November 2015 Auction

Speyburn 12 Year Old Flora and Fauna

The mythical 12 year old Flora and Fauna release by Speyburn.  

Distillerys Company Ltd (DCL/Diageo) created the Flora and Fauna series in the early 1990s, when DCL sold the distillery to Inverhouse distillers this bottle was discontinued, quickly making it the rarest of the Flora and Fauna bottlings.

Suntory Blended Whisky Limited Edition / Wa-Kyo

This 2015 release is a special exclusive Suntory release for classy Japanese supermarket Shinanoya. 

Included in the blend are old mizunara casked Yamazaki going back as far as 1984. 

The logo was designed by famed Japanese calligrapher Master Shoshu. 

One of 539 Bottles.

Jack Daniel's Old No.7 Inaugural 1.5 Litre

A limited bottle of Jack Daniel's released to mark the 80th Anniversary of the ultimate bad ass Theodore Roosevelt's 80th Anniversary of becoming President of the United States in 1984.

Suntory Blended Whisky Limited Edition / Wa-Kyo

This 2015 release is a special exclusive Suntory release for classy Japanese supermarket Shinanoya. 

Included in the blend are old mizunara casked Yamazaki going back as far as 1984. 

The logo was designed by famed Japanese calligrapher Master Shoshu. 

One of 539 Bottles.

Ardbeg 1975 Douglas Laing 29 Year Old

A rare independant bottling of Ardbeg, distilled in March 1975.

Released within Douglas Laing's Old and Rare collection, this 29 year old was bottled in October 2004.  

Bottle number 145 of 255.

Amrut Greedy Angels 10 Year Old / Including Miniature

A fantastic looking decanter and box from Amrut, containing the oldest whisky ever produced in India.  

The Greedy Angels 10 year old was released earlier this year and restricted to only 320 bottles worldwide!  

Included within the pack is a Decanter, stopper and miniature at full cask strength of 71%, the decanter is a lower abv of 46%.

Johnnie Walker Blue Label Korea Sa Shin Do

A special edition bottle of Johnnie Blue label... the icon of whisky world wide. 

This Blue Label is bottled in a pocelain decanter that was bottled for the South Korean market. On each of the four sides of the decanter is a dipiction of a guardian god from Korean mythology. 

Hyunmu guards the north, The Blue Dragon gaurds the east, Jujak (a phoenix) guards the south and The White Tiger guards the East.  

Very unusually for Johnnie Walker, this has been bottled at cask strength. 

Ardbeg 1975 Bottled 2000

An old vintage release from Ardbeg, bottled in 2000 shortly after the Glenmorangie Takeover.

Jura 1984 30 Year Old

George Orwell, the author of 1984, who in 1948 moved to the isolation of Jura to write has inspired the release of this 30 year Old Jura distilled in 1984.

This was matured in American white oak ex-bourbon casks for 22 years before 6 years in Gonzalez Byass Matusalem sherry then a final two years in Amoroso and Apostoles Sherry barrels. 

One of 1,984 bottles. 

Ardbeg 10 Year Old / Pre Glenmorangie 1980s

Ardbeg before the revival!  This is an 1980s bottling of Ardbeg released prior to the distilleries take over by Glenmorangie PLC in 1997.

These are highly sought after bottles offering a glimpse into Ardbeg prior to the revolution of 1997.  Not only this but production was incredibly sporadic over the previous decade.

Please note the condition of the cap and label.

St Magdalene 1970 Rare Malt 23 Year Old

The Rare Malt Selection is a historic selection of single malt whiskies from operational and lost distilleries that were released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005.

A bottle of the earlier St Magdalene bottled as part of the Rare Malt Selection, distilled in 1970 and bottled around 1993.

Please note part of label is hand written. 

Strathmill 1962 Douglas Laing 45 Year Old

Distilled April 1962 and bottled in May 2007. 

One of 317 bottles from a single sherry butt.

Please note condition of the tube. 

Strathisla 1963 Gordon and Macphail

A well aged Strathisla distilled in 1963 and bottled by Gordon and Macphail and bottled in 2003. 

Sazerac 18 Year Old (Fall 2012)

Bottled in the Fall of 2012.

