November 2018 Auction

Linkwood 45 Year Old Sestante Decanter 1980s

A beautifully presented, and fantastically aged single malt whisky from Linkwood distillery in Speyside. Bottled in the 1980s by Sestante.

The Sestante import company was founded in the 1970s by Ernesto Mainardi, and he bottled his first single casks under the name in 1985. Alongside his contemporary, Silvano Samaroli, Mainardi pioneered giving his customers a choice of both standard 40-46% bottlings, and cask strength releases from the same casks. Along with his other brand, Silver Seal, Mainardi's bottlings are incredibly sought after.

Mainardi was a former employee of Co. Import, Pinerolo, and was inspired to bottle these crystal decanters based on similar bottlings of Macallan that they had produced. The Sestante decanters were Edinburgh crystal, and Mainardi estimates he produced around 3500 of these over the years.

Lagavulin 25 Year Old Bicentenary Edition / including Bag

Released in 2016 as part of Diageo's Super Premium malts. This sherry cask matured, cask strength 25 year old Lagavulin is a celebration of the distillery's 200th anniversary.

Number 3032 of 8000 bottles. 

Lot includes a 200th Anniversary branded bag.

Laphroaig 24 Year Old Warehouse #1 / Taiwan Exclusive

Released in 2014 exclusively for Taiwan, this bottling is a vatting of 4 single casks stored in the distillery's famed Warehouse #1.

Cask #'s 62, 64, 65 and 66 were stored on Level 3 of Stow 71.

Bottle number 256. 

Lafite Rothschild Selection Cognac Tres Vielle Reserve 1.75 Litre

An impressive bottling of Cognac, personally selected by the Domaines Barons de Rothschild, one of the premier 'negociants' in the French wine industry. A negociant is a company that sources their wine and, in this case, cognac from smaller producers, which it deems to have met the standards associated wit its brand.

The Lafite Rothschild chateau is just to the south of the Cognac region. and is one of the most sought after vineyards in France.

This lot has a 3 bottle shipping fee.

Longrow 1987 Samaroli 15 Year Old

A 1987 vintage, 15 year old single cask Longrow. Longrow is the peated spirit produced at Springbank distillery, one of three styles of whisky made there.

Bottled in April 2002 by Samaroli.

Bottle 229 of just 312 drawn from cask #115.

Lagavulin 1985 SMWS 11 Year Old 111.5

This Lagavulin was distilled in February 1985 and bottled in September 1996 by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. 

Lagavulin 1993 Feis Ile 2008

Lagavulin’s release to commemorate the 2008 Feis Ile, distilled on the 13th April 1993 and bottled in 2008. Cask #1403 was Selected by Iain McArthur.

Bottle number 1403.

Longmorn 1964 Gordon and MacPhail 2014

A 1964 vintage Longmorn from Elgin's independent bottlers Gordon and MacPhail. This is part of the Distillery Labels series.

Bottled in 2014 at an incredible circa 50 years old.

Lagavulin 1987 SMWS 14 Year Old 111.17​

A 14 year old Lagavulin from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.

Distilled in January 1987 and bottled in September 2001.

Laphroaig 32 Year Old

One of several Laphroaig bottlings released to commemorate their 200th anniversary, 1815 to 2015.

This is one of the oldest ever from Laphroaig, matured for 32 years in ex-Oloroso sherry casks this was incredibly popular at retail selling out almost immediately.

Only 5,880 bottles were produced.

Lagavulin 25 Year Old Bicentenary Edition

Released in 2016 as part of Diageo's Super Premium malts. This sherry cask matured, cask strength 25 year old Lagavulin is a celebration of the distillery's 200th anniversary.

Number 3157 of 8000 bottles. 

Lagavulin 25 Year Old Bicentenary Edition

Released in 2016 as part of Diageo's Super Premium malts. This sherry cask matured, cask strength 25 year old Lagavulin is a celebration of the distillery's 200th anniversary.

Number 4635 of 8000 bottles. 

Laphroaig 10 Year Old 1980s

An older bottling of Laphroaig from the 1980s.

Lagavulin 1978 Duthie's

A rare, independently bottled Lagavulin from R.W. Duthie bottled in 1993. 

A real gem for any Lagavulin enthusiast! 

Longmorn 38 Year Old SMWS 7.36 50cl / WIth Words

A very special SMWS bottling of Longmorn, matured for 38 years and bottled in May 2006.

Ladyburn 1973 Single Cask 27 Year Old #1591

The Ladyburn Distillery was built in 1966 by William Grant & Sons Ltd and only operated for a very short period until November 15th 1975.  

There have been very few bottlings from Ladyburn, this official single cask release is part of 18 single casks from 1973 bottled in 2000, a release totalling 3,000 bottles.  Each individual bottle carries the bottling number and cask it originated from.  This is bottle number 155 from cask #1591. 

