiary of The Distillers Company (now Diageo), for Zenith Italia, the company owned by importer G.P. Bonfanti.

13,596 bottles were filled at 50% ABV, but this is one of the remaining 2,400 which were bottled at a full proof of 61% ABV. 

Royal Lochnagar 1988 Single Cask 30 Year Old / The Prince's Foundation

A whisky fit for the (potential future) King! 

This single cask release of Royal Lochnagar was taken from American oak cask #1129, which was gifted to HRH Prince Charles and initially sold to raise funds for The Prince's Foundation. 

The whisky itself was distilled in 1988 to commemorate the 140th anniversary of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visiting the distillery in 1848, and was bottled in 2018 to celebrate the 70th birthday of His Royal Highness. 

One of 206 bottles.

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.

Remy Martin Louis XIII Cognac 1970s

Remy Martin is perhaps the most well known of all cognac producers and has established a reputation for quality that very few others can relate to.

This is a spectacular example of the Louis XIII Tres Vieille Cogna decanter which holds Grande Champagne cognac aged between 40 and 100 years.

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.

Ayrshire 1968 Rare Cask Reserve 47 Year Old / Velier

A delicious-looking bottling of single cask Ayrshire, officially bottled by Wm. Grant & Sons exclusively for Velier.

Matured in cask #61669 for nearly half a century before bottling on the 5th January 2016

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).

Rosebank 26 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company Batch #1

TBWC strikes again. This is their first batch of Rosebank and postdates the announcement that the distillery would be reopened as demonstrated by the label.

With usual wit and intelligence the label is rife with 90s nostalgia, hearkening back to when the distillery was last operational.

One of 321 bottles.

Rosebank 26 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company Batch #1

That Boutique-y Whisky Company strikes again. This is their first batch of Rosebank and postdates the announcement that the distillery would be reopened, as demonstrated by the label.

With usual wit and intelligence, the label is rife with 90s nostalgia, hearkening back to when the distillery was last operational.

One of 321 bottles.

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).

Rosebank 1990 Cask Strength 21 Year Old 

Part of Diageo's Special Release range, this Rosebank was triple-distilled and bottled in 2011.   

This is bottle number 2565 of 5886. 

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).

Rosebank 1990 Douglas Laing 21 Year Old

Rosebank is a sorely missed lowland malt.

This Douglas Laing bottling was distilled in June 1990 and bottled March 2012. Matured in refill butt #8227

One of 136 bottles. 

Rosebank 12 Year Old 1980s /  Zenith Import

A very rare bottling of this iconic closed Lowland distillery from Falkirk. 

This official bottling was produced for The Distillers Agency Ltd., and imported to Italy by Zenith. 

Rosebank 1974 Signatory Vintage 18 Year Old

A very rare single vintage from closed Lowland distillery, Rosebank.

Distilled on 30th November 1974 and bottled by Signatory Vintage in June 1993 from three sherry butts. 

One of 2400 bottles. 

Rebel Yell 6 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Half Pint 1970s / Stitzel-Weller

The Rebel Yell brand was created for Stitzel-Weller distillery in the late 1940s by Charles R. Farnsely, a former mayor of Louisville, KY. The brand was first bottled around the distillery's 100th anniversary, with the intention of producing and distributing it in small batches, exclusively in the Southern states.

This is a 1970s bottle and likely still contains bourbon distilled by the Van Winkle family.

Following the sale of Stitzel-Weller and subsequently many of its associated brands in 1972, Rebel Yell was eventually purchased by what is now Luxco in the early 1980s, who continue to produce it today using sourced whiskey from Heaven Hill.

Royal Brackla 10 Year Old Flora and Fauna

One of the rare releases from the Flora and Fauna series, the Royal Brackla 10 year old which was only bottled in 1995.

Rosebank 12 Year Old Flora and Fauna / Wooden Box

This Flora and Fauna bottling of Rosebank has been discontinued for a number of years and was the last standard official release from Rosebank.

There have been super premium releases from Diageo since this bottle was discontinued.

Rosebank 12 Year Old Flora and Fauna / Wooden Box

This Flora and Fauna bottling of Rosebank has been discontinued for a number of years and was the last standard official release from Rosebank.

There have been super premium releases from Diageo since this bottle was discontinued.

Rosebank 12 Year Old Flora and Fauna / Wooden Box

This Flora and Fauna bottling of Rosebank has been discontinued for a number of years and was the last standard official release from Rosebank.

There have been super premium releases from Diageo since this bottle was discontinued.

Rosebank 1990 Signatory Vintage 10 Year Old 1.5 Litre / Millennium Edition

A very rare 1.5 litre bottling of Rosebank from 1990.

Distilled on the 22nd March 1990 and bottled on the 31st July 2000 by Signatory Vintage as part of their Millennium Edition series.

Bottle number 141 of only 320 drawn from cask #1506

This lot has a 2 bottle shipping fee.

Rosebank 12 Year Old Flora and Fauna / Wooden Box

This Flora and Fauna bottling of Rosebank has been discontinued for a number of years and was the last standard official release from Rosebank.

There have been super premium releases from Diageo since this bottle was discontinued.

Rosebank 1989 Gordon and MacPhail Rare Old

A great example of Rosebank, distilled in 1989 and bottled in 2013 as part of Gordon and MacPhail's 'Rare Old' range.

Rosebank 1983 Gordon and Macphail

A classic Gordon and Macphail bottling of this increasingly rare lowlander.

Distilled in 1983 and bottled within their Connoisseur's Choice range in 1994.

Rosebank 1990 Gordon and MacPhail 15 Year Old 75cl / US Import

A good example of Rosebank, a much sought after closed Lowland distillery.

Distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2006 within Gordon and MacPhail's Connoisseur's Choice range.

The Connoisseurs Choice label is one of the most recognisable independent bottlings on the market. It was initially created for renowned Italian importer, Edoardo Giaccone in the early 1970s, but became a mainstay of the core Gordon & MacPhail portfolio in 1979.

Uitvlugt 1997 Wild Parrot

Distilled at Uitvlugt distillery in Guyana in 1997, three years before it was closed and its stills and stock transferred to Diamond.

This was bottled from single cask #WP97489 by Hidden Spirits and Stefano Cremaschi for their Wild Parrot brand in 2018. 

One of 150 bottles.

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.