November 2015 Auction

Chichibu On The Way

Ichiro Akuto's Chichibu distillery has be producing malts for a while now, this was released in 2013 and is made from various vinatges from 2008 onwards. All matured in bourbon casks then finished in Mizunara. 

Bottle number 5593 of 9900.

Caol Ila 1992 SMWS 23 Year Old 53.233

Angels and Demons is a 23 year old Caol Ila distilled on 17th January 1992 and bottled from a refill hogshead.

One of 260 bottles.

Corton Pougets 1969 Grand Cru

In the area Aloxe-Corton, in the north of the Côte de Beaune, over half of the vineyard area is Grand Cru vineyards. The Grand Cru vineyard of Les Pougets is next to Le Charlemagne. The Pinot Noir grapes are fermented in vats for up to 4 weeks, and then the wine is matured for 18 to 20 months in oak barrels.

Comte de Lauvia Bas Armagnac 1979

Produced by Comte de Lauvia (the Comtes de Lauvia are descended from the celebrated musketeer d’Artagnan).  Their cellars, known as The Cathedral due to its enormous size, are located in Eauze in the heart of Bas Armagnac.  

They hold probably the largest stocks of fine and rare Armagnacs in the region, and have a reputation for being classic Bas Armagnacs in character.  

Distilled in 1979 and bottled September 2000.

Caol Ila 1983 Bladnoch Forum 25 Year Old

Distilled in October 1983 and bottled in October 2008. 

This is bottle number 17 of 303. 

Chichibu Chibidaru 2009 / Quarter Cask

This is from the new Japanese distillery Chichibu. Distilled in 2009 and bottled in 2013, this has been matured in Chibidaru casks. 
Chibidaru are similar to quarter casks, the difference being that while Scottish quarter casks just have staves removed, Chibidaru have shortened staves and are repurposed. 

Bottle number 3502 of 3900. 

Croizet Bonhaparte 'B' Fine Champagne Cognac

Croizet was founded in 1805 by Leon Croizet. The house owns 58 hectares of vineyard in the top Grande Champagne cru, and became famous when a bottle of its Cuvee Leonie (from the 1858 vintage) sold for more than £100,000 at auction in 2011.

This extremely rare example is estimated to from the 1960s 

Comte de Lauvia Bas Armagnac 1960

Produced by Comte de Lauvia (the Comtes de Lauvia are descended from the celebrated musketeer d’Artagnan).  Their cellars, known as The Cathedral due to its enormous size, are located in Eauze in the heart of Bas Armagnac.  

They hold probably the largest stocks of fine and rare Armagnacs in the region, and have a reputation for being classic Bas Armagnacs in character.  

Distilled in 1960 and bottled in September 1992.

Cooley 14 Year Old Cadenhead's 

A 14 year old independantly bottled Cooley by Cadenhead's.

Bottled in May 2006 from a single bourbon barrel, which yielded 222 bottles.

Cragganmore / Creditable 1975 Douglas Laing 25 Year Old

An interesting independant bottling of Cragganmore from Douglas laing, bottled under the name 'Creditable' to prevent any issues with copyright.

Distilled in june 1975 and bottled in February 2001 at 27 years old, we rarely see whisky from Cragganmore at this age, which makes this quite a rarity indeed.

Chichibu Chibidaru 2009 / Quarter Cask

This is from the new Japanese distillery Chichibu. Distilled in 2009 and bottled in 2013, this has been matured in Chibidaru casks. 
Chibidaru are similar to quarter casks, the difference being that while Scottish quarter casks just have staves removed, Chibidaru have shortened staves and are repurposed. 

Bottle number 2217 of 3900. 

Please note there is no box and damage to back label. 

Cutty Sark 25 Year Old

A 25 year old release of Cutty Sark.

Bottle number 39739.

Please note damage to packaging. 

Caol Ila 1990 The Syndicate's 22 Year Old

Collie Blend 1930s

A very rare blend we estiamte from around the 1930s.

Please note overall condition of this bottle.

Comte de Lauvia Bas Armagnac 1980

Produced by Comte de Lauvia (the Comtes de Lauvia are descended from the celebrated musketeer d’Artagnan).  Their cellars, known as The Cathedral due to its enormous size, are located in Eauze in the heart of Bas Armagnac.  

They hold probably the largest stocks of fine and rare Armagnacs in the region, and have a reputation for being classic Bas Armagnacs in character.  

Distilled in 1980 and bottled in May 2008. 

Chichibu Chibidaru 2010 / Quarter Cask

This is from the new Japanese distillery Chichibu. Distilled in 2010 and bottled in 2014, this has been matured in Chibidaru casks. 

Chibidaru are similar to quarter casks, the difference being that while Scottish quarter casks just have staves removed, Chibidaru have shortened staves and are repurposed. 

