November 2018 Auction

Foursquare Selection 3 x 70cl

A lot of 3 bottles of Foursquair.

• Foursquare 2006 Barrel Proof,  Bourbon and Cognac Matured 62%
• Foursquare 2008 Principia / Bourbon and Sherry Matured 62%
• Foursquare Triptych Single Blended Rum 56%

Shipping on this lot will be charged at 3 bottles 

Four Roses Small Batch Mariage Collection 2009

This 2009 barrel strength, small batch from Four Roses was a blend of 19 and 10 year old bourbons with recipe codes OBSK and OESO respectively.

Titled, the \"Mariage Collection,\" as both a celebration of the art of blending, and possibly a nod the origins of the Four Roses name, which saw Paul Jones Jr propose to his future wife with a four rose corsage.

Bottle 1338 of 3432.

Famille Vallein-Tercinier Lot 65 Grande Champagne Cognac / Wealth Solutions

A very rare bottle of cognac, bottled in May 2015 for Wealth Solutions after being matured for 50 years. 

Foursquare 2006 Barrel Proof / Bourbon and Cognac Matured

This is a \"single blended rum,\" meaning two spirits blended in the same cask. The first distilled on a copper double pot still, and the second on a traditional coffey.

Distilled in 2006 and matured in ex-bourbon casks for 3 years and ex-cognac casks for a further 7.

Bottled in 2016 by Velier for the Italian market.

One of 2400 bottles.

Foursquare 2006 Barrel Proof / Bourbon and Cognac Matured

This is a \"single blended rum,\" meaning two spirits blended in the same cask. The first distilled on a copper double pot still, and the second on a traditional coffey.

Distilled in 2006 and matured in ex-bourbon casks for 3 years and ex-cognac casks for a further 7.

Bottled in 2016 by Velier for the Italian market.

One of 2400 bottles.

Foursquare 2006 Barrel Proof / Bourbon and Cognac Matured

This is a \"single blended rum,\" meaning two spirits blended in the same cask. The first distilled on a copper double pot still, and the second on a traditional coffey.

Distilled in 2006 and matured in ex-bourbon casks for 3 years and ex-cognac casks for a further 7.

Bottled in 2016 by Velier for the Italian market.

One of 2400 bottles.

Four Roses Small Batch 2017 Limited Edition / Al Young 50th Anniversary

A special edition of the 2017 small batch release from Four Roses, bottled to commemorate the incredible 50th anniversary of their Senior Brand Ambassador, Al Young.

Al started with the company way back in 1957 when the Four Roses brand was owned by Seagram's and, incredibly, was not available as a straight bourbon in the US for at least three of the decades that followed.

The batch is a vatting of four of the distillery's recipes, a 12 year old OBSF, 15 year old OBSK, 23 year old OBSV, and a 13 year old OESV.

Foursquare Destino Blended Rum / Velier 70th Anniversary​

A special release from Foursquare and their Master Distiller, Richard Seale to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Italian importers, Velier.

Seale selected two 12 year old rum's that had matured in ex-madeira casks, then blended and matured them for a further two years in very old ex-Rum casks.

Four Roses Fine Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon / Japanese Import

A bottling of Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey from the Four Roses distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. Once always stated as a 6 year old, former Four Roses Master Distiller, Jim Rutledge, has confirmed that the modern iteration is a blend of 5.5 to 10 year old bourbons.

Four Roses was produced by Seagram's in the 1990s, although the brand and distillery would later be sold to the Kirin Brewing company in the early 2000s after the break up of the Seagram's company. The brand was not available for purchase in the US until this point.

Japanese import.

This lot has a 6 bottle shipping fee.

Four Roses Single Barrel #17-2J / Secretariate Triple Crown 40th Anniversary

A single barrel exclusive bottling from Four Roses bottled to celebrate the 40th anniversary of racehorse, Sectretariate, winning the Triple Crown.

Bottled from barrel #17-2G which was matured in warehouse GE.

This release comprises 3504 bottles over several single cask bottlings.

Famous Grouse 30 Year Old Blended Malt

A 30 year old blended-malt from one of Scotland's favourite brands. Amongst the malt whiskies blended, the box states Macallan and Highland Park feature therein.

Russian Import

Four Roses Single Barrel #6-1J / Whisky Magazine for Al Young 50th Anniversary

A single barrel exclusive bottling from Four Roses bottled to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the brand's senior ambassador Al Young. 

Selected by Whisky Magazine and Four Roses, they chose recipe OESQ.

O means distilled at Four Roses, E means mash bill was 75% corn, 20% Rye and 5% malted barley, S means Straight whiskey and Q refers to one of Four Roses five proprietary yeast strains. The OESQ flavour profile is; \"Floral (rose petal and acacia), banana, refreshing, medium body.\"

Matured for 8 Years, 5 Months in barrel # 6-1J which rested in warehouse MW.

Four Roses Small Batch Limited Edition 2018 Release / 130th Anniversary

The 2013 limited edition from Four Roses bottled at a high strength of 54.2%.

One of 3804 75cl bottles released during their 130th anniversary year.

Fettercairn 1984 24 Year Old

Released alongside the 30 year old Fettercairn, these have both been very highly acclaimed. Serge Valentin of Whisky Fun has commented that this is 'an old highlander in velvet gloves'.

