November 2015 Auction

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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. 

Johnnie Walker Odyssey

The very high end of Johnnie Walker created using the notes of Alexander Walker.

Composed of three carefully selected single malts that have been married in European oak casks. The clever design of the crystal decanter moves along with the motion of the ocean and its 'swing' style box will ensure it cannot fall over.

Please note that this is presented in an Alexander and James price.

Johnnie Walker King George V 

Bottled to celebrate the first Royal Warrant being granted to John Walker and Sons Ltd to supply scotch whisky to the British Royal Household in 1934.  Johnnie Walker King George V was designed to replicate Johnnie Walker from this day, some Port Ellen was used in the making of this alongside Cardhu, Royal Lochnagar and some well aged grain whisky.

Presented in a stunning decanter and packaging.

Please note dent to box and condition of seal. 

Ardbeg 17 Year Old

The first releases of Ardbeg 17 year old sparked the renewed interest in Ardbeg. 

Now, several years after being discontinued, it is still recognised as a sensational Ardbeg.

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 the condtion of the labels and there is no box. 

Jim Beam's \"Woodie\" Decanter

Perhaps one of the strangest bottles to date. 4 Year Old Jim Beam in a Ford \"Woodie\" Station Wagon. 

750ml and 80 Proof.

Ardbeg 1978 Gordon and Macphail 

Bottled by Gordon and Macphail as part of the Connoisseurs Choice collection, this Ardbeg was distilled in 1978 and bottled 21 years later in 1999. 

Please note stickers on bottle. 

Ardbeg Alligator Committee Reserve For Discussion

Released for discussion by the Ardbeg Committee.

Released in June 2011, Ardbeg Alligator takes its name from the aggressive charring of the American casks the whisky was matured in.  This charring level is known as the Alligator char because the cracking of the wood under the heat looks similar to the skin of an Alligator.

Arran Devil's Punch Bowl Chapter I

The first edition of Arran's Devil Punch Bowl which consists of 27 casks distilled between 1997 and 2004; 17 of which are sherry casks, 6 ‘unpeated’ bourbon casks and 4 peated bourbon casks.

Known as the Angels and Devils edition, only 6,600 bottles have been released.

Ardbeg Renaissance 1998

The conclusion of Ardbeg's 'Peaty path to Maturity', distilled in 1998 and bottled as a celebration for Ardbeg reaching 10 years old following the rebirth of the distillery in the hands of Glenmorangie Plc.

Ardbeg Rollercoaster Committee Reserve

Released June 2010, Ardbeg Rollercoaster was strictly only available at the distillery or via Ardbeg.com.  However Ardbeg did not expect such demand, the website quickly broke and it did not take long for all 15,000 bottles to sell out.

Released to mark the 10^th anniversary of the Ardbeg Committee the Rollercoaster consists of ten vintages from 1997 to 2006

1997: Second Fill Barrel
1998: Refill Hogshead
1999: First Fill Barrel
2000: First Fill Barrel
2001: Refill Barrel
2002: Refill Barrel
2003: First Fill Barrel
2004: First Fill Barrel
2005: Second Fill Sherry Butt
2006: Refill Hogshead

Please note condition of label.

Ardbeg Alligator Committee Reserve For Discussion

Released for discussion by the Ardbeg Committee.

Released in June 2011, Ardbeg Alligator takes its name from the aggressive charring of the American casks the whisky was matured in.  This charring level is known as the Alligator char because the cracking of the wood under the heat looks similar to the skin of an Alligator.

Ardbeg 1979 Gordon and Macphail

Bottled by Gordon and Macphail as part of the Connoisseurs Choice collection, this Ardbeg was distilled in September 1979 and bottled in December 2005. 

Refill Bourbon Barrels.

Jura 1976 Creative Whisky Company 35 Year Old

Distilled in December 1976 then matured in first fill sherry hogshead #506 for 35 years. 

One of 240 bottles.