November 2018 Auction

Blanton's Single Barrel Dumped 2018 / LMDW

First introduced by then Ancient Age distillery Master Distiller, Elmer T. Lee, Blanton's was the first single barrel bourbon popularised in the US. Ancient Age was renamed the Buffalo Trace distillery by the Sazerac company in 1999.

Normally a 6 to 8 year old bourbon, it is aged in Warehouse H at Buffalo Trace, which is the only metal-clad warehouse at the distillery, commissioned for construction by Albert B. Blanton, after whom the whiskey is named. The warehouse was built shortly after prohibition and being metal, transfers heat quicker than brick warehouses, allowing for more rapid ageing.

This is a 2018 bottling, dumped on the 23rd July and matured in barrel #885, which was specially selected for La Maison du Whisky in Paris.

Stored on rick number 45 and bottled at 110 US proof.

Each bottle of Blanton's has one of 8 different stoppers, each depicting a horse and jockey at a different stage of finishing a race. The designs are all lettered so that a complete set laid out side by side will spell \"BLANTONS.\" This stopper is letter N.

Please note the condition of the wax seal on this bottle. The fragile wax that surrounds the stopper was sadly damage din transit to us. The wax was still present on arrival, as are the remnants around the stopper. As such, we have no reason to doubt the authenticity of these bottles. We do however, recommend collecting this item from our offices in Perth, Scotland.

Bowmore 12 Year Old 1 Litre 1980s

The classic dumpy brown bottle of Bowmore 12 year old, bottled in the 1980s.

Produced by Morrison Bowmore.

Ardbeg Twenty Something 22 Year Old / Committee Release

The 2018 edition of the Twenty Something releases, the third bottled exclusively for the Ardbeg Committee, the distillery's fan club.

This 22 year old expression has been matured exclusively in ex-bourbon barrels, and is comprised of some of the most limited stock in any Scottish distillery warehouse. With the bulldozers lurking at the distillery gate, and little hope for its future, very few casks were being filled and laid down. These bottlings are a testament to the faith of those who persevered with the operation, and are bottled in honour of the Ardbeg Committee who's mandate is to ensure the distillery never experiences such fears for its existence again.

The ex-bourbon casks were distilled in the spring of 1996 in the still that now sits monumentally outside the distillery gates, and they were bottled in July 2018.

Ardbeg Alligator Committee Reserve For Discussion

Bottled '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.

Bowmore 2000 Hand Filled 17 Year Old Cask #2495 / 1st Fill Sherry Puncheon​

Available to bottle yourself at Bowmore distillery, this 'hand filled' was distilled on 6th November 2000 and bottled on 20th December 2017 at just over 17 years old.

Bottled from a single first-fill sherry puncheon #2495.

Bottle number 29.

Bowmore 10 Year Old Devils Cask Small Batch Release #1

Released in October 2013, this release from Bowmore barely even reached retailer shelves. The Devil is rumoured to have escaped Bowmore in one of the distilleries casks, after being chased from the famous church in Bowmore; which has no corners so he was unable to hide there. 

This release was matured exclusively in first fill sherry casks and bottled at cask strength, It was very limited, with only 540 bottles available in the UK and no more than 6,000 worldwide.

Bruichladdich 1991 Yellow Submarine 25 Year Old / WMD III

\"The Legend Resurfaces.\"

This is a limited edition bottling of Bruichladdich, the third in a series released to commemorate the finding of a small yellow submarine on Islay which apparently belonged to the Ministry of Defence.

As with the second release, this is a 1991 vintage, this time aged an impressive 25 years.

One of 1991 bottles.

Balvenie Classic 1980s

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

Bowmore 2000 Hand Filled 17 Year Old Cask #2488 / 1st Fill Sherry Puncheon

Available to bottle yourself at Bowmore distillery, this 'hand filled' was distilled on 6th November 2000 and bottled on 14th September 2018.

Bottled from a single first-fill sherry puncheon #2488.

Bottle number 127.

