November 2015 Auction

Port Ellen 1979 22 Year Old 1st Release

The first of the incredibly popular Port Ellen annual releases.  Distilled in 1979 and bottled 22 years later in 2001, bottled at cask strength and limited to 6,000 bottles, this is bottle 0255.

Port Ellen is the lost jewel in the Islay crown. Closure in 1983 has enabled this distillery to receive a near mythical amount of love and respect. As stocks get thinner on the ground, these bottles become rarer and rarer

Port Ellen 1978 27 Year Old 6th Release

The sixth edition of the incredibly popular Port Ellen annual releases.  Distilled in 1978 and bottled 27 years later in 2006, bottled at cask strength and limited to 4,560 bottles, this is bottle 2874.

Port Ellen is the lost jewel in the Islay crown. Closure in 1983 has enabled this distillery to receive a near mythical amount of love and respect. As stocks get thinner on the ground, these bottles become rarer and rarer.

Please note condition of the label. 

Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 23 Year Old

The oldest release as part of the 'Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve' series of bourbons.  

Matured for an incredible 23 years, this is now one of the most desirable, collectable and stunning bourbons in the world.

Bottle Code F-2187.

Port Ellen 1979 25 Year Old 4th Release

The forth release of the incredibly popular Port Ellen annual releases.  Distilled in 1978 and bottled 25 years later in 2004, bottled at cask strength and limited to 5,100 bottles, this is bottle 1565.

Port Ellen is the lost jewel in the Islay crown. Closure in 1983 has enabled this distillery to receive a near mythical amount of love and respect. As stocks get thinner on the ground, these bottles become rarer and rarer.

Please note there is no box. 

Port Ellen 1979 25 Year Old 5th Release

The fifth release of the incredibly popular Port Ellen annual releases.  Distilled in 1979 and bottled 25 years later in 2003, bottled at cask strength and limited to 5280 bottles, this is bottle 3338.

Port Ellen is the lost jewel in the Islay crown. Closure in 1983 has enabled this distillery to receive a near mythical amount of love and respect. As stocks get thinner on the ground, these bottles become rarer and rarer.

Please note the condition of the box. 

Port Ellen 1978 29 Year Old 8th Release

The eighth of the incredibly popular Port Ellen annual releases.  Distilled in 1978 and bottled 29 years later in 2008, bottled at cask strength and limited to 6,618 bottles, this is bottle 5666.

Port Ellen is the lost jewel in the Islay crown. Closure in 1983 has enabled this distillery to receive a near mythical amount of love and respect. As stocks get thinner on the ground, these bottles become rarer and rarer.

Bottle number 0785 of 6618.

Port Ellen 1978 25 Year Old 4th Release

The forth release of the incredibly popular Port Ellen annual releases.  Distilled in 1978 and bottled 25 years later in 2004, bottled at cask strength and limited to 5,100 bottles, this is bottle 0400.

Port Ellen is the lost jewel in the Islay crown. Closure in 1983 has enabled this distillery to receive a near mythical amount of love and respect. As stocks get thinner on the ground, these bottles become rarer and rarer.

Port Ellen 1979 28 Year Old 7th Release

The seventh of the incredibly popular Port Ellen annual releases.  Distilled in 1979 and bottled 28 years later in 2007, bottled at cask strength and limited to 5,274 bottles, this is bottle 1504.

Port Ellen is the lost jewel in the Islay crown. Closure in 1983 has enabled this distillery to receive a near mythical amount of love and respect. As stocks get thinner on the ground, these bottles become rarer and rarer.

Port Ellen 1979 32 Year Old 11th Release

The eleventh of the incredibly popular Port Ellen annual releases.  Distilled in 1979 and bottled 32 years later in 2011, bottled at cask strength and limited to 2,988 bottles, this is bottle 2,444.

Port Ellen is the lost jewel in the Islay crown. Closure in 1983 has enabled this distillery to receive a near mythical amount of love and respect. As stocks get thinner on the ground, these bottles become rarer and rarer.

Port Ellen 1979 32 Year Old 11th Release

The eleventh of the incredibly popular Port Ellen annual releases.  Distilled in 1979 and bottled 32 years later in 2011, bottled at cask strength and limited to 2,988 bottles, this is bottle 2,380.

Port Ellen is the lost jewel in the Islay crown. Closure in 1983 has enabled this distillery to receive a near mythical amount of love and respect. As stocks get thinner on the ground, these bottles become rarer and rarer.

Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20 Year Old

This bourbon has become quite legendary, particularly after the theft of 65 3 bottle cases in 2013.

Now incredibly hard to find and even harder to buy from any retailer.

Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20 Year Old

This bourbon has become quite legendary, particularly after the theft of 65 3 bottle cases in 2013.

Now incredibly hard to find and even harder to buy from any retailer.