Bottle number 4557 of 6200. 

Please note tax seal.

Royal Lochnagar Selected Reserve

The more original release of the Royal Lochnagar Select Reserve, including the elegnat wooden box and shield.

This version of the Royal Lochnagar Selected Reserve was replaced by the purple box release around 2007/2008.

Royal Lochnagar 1973 Douglas Laing 29 Year Old

A single cask independantly bottled Royal Lochnagar distilled on July 1973 and bottled in July 2002 at 29 year of age.

Please note condition of the box.

Comte de Lauvia Bas Armagnac 1973

Produced by Comte de Lauvia (the Comtes de Lauvia are descended from the celebrated musketeer d’Artagnan).  Their cellars, known as The Cathedral due to its enormous size, are located in Eauze in the heart of Bas Armagnac.  

They hold probably the largest stocks of fine and rare Armagnacs in the region, and have a reputation for being classic Bas Armagnacs in character.  

Distilled in 1973 and bottled in April 2003. 

Comte de Lauvia Bas Armagnac 1970

Produced by Comte de Lauvia (the Comtes de Lauvia are descended from the celebrated musketeer d’Artagnan).  Their cellars, known as The Cathedral due to its enormous size, are located in Eauze in the heart of Bas Armagnac.  

They hold probably the largest stocks of fine and rare Armagnacs in the region, and have a reputation for being classic Bas Armagnacs in character.  

Distilled in 1970 and bottled in July 2008. 

Comte de Lauvia Bas Armagnac 1974

Produced by Comte de Lauvia (the Comtes de Lauvia are descended from the celebrated musketeer d’Artagnan).  Their cellars, known as The Cathedral due to its enormous size, are located in Eauze in the heart of Bas Armagnac.  

They hold probably the largest stocks of fine and rare Armagnacs in the region, and have a reputation for being classic Bas Armagnacs in character.  

Distilled in 1974 and bottled in April 2009. 

Bottle number 2 of 50.

Redbreast Mano a Lámh All Sherry Limited Edition

A limited release from Midleton of 2000 bottles for Stillhouse members. 

Mano a Lámh, means ‘hand in hand’, represents the joining of two languages, Gaelic and Galician, in celebration of the relationship between the Masters of Midleton and the collective of artisans in Spain, who have crafted the distillery’s sherry butts for over 20 years.

Caol Ila 18 Year Old 1 Litre

A truly fantastic islay malt from Caol Ila, matured for 18 years.  

Chivas Century of Malts including book

A unique release in 2000 from Chivas Bros.

Released to celebrating the Millennium and creating using exactly 100 20th Century malts from different distilleries.

In original box containing the 100 malts booklet by Jim Murray.

Carpano Sweet Vermouth 1960s

A lovely old bottle of Sweet Vermouth from Carpano, estimated to be from around the 1960s.

Please note overall condition of bottle.

Redbreast Mano a Lámh All Sherry Limited Edition

A limited release from Midleton of 2000 bottles for Stillhouse members. 

Mano a Lámh, means ‘hand in hand’, represents the joining of two languages, Gaelic and Galician, in celebration of the relationship between the Masters of Midleton and the collective of artisans in Spain, who have crafted the distillery’s sherry butts for over 20 years.

Remy Martin White Label 1960s

A wonderful old bottle of Remy Martin VSOP estimated to be from the 1950s/1960s.

Caperdonich 1995 Signatory Vintage 17 Year Old

Caperdonich is a closed Speyside distillery that is becoming harder to find as time goes on. 

Distilled in June 1995 and bottled in August 2012 after being matured in two hogsheads 95045 and 95046.

Bottle number 171 of 731. 

Please note dent in tin.

Cameronbridge 1979 Duncan Taylor 27 Year Old

Distilled in Februrary 1979 and bottled in Februrary 2006.

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.

This is bottle number 119 of 173. 

Chivas Century of Malts With Book and Measure

A unique release in 2000 from Chivas Bros.

Released to celebrating the Millennium and creating using exactly 100 20th Century malts from different distilleries.

In original box containing the 100 malts booklet by Jim Murray.

Comte de Lauvia Bas Armagnac 1987

Produced by Comte de Lauvia (the Comtes de Lauvia are descended from the celebrated musketeer d’Artagnan).  Their cellars, known as The Cathedral due to its enormous size, are located in Eauze in the heart of Bas Armagnac.  

They hold probably the largest stocks of fine and rare Armagnacs in the region, and have a reputation for being classic Bas Armagnacs in character.  

Distilled in 1987 and bottled in July 2000.

Clynelish 1990 Gordon and Macphail

Now one of the 'classic malts' Clynelish was relatively unknown, we think this distillery is one of Scotland's finest!

This is a 1990 release from Gordon and MacPhail bottled in 2002.