Buffalo Trace 1988 Experimental Collection 14 Year Old 37.5cl / 6 Year Zinfandel Finish

Buffalo Trace have released a number of experiments, this was to find out how the use of a 6 year finishing period in an ex-Zinfandel barrel would affect the final flavour of the whiskey.

Distilled in May 1992 when Buffalo Trace distillery was still known as Ancient Age. It was acquired by the Sazerac company that year, but they did not change the name until 1999.

Blanton's Single Barrel Dumped 2018 / LMDW

First introduced by then Ancient Age distillery Master Distiller, Elmer T. Lee, Blanton's was the first single barrel bourbon popularised in the US. Ancient Age was renamed the Buffalo Trace distillery by the Sazerac company in 1999.

Normally a 6 to 8 year old bourbon, it is aged in Warehouse H at Buffalo Trace, which is the only metal-clad warehouse at the distillery, commissioned for construction by Albert B. Blanton, after whom the whiskey is named. The warehouse was built shortly after prohibition and being metal, transfers heat quicker than brick warehouses, allowing for more rapid ageing.

This is a 2018 bottling, dumped on the 23rd July and matured in barrel #885, which was specially selected for La Maison du Whisky in Paris.

Stored on rick number 45 and bottled at 110 US proof.

Each bottle of Blanton's has one of 8 different stoppers, each depicting a horse and jockey at a different stage of finishing a race. The designs are all lettered so that a complete set laid out side by side will spell \"BLANTONS.\" This stopper is letter A.

Please note the condition of the wax seal on this bottle. The fragile wax that surrounds the stopper was sadly damage din transit to us. The wax was still present on arrival, as are the remnants around the stopper. As such, we have no reason to doubt the authenticity of these bottles. We do however, recommend collecting this item from our offices in Perth, Scotland.

Bruichladdich 1989 Black Art 21 Year Old / Edition 2.2

The second Black Art release, distilled in 1989 and bottled as a 21 year old.

Matured in wide variety of American and European oak wines casks.

Amrut Raw Cask Blackadder Sherry Cask Finish / Dennis Steckel Selection

An independently bottled Amrut from Blackadder. 

This single cask has been bottled at cask strength in September 2017 after being finished in a Sherry cask.

Bottle number 62 of only 163 bottles. 

Balvenie 17 Year Old Sherry Oak / First Release 2007

A well-aged Balvenie release, matured in Oloroso casks.

Released in 2007, this sherry matured Balvenie became very popular!

Balvenie 17 Year Old Sherry Oak / First Release 2007

A well-aged Balvenie release, matured in Oloroso casks.

Released in 2007, this sherry matured Balvenie became very popular!

Bruichladdich 1991 Yellow Submarine 25 Year Old / WMD III

\"The Legend Resurfaces.\"

This is a limited edition bottling of Bruichladdich, the third in a series released to commemorate the finding of a small yellow submarine on Islay which apparently belonged to the Ministry of Defence.

As with the second release, this is a 1991 vintage, this time aged an impressive 25 years.

One of 1991 bottles.

Bruichladdich 1991 Yellow Submarine 25 Year Old / WMD III

\"The Legend Resurfaces.\"

This is a limited edition bottling of Bruichladdich, the third in a series released to commemorate the finding of a small yellow submarine on Islay which apparently belonged to the Ministry of Defence.

As with the second release, this is a 1991 vintage, this time aged an impressive 25 years.

One of 1991 bottles.

Bowmore 1999 Hand Filled 18 Year Old Cask #25 / 1st Fill Sherry Butt​

An 18 year old Bowmore aged in a single first fill sherry butt.

Distilled on the 20th January 1999 and bottled by hand at the distillery on the 30th of July 2017.

Bottle number 96.

Bowmore 1999 Hand Filled 18 Year Old Cask #25 / 1st Fill Sherry Butt​

An 18 year old Bowmore aged in a single first fill sherry butt.

Distilled on the 20th January 1999 and bottled by hand at the distillery on the 30th of July 2017.

Bottle number 98.