Port Ellen 1978 Signatory Vintage Port Wood Finish Edition 2

A single cask Port Ellen finished in a port cask, Distilled on the 5th of September 1978 and bottled on the 16th of September 2002. 

Drawn from cask number 02/159/2

Bottle number 686 of 792.

The other bottle in this range is https://www.whiskyauctioneer.com/lot/019485/port-ellen-1978-signatory-vintage-24-year-old-port-wood-1st-edition

Port Ellen 1978 Signatory Vintage Port Wood Finish Edition 1​

A single cask Port Ellen finished in a port cask, Distilled on the 5th of September 1978 and bottled on the 16th of September 2002. 

Drawn from cask 02/159/1

Bottle number 638 of 804.

The other bottle in this range is https://www.whiskyauctioneer.com/lot/019486/port-ellen-1978-signatory-vintage-24-year-old-port-wood-2nd-edition

Pappy Van Winkle 12 Year Old Special Reserve

As sought after as the other members of this 'family'.

Produced in very limited quantites by Buffalo Trace distillery.

75cl

Port Ellen 1979 Mackillop's Choice

A Mackillop's Choice bottling of Port Ellen from 8th March 1979 and bottled in March 2012 from a single cask this is bottle 008.

Bottled at cask strength.

Port Ellen 1982 Gordon and Macphail

Distilled in September 1982 and matured using refill sherry butts before bottling in November 2007.

Please note condition of labels and this is not original box.

Ichiro's Blend for Isetan / Hanyu and Kawasaki

An exclusive blend produced by Ichiro Akuto the owner of Chichibu distillery and the man responsible for bringing Hanyu and Karuizawa casks to the market.  

This blend was produced for Isetan, Singapore and is a blend of Hanyu and Kawasaki both closed distilleries.  Aged between 12 and 35 years old, released October 2012.

Please note general condition. 

Port Ellen 1982 Chieftain's 23 Year Old

Distilled in May 1982 and bottled in March 2006 from a single cask. 

One of 426 bottles. 

Please note the condition of the box.

Port Ellen 1978 Douglas Laing 25 Year Old

A single cask Port Ellen distilled in September 1978 and then bottled in February 2004. 

One of 604 bottles. 

Port Ellen 1982 Douglas Laing 19 Year Old 

Distilled in Spring 1982 and bottled in Spring 2002 by Douglas Laing within their Provenance range of whiskies.

Please note this lot comes as pictured, the carton lid is damaged and is not present as shown.

Port Ellen 1978 6th Release 20cl 

The smaller version of the Port Ellen 6th release, distilled in 1978 and bottled in 2006 as a 27 year old.

Irish Single Malt 1991 The Whisky Mercenary 24 Year Old

An Irish single malt distilled in 1991 and bottled in 2015. 

Ichiro's Malt Chichibu Port Pipe and 2 x Double Distilleries 20cl

This lot comprises of three bottles:

• Chichibu Port Pipe Ichiro's Malt
• Ichiro's Malt Double Distillery 20cl x 2

Invergordon1965 Duncan Taylor 41 Year Old

A Duncan Taylor bottling of Invergordon distilled in December 1965 and bottled in February  2007 , from single cask #15512.

Bottle number 225 of 244. 

Invergordon 1964 Adelphi 41 Year Old 

If you haven't heard, old Grain whisky can be fantastic!  This very well aged single cask #57637 release from Invergordon distillery, Allness was distilled in 1964 and bottled in 2005. 

Only 105 bottles of this cask strength 41 year old whisky was released.

Ichiro's Malt and Grain / Chichibu and Hanyu

A blend from Ichiro Akuto.

A rather complicated blend at that, the mix could include whisky from his own stocks of Hanyu and Karuizawa as well Chichibu and even more interesting is that  there may be components distilled at other Japanese distilleries and from other countries.

Afterall the label does read 'This is a Worldwide blended whisky'.

Pittyvaich 1989 20 Year Old / 2009 Release

An official 20 year old bottling from this now lost distillery... and front runner for Shortest lived Speyside Distillery. 

Bottle number 5322 of 6000. 

Pittyvaich 26 Year Old Speyside Special Reserve 

A single cask Pittyvaich from cask number 8418. 

Bottle number 20 of 257. 

Inchgower 1976 Rare Malt 27 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.

Distilled in 1976 and bottled as a 27 year old, there were only two releases of Inchgower under the Rare Malt Selection.

Bottle number 3021.

Please note minor marks on lid of box.

Invergordon 1965 Duncan Taylor 39 Year Old

A Duncan Taylor bottling of Invergordon distilled in December 1965 and bottled in September  2005 , from single cask #15509.

Bottle number 16 of 255. 

Invergordon 1961 50th Anniversary 

This Invergordon was released to celebrate the distilleries 50th year of production in 2011.

This single grain contains whiskies from the first cask (number 1) filled on the first day of production back on the 22nd of July 1961, it also contains 1973 Invergordon among others from the distillery.