November 2018 Auction

Remy Martin Louis XIII Rare Cask 42.6 Cognac

Remy Martin is perhaps the most well known of all Cognac producers and has established a reputation for quality that very few others can relate to.

This is a spectacular example of the Louis XIII Tres Vieille Cognac Baccarat decanter which holds Grande Champagne cognac aged between 40 and 100 years.

This is the second edition of the Rare Cask series, and was hand-selected by Cellar Master, Pierrette Trichet.

Number 649 of 738 black crystal Baccarat decanters.

The 42.6 in the title refers to the liquid's un-altered, cask strength ABV.

Remy Martin Louis XIII Black Pearl Cognac / Anniversary Edition

Remy Martin is perhaps the most well known of all Cognac producers and has established a reputation for quality that very few others can relate to.

This is a spectacular example of the Louis XIII Tres Vieille