November 2018 Auction

Ardbeg Grooves Committee Release​

The 2018 committee release from Ardbeg. This has been matured in heavily charred casks (presenting a grooved surface, hence the name).

Totally groovy and totally not the same thing as the Alligator...

Ardbeg Grooves Committee Release​

The 2018 committee release from Ardbeg. This has been matured in heavily charred casks (presenting a grooved surface, hence the name).

Totally groovy and totally not the same thing as the Alligator...

Ardbeg Grooves Committee Release​

The 2018 committee release from Ardbeg. This has been matured in heavily charred casks (presenting a grooved surface, hence the name).

Totally groovy and totally not the same thing as the Alligator...

Ardbeg Grooves Committee Release​

The 2018 committee release from Ardbeg. This has been matured in heavily charred casks (presenting a grooved surface, hence the name).

Totally groovy and totally not the same thing as the Alligator...

Knockando 1970 Extra Old Reserve

A rare expression of Knockando at 25 years old, distilled in 1970 and bottled in 1995.

Armagnac de Montal 1965

An attractive bottle of of 1965 vintage Armagnac produced by Montal.

Presented in a wooden box.

Ardbeg Kelpie Committee Release

The Ardbeg committee release for 2017, this has been matured in virgin casks crafted from oak grown on land in the Adyghe Republic - a Russian federal subject just north of Georgia, on the northeast coast of the Black Sea.

Ardbeg Kelpie Committee Release

The Ardbeg committee release for 2017, this has been matured in virgin casks crafted from oak grown on land in the Adyghe Republic - a Russian federal subject just north of Georgia, on the northeast coast of the Black Sea.

Aberlour A'Bunadh Batch #8

Aberlour A'Bunadh is bottled at cask strength in the tradition of 19th century single malts when villagers would come to the distillery to collect their dram straight from the cask, often in apothecary bottles obtained from the village chemist. These were the inspiration for the A'Bunadh bottle shape today.

A'Bunadh is bottled using only first fill Oloroso sherry butts, this is batch #8 released in 2001.

Aberfeldy 15 Year Old 1980s

A rare bottling of Aberfeldy 15 year old, prior to the obviously inspired Flora and Fauna release.

Bottled during the 1980's.

Ardbeg Dark Cove Committee Release 75cl / US Import

The Ardbeg committee release for 2016, this has been matured in ex-bourbon casks with a heart matured in dark sherry casks.

The style has been inspired by the history of illicit distilling on the Island of Islay, many people were involved including Allan and Alexander the uncles of John McDougall founder of Ardbeg distillery.

This is the limited committee release, whereas a more available lower ABV edition was launched for Ardbeg Day/Night. 

Ardbeg Ardbog

Released as Ardbeg’s annual Feis Ile offering at the start of June. Alongside Ardbeg distillery, it was also released at Ardbeg Embassies. 

A vatting of 10 year old Ardbeg matured in bourbon casks with a ‘heart’ matured in Manzanilla sherry casks.

Kilkerran 2007 Cadenhead's 11 Year Old Sherry Cask / with Miniature 5cl

Arguably the first ever independent bottling of Kilkerran, bottled by Cadenhead's in the summer of 2018.

One of 564 bottles.

This lot includes a 5cl miniature. 

Ardbeg Kelpie Committee Release

The Ardbeg committee release for 2017, this has been matured in virgin casks crafted from oak grown on land in the Adyghe Republic - a Russian federal subject just north of Georgia, on the northeast coast of the Black Sea.

Kavalan 2013 'One' Solist Cask Strength Vinho Barrique / Dekanta Oriental

Vinho barrique Kavalan is matured using casks which previously stored either red or white wine.

This Taiwanese distillery has been making a big splash. A cask in this range won the World Whiskies Awards best single malt 2015. Very impressive!

Distilled in 2013 and matured in cask #W130116022A, this is bottle number 32 of 195 bottled exclusively for Dekanta's Oriental range. 

Ardbeg 1998 Adelphi 11 Year Old

From Adelphi independent bottling company, this is an 11 year old, Ardbeg distilled in 1998, filled from the single cask #1980.

One of only 212 bottles.

Arran 1995 Single Cask 

A single cask Arran, distilled on 19th December 1995 and bottled 11th May 2004. 

Bottle number 172 of 253. 

Aberlour 12 Year Old Sherry Cask Selection / Aberlour Village Bicentenary

A special release 12 year old of Aberlour, bottled in in 2012 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the founding of Aberlour village.

Bottled at cask strength.

Bottle 1208 of 1812.

Armagnac de Montal 1965

An attractive bottle of of 1965 vintage Armagnac produced by Montal.

