May 2019 Auction

Longrow 1987 Samaroli

This is one of a number of Longrow expressions released by Samaroli, many of which were single casks. 

Silvano Samaroli was an early champion of the peated single malt from Springbank distillery, and its surging popularity since his earliest bottlings in the mid-1980s is viewed as testament to his visionary outlook on the whisky trade.

No capacity or strength stated. 

Laphroaig 1973 Gordon and MacPhail 14 Year Old / Meregalli Import

An exceptionally rare bottle, this is a 1973 vintage bottling of Laphroaig from Gordon & MacPhail.

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.

This was imported by Giuseppe Meregalli for the Italian market, who became sole Italian agents for Gordon & MacPhail around this period, and remain so today. Gordon & MacPhail have produced an number of sought after exclusives for them over the years.

Longmorn 1968 Signatory Vintage 31 Year Old

A 31 year old bottling of Longmorn, distilled in 1968 and bottled by Signatory Vintage.

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 163 of 185 drawn from cask #3464.

Lagavulin 1993 Single Cask / Feis Ile 2008

The annual Lagavulin release to commemorate the Feis Ile festival on Islay. This is the 2008 bottling, distilled on the 13th April 1993 and bottled from European oak cask #1403, which was Selected by Iain McArthur.

Bottle number 585.

Laphroaig 21 Year Old Cask Strength 75cl / US Import

An exceptionally rare Laphroaig, this was selected from 9 of the finest casks at Laphroaig. 

Aged 21 years and bottled at cask strength.

One of 1428 bottles in the 75cl format for the US Market . 

Lagavulin 12 Year Old White Horse 1980s / Montenegro Import

A spectacular 1980s White Horse bottling of 12 year old Lagavulin.

These White Horse bottlings are highly sought after, the 12 year olds especially so!

Imported by Montenegro SPA for the Italian market.

Lagavulin 1993 Single Cask / Feis Ile 2008

The annual Lagavulin release to commemorate the Feis Ile festival on Islay. This is the 2008 bottling, distilled on the 13th April 1993 and bottled from European oak cask #1403, which was Selected by Iain McArthur.

Lagavulin 12 Year Old White Horse 1980s

A spectacular 1980s White Horse bottling of 12 year old Lagavulin.

These White Horse bottlings are highly sought after, the 12 year olds especially so!

Lagavulin 1987 SMWS 14 Year Old 111.16

A 14 year old Lagavulin from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.

Distilled in January 1987 and bottled at cask strength in September 2001.

Lakes Genesis / Bottle #034

The whisky has been matured first in Oloroso hogsheads and then finished in casks made of European and American oak. Finally, these whiskies were married together in Orange wine casks from the Andalusia region of Spain. In order to highlight the full spectrum of flavours that this has produced, the whisky has been bottled at cask strength.

The first 101 bottles of this new distillery's inaugural single malt are presented in a stunning glass decanter style bottle, packed neatly into a beautiful rosewood box. This is a whisky that does justice to its Scottish heritage, in a presentation that does justice to the craftsmanship of a region which is, undoubtedly, at the genesis of a true whisky heritage of its own.

Every bottle comes hand-numbered and hand-signed with a certificate of authenticity from The Lakes' master Blender, Dhavall Gandhi. 

Linkwood 1960 12 Year Old / Samaroli Import

A vintage bottling of the 12 year old expression from Linkwood. Prior to becoming an independent bottler, Silvano Samaroli got started n the business as an imported, with his first distribution contract being with Linkwood. His inaugural import was a cask strnegth 1957 vintage for the legendary bar owner Edoardo Giaccone.

Samaroli generally imported 5 year old (a prefered age statement in Italy) and a 12 year old expression (always vintage dated unlke the domestic release).

Longmorn 1962 Gordon and MacPhail

A gorgeous vintage of Longmorn, distilled in 1962 and bottled by Gordon and MacPhail in 2001.

Part of the Elgin-based bottler's Distillery Labels series which celebrates the livery they used for their semi-official releases from back in the days when a lot of distilleries did not bottle their own whisky.

Yamazaki 18 Year Old Limited Edition

Suntory’s flagship distillery, Yamazaki distillery was founded by Shinjiro Torii in 1923.

The town of Yamazaki was chosen to be the site of Japan’s first commercial distillery due to its very ‘Scottish’ climate and with it being an area where three rivers converge.

The first spirit ran from the stills in 1924, on 11th November at 11:11am.

This is an exclusive Japanese release of their 18 year old expression. 

Laphroaig 10 Year Old Original Cask Strength / 57.3%

The original bottling of cask strength Laphroaig from the early 1990's.

Now incredibly hard to find.

Yamazaki 12 Year Old 6 x 70cl

A very popular expression from Japan, now getting harder and harder to find.

The town of Yamazaki was chosen to be the site of Japan’s first commercial distillery due to its very ‘Scottish’ climate and with it being an area where three rivers converge. The first spirit ran from the stills in 1924, on 11th November at 11:11am.

This lot has a 6 bottle shipping fee. 

Yamazaki 18 Year Old Limited Edition

An exclusive Japanese release of the 18 year old Yamazaki.

Logan's Extra Age King's Special circa 1930/40s

A nice old blend from from White Horse Distillers likely to have been bottled in the late 1930s or early 1940s  - sure to contain a generous helping of Lagavulin and perhaps even a small amount of Malt Mill... 

No capacity stated. 

