May 2019 Auction

Port Ellen 1982 Gordon and MacPhail

This Port Ellen was distilled in September 1982 and bottled in November 2007 by Gordon and MacPhail as part of their Connoisseurs Choice range. 

Matured in refill sherry butts. 

Port Ellen 1982 Dormant Distillery Co / 10th Anniversary

A 1982 vintage from the sought after closed Port Ellen distillery on Islay. This was bottled by The Dormant Distillery Co, a subsidiary of Royal Mile Whiskies who specialise in bottlings from the no-longer producing. This was bottled in 2007, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the brand.

The distillery closed in 1983, although its maltings are still operational, and supply barley to many of their Islay neighbours.

Single cask #1144 produced 294 bottles, this is number 246.

Port Ellen 12 Year Old Douglas Murdoch​

An independently bottled 12 Year Old Port Ellen, from Douglas Murdoch.

Port Ellen 12 Year Old Douglas Murdoch​

An independently bottled 12 Year Old Port Ellen, bottled by Douglas Murdoch & Co. Ltd. of Glasgow. 

Ben Nevis 1972 Cask 88 45 Year Old / Scottish Folklore Series 1st Release

A very well aged Ben Nevis, distilled on the 23rd June 1972 and aged in a sherry hogshead. 

Selected and bottled by Cask 88. 

This is bottle number 131 of 227.

This bottle won a gold medal at the 2018 International Wine and Spirit Competition, with judges awarding it a score of 90-92.9.

Ben Nevis 1972 Cask 88 45 Year Old / Scottish Folklore Series 1st Release

A very well aged Ben Nevis, distilled on the 23rd June 1972 and aged in a sherry hogshead. 

Selected and bottled by Cask 88. 

This is bottle number 12 of 227.

This bottle won a gold medal at the 2018 International Wine and Spirit Competition, with judges awarding it a score of 90-92.9.

Port Ellen 1980 First Cask 16 Year Old

A single cask bottling from legendary closed distillery, Port Ellen. This was bottled by Direct Wines as part of their First Cask series.

Distilled on the 6th August 1980 and matured for 16 years. 

Drawn from cask 89/589/47, this is bottle 339. 

Port Ellen 1983 Douglas McGibbon 24 Year Old / 'Final Vintage'

A Douglas McGibbon bottling of Port Ellen, distilled in the Spring of 1983 and bottled in the Winter of 2008, which is described on the bottle as 'The final vintage in its last season of distillation.'

Bottled from a single refill butt #3977.

Port Ellen 1978 Signatory Vintage 23 Year Old / Cask #5268

Since its closure in 1983, Port Ellen single malts have become real collectors items, especially these independent single cask releases.

This is a Signatory Vintage cask strength bottling of Port Ellen, distilled on 5th September 1978 and matured in refill sherry butt #5268.

Signatory Vintage were established in 1988 by Andrew Symington and are one of Scotland's most prolific independent bottlers. Their offices and bottling facility are located next to Edradour distillery, which they have also owned since 2002.

Bottled on 18th April 2002, this is bottle number 460 of 564. 

Booker's 30th Anniversary Small Batch Bourbon

The Booker's brand is a subsidiary of Jim Beam and was named after former master distiller, Booker Noe. His son Fred is now the current master distiller and is on record as having said, \"if you’re drinking Booker’s, you better have your pajamas on!” Jim Beam have two distilleries in Kentucky where they produce their bourbon, but Booker's is the only brand produced exclusively at one of them; the Boston Road plant, now also known as the Booker Noe distillery.

This special release commemorates the brand's 30th anniversary and is a vatting of 70% 2009 vintage 9 year old bourbon, and 30% 16 year old bourbon distilled in 2002.

Port Ellen 1979 Signatory Vintage 22 Year Old​

A very rare Signatory Vintage release, distilled on 9th August 1979 at Islay's legendary silent distillery, Port Ellen.

Matured in single refill sherry butt #5145 for 22 years.

Signatory Vintage were established in 1988 by Andrew Symington and are one of Scotland's most prolific independent bottlers. Their offices and bottling facility are located next to Edradour distillery, which they have also owned since 2002.

Bottle number 287 of 345.

Port Ellen 1983 Douglas McGibbon 23 Year Old / 'Final Vintage'

A Douglas McGibbon bottling of Port Ellen, distilled in the Spring of 1983 and bottled in the Winter of 2008, which is described on the bottle as 'The final vintage in its last season of distillation.'

Bottled from two refill butts #3402 and #3403.

Banff 1975 Celtic Heartlands 33 Year Old / Signed by Jim McEwan

A single malt from the increasingly sought after closed Highland distillery, Banff. 

Distilled in 1975 and bottled 2008 as part of the Jim McEwan's Celtic Heartlands range from Murray McDavid.

Bottle number 121 of 449. 

Balvenie 1992 Cask Selection

A circa 14 year old Balvenie from the Cask Selection series.

This is a 1992 vintage that was bottled in 2006.

Port Ellen 1980 First Cask 16 Year Old

A single cask bottling from legendary closed distillery, Port Ellen. This was bottled by Direct Wines as part of their First Cask series.

Distilled on the 6th August 1980 and matured for 16 years. 

Drawn from cask 89/589/43, this is bottle 423. 

Balvenie 15 Year Old Single Barrel / Sandy Grant Gordon 65th Birthday​

A special limited edition of the 15 year old single barrel. 

Produced in 1996 to celebrate the 65th birthday of Sandy Grant Gordon.