Laphroaig 80 Proof / 20 Under Proof Miniature 1960s

This is about as rare a miniature as you can find, dated to 1966 kindly by Marcel Van Gils and Hans Offringa's Legend of Laphroaig book, this is a wonderfully preserved bottle.

The label reads, Old Scotch Whisky Laphroaig 80 Proof.

Linkwood 1954

This Linkwood was distilled in 1954 and bottled by Gordon & MacPhail in the 1990s. 

Longmorn 1962 Gordon and MacPhail

A gorgeous vintage of Longmorn bottled by Gordon and MacPhail in 1996 

Ladyburn 1973 27 Year Old Cask #3200

The Ladyburn Distillery was built in 1966 by William Grant & Sons Ltd and only operated for a very short period until November 15th 1975.  

Their have been very few bottlings from Ladyburn, this official single cask release is part of 18 single casks from 1973 bottled in 2000, a release totaling 3,000 bottles.  Each individual bottle carries the bottling number and cask it originated from.  This is bottle number 121 from cask #3200. 

Linkwood 40 Year Old Sestante Decanter 1980s

A beautifully presented, and fantastically aged single malt whisky from Linkwood distillery in Speyside. Bottled in the 1980s by Sestante.

The Sestante import company was founded in the 1970s by Ernesto Mainardi, and he bottled his first single casks under the name in 1985. Alongside his contemporary, Silvano Samaroli, Mainardi pioneered giving his customers a choice of both standard 40-46% bottlings, and cask strength releases from the same casks. Along with his other brand, Silver Seal, Mainardi's bottlings are incredibly sought after.

Mainardi was a former employee of Co. Import, Pinerolo, and was inspired to bottle these crystal decanters based on similar bottlings of Macallan that they had produced. The Sestante decanters were Edinburgh crystal, and Mainardi estimates he produced around 3500 of these over the years.

Laphroaig 12 Year Old Decanter 1980s / Bonfanti Import

A very rare 12 year old decanter of Laphroaig.

Imported to the Italian market by Bonfanti, Milan.

Laphroaig 12 Year Old Decanter 1980s / Bonfanti Import

A very rare 12 year old decanter of Laphroaig.

Imported to the Italian market by Bonfanti, Milan.

Longmorn 1964 Signatory Vintage 30 Year Old

An independently bottled Longmorn by Signatory Vintage.

Distilled in January 1964 and bottled in October 1994.

Bottle 86 of 150 drawn from cask #324.

Lakes Genesis / Bottle #009

The whisky has been matured first in Oloroso hogsheads and then finished in casks made of European and American oak. Finally, these whiskies were married together in Orange wine casks from the Andalusia region of Spain. In order to highlight the full spectrum of flavours that this has produced, the whisky has been bottled at cask strength.

The first 101 bottles of this new distillery's inaugural single malt are presented in a stunning glass decanter style bottle, packed neatly into a beautiful rosewood box. This is a whisky that does justice to its Scottish heritage, in a presentation that does justice to the craftsmanship of a region which is, undoubtedly, at the genesis of a true whisky heritage of its own.

Every bottle comes hand-numbered and hand-signed with a certificate of authenticity from The Lakes' master Blender, Dhavall Gandhi. 

Laphroaig 30 Year Old 

The Laphroaig 30 year old was originally released in 2000.  

Laphroaig 20 Year Old Single Malts of Scotland

An impressive bottling of Laphroaig, bottled at 20 years of age by Single Malts of Scotland as part of their deluxe Director's Special range. 

Laphroaig 1985 30 Year Old 75cl / US Import

Presented in a wooden box, this is the 2016 edition of the Laphroaig 30 year old which was originally released in 2000.  

Distilled in October 1985, we rarely see well-aged official bottlings from Islay, this well aged Laphroaig is up there with the oldest.

Bottled at cask strength.

Laphroaig 1985 30 Year Old 75cl / US Import

Presented in a wooden box, this is the 2016 edition of the Laphroaig 30 year old which was originally released in 2000.  

Distilled in October 1985, we rarely see well-aged official bottlings from Islay, this well aged Laphroaig is up there with the oldest.

Bottled at cask strength.

Laphroaig 1988 Samaroli

A single cask Laphroaig bottled by Italian Independent bottlers Samaroli.

Distilled 1988 and matured in cask #5735. 

Bottled in 2001, this is bottle number 98 of 372. 

Lagavulin 1986 Distillers Edition 1 Litre

The 2002 Distillers Edition release of Lagavulin from Diageo, distilled in 1986 and finished in Pedro Ximenez casks.

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1 Litre

Laphroaig 1988 Samaroli

A single cask Laphroaig bottled by Italian Independent bottlers Samaroli.

Distilled 1988 and matured in cask #5735. 

Bottled in 2001, this is bottle number 156 of 372.