Laphroaig 1980 Moon Import / Dovr-Toutes-Mares

Moon Import was founded by Pepi Mongiardino in 1980. Heeding the advice of the late, great, Silvano Samaroli, he opted to be \"free from the big companies,\" and became the official distributor for Islay's Bruichladdich, and later Tamnavulin and Tullibardine, preferring however to procure casks from private owners. Mongiardino bottled his first whisky in 1982, titled the Half Moon series. Always beautifully labelled, Pepi is acclaimed for designing the packaging for Moon Import bottles himself, using images found in old books. The famous Birds, Animals, Costumes and Sea series were all labelled using pictures he discovered in an 18th century German encyclopaedia. These iconic designs, coupled with the quality of the liquid saw Moon Import steadily grow in popularity, and with the help of Intertrade founder, Nadi Fiori, they exported their first bottles to Japan in 2001.

An older bottling of Laphroaig. This was distilled in 1980 and bottled in 1996 for the Dovr-Toutes-Mares series, a collection of 7 single malts, all labelled with antique cartography.

Bottle 44 of 760.

Yamazaki 18 Year Old Limited Edition

Suntory’s flagship distillery, Yamazaki distillery was founded by Shinjiro Torii in 1923.

The town of Yamazaki was chosen to be the site of Japan’s first commercial distillery due to its very ‘Scottish’ climate and with it being an area where three rivers converge.

The first spirit ran from the stills in 1924, on 11th November at 11:11am.

This is an exclusive Japanese release of their 18 year old expression. 

Lagavulin 1991 Cask Strength 24 Year Old / Feis Ile 2015

A triple matured Lagavulin that's spent time in bourbon wood, PX casks and oak puncheons. 

Distilled in 1991 and personally selected by Iain McArthur, a warehouseman at Lagavulin with over 40 years experience.

Bottled exclusively for the Feis Ile in 2015. 

Bottle number 102.

Lagavulin 1991 Cask Strength 24 Year Old / Feis Ile 2015

A triple matured Lagavulin that's spent time in bourbon wood, PX casks and oak puncheons. 

Distilled in 1991 and personally selected by Iain McArthur, a warehouseman at Lagavulin with over 40 years experience.

Bottled exclusively for the Feis Ile in 2015. 

Bottle number 706.

Laphroaig 10 Year Old 1980s

An older bottling of Laphroaig from the 1980s.

Yamazaki 12 Year Old 6 x 70cl / Case

A very popular expression from Japan, now getting harder and harder to find.

Interestingly, not all of Suntory's whisky is matured at the distillery where it was produced. Larger casks such as butts and puncheons are kept at Yamazaki due to its warmer temperatures, whereas the colder climate at Hakushu distillery is better suited to Suntory's smaller casks such as barrels and hogsheads. The majority of casks however are kept at Suntory's Ohmi Ageing Cellar, a vast warehouse situated forty miles northwest of Yamazaki.

In addition to efficiently harnessing climatic conditions, this arrangement also prevents an entire distillery’s stock being lost in the event of a natural disaster – a serious possibility in an earthquake-prone area such as Japan.

This lot has a 6 bottle shipping fee.

Yamazaki Limited Edition 2014

A limited edition Yamazaki; bottled last year without an age statement.  

The limited edition has been put together using:

• 20 year old European oak sherry cask
• 20 year old European oak port casks
• young (un-aged) American white oak bourbon casks

This is the Japanese release.

Linkwood 1984 Whisky Agency 30 Year Old

A well-aged Linkwood, distilled in 1984 and bottled in 2014 after maturation in a refill hogshead. 

One of 174 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.

Laphroaig 10 Year Old Original Cask Strength / 57.3%

The original bottling of cask strength Laphroaig from the early 1990s.

Now incredibly hard to find.

Yamazaki 18 Year Old

A very highly regarded malt from Japan, Yamazaki 18 year old.

Yamazaki Bourbon Barrel 2011 / First Release

Yamazaki has been thrust into the spot light after their sherry Cask release of 2013 received the title of Best Whisky in the World from Jim Murray.  

They release several other limited annual releases including the Bourbon Barrel.  This is a 2011 bottling from Yamazaki and offers an excellent contrast to the now highly sought after sherry cask.

Yamazaki 18 Year Old

A very highly regarded malt from Japan, Yamazaki 18 year old.

Longmorn 1973 Samaroli Sherry Wood / 35th Anniversary

A 30 year old Longmorn, bottled for Samaroli's 35th anniversary in 2003.

Samaroli is perhaps Italy's most revered independent bottler of Scotch whisky. With an impeccable taste in single cask whiskies, (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.

This is one of a small series produced for the company's 35th anniversary in 2003, accompanied by a 1977 Glenlossie and a 1975 Glen Grant.

Matured in sherry cask #01/861, this is bottle number 216 of 480. 

Lagavulin 1995 Cask Strength / Feis Ile 2014

The 2014 Feis Ile offering from Lagavulin, distilled in 1995 and personally selected by Iain McArthur.

Matured in European oak sherry butts, this is one of 3,500 bottles released.

Bottle number 1679.

Laphroaig 1994 / Feis Ile 2006

A 1994 vintage Laphroaig for the Feis Ile festival on Islay in 2006. This limited distillery only bottling produced 600 bottles. 

Distilled by the apprentice John Campbell in 1994, and bottled by the Distillery Manager, John Campbell, 12 years later.

Bottle number 406.