November 2018 Auction

Glenlivet 1968 Samaroli 25th Anniversary

A stunning 1968 vintage bottling of Glenvilet from Silvano Samaroli. This is one of two releases to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the company in 1993, the other was a  Glenfarclas under the Coilltean label.

Samaroli is perhaps Italy's most revered independent bottler of Scotch whisky. With an impeccable taste in single cask whiskies, and an eye for aesthetics (if not English spelling at times!), he is regarded by many as a visionary. Many of his bottles now occupy deserved  sports on the pantheon of whisky greats.        

The 'aquarelle' watercolour on this label was painted by Silvano himself.

Bottle 275 of 996.

Glenfarclas 1962 Family Cask #3247 / Release X

Bottled as part of the Glenfarclas Family Cask range of vintage whiskies, this is Release X.

This 1962 vintage was bottled on the 27th of June 2012 from single sherry hogshead #3247 yielding 138 bottles.

Glenlivet 1940 Gordon and MacPhail 50 Year Old Decanter / Book of Kells

A single vintage bottling of Glenlivet by Gordon and MacPhail, part of their iconic Book of Kells Series.

Bearing label art based on the mediaeval, illuminated manuscript for which the series is named, the liquid was drawn from several oak casks, all distilled way back in 1940.

Bottled in 1990 at 50 year sold, in a hand-made crystal decanter.

Glenfarclas 1962 Family Cask #2647 / Release III

Bottled as part of the Glenfarclas Family Cask range of vintage whiskies, this is the third 1962 in the series.

This bottled was bottled on the 16th of July 2008 from sherry hogshead #2647, yielding 161 bottles.

Glenmorangie 1963

One of the rarest Glenmorangies, this stunning vintage was distilled in 1963 and matured for 22 years.

Matured in bourbon casks before a final finishing period in Oloroso sherry casks.

Glenlossie 1974 Intertrade 14 Year Old

Intertrade was established in Italy in the early 1980s by Nadi Fiori, a contemporary of Silvano Samaroli and Moon Import's Pepi Mongiardino. His company is perhaps less well known than theirs, but bottled some of the most well-regarded and collectible whiskies on the market.

Whilst overproduction and dwindling demand at the time saw distilleries were closing left, right and centre, the upshot was that these Italian bottlers had their pick of some exceptional casks, the likes of which are jealously guarded now.

This Glenlossie for example was distilled in 1974 and bottled at cask strength after 14 years in sherry cask. 

One of 297 bottles

Glenlivet 1971 Samaroli Sherry Wood / Aquarelles 1993

A fantastic vintage bottling of Glenlivet from Silvano Samaroli. This was bottled in 1993 as part of the Aquarelles series, along with a 1977 Ardmore, and a 1979 vintage Springbank. An 'aquarelle' is a type of watercolour painting produced using thin transparent watercolours. All of the paintings featured on these labels were produced by Silvano himself. He also used the image on this example for a 25th anniversary bottling of Glenlivet in the same year.

Samaroli is perhaps Italy's most revered independent bottler of Scotch whisky. With an impeccable taste in single cask whiskies, and an eye for aesthetics (if not English spelling at times!), he is regarded by many as a visionary. Many of his bottles now occupy deserved sports on the pantheon of whisky greats.

This was distilled in 1971 and bottled from sherry wood cask #10214 by R.W. Duthie, one of the last of their partnership with Samaroli which ended not long after due to their workload commitments with Cadenhead's.

Bottle 377 of 900.

Glendronach 1971 Single Cask 38 Year Old #483

A 2009 addition to the popular Glendronach single cask range.

Distilled on 25th February 1971 and fully matured in Oloroso sherry butt #483.

Bottle number 140 of 544.

Glen Garioch 1986 Samaroli / 3rd Millenium by Antonio Casali

A 1986 vintage Glen Garioch, bottled in 1999 by Samaroli for Antonio Casali's 3rd Millennium series.

Samaroli is perhaps Italy's most revered independent bottler of Scotch whisky. With an impeccable taste in single cask whiskies, and an eye for aesthetics (if not English spelling at times!), he is regarded by many as a visionary. Many of his bottles now occupy deserved sports on the pantheon of whisky greats.