Port Ellen Pe5 Elements of Islay

This is a cask strength no age statement Port Ellen released by Speciality Drinks Ltd, the wholesale arm of The Whisky Exchange. 

Brora 1974 Wilson and Morgan 27 Year Old / Anniversary Selection

An older independently bottled Brora, distilled in 1974 and bottled in Edinburgh in 2002 for Wilson & Morgan. Closed since 1983, these old vintage bottlings of Brora are very sought after, especially single casks.

Wilson & Morgan was founded in Italy in 1992 by Fabio Rossi, the son of prolific importer Mario Rossi Jr, who began distributing Scotch whisky back in the 1960s. His son’s company was one of  a new generation of Italian bottlers established in the 1990s, which aimed to replicate the successes of predecessors like Samaroli and Moon Import.

This 2002 bottling is an Anniversary Selection release to commemorate their 20th year.

Bunnahabhain 1967 Duncan Taylor 38 Year Old

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.

This Bunnahabhain was distilled in March 1967 and matured in cask #3335 until November 2005. 

Bottle number 70 of 218.

Banff 1975 Duncan Taylor 35 Year Old 75cl / US Import

Distilled in November 1975 and bottled in March 2011 by Duncan Taylor, this Banff is bottle number 180 of 289 and was bottled from cask #3350.

Part of Duncan Taylor's Rarest of the Rare series which bottles whisky from closed distilleries.

Port Ellen 1982 Gordon and MacPhail

This Port Ellen was distilled in 1982 and bottled in 2004 by Gordon and MacPhail as part of their Connoisseurs Choice range. 

Bunnahabhain 1968 Duncan Taylor 38 Year Old

This Bunnahabhain was distilled in December 1968 and matured in cask #11571. 

Bottled in December 2006 by Duncan Taylor as part of their Rare Auld range, this is bottle number 13 of 150. 

Bowmore 1992 Kingsbury 25 Year Old / Sar Obair

A very limited Bowmore, distilled in 1992 and presented in an attractive decanter at 25 years of age by Kingsbury. 

Kingsbury are Japan's most sought after independent bottler. They were founded in 1989 by Eaglesome, the high-end deli in Campbeltown that was purchased by J & A Mitchell & Co of Springbank distillery, and turned into one of the region's finest whisky merchants. They initially bottled Kingsbury's exclusively for the Japanese market using their Cadenhead's stock, before the label was acquired by native firm, the Japanese Import System. They have released a number of some of the most collectible whiskies, including a Bowmore 1966, and two dark sherry casked Ardbeg.

One of 250 decanters. 

Brora 1982 Lombard

From Scotch Malt Sales, a Japanese independent bottling company, released within their Distillery Collection range, this rare Brora single malt was distilled in 1982 and bottled in 2000.

1982 was the penultimate production year for Brora, and its single malt has become highly collectible since its closure.

Bruichladdich 1990 Rare Cask Series 25 Year Old / Sherry Cask Edition

This 1990 vintage Bruichladdich was conceived from two distinct batches of Islay whisky. One matured in first fill bourbon for 17 years, a French wine cask for 5 years and PX sherry casks for 4 years. The second batch was matured in a refill sherry butt for 18 years before being finished in Oloroso Sherry casks for a remaining 7 years.

Only 6000 were produced.

Balvenie 30 Year Old

A well respected 30 year old from Balvenie, which won a Gold Medal at the 2010 International Spirits Challenge.

Bowmore 1997 Single Cask 20 Year Old / World Duty Free Heathrow

A sherry cask Bowmore, distilled in 1997 and bottled over twenty years later in 2018.

This is an exclusive single cask bottling for World Duty Free Heathrow, and is one of 198 bottles which could be found in Terminals 2,3,4, and 5.

Bottle number 81 of only 198. 

Booker's 30th Anniversary Small Batch Bourbon

The Booker's brand is a subsidiary of Jim Beam and was named after former master distiller, Booker Noe. His son Fred is now the current master distiller and is on record as having said, \"if you’re drinking Booker’s, you better have your pajamas on!” Jim Beam have two distilleries in Kentucky where they produce their bourbon, but Booker's is the only brand produced exclusively at one of them; the Boston Road plant, now also known as the Booker Noe distillery.

This special release commemorates the brand's 30th anniversary and is a vatting of 70% 2009 vintage 9 year old bourbon, and 30% 16 year old bourbon distilled in 2002.

Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch #8

As with the previous releases of Balvenie Tun 1401, these whiskies are hand-selected by Malt Master David Stewart. Nine traditional whisky casks and three sherry butts are combined and rested for several months in Tun 1401 – The Balvenie’s traditional oak marrying vessel.

The expression has been exclusively created for the travel retail market.

Port Ellen 1976 First Cask 18 Year Old

An independent bottling from Direct Wines, part of their First Cask series.

Distilled at the closed Port Ellen distillery on Islay on 18th September 1976 and bottled as an 18 year old.

This is bottle number 36, which was drawn from cask #4778.

Balvenie 25 Year Old Double Wood / 25th Anniversary Edition

A special, limited edition 25 year old expression of the iconic Balvenie Double Wood.

Released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of the Double Wood 12 Year Old.

As always, this was matured in a combination of 'traditional whisky oak' and sherry oak casks.

Bisquit Hors d'Age Grande Fine Champagne Cognac 1960s

A stunning old bottle of Bisquit cognac, featuring a hand-written label.

There are no measurements for volume or strength.