May 2019 Auction

Bowmore 1989 Mackillop's Choice 18 Year Old

A single cask from Bowmore distillery on Islay.

Distilled on 3rd April 1989 and was bottled in May 2007 at cask strength.

Bottle No. 150.

Bowmore 1989 Mackillop's Choice 18 Year Old

A single cask from Bowmore distillery on Islay.

Distilled on 3rd April 1989 and was bottled in May 2007 at cask strength.

Bottle No. 149.

Bowmore 1997 Adelphi 20 Year Old

An independent bottling of Bowmore. Distilled in 1997 and bottled in 2018 by Adelphi from cask #2414.

Adelphi has a rich history, operating as a distillery in the Gorbals district of Glasgow from 1825, producing spirit from the waters of Loch Katrine. The distillery ceased production in the early 20th century however and several changes in ownership culminating in a takeover by Distillers Company Ltd in 1902. The Adelphi name was revived in 1993 by Jamie Walker, great-grandson of former distillery owner Archibald. With a lineage of whisky expertise he operated Adelphi as private bottling company, which now in the hands of Keith Falconer and David Houston, continues the fine work he began of bottling top quality expressions from Scotland's finest distilleries.

One of only 601 bottles. 

Bowmore 1996 Hunter Laing 22 Year Old / Old Malt Cask 20th Anniversary

An independent bottling of Bowmore from Hunter Laing, distilled June 1996 and bottled August 2018.

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. This resurrection of the older label style celebrates the 20th anniversary of the brand.

One of 268 Bottles

Blood Oath Kentucky Straight Bourbon 2016 / Pact No.2

This is the 2nd in the popular Blood Oath series, produced by Luxco in Bardstown, KY using sourced bourbon from neighbouring distilleries.

The 2016 release is a blend of three whiskies; a high rye, wheated and a port finished bourbon.

Luxco opened their own distillery in early 2018, named Lux Row, and have been gradually warehousing their own stock for the first time ever since.

Buffalo Trace 1991 Experimental Collection 19 Year Old 37.5cl / Rediscovered 1991 Barrels

Buffalo Trace have released a number of experiments, this particular release is a bottling of 8 casks, rediscovered in the warehouses at Buffalo Trace. They were distilled way back in 1991 when the site was still known as Ancient Age.

Bowmore 1998 Whisky Agency 15 Year Old

An independent bottling of Bowmore, distilled in 1998 and bottled for The Whisky Agency in Germany.

Bottled in 2013 from a refill butt at 17 years old.

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.

Balvenie Malt Master's Selection 3 x 20cl / including 1974 Single Barrel 25 Year Old

An excellent presentation pack from Balvenie containing three 20cl bottles:

• Balvenie 10 Year Old Founders Reserve 43%
• Balvenie 12 Year Old Double Wood 43%
• Balvenie 1974 Single Barrel 25 Year Old 46.9%

Blanton's Single Barrel Gold Edition Dumped 2016

First introduced by then Ancient Age distillery Master Distiller, Elmer T. Lee, Blanton's was the first single barrel bourbon popularised in the US. Ancient Age was renamed the Buffalo Trace distillery by the Sazerac company in 1999.

Normally a 6 to 8 year old bourbon, it is aged in Warehouse H at Buffalo Trace, which is the only metal-clad warehouse at the distillery, commissioned for construction by Albert B. Blanton, after whom the whiskey is named. The warehouse was built shortly after prohibition and being metal, transfers heat quicker than brick warehouses, allowing for more rapid ageing.

The Gold Edition was dumped on 31st October 2016 and is bottled at the slightly higher 103 US proof.