Bowmore 2000 Hand Filled 17 Year Old Cask #2488 / 1st Fill Sherry Puncheon

Available to bottle yourself at Bowmore distillery, this 'hand filled' was distilled on 6th November 2000 and bottled on 14th September 2018.

Bottled from a single first-fill sherry puncheon #2488.

Bottle number 31.

Bowmore 1999 Hand Filled 19 Year Old Cask #2116 / Sherry

A 19 year old Bowmore aged in a single sherry cask #2116.

Distilled on the 21st June 1999 and bottled by hand at the distillery on the 16th July 2018.

We have it on good authority that this has come from a first fill Oloroso sherry cask.

Bottle number 18.

Ardbeg 18 Year Old / TWE Whisky Show 10th Anniversary

A well-aged independent botttling from Islay's ever-popular Ardbeg distillery.

Released to visitors of the Whisky Show in 2018, the tenth anniversary of the event.

One of only 225 bottles.

AnCnoc 35 Year Old

An older expression from Knockdhu, a combination of both sherry and bourbon matured whiskies.

One of only 1495 bottles. 

Ben Nevis 1990 Single Cask 21 Year Old / Port Butt

Distilled in November 1990 at Ben Nevis distillery and bottled in September 2012.

The full maturation was in a single Port Bodega Butt #3/10/4

Bottle number 246 of 825.

Bowmore 1987 Douglas Laing 22 Year Old

Bottled within Douglas Laing's most prestigous collection this 'Old and Rare'

This Bowmore was distilled November 1987 and bottled April 2010

Bottle No.112 of 244

Blanton's Single Barrel Dumped 2018 / LMDW

First introduced by then Ancient Age distillery Master Distiller, Elmer T. Lee, Blanton's was the first single barrel bourbon popularised in the US. Ancient Age was renamed the Buffalo Trace distillery by the Sazerac company in 1999.

Normally a 6 to 8 year old bourbon, it is aged in Warehouse H at Buffalo Trace, which is the only metal-clad warehouse at the distillery, commissioned for construction by Albert B. Blanton, after whom the whiskey is named. The warehouse was built shortly after prohibition and being metal, transfers heat quicker than brick warehouses, allowing for more rapid ageing.

This is a 2018 bottling, dumped on the 23rd July and matured in barrel #885, which was specially selected for La Maison du Whisky in Paris.

Stored on rick number 45 and bottled at 110 US proof.

Each bottle of Blanton's has one of 8 different stoppers, each depicting a horse and jockey at a different stage of finishing a race. The designs are all lettered so that a complete set laid out side by side will spell \"BLANTONS.\" This stopper is letter S.

Bowmore 1999 Hand Filled 19 Year Old Cask #2116 / Sherry

A 19 year old Bowmore aged in a single sherry cask #2116.

Distilled on the 21st June 1999 and bottled by hand at the distillery on the 29th July 2018.

We have it on good authority that this has come from a first fill Oloroso sherry cask.

Bottle number 14. 

Banff 1978 Signatory Vintage 18 Year Old with Miniature 5cl / Silent Stills

A rare Signatory Vintage bottling of Banff, part of their Silent Stills series which focusses on Scotland's closed distilleries.

Distilled on the 21st of December 1978 and bottled on the 28th of October 1997.

Cask Number #4618, this is bottle number 168 of 260.

Presentation set comes complete with a 5cl miniature and a cask bung.

Ardbeg 18 Year Old / TWE Whisky Show 10th Anniversary

A well-aged independent bottling from Islay's ever-popular Ardbeg distillery.

Released to visitors of the Whisky Show in 2018, the tenth anniversary of the event.

One of only 225 bottles.

AnCnoc 35 Year Old

An older expression from Knockdhu, a combination of both sherry and bourbon matured whiskies.

One of only 1495 bottles. 

Banff 1980 Duncan Taylor 23 Year Old 75cl / US Import

From Banff distillery, distilled in November 1980 and bottled July 2004, matured in single cask #2909 for 23 years before bottling by the Huntly based independent bottler Duncan Taylor.

Bottle number 62 of 235. 

Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch #1

The latest 'tun' release from Balvenie, following in 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.