November 2015 Auction

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%.

Ardbeg 1975 Bottled 2000

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

Convalmore 1977 36 Year Old

Diageo released this last year, the second bottling of Convalmore within their Special release series.

Distilled in 1977 and bottled at cask strength 36 years later.

Bottle number 1283 of 2680.

Please note condition of lot as pictured.

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.

Constantine Stores 50 Year Old Single Malt

Constantine Stores Special Family Reserve bottled this 50 year old single malt for their 50th Anniversary. 1957 to 2007. 

Bottle number 9 of 50. 

Ardbeg 1978

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

Please note the condition of the box. 

Camus jubilee Baccarat Crystal Decanter

Camus is a well established Cognac brand that carries history back to 1863 when Jean-Baptiste Camus founded a group of Cognac producers under the banner 'La Grande Marque'.

A unique composition of 200 of the best old cognacs created in 1913 by Edmund Camus for the 50th anniversary of \"The House of Camus\". This exceptional cognac has been enhanced by a handmade Baccarat crystal decanter designed by the French designer Serge Manceon.

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.

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.

Clynelish Select Reserve

Part of Diageo's 2014 Special releases this is comprised of a combination of five wood types and five vintages. 

One of 2,964 bottles. 

Coleburn 1970 Signatory Vintage 30 Year Old

A great example of this closed distillery, Coleburn, which we rarely see many bottles from.

Bottled within Signatory Vintage's Rare Reserve range this 30 year old Coleburn was distilled on the 13th January 1970 and bottled on the 7th September 2000 from cask #100.

This is bottle number 118 of 302. 

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.

Courvoisier La Part Des Anges Collection Erte No.7

A limited edition bottling of Courvoisier designed by Art Deco artiste Erte.

Part Des Angels is french for 'Angel Share'.  A wonderfully presented and highly sought after collectible Courvioisier.

Clynelish 1974 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.

Released within the Rare Malt Selection.  Distilled in 1974 and bottled as a 23 year old at 59.1%

Bottled in 1997.

Cameronbridge 1974 Celtic Heartlands 33 Year Old

Celtic Heartlands is a range of bottlings selected Bruichladdich's master distiller Jim McEwan and bottled by Murray McDavid.

Distilled in 1974 and bottled in 2007.

This particular bottling is a single grain whisky from the Cameron Bridge distillery, the first distillery to produce Grain whisky using the Column still method invented by Robert Stein, Prior to Aeneas Coffey improving the design.

Bottle number 526 of 1,600.

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.

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.

Coleburn 1972 Gordon and Macphail

Distilled in 1972 and bottled by Gordon and Macphail in 2002.

Coleburn is yet another of the many distilleries that didn’t make it through the 1980s, the production equipment is now gone so this will never produce again. 

Coleburn 1965 Gordon and Macphail 17 Year Old

Distilled in 1965 and bottled by Gordon and Macphail in 17 years later..

Coleburn is one of the numerous distilleries that failed to survive the 1980s \"cull\". The distillery equipment is gone so there is almost no chance of resurrection for this Speyside distillery. 

Caperdonich 1968 Gordon and Macphail 11 Year Old

A very rare 11 year old Gordon and Macphail bottling of Caperdonich, distilled in 1968.

Please note condition of box.

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.

Chichibu 2008 Ichiro's Malt The First

The first whisky (aged three year old) released from Ichiro Akuto's Chichibu distillery. Showcased at the 2011 Whisky Show then released in UK in early 2012.

Bottle number 1929 of 7400.

Chichibu 2008 Ichiro's Malt The First

The first whisky (aged three year old) released from Ichiro Akuto's Chichibu distillery. Showcased at the 2011 Whisky Show then released in UK in early 2012.

Bottle number 3195 of 7400.

Convalmore 1975 Enjoy Whisky 31 Year Old

Distilled in October 1975 and bottled in November 2006 from single cask number 2570.

Bottle number 198 of 268.

Clynelish 1983 SMWS 21 Year Old 26.38

Clynelish distilled on May 1983 and bottled 21 years later by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society in March 2005. 

\"High church Jerusalem artichokes\"

Cooley Peated Cadenhead 23 Year Old

Cadenhead's also bottle Irish whiskey. 

This is a bourbon barrel matured 23 year old Cooley bottled April 2015. 

One of 192 Bottles. 

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.