Drawn from single cask 449 which was stored on rick no 36

Each bottle of Blanton's has one of 8 different stoppers, each depicting a horse and jockey at a different stage of finishing a race. The designs are all lettered so that a complete set laid out side by side will spell \"BLANTONS.\" 

Bunnahabhain 1991 Carn Mor

This is a Celebration of the Cask bottling, the single cask sub-category of Morrison & Mackay's Carn Mor label. Morrison & Mackay are a Perth-based company, producing a number of whisky liqueurs as well as independent 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 1991, this Bunnahabhain was bottled from sherry hogshead #5421 in 2015.

Bottle 92 of 110.

Blanton's Straight from the Barrel Dumped 2018

First introduced by then Ancient Age distillery Master Distiller, Elmer T. Lee, Blanton's was the first single barrel bourbon popularised in the US. Ancient Age was renamed the Buffalo Trace distillery by the Sazerac company in 1999.

Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon is normally a 6 to 8 year old bourbon. It is aged in Warehouse H at Buffalo Trace, which is the only metal-clad warehouse at the distillery, commissioned for construction by Albert B. Blanton, after whom the whiskey is named. The warehouse was built shortly after prohibition and being metal, transfers heat quicker than brick warehouses, allowing for more rapid ageing.

This is a 2018 bottling, dumped on the 14th August and matured in barrel #1206.

Stored on rick number 35 and bottled at a barrel proof of 129.6.

Each bottle of Blanton's has one of 8 different stoppers, each depicting a horse and jockey at a different stage of finishing a race. The designs are all lettered so that a complete set laid out side by side will spell \"BLANTONS.\"

Blanton's Straight from the Barrel Dumped 2018

First introduced by then Ancient Age distillery Master Distiller, Elmer T. Lee, Blanton's was the first single barrel bourbon popularised in the US. Ancient Age was renamed the Buffalo Trace distillery by the Sazerac company in 1999.

Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon is normally a 6 to 8 year old bourbon. It is aged in Warehouse H at Buffalo Trace, which is the only metal-clad warehouse at the distillery, commissioned for construction by Albert B. Blanton, after whom the whiskey is named. The warehouse was built shortly after prohibition and being metal, transfers heat quicker than brick warehouses, allowing for more rapid ageing.

This is a 2018 bottling, dumped on the 14th August and matured in barrel #1206.

Stored on rick number 35 and bottled at a barrel proof of 129.6.

Each bottle of Blanton's has one of 8 different stoppers, each depicting a horse and jockey at a different stage of finishing a race. The designs are all lettered so that a complete set laid out side by side will spell \"BLANTONS.\"

Blanton's Single Barrel Gold Edition Dumped 2018

First introduced by then Ancient Age distillery Master Distiller, Elmer T. Lee, Blanton's was the first single barrel bourbon popularised in the US. Ancient Age was renamed the Buffalo Trace distillery by the Sazerac company in 1999.

Normally a 6 to 8 year old bourbon, it is aged in Warehouse H at Buffalo Trace, which is the only metal-clad warehouse at the distillery, commissioned for construction by Albert B. Blanton, after whom the whiskey is named. The warehouse was built shortly after prohibition and being metal, transfers heat quicker than brick warehouses, allowing for more rapid ageing.

This Gold Edition was dumped on 5th October 2018 and is bottled at the slightly higher 103 US proof.

Drawn from single barrel #1907 which was stored on rick number 56.

Each bottle of Blanton's has one of 8 different stoppers, each depicting a horse and jockey at a different stage of finishing a race. The designs are all lettered so that a complete set laid out side by side will spell \"BLANTONS.\"

Blanton's Straight from the Barrel Dumped 2018

First introduced by then Ancient Age distillery Master Distiller, Elmer T. Lee, Blanton's was the first single barrel bourbon popularised in the US. Ancient Age was renamed the Buffalo Trace distillery by the Sazerac company in 1999.

Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon is normally a 6 to 8 year old bourbon. It is aged in Warehouse H at Buffalo Trace, which is the only metal-clad warehouse at the distillery, commissioned for construction by Albert B. Blanton, after whom the whiskey is named. The warehouse was built shortly after prohibition and being metal, transfers heat quicker than brick warehouses, allowing for more rapid ageing.