Please note that the label on this bottle has a mis-print on it, stating that it was distilled in 1968. This was actually distilled as the larger red text notes, in 1986.

Glen Ord 1975 Jack Wiebers Whisky World / Gallery Icon, Berlin

A very rare bottling of Glen Ord, bottled as a collaboration between Gallery Icon in Berlin and Jack Wiebers Whisky World for the opening night of the exhibition Angels' Share. 

The label features an original canvas piece from the painting The Solera Series #20 by Alfred Prenzlow.

Bottle number 17 of only 36. 

Glenfarclas 1959 Signatory Vintage 35 Year Old

A very old and dark looking Glenfarclas. 

Distilled in May 1959 and matured for 35 years in a single sherry cask 1814. 

Glen Grant 1963 Samaroli 21 Year Old Sherry Wood

A 1963 bottling of Glen Grant from Silvano Samaroli.

Samaroli is perhaps Italy's most revered independent bottler of Scotch whisky. With an impeccable taste in single cask whiskies, and an eye for aesthetics (if not English spelling at times!), he is regarded by many as a visionary. Many of his bottles now occupy deserved sports on the pantheon of whisky greats.

This was bottled in 1984 for Samaroli by R.W. Duthie of Aberdeen. This release shares a label with a much darker in colour 1969 vintage, bottled the same year. Both are referred to by whisky collector and Samaroli's great friend, Emmanuel Dron, as the \"Yin and Yang of Glen Grant.\"

Bottle 224 of 480.

Glendronach 1955 Gordon and MacPhail 25 Year Old / Co. Pinerolo Import

What a beauty!  As old a Glendronach as you can find.  This Gordon and MacPhail bottling was distilled in 1955 and bottled 25 years later.

Imported to the Italian market by Co. Import, Pinerolo.

Glenfiddich 1977 Private Collection 24 Year Old / Peter G. Mielzynski

A very rare bottling from Glenfiddich, distilled in 1977. A marriage of 80 casks, this was bottled in March 2002. 

Bottled in recognition of Peter G. Mielzynski, one of the pioneers of Canada's wine and spirits industry. 

Presented in a lockable wooden case, this is bottle number 48 of 80. 

Glen Grant 1969 Samaroli 9 Year Old  / Cadenhead's 1979

This legendary bottling company was established in 1968 by Silvano Samaroli, in Bologna, Italy.

Silvano Samaroli began his career in the whisky industry as an importer in 1968, operating as the Italian agent for Speyside's Linkwood distillery. This 1979 bottling of Glen Grant is part of his first foray into the independent bottling scene. The series comprises of two Springbank, as well as a Macallan, Highland Park and Glenlivet, among others. They were bottled for him by Cadenhead's, in the classic brown dumpy glass of the era, using unique labels that Samaroli had designed himself.

Bottle number 250 of 360.

Glenfarclas Coilltean 1977 Samaroli 25th Anniversary

A stunning 1977 vintage bottling of Glenfarclas from Silvano Samaroli. This is one of two releases to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the company in 1993, the other was a Glenlivet 1968. This was bottled using Samaroli's Coilltean label, a name he first used to as a way to provide greater variety to his range after over-purchasing casks of 1975 Glen Garioch. It became a regular feature in his series releases along with the Glen Cawdor psuedonym.

Samaroli is perhaps Italy's most revered independent bottler of Scotch whisky. With an impeccable taste in single cask whiskies, and an eye for aesthetics (if not English spelling at times!), he is regarded by many as a visionary. Many of his bottles now occupy deserved  sports on the pantheon of whisky greats.        

Bottle 592 of 699.

Glenfiddich 1964 J&J Hunter Single Cask

An independently bottled Glenfiddich, matured in sherry butt number #10802... that's fairly uncommon!

This was bottled at cask strength by J & J Hunter Ltd of Balmoral Road, Belfast. 

Bottle number 11.

Glen Garioch 1965 21 Year Old / 75cl US Import

A 1980s bottling of 21 year old Glen Garioch, distilled over 50 years ago in 1965.

This is bound to be an amazing whisky from this relatively unknown highland distillery.

