November 2015 Auction

Bruichladdich X4 Futures 

Distilled on 1st March 2006 and bottled in April 2011, barley type was Oxbridge and matured using bourbon casks.

Bruichladdich X4 whiskies are 'quadrupled' distilled reaching a massive 92%.

Famous appeared in Oz Clarkes and James May's tour of Britain's Drinks - follow this link to see the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqayC2Ykluw

Bottle number 225.

Bowmore 1998 Hand Filled 16 Year Old

Exclusive to Bowmore distillery, this single cask  distilled on the 22nd June 1998 and bottled on the 15th July 2014.

This is bottle number 183.

Please note condition of lot as shown.

Benriach Dunder 18 Year Old Peated / Dark Rum Finish

A fairly recent and popular release from Benriach, the Benriach Dunder is a heavily peated spirit that was finished in dark rum barrels.

All that sounds very tasty and interesting!

Bushmills 21 Year Old Madeira Cask

A very rare bottling of Bushmills, this 21 year was matured in a combination of bourbon and sherry casks before being finished in Madeira casks.

Winner of the Best Irish Single Malt at the World Whiskies Awards 2012. This is  the 2013 release. 

Bottle number 29,127. 

Bowmore 1989 16 Year Old Limited Edition

This popular limited edition Bowmore was made up of 134 casks, distilled in 1989 and bottled 16 years later at cask strength, the majority of the casks were ex-bourbon casks.

Bowmore 1989 16 Year Old Limited Edition

This popular limited edition Bowmore was made up of 134 casks, distilled in 1989 and bottled 16 years later at cask strength, the majority of the casks were ex-bourbon casks.

Balvenie 10 Year Old Founders Reserve

The iconic long discontinued cognac shaped bottle of Balvenie Founder's Reserve.

Bunnahabhain 1984 Scott's Selection

Distilled in 1984 and bottled 2003 bottled at cask strength. 

Balblair 2000 Single Cask #1350 / The Gathering Place

A recent single cask release from Balblair exclusive to members of their online community, The Gathering Place.

To purchase this bottle you had to be an existing member of the community and follow a link in an email.  

The whisky was released from a single American oak ex-bourbon barrel, that was filled in 2000 and bottled in 2015 at 57.9%.

Only 168 bottles were released.

Benriach Dunder 18 Year Old Peated / Dark Rum Finish

A fairly recent and popular release from Benriach, the Benriach Dunder is a heavily peated spirit that was finished in dark rum barrels.

All that sounds very tasty and interesting!

Bruichladdich 1984 

A limited edition 1984 vintage from the Bruichladdich distillery, bottled September 2002.

Please note condition of tin.

Balvenie 1980 15 Year Old Single Barrel

An older edition of Balvenie's classic single barrel series, a 15 year old single malt which is drawn from a single traditional oak whisky cask of a single distillation. While every cask is subtly different, The Balvenie Malt Master has selected only casks which have the essential characteristics of The Balvenie Single Barrel.

Distilled on 21st July 1988 and bottled on 29th July 2003 from single cask #3321, this is bottle number 36.

Blanton's Single Barrel Gold edition

Blanton's gold version of this popular single barrel bourbon.

Dumped on1st October 2002 from barrel number #113, this cask was stored in warehouse 'H' on Rick No. 10.

Bottled at 103 proof (51.5%)

Please note damage to box. 

Bowmore Mashman's Selection 1999 14 Year Old

Originally only available at Bowmore distillery the Mashman's selection has been released as part of the Craftmen's Collection and is limited to only 1,500 bottles.

Distilled on 3rd May 1999 and matured in five hand-selected American oak barrels.

Bladnoch 10 Year Old Flora and Fauna

This Flora and Fauna 10 year old Bladnoch has been discontinued for a number of years and was the last bottling released by Diageo the old owners of the distillery.

The distillery is currently not in production but this is unlikely to be for the long term.

Bunnahabhain 1979 First Cask 25 Year Old

Distilled on 23rd October 1979 and matured in cask #11893, this is bottle number 114.