This is a 2018 bottling, dumped on the 15th August and matured in barrel #1211.

Stored on rick number 35 and bottled at a barrel proof of 129.6.

Since 1999, each bottle of Blanton's has one of 8 different stoppers, each depicting a horse and jockey at a different stage of finishing a race. The designs are all lettered so that a complete set laid out side by side will spell \"BLANTONS.\"

Beefeater London Dry Gin 3.785 Litre 1960s / including Pouring Cradle

A massive old bottling of Beefeater London Dry Gin, we estimate to date from the 1960s

Includes pouring cradle.

Shipping will be charged at 5 bottles on this lot

Balvenie 17 Year Old Madeira Cask Finish / First Release 2009

This Balvenie was released in 2009 and is another excellent version of the 17 year old, finished in Madeira casks.

Please note that this bottle is accompanied by the incorrect tube. The ABV on the tube and bottle are different, however both are for the Balvenie 17 Year Old Madeira Cask Finish / First Release 2009.

Blanton's Straight from the Barrel Dumped 2019

First introduced by then Ancient Age distillery Master Distiller, Elmer T. Lee, Blanton's was the first single barrel bourbon popularised in the US. Ancient Age was renamed the Buffalo Trace distillery by the Sazerac company in 1999.

Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon is normally a 6 to 8 year old bourbon. It is aged in Warehouse H at Buffalo Trace, which is the only metal-clad warehouse at the distillery, commissioned for construction by Albert B. Blanton, after whom the whiskey is named. The warehouse was built shortly after prohibition and being metal, transfers heat quicker than brick warehouses, allowing for more rapid ageing.

This is a 2019 bottling, dumped on the 8th February and matured in barrel #353.

Stored on rick number 1 and bottled at a barrel proof of 130.9.

Each bottle of Blanton's has one of 8 different stoppers, each depicting a horse and jockey at a different stage of finishing a race. The designs are all lettered so that a complete set laid out side by side will spell \"BLANTONS.\" 

Blanton's Straight from the Barrel Dumped 2019

First introduced by then Ancient Age distillery Master Distiller, Elmer T. Lee, Blanton's was the first single barrel bourbon popularised in the US. Ancient Age was renamed the Buffalo Trace distillery by the Sazerac company in 1999.

Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon is normally a 6 to 8 year old bourbon. It is aged in Warehouse H at Buffalo Trace, which is the only metal-clad warehouse at the distillery, commissioned for construction by Albert B. Blanton, after whom the whiskey is named. The warehouse was built shortly after prohibition and being metal, transfers heat quicker than brick warehouses, allowing for more rapid ageing.

This is a 2019 bottling, dumped on the 8th February and matured in barrel #353.

Stored on rick number 1 and bottled at a barrel proof of 130.9.

Each bottle of Blanton's has one of 8 different stoppers, each depicting a horse and jockey at a different stage of finishing a race. The designs are all lettered so that a complete set laid out side by side will spell \"BLANTONS.\" 

Blanton's Straight from the Barrel Dumped 2019

First introduced by then Ancient Age distillery Master Distiller, Elmer T. Lee, Blanton's was the first single barrel bourbon popularised in the US. Ancient Age was renamed the Buffalo Trace distillery by the Sazerac company in 1999.

Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon is normally a 6 to 8 year old bourbon. It is aged in Warehouse H at Buffalo Trace, which is the only metal-clad warehouse at the distillery, commissioned for construction by Albert B. Blanton, after whom the whiskey is named. The warehouse was built shortly after prohibition and being metal, transfers heat quicker than brick warehouses, allowing for more rapid ageing.

This is a 2019 bottling, dumped on the 8th February and matured in barrel #353.

Stored on rick number 1 and bottled at a barrel proof of 130.9.

