November 2018 Auction

Aberlour 12 Year Old 1980s​

A rare bottle of 12 year old Aberlour, bottled during the early 1980s.

Fratelli Rinaldi import for the Italian market.

Auchroisk 16 Year Old Manager's Dram 2015

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.

Bottled in 2015 as a 16 year old Auchroisk.

Bottle No. 581

Ardbeg Kildalton 2014

This Ardbeg was released in connection with the North Highland Initiative (NHI) a charity which helps rural communities across the Northern Highlands.

Elegantly packaged, it is a combination of first fill and refill ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks. Please do not mistake this Kildalton for that which was released in 2004, 10 years previously.

Knockdhu 23 Year Old Cask Strength

Back when Diageo owned Knockdhu they released this limited edition 23 year old at cask strength.  Since Inverhouse took over the reigns, this distillery's output has been know as AnCnoc.

Kilchoman 2007 Single Cask Kilchoman Club 1st Edition 

Distilled on 15th August 2007 and bottled on 12th October 2012, from a single sherry cask #451/2007.

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 Dark Cove Committee Release

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 Perpetuum Distillery Release

Released in 2015 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the legendary Islay distillery.

This is the high strength version which was only available at the distillery to Ardbeg Committee Members.

Perpetuum is a blend of old and young whisky which has been matured in both Bourbon and Sherry casks.

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.

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...

Aberlour A’Bunadh Batch #7

Aberlour A'Bunadh is produced in the tradition of 19th century single malts from an era when villagers would come to the distillery to collect their dram straight from the cask,often in apothecary bottles obtained from the village chemist. Indeed these bottles are the inspiration for the a`bunadh bottle shape today.

Matured exclusively in Spanish Oak Oloroso Sherry butts, the rarest and most precious casks used for maturation and bottled at cask strength, a`bunadh possesses an unrivalled aromatic intensity. A richer mouth fill and flavour complexity is achieved by bottling without the use of modern day chill filtering methods.

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.

Ardbeg 1998 Almost There

Proceeding from Very Young and Still Young, Ardbeg Almost There was the final stage in the journey of young cask-strength Ardbeg 1998 before the Renaissance 10 year old was finally released.

Bottled in 2007.

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...

Ardmore 1992 Whisky Agency 18 Year Old / Perfect Dram

An independent bottling of Ardmore 1992 from the Whisky Agency at 18 years old under their Perfect Dram Label.

One of 204 bottles drawn from a bourbon barrel.

Bottled exclusively for Sweden

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 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 2007 SMWS 9 Year Old 33.135​

\"Peat reek and barbeque char\", distilled on 24th May 2007 then matured in a 2nd fill ex-Oloroso sherry butt. 

One of 606 bottles.

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...

Kininvie 1990 23 Year Old Batch #001 35cl

The first official release from Kininvie. The elusive malt from William Grant's Dufftown complex.

Distilled in 1990 and matured for 23 years until bottling in 2013, Batch 001 with an estimated 7,000 bottles were released in Taiwan.

35cl bottle.

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 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 Solist Cask Strength Vinho Barrique / 57.1%

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!

This is a 2017 single cask release.

One of 231 bottles.

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 Perpetuum Distillery Release

Released in 2015 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the legendary Islay distillery.

This is the high strength version which was only available at the distillery to Ardbeg Committee Members.

Perpetuum is a blend of old and young whisky which has been matured in both Bourbon and Sherry casks.

Ardbeg 2007 SMWS 9 Year Old 33.135​

\"Peat reek and barbeque char\", distilled on 24th May 2007 then matured in a 2nd fill ex-Oloroso sherry butt. 

One of 606 bottles.

Karekura 2011 Four Daughters 6 Year Old / Velier 70th Anniversary

This is an agricole rum from the Karekura distillery in Guadeloupe. Agricole rum is distilled using only freshly squeezed sugar cane juice, as opposed to mollases.

Part of the Four Daughters series, this is titled, 'For Emily, whenever I may find her.'

Bottled in 2017 from an ex-sherry cask for the 70th anniversary of acclaimed Italian bottlers and importers, Velier.

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 Ar10 Elements of Islay

The 10th bottling within the Elements of Islay series from this unknown distillery 'Ar'...dbeg perhaps?

50cl

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...