Bruichladdich 1988 Douglas Laing 25 Year Old

A single cask distilled in February 1988 and bottled in May 2013 after being matured in a Refill hogshead. 

One of 328 bottles. 

Ben Nevis 1996 Single Malts of Scotland

A 1996 vintage bottling of Ben Nevis, bottled in January 2010.

Matrued in an ex-sherry hogshead cask number 1466. 

Bottle number 39 of 258. 

Bowmore 15 Year Old Glasgow Garden Festival 1988

Another rare ceramic Bowmore, this time released for Glasgow Gard Festival in 1988.

75cl

Bunnahabhain 1989 Berry Brothers and Rudd 21 Year Old

A single cask of Bunnahabhain distilled in 1989 and bottled in 2012. 

Drawn from cask number 5700. 

Bowmore Legend Of The Sea Maiden

An older style label from this classic Islay malt. Released in 2001 this tin tells the tale of a sea maiden. 

Balvenie 1998 15 Year Old Single Barrel

Distilled on 23rd January 1998  and bottled on 22nd April 2013 from single cask #1220.

Bottle number 115.

Bowmore Darkest 75cl / US Import

A US bottling of this very popular, discontinued Bowmore.  

Bowmore darkest was matured exclusively in rich sherry casks.

Bruichladdich 2007 Rhinns Spirit / Heavily Peated / Feis Ile 2015

A very limited bottling of Bruichladdich, released exclusive to the distillery visitor centre for Feis Ile 2015.  The Bruichladdich 'Rhinns Spirit' Valinch contains heavily peated Bruichladdich distilled in 2007 and bottled in 2015.

Limited to only 500 bottles, this is bottle number 315.

The label depicts the Rhinns of Islay Lighthouse, built in 1825 by Robert Stevenson, of the Stevenson dynasty of Lighthouse builders.

Bunnahabhain 2005 Signatory Vintage 1st Fill Oloroso Sherry Single Cask

Distilled in March 2005 and bottled September 2014 from single 1st fill oloroso sherry butt number 573. 

One of 836 bottles. 

Benriach 2004 10th Anniversary 10 Year Old

The Benriach 10th Anniversary bottling was released in 2014 and commemorates the 10th anniversary of  Billy Walker and his two South African partners Geoff Bell and Wayne Kieswetter purchasing Benriach distillery.

On September 20th that year, the first distillation under the new owners was filled to cask. Ten years on, Billy Walker has married together four casks from the first week of production to create this limited bottling of 1106 bottles available for sale.

The four bourbon barrels are cask numbers #7257, 7258, 7259 and 7260  all distilled on September 21, 2004

Balvenie Signature 12 Year Old Batch 003 Coffret Carafe 

This is the third batch of Signature which David Stewart originally crafted to mark his 45th year in the whisky industry.

Matured in the three most traditional cask types, first fill bourbon, refill bourbon and sherry, the Balvenie Signature is no longer produced.

Please note condition of the packaging. 

Bladnoch 10 Year Old Flora and Fauna

This Flora and Fauna 10 year old Bladnoch has been discontinued for a number of years and was the last bottling released by Diageo the old owners of the distillery.

The distillery is currently not in production but this is unlikely to be for the long term.

Ben Nevis 1990 Cadenhead's 8 Year Old

Distilled in 1990 and bottled in July 1999 from a single bourbon butt.

Only 372

Bladnoch 15 Year Old Sheep Label

A 15 year old expression from at the time would have been one of the smallest distilleries in Scotland. 

The distillery is currently not in production however this is unlikely to be a long term status. 

Please note Spanish tax seal. 

Balblair 1999

A more recent release than the original 1999 vintage Balblair, bottled in 2014.

Blair Athol 1991 Wemyss and Kingsbarns Spirit Drink 70cl and 20cl

A Wemyss release of Blair Athol called the \"Foraged Fruit fool\". 

Distilled in 1991 and bottled in 2014.

One of 330 bottles. 

Includes a Kingsbarns Spirit Drink, which is the new make that will become Kingsbarns Single Malt.