November 2015 Auction

Balblair 2000 Single Cask #1343

An exclusive first fill sherry Balblair bottled for The Whisky Exchange. 

Distilled in 2000 and bottled in 2014. 

One of the Whisky Auctioneers claims that this is \"the best whisky he has tried in the last two years.\" 

Please note scratch mark to the front of the box. 

Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch #5

From the distillery website the Balvenie Tun 1401, Batch 5 is a skillful marriage of some of the rarest treasures from the distillery’s Warehouse 24 – an unrepeatable selection of spirits sourced from seven traditional whisky casks and two sherry butts, whose ages span a number of decades, and which have all been hand-selected by Malt Master David Stewart. The whisky was rested for several months in Tun 1401 – The Balvenie’s traditional oak marrying vessel – to create a single malt that enhances its already precious parts.

Batch 5 was released in the UK market and is now completely sold out.

Please note the condition of the box as pictured.

Limited to 2862 bottles.

Five traditional whisky casks   
#5241
#7044
#17894
#2384
#439

Four sherry butts
#6444
#13144
#13838
#978

Balvenie Tun 1409 Batch #8

A marriage of 9 American Oak casks and 3 European Oak Sherry casks went into creating Batch 8, a limited release of 2,700 bottles. A very highly sought after range from Balvenie.

As with the previous releases of Balvenie Tun 1401, these whiskies are hand-selected by Malt Master David Stewart. Nine traditional whisky casks and two sherry butts are combined and rested for several months in Tun 1401 – The Balvenie’s traditional oak marrying vessel.

The expression consists of the casks shown below.

Seven traditional whisky casks   
#15917
#14827
#7049
#15338
#6333
#5825
#1636
#887
#486

Three sherry butts
#12614
#13148
#8587

Please note general condition.

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. 

Balvenie Tun 1409 Batch #8

A marriage of 9 American Oak casks and 3 European Oak Sherry casks went into creating Batch 8, a limited release of 2,700 bottles. A very highly sought after range from Balvenie.

As with the previous releases of Balvenie Tun 1401, these whiskies are hand-selected by Malt Master David Stewart. Nine traditional whisky casks and two sherry butts are combined and rested for several months in Tun 1401 – The Balvenie’s traditional oak marrying vessel.

The expression consists of the casks shown below.

Seven traditional whisky casks   
#15917
#14827
#7049
#15338
#6333
#5825
#1636
#887
#486

Three sherry butts
#12614
#13148
#8587

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. 

Bowmore 1997 Hand Filled 16 Year Old / 1st Edition

Only available to fill by hand, these Bowmore exclusives are incredibly popular.  They have used seven casks since starting the hand filled bottlings at Feis Ile 2013, this is the first cask used cask#23, which was a first fill sherry cask.

Distilled in 1997 this is bottle number 117.

Bruichladdich Octomore Orpheus 2.2 

Similar to the Comus, the Orpheus release was equally peated to the same degree as its counter-part Octomore 2.1, at 140ppm.  The Orpheus was finished using Château Pétrus Bordeaux casks, recognised as one of the world’s top vineyards.  Matured for only 5 years this alongside the Comus have proven to be quite desirable bottlings.

This is bottle 3679 of 15,000.

Please note marks on the tin.

Bruichladdich 1970 Black Adder 32 Year Old

A very rare Bruichladdich distilled in 1970 on the 16th November well before bottling in April 2002.

Bottled by Black Adder within their 'Raw Cask' series, floaters can be expected in these whiskies.

Banff 1980 Duncan Taylor 26 Year Old

From Banff distillery, distilled in November 1980 and bottled November 2006, matured in single cask #2913 for 26 years before bottling by the Huntly based independant bottler Duncan Taylor.

Bottle number 19 of 220. 

Bunnahabhain 1976 Murray McDavid 31 Year Old

Distilled in 1976 and matured in Oloroso sherry casks. 

Signed by Jim McEwan. 

Bottle number 649 of 1025. 

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.

Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch #1

The latest 'tun' release from Balvenie following the footsteps of Balvenie Tun 1401 and 1858.

This larger Tun can hold up to four times as much liquid as Tun 1401 and hence we expect a larger quantity of this release.  This release is a combination of 42 casks, 35 traditional American oak barrels and 7 European oak sherry butts, these were married in tun 1509 for several months before bottling.

Balvenie Classic 18 Year Old 1980s

A stunning bottling of Balvenie 18 year old from the 1980s, presented in these highly collectible and rare wide bottles.

75cl.

Please note the condition of the box. 

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.

Benriach 1975 Signatory Vintage 28 Year Old

Distilled in December 1975 and bottled in December 2004 after being matured in Sherry Hogshead number #7221. 

Bottle number 84 of 208. 

Bunnahabhain 1968 Family Silver

Bunnahabhain distilled whisky in 1968 and selected to be bottled by the Board of Directors of Highland Distilleries for the Family Silver Range.

Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch #1

The latest 'tun' release from Balvenie following the footsteps of Balvenie Tun 1401 and 1858.

This larger Tun can hold up to four times as much liquid as Tun 1401 and hence we expect a larger quantity of this release.  This release is a combination of 42 casks, 35 traditional American oak barrels and 7 European oak sherry butts, these were married in tun 1509 for several months before bottling.

Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch #1

The latest 'tun' release from Balvenie following the footsteps of Balvenie Tun 1401 and 1858.

This larger Tun can hold up to four times as much liquid as Tun 1401 and hence we expect a larger quantity of this release.  This release is a combination of 42 casks, 35 traditional American oak barrels and 7 European oak sherry butts, these were married in tun 1509 for several months before bottling.

Bowmore 1989 Port Cask Matured 23 Year Old

An remarkable bottling of Bowmore which has spent all of it's 23 years in casks which previously held Port.

Distilled in 1989 and bottled in 2013.

Benrinnes 1982 The Bottlers 26 Year Old

The Bottlers Benrinnes distilled in November 1982 and bottled in May 2009 at 26 years old.

A refill sherry butt, of cask number # 3229 was chosen by the established Edinburgh fine wine merchant Raeburn Fine Wines, the producers of 'The Bottlers' whiskies.

Ben Nevis 1963 Signatory Vintage 33 Year Old / Single Grain 

Ben nevis is lucky enough to be one of the very few distilleries in Scotland to have produced both grain and malt whisky on the same site.

This is a absolutely excellent example of the grain whisky produced there, these are now very rare indeed.  

Distilled on 5th March 1963 and bottled on 22nd March 1996 at 33 years of age by Signatory Vintage.

Bottle number 188 of 203.

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. 

Balvenie 17 Year Old Sherry Oak

A limited edition 17 year old Balvenie released in 2007, matured in first fill Oloroso sherry casks.

Please note condition of the tube. 

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.

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.