Glen Garioch is reknowned for having a peatier characteristic until circa 1974.

US Import Bottling

Glenfarclas 1963 SMWS 39 Year Old 1.96

A stunning 1963 vintage Glenfarclas, bottled by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society at 39 years old.

Bottled in September 2002 

\"The night before Christmas\"

Glendronach 25 Year Old Cadenhead's

A Glendronach matured 25 years in sherry wood before bottling by Cadenhead's as part of their Authentic Collection.

Glenglassaugh 1972 Single Cask 42 Year Old / Singapore's 50th Anniversary

A recent old release from the long closed but now reopened distillery. 

Distilled in 1972 then matured in a single PX Sherry hogshead numbered 142/3802 for 42 years. 

This is bottle number 16 of 100. 

Glenlochy 1967 Cadenhead's 20 Year Old

Glenlochy is incredibly thin on the ground these days and becoming rarer and rarer by the year.  

This iconic dumpy bottle was distilled in 1967 and bottled 20 years later by Cadenhead's in 1988.

Glenglassaugh 1973 Rare Cask Release 42 Year Old

An impressively aged Rare Cask Release from Glenglassaugh distillery.

Distilled 9th November 2073 and bottled from bourbon barrel #5638 in November 2016.

Hand selected by master distiller, Billy Walker.

Bottle number 188 of 238.

Glendronach 1972 Incorporation of Maltmen / Millennium Malt

A special Millennium bottling of Glendronach for the Incorporation of Maltmen in Glasgow.

Distilled in 1972, cask #721 was bottled for the craft guild by Allied Distillers in 1999.

Bottle 394 of 456.

Glenfarclas 'Ballindalloch' 1965 Douglas Laing 40 Year Old

Not to be confused with the new Ballindalloch distillery (established 2014), \"Valley of the Green Grass\" translated to gaelic means Glenfarclas.

Distilled in 1965 and bottled in 2005 by Douglas Laing for the Old Malt Cask range, which they still owned at the time. This whisky has spent 40 years in a single sherry butt.

One of only 194 bottles.

Glen Grant 50 Year Old Gordon and MacPhail / Book of Kells TWE

A 50 year old single cask bottling of Glen Grant from Gordon and MacPhail as part of their iconic Book of Kells Series.

Bearing label art based on the mediaeval, illuminated manuscript for which the series is named, the liquid was drawn from single refill sherry hogshead #3720.

Bottled at cask strength exclusively for The Whisky Exchange

Glenburgie 1962 Cadenhead's 28 Year Old

An independently bottled Glenburgie, from Cadenhead's.

Distilled in November 1962 and bottled in March 1991 aged 28 years.

Glenfiddich 1987 125th Anniversary Single Cask

A very rare Glenfiddich distilled on Christmas Day 1987 and bottled to commemorate the 125th Anniversary of the distillery.

Single cask #20043 yielded 250 bottles, this was never available for retail as the majority of bottles were given to attendees of the 125th Anniversary dinner.

Glen Moray 1962 Cadenhead's 16 Year Old

As Scotland’s oldest independent bottler, Cadenhead’s have long been known for releasing stunning whiskies but none more so than those from their famous ‘dumpy’ series, which features some incredible 1950s and 60s vintages. Whisky from this bygone era of production have become increasingly elusive in recent years, making them exceptionally desirable. 

Distilled in December 1962, this Glen Moray was bottled in May 1979. 

Glen Grant 1949 Sestante 33 Year Old Decanter

A well-aged vintage Glen Grant, distilled in 1949 and bottled at 33 years old.

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. Sestante's decanters were Edinburgh crystal, and Mainardi estimates he produced around 3500 of these over the years.

Glen Moray 1962 42 Year Old / with Miniature 5cl

A lovely old Glen Moray, distilled on 2nd November 1962 and bottled on 23rd February 2005. 

This is bottle number 79, and comes with a 5cl miniature.

Glenlivet 1955 Gordon and MacPhail

A Distillery Labels bottling of Glenlivet from Gordon & MacPhail.

Distilled in 1955 and bottled in 2001 using the iconic George and J.G Smiths Label.