Sazerac 18 year ol is widely regarded as one of the best Rye whiskies in the world.

Johnnie Walker Excelsior

Johnnie Walker Excelsior is an incredibly hard to find Johnnie walker distilled in 1947 and released at around 50 years old in 1997.

75cl

Please note there is no box.

Ardbeg 1978

The second release of the Ardbeg 1978 limited edition, released in 1998.

Please note the condition of the box. 

Johnnie Walker Odyssey

The very high end of blending is based on the notes of Alexander Walker. 

Composed of three carefully selected single malts that have been married in European oak casks. The cleaver design of the crystal decanter moves along with the motion of the ocean and its 'swing' style box will ensure it cant fall over.

Please note condtion. 

St Magdalene 1965 Gordon and Macphail

A bottle of Connoisseur's Choice St Magdalene bottled during in 1993.

Please note the condition of the box.

St Magdalene / Linlithgow 1975 Signatory Vintage 24 Year Old

A rare Signatory bottling of Linlithgow, the 'other' name for St Magdalene distillery which was situated in the town of Linlithgow.

Distilled on the 2nd of June 1975 and bottled 24 years later on the 15th of July 1999 from single cask #9613/2.

Bottle number 123 of 336.

Jura 1973  Single Cask 30 Year Old

A stunning presentation of Isle of Jura 30 year old distilled on 10th November 1973 and matured in a single Gonzales Byass Oloroso sherry butt.

Single cask #3155 yileded only 468 bottles , this is bottle number 13.

Signed by Michael Heads.

Ardbeg 1978

The second release of the Ardbeg 1978 limited edition, released in 1998.

Arran Peacock 'Icons of Arran'

The original Icon of Arran whisky, released in 2009 this quickly became a popular collectors/investors item.

Distilled in 1996, matured in sherry casks and bottled in 2009, only 6,000 were released.

Jameson Staff Release / Thanks a million

Commisioned to celebrate Jameson selling 3 million cases worldwide including 1 million in the USA, these bottles were not for sale and presented as gifts.

Bottle number 88 of 1,500. 

Aberfeldy 15 Year Old Flora and Fauna

One of the most sought after Flora and Fauna bottlings, discontinued in the late 1990s when Bacardi became owners of the distillery.

Please note minor marks to the top of the box.

Sazerac 18 Year Old Fall 2013

Bottled in the fall of 2013.

Sazerac 18 year old is widely regarded as one of the best Rye whiskies in the world.

St Magdalene 1982 Cadenhead's 26 Year old

A 26 Year old St Magdalene, distilled in 1982 bottled at cask strength by Cadenhead in Novmeber 2008. 

One of 240 bottles. 

Ardbeg 1973 Gordon and Macphail 

Bottled by Gordon and Macphail as part of the Connoisseurs Choice collection, this Ardbeg was distilled in 1973 and bottled 30 years later in 2003. 

Please notice the condition of the box.

Jameson Limited Edition 15 Year Old

All Triple distilled pot still whiskey with no grain added, this was created as a special edition for the millennium.

Please note condition of box.

John Scott & Millers 35 Year Old Blend / Highland Park and Invergordon

A wonderful whisky, very rich and very powerful - a great blend of some legendary whiskies.

This exceptional blend was put together by combining five cask of Highland Park from 1965 and 1968 and 37 year old Invergordon grain whisky.

The five casks were part of the final 12 purchased from this era by the late Robert Miller, former proprietor of John Scott & Miller Ltd.

Bottle number 506 of 675.

St Magdalene 1982 Murray McDavid 24 Year Old

A rather splendid bottling of St Magdalene distilled in 1982 and bottled in 2006. Matured in Bourbon and finished in port. 

One of 446 bottles. 

Isle of Jura 30 Year Old Limited Edition World of Whiskies

A limited edition version of Isle of Jura 30 year old released for the travel retail shop 'World of Whiskies'.

One of only 1200 bottles. 

St Magdalene / Linlithgow 1982 Carn Mor 25 Year Old

Bottled by the Scottish Liqueur Centre under the Carn Mor range of single malts.

Released under the Linlithgow name for the distillery, distilled on 6th October 1982 and bottled on 2nd June 2008.

Bottle number 27 of 582 from single refill sherry butt #2220.