Presented in a wooden box.

Ardbeg Serendipity 12 Year Old

The serendipitous result of an accident that occurred when a batch of 12 year old Glen Moray got mixed into a larger batch of (allegedly much older) Ardbeg - back in the day when both distilleries were owned by Glenmorangie plc.

This blended malt was simply 20% Glen Moray and 80% Ardbeg.

Released in 2005, there were 16,000 bottles made available.

Kilchoman Inaugural Release

The first ever bottling of Kilchoman as a single malt, this Inaugural Release was aged for 3 years in Buffalo Trace bourbon casks, before being finished for 6 months in Oloroso sherry casks.

Only 9,000 bottles were produced.

Kilchoman 2010 SMWS 4 Year Old 129.7

A Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottling of Kilchoman, distilled on 29th June 2010 and bottled 4 years later.

This is a young expression from the still relatively new Islay distillery, and was matured in a first fill ex-bourbon barrel.

One of 272 bottles.

Knockando 12 Year Old Manager's Dram 2012

The Manager’s Dram series of whiskies were bottled exclusively for employees of what is now known as Diageo.  These whiskies were selected by the respective distillery managers within Diageo malt distilling and bottled at natural cask strength.

A 12 year old Knockando bottled in 2012.

Bottle number 466. 

Ardbeg Dark Cove

The Feis Ile release for 2016, this was matured in ex-Bourbon casks with a heart matured in dark sherry casks. 

The style has been inspired by the history of illicit distilling on the Island of Islay. Many islanders were involved in this activity, including Allan and Alexander the uncles of John McDougall founder of Ardbeg distillery. 

This is the general release, a more available lower ABV edition launched for Ardbeg Day/Night. 

Andrew Usher Commemorative Pack 3 x 5cl

William Grant & Sons Ltd produced a gift pack to commemorate Andrew Usher.

• Masters' Selection 
• The Family Reserve
• Best Procurable

All miniatures bottled at 47%. 

Only 173 of these packs were produced.

Aberlour 1999 Reserve Collection 17 Year Old / Cask Strength Edition 

This cask strength single vintage Aberlour is a vatting of casks #4868 and #4886, both distilled on the 2nd of July 1999 and matured for 17 years before bottling at cask strength

Bottle number 510 of only 594.

Available exclusively from Chivas Brothers distilleries. 

Ardbeg Blasda

This tamed version of Ardbeg was peated to an average of 8ppm compared to the more usual 24ppm. Rather controversially, the Blasda was also bottled in clear glass, at 40% and has been chill filtered, un-like Ardbeg's other releases which are typically un-chillfiltered and bottled in the iconic green bottle at 46% or above.

Now discontinued and becoming increasingly difficult to find.

Ardbeg 2005 North Star 12 Year Old

An independent 12 year old Ardbeg bottled by North Star Spirits..

Distilled March 2005 and matured in refill hogshead prior to being bottled in February 2018. This is part of North Star's Cask Series #004.

One of only 332 bottles.

Ardbeg Day Miniature 5cl / Feis Ile 2012

Released on 1st June 2012 as Ardbeg’s annual Feis Ile bottling, it was not only available at Ardbeg Distillery, but also via 100 of Ardbeg’s ‘embassies’.

The hugely popular Ardbeg Day was a limited run of 12,000 bottles partially married in ex refill sherry casks used to mature whisky for the Ardbeg Uigeadail.

Abraham Bowman 2004 Sequential Series 37.5cl

Distilled by the Sazerac company at their A Smith Bowman distillery, using the same #1 mashbill as George T Stagg.

The whiskey is named for Colonel Abraham Bowman, who led the American revolutionary war unit The 8th Virginia Regiment or German Regiment. His ancestors founded the A Smith Bowman distillery. 

This is not strictly a bourbon, having been matured in a 2nd use barrel. Part of the \"Sequential Series.\"

In his book about the A.H. Hirsch Reserve, Chuck Cowdery recommends A. Smith Bowman products as one to try for those seeking an more easily sourced, but equally good-tasting bourbon experience.

Release, 16, bottle 457.

Arran Scottish Painters / William Miller Frazer

This is the first release in the Arran Scottish painters collection and features the work of William Miller Frazer.

The accompanying print is numbered 1577 of 3000. 

Ardbeg Ardbog

Released as Ardbeg’s annual Feis Ile offering at the start of June. Alongside Ardbeg distillery, it was also released at Ardbeg Embassies. 

A vatting of 10 year old Ardbeg matured in bourbon casks with a ‘heart’ matured in Manzanilla sherry casks.