Each bottle of Blanton's has one of 8 different stoppers, each depicting a horse and jockey at a different stage of finishing a race. The designs are all lettered so that a complete set laid out side by side will spell \"BLANTONS.\" 

Blanton's Single Barrel Gold Edition Dumped 2018

First introduced by then Ancient Age distillery Master Distiller, Elmer T. Lee, Blanton's was the first single barrel bourbon popularised in the US. Ancient Age was renamed the Buffalo Trace distillery by the Sazerac company in 1999.

Normally a 6 to 8 year old bourbon, it is aged in Warehouse H at Buffalo Trace, which is the only metal-clad warehouse at the distillery, commissioned for construction by Albert B. Blanton, after whom the whiskey is named. The warehouse was built shortly after prohibition and being metal, transfers heat quicker than brick warehouses, allowing for more rapid ageing.

This Gold Edition was dumped on 13th August 2018 and is bottled at the slightly higher 103 US proof.

Drawn from single barrel #1139 which was stored on rick number 10.

Each bottle of Blanton's has one of 8 different stoppers, each depicting a horse and jockey at a different stage of finishing a race. The designs are all lettered so that a complete set laid out side by side will spell \"BLANTONS.\"

Blanton's Single Barrel Gold Edition Dumped 2018

First introduced by then Ancient Age distillery Master Distiller, Elmer T. Lee, Blanton's was the first single barrel bourbon popularised in the US. Ancient Age was renamed the Buffalo Trace distillery by the Sazerac company in 1999.

Normally a 6 to 8 year old bourbon, it is aged in Warehouse H at Buffalo Trace, which is the only metal-clad warehouse at the distillery, commissioned for construction by Albert B. Blanton, after whom the whiskey is named. The warehouse was built shortly after prohibition and being metal, transfers heat quicker than brick warehouses, allowing for more rapid ageing.

This Gold Edition was dumped on 13th August 2018 and is bottled at the slightly higher 103 US proof.

Drawn from single barrel #1139 which was stored on rick number 10.

Each bottle of Blanton's has one of 8 different stoppers, each depicting a horse and jockey at a different stage of finishing a race. The designs are all lettered so that a complete set laid out side by side will spell \"BLANTONS.\"

Blanton's Single Barrel Gold Edition Dumped 2018

First introduced by then Ancient Age distillery Master Distiller, Elmer T. Lee, Blanton's was the first single barrel bourbon popularised in the US. Ancient Age was renamed the Buffalo Trace distillery by the Sazerac company in 1999.

Normally a 6 to 8 year old bourbon, it is aged in Warehouse H at Buffalo Trace, which is the only metal-clad warehouse at the distillery, commissioned for construction by Albert B. Blanton, after whom the whiskey is named. The warehouse was built shortly after prohibition and being metal, transfers heat quicker than brick warehouses, allowing for more rapid ageing.

This Gold Edition was dumped on 19th June 2018 and is bottled at the slightly higher 103 US proof.

Drawn from single barrel #97 which was stored on rick number 46.

Each bottle of Blanton's has one of 8 different stoppers, each depicting a horse and jockey at a different stage of finishing a race. The designs are all lettered so that a complete set laid out side by side will spell \"BLANTONS.\"

Blanton's Single Barrel Gold Edition Dumped 2018

First introduced by then Ancient Age distillery Master Distiller, Elmer T. Lee, Blanton's was the first single barrel bourbon popularised in the US. Ancient Age was renamed the Buffalo Trace distillery by the Sazerac company in 1999.

Normally a 6 to 8 year old bourbon, it is aged in Warehouse H at Buffalo Trace, which is the only metal-clad warehouse at the distillery, commissioned for construction by Albert B. Blanton, after whom the whiskey is named. The warehouse was built shortly after prohibition and being metal, transfers heat quicker than brick warehouses, allowing for more rapid ageing.

This Gold Edition was dumped on 20th June 2018 and is bottled at the slightly higher 103 US proof.

Drawn from single barrel #529 which was stored on rick number 55.