Distilled on 21st December 1984, this is one of 6000 bottles. 

Four Roses Small Batch Limited Edition 2018 Release / 130th Anniversary

The 2013 limited edition from Four Roses bottled at a high strength of 54.2%.

One of 3804 75cl bottles released during their 130th anniversary year.

Four Roses Small Batch Limited Edition 2018 Release / 130th Anniversary

The 2013 limited edition from Four Roses bottled at a high strength of 54.2%.

One of 3804 75cl bottles released during their 130th anniversary year.

Four Roses Small Batch Limited Edition 2018 Release / 130th Anniversary

The 2013 limited edition from Four Roses bottled at a high strength of 54.2%.

One of 3804 75cl bottles released during their 130th anniversary year.

Four Roses Single Barrel Limited Edition 2014 / #47-1G

A 2014 release single barrel bottling from Four Roses.

Bottled from barrel #47-14, which was matured in warehouse HW for over 11 years.

The Four Roses recipe used for this barrel was OESF.

Four Roses Single Barrel Limited Edition 2014

One of the 2014 limited editions from Four Roses.

Distilled following their OESF recipe and matured for 11 years in in Warehouse HW.  This limited edition was selected from Barrel #47-1E.

One of only 7122.

Four Roses Single Barrel Limited Edition 2012 / Barrel #81-3S

One of the 2012 limited edition single barrel releases from Four Roses distillery.

This bottle was filled from barrel 81-3S and is a 12 year old, distilled using the OESK recipe.

Matured in warehouse 5N, this is 70cl bottle 4131 of 5178 in the 2012 batch.

Four Roses Single Barrel Limited Edition 2012 / Barrel #81-2C

One of the 2012 limited edition single barrel releases from Four Roses distillery.

This bottle was filled from barrel 81-2C and is a 12 year old, distilled using the OESK recipe.

Matured in warehouse 5N, this is 70cl bottle 4746 of 5178 in the 2012 batch.

Four Roses Small Batch Limited Edition 2017

The US release of the 2017 limited edition from Four Roses bottled at a high strength of 54%.

75cl bottle number 8965 of 10896 released.

Four Roses Small Batch Limited Edition 2017

The European release of the 2017 limited edition from Four Roses bottled at a high strength of 53.9%.

70cl one of 3000 released.

Foursquare Triptych Single Blended Rum

Bottled in 2016 from three different vintages at a barrel proof of 56%.

The casks in question were a 2004 ex-Bourbon, 2005 ex-Maderia and a 2007 Virgin oak barrel.

One of 5400 bottles.

Four Roses Super Premium / Platinum 75cl

In February 2002, Kirin Brewery Company of Japan purchased the Four Roses brand. Although this is an exclusive release for the Japanese market, it was actually more uncommon to find Four Roses in the US when this was introduced in 1992. Four Roses bourbon was unavailable in its home country for a long time until Kirin reintroduced it  to the American market.

80% of the liquid is over 8 years old, while the other 20% is 10 years or older. 

Four Roses Single Barrel Reserve / Singapore Duty Free

An older version of Four Roses popular single barrel, purchased at Changi Airport in Singapore.

Four Roses Single Barrel Reserve #A/406

An older version of Four Roses popular single barrel.

Four Roses is produced in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky by the Kirin Brewing company, who purchased the brand and distillery from longtime business partners Seagram's following their dissolution in the the 2000s. Amazingly, Four Roses was not available as a straight bourbon, let alone a single barrel in the US market until then.

Fernet-Brams 1 Litre 1960s

A bottle of Fernet produced by Distilleria Brams in Bologna.

Four Roses Super Premium / Platinum 75cl

In February 2002, Kirin Brewery Company of Japan purchased the Four Roses brand. Although this is an exclusive release for the Japanese market, it was actually more uncommon to find Four Roses in the US when this was introduced in 1992. Four Roses was unavailable as a straight bourbon in its home country for a long time until Kirin reintroduced it  to the American market.

80% of the liquid is over 8 years old, while the other 20% is 10 years or older. 

Four Roses Super Premium / Platinum 75cl

In February 2002, Kirin Brewery Company of Japan purchased the Four Roses brand. Although this is an exclusive release for the Japanese market, it was actually more uncommon to find Four Roses in the US when this was introduced in 1992. Four Roses bourbon was unavailable in its home country for a long time until Kirin reintroduced it  to the American market.

80% of the liquid is over 8 years old, while the other 20% is 10 years or older. 

Foursquare 2005 Single Cask 12 Year Old / Milan Rum Festival 2018

Single cask rum distilled at Foursquare distillery in Barbados and bottled at 12 years old.

Distilled in November 2005 and bottled in May 2018 after the cask was selected by Andrea Giannone and Giuseppe Dolci for an exclusive Milan Rum Festival release.

One of 318 bottled at Navy strength.

Foursquare 2005 Single Cask 12 Year Old / Milan Rum Festival 2018

Single cask rum distilled at Foursquare distillery in Barbados and bottled at 12 years old.

Distilled in November 2005 and bottled in May 2018 after the cask was selected by Andrea Giannone and Giuseppe Dolci for an exclusive Milan Rum Festival release.

One of 318 bottled at Navy strength.