November 2018 Auction

Jack's Pirate Whisky 20 Year Old Islay Single Malt

From independent bottler, Jack Wieber, this is a sherry cask finished mystery Islay single malt

One of only 180 bottles drawn from single cask #666 (a clue???).

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.

Arran White Stag Second Release

The second release exclusive to Arran's online community, the White Stag.  

Specially selected by a tasting panel of members of the White Stag, these bottlings are always eagerly awaited, selling out online incredibly quickly!  

Distilled on 23rd September 1996 and bottled 4th October 2016 from a single Sherry butt; #1996/1335, at 20 Year Old.  

One of 525 bottles. This is bottle 376.

Jameson 2007 Rarest Vintage Reserve​

A very well respected and rare Jameson, including some of their oldest and rarest vintages. Some of which is pot-still whisky matured in a Port Pipe. 

Bottle 04323.

Jack Daniel's Old No.7 Inaugural 1.5 Litre

A limited bottle of Jack Daniel's released to mark the 80th Anniversary of the ultimate badass, Theodore Roosevelt's 80th Anniversary of becoming President of the United States in 1984.

This lot has a 2 bottle shipping fee.

Jameson 15 Year Old Limited Edition

All Triple distilled pot still whiskey with no grain added, this was created as a special edition 15 year old release for the millennium.

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.

Johnnie Walker Blue Label Casks Edition 75cl / Johnnie Walker House Taiwan

A nicely illustrated bottling of Johnnie Walker Blue Label, bottled for the Taiwanese market at 55.8%. 

Johnnie Walker Excelsior 75cl

Johnnie Walker Excelsior is an incredibly hard to find Johnnie Walker distilled in 1947 and released at around 50 years old in 1997.

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.

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. 

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. 

Johnnie Walker Excelsior 75cl

Johnnie Walker Excelsior is an incredibly hard to find Johnnie Walker distilled in 1947 and released at around 50 years old in 1997.

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. 

Ardbeg 21 Year Old Committee Release 2016

Ardbeg Twenty One was exclusively available to members of the Ardbeg Committee, a members’ club of over 120,000 people created to ensure the distillery never closes again. 

The distillery closed twice during its history – in 1981 and 1996. Mickey Heads, Ardbeg Distillery manager and chairman of the Ardbeg Committee dedicated this release to the Committee Members saying  “Ardbeg Twenty One is a shining example of Ardbeg’s enduring spirit [and] I’m so pleased we can share it with our members.”

This Ardbeg uses liquid distilled in the mid-90s, Prior to the time of its last closure. Heads said “The committee have invested much in ensuring the future of the distillery and it’s only right that they should share the rewards of its turbulent past too.”

Ardbeg 21 Year Old Committee Release 2016

Ardbeg Twenty One was exclusively available to members of the Ardbeg Committee, a members’ club of over 120,000 people created to ensure the distillery never closes again. 

The distillery closed twice during its history – in 1981 and 1996. Mickey Heads, Ardbeg Distillery manager and chairman of the Ardbeg Committee dedicated this release to the Committee Members saying  “Ardbeg Twenty One is a shining example of Ardbeg’s enduring spirit [and] I’m so pleased we can share it with our members.”

This Ardbeg uses liquid distilled in the mid-90s, Prior to the time of its last closure. Heads said “The committee have invested much in ensuring the future of the distillery and it’s only right that they should share the rewards of its turbulent past too.”

Aberfeldy 15 Year Old Flora and Fauna / Wooden Box

One of the most sought after Flora and Fauna bottlings, discontinued in the late 1990s when Bacardi became owners of the distillery.

Presented in a wooden box.

Ardbeg 21 Year Old Committee Release 2016

Ardbeg Twenty One was exclusively available to members of the Ardbeg Committee, a members’ club of over 120,000 people created to ensure the distillery never closes again. 

The distillery closed twice during its history – in 1981 and 1996. Mickey Heads, Ardbeg Distillery manager and chairman of the Ardbeg Committee dedicated this release to the Committee Members saying  “Ardbeg Twenty One is a shining example of Ardbeg’s enduring spirit [and] I’m so pleased we can share it with our members.”

This Ardbeg uses liquid distilled in the mid-90s, Prior to the time of its last closure. Heads said “The committee have invested much in ensuring the future of the distillery and it’s only right that they should share the rewards of its turbulent past too.”

Jack Daniel's Old No.7 Pint 1970s / with Wooden Box & 4 x Glasses

The classic Old No.7 brand from Jack Daniel's.

Bottled in the mid-1970s and presented here in pint size with four shot glasses in a wooden box with clasp fastener.

Aberlour 1980 22 Year Old

Distilled in 1980 and bottled in 2002, this is a 22 year old Aberlour. 

Bottle number 3032 of approximately 4500 bottles. 

Aberlour 1994 Warehouse No.1 Sherry Cask 

Only available at Aberlour distillery, this distillery exclusive Aberlour was matured exclusively in a first fill sherry cask #806, distilled in June 1994.

Aged for 16 years, this is bottle number 425.

Jameson Three Star 7 Year Old circa 1960s

A nice old bottling of Jameson, bottled during the 1960s, produced at the old Jameson distillery on Bow Street, prior to the move to Midleton in 1975. John Jameson & Son began exporting distillery bottled Three Star, likely as far back as the 19th century. It was made in quintessentially Irish fashion, in copper pots from a mash of malted and unmalted cereals. Bow Street pot still whiskey is prized by the Irish as the ultimate drop, just as Stitzl-Weller distilled bourbon is in America.

Bears the slogan \"Not a drop is sold til it's seven years old.\" This whiskey is actually a blend of various pot still, only the youngest of which is 7 years old and has an unusual mash bill that includes wheat and oats as well as malted barley. Jameson was famous the world over for this particular expression and it was a sad day for many an Irish whisky connoisseur when the decision was made to discontinue to the line in 1968, in favour of the more internationally-appealing Red Seal, which was to become the famous Jameson Irish Whiskey we know today.

If you are buying to drink, you can read an interesting review of bottle here.

There are no markings for volume or strength.

Jura 1986 Cadenhead's 13 Year Old

An single cask bottling of Jura from Scotland's oldest independent bottler, Cadenhead's.

Distilled in 1986 and bottled at 30 years old from a bourbon barrel in 2016.

One of 66 bottles. 

Ardbeg 17 Year Old

The first releases of Ardbeg 17 year old sparked a renewed interest in Ardbeg.

Now, several years after being discontinued, it is still recognised as a sensational Ardbeg.

The spirit used to make up this release would have been distilled and filled in to casks during the period when Hiram Walker owned the distillery, with production taking place between 1977 and 1981.

Batch L2

Johnnie Walker Black Label 1960s / Portuguese Import​

An old Portuguese import bottling of Johnnie Walker produced in the 1960s.

Presented in an unusual round bottle.

Aberfeldy 1999 Hand Filled Cask #3

A sumptuously dark single cask hand filled bottling from Aberfeldy distillery.

Distilled in 1999 and bottled by hand at the distillery from cask #3 on 3rd July 2018. 

Bottle number 463.

Aultmore 25 Year Old

A 25 year old bottling of Aultmore, this is from batch #41 and is bottle number 2136.

Ardbeg 17 Year Old

The first releases of Ardbeg 17 year old sparked a renewed interest in Ardbeg.

Now, several years after being discontinued, it is still recognised as a sensational Ardbeg.

Aultmore 25 Year Old

A 25 year old bottling of Aultmore, this is from batch #41 and is bottle number 2561.