Each bottle of Blanton's has one of 8 different stoppers, each depicting a horse and jockey at a different stage of finishing a race. The designs are all lettered so that a complete set laid out side by side will spell \"BLANTONS.\"

Blanton's Single Barrel Gold Edition Dumped 2018

First introduced by then Ancient Age distillery Master Distiller, Elmer T. Lee, Blanton's was the first single barrel bourbon popularised in the US. Ancient Age was renamed the Buffalo Trace distillery by the Sazerac company in 1999.

Normally a 6 to 8 year old bourbon, it is aged in Warehouse H at Buffalo Trace, which is the only metal-clad warehouse at the distillery, commissioned for construction by Albert B. Blanton, after whom the whiskey is named. The warehouse was built shortly after prohibition and being metal, transfers heat quicker than brick warehouses, allowing for more rapid ageing.

This Gold Edition was dumped on 20th June 2018 and is bottled at the slightly higher 103 US proof.

Drawn from single barrel #529 which was stored on rick number 55.

Each bottle of Blanton's has one of 8 different stoppers, each depicting a horse and jockey at a different stage of finishing a race. The designs are all lettered so that a complete set laid out side by side will spell \"BLANTONS.\"

Blanton's Single Barrel Gold Edition Dumped 2018

First introduced by then Ancient Age distillery Master Distiller, Elmer T. Lee, Blanton's was the first single barrel bourbon popularised in the US. Ancient Age was renamed the Buffalo Trace distillery by the Sazerac company in 1999.

Normally a 6 to 8 year old bourbon, it is aged in Warehouse H at Buffalo Trace, which is the only metal-clad warehouse at the distillery, commissioned for construction by Albert B. Blanton, after whom the whiskey is named. The warehouse was built shortly after prohibition and being metal, transfers heat quicker than brick warehouses, allowing for more rapid ageing.

This Gold Edition was dumped on 20th June 2018 and is bottled at the slightly higher 103 US proof.

Drawn from single barrel #529 which was stored on rick number 55.

Each bottle of Blanton's has one of 8 different stoppers, each depicting a horse and jockey at a different stage of finishing a race. The designs are all lettered so that a complete set laid out side by side will spell \"BLANTONS.\"

Bowmore 1989 Mackillop's Choice 18 Year Old

A single cask from Bowmore distillery on Islay.

Distilled on 3rd April 1989 and was bottled in May 2007 at cask strength.

Bottle No. 145.

Bowmore 1989 Mackillop's Choice 18 Year Old

A single cask from Bowmore distillery on Islay.

Distilled on 3rd April 1989 and was bottled in May 2007 at cask strength.

Bottle No. 148.

Bowmore 1989 Mackillop's Choice 18 Year Old

A single cask from Bowmore distillery on Islay.

Distilled on 3rd April 1989 and was bottled in May 2007 at cask strength.

Bottle No. 147.

Bladnoch 10 Year Old Flora and Fauna / Wooden Box

This Flora and Fauna 10 Year Old has been discontinued for a number of years and was the last Bladnoch bottling released by Diageo before they sold the distillery.

Blaum Bros Knotter Rye Single Barrel #7 / Cork 'n Bottle

A refreshingly up-front American whisky from Blaum Bros in Illinois. This is Knotter Rye (read as \"not our\"?), which they proudly proclaim to be the \"finest straight rye we never distilled.\"

Indeed, like many others, this is bottle of the much-loved rye whiskey produced at MGP in Indiana, the source of many of the most popular rye whiskies on the market, including Smooth Ambler and Bulleit.

Barreled in May 2013 and bottled in July 2018.

Bowmore Legend

A non-age-statement release from Islay's oldest distillery.

Balvenie 17 Year Old Peated Cask

The Peated Cask is a combination of spirit matured in both virgin oak casks, and casks that had previously been filled with an unreleased 2001 batch of experimental heavily-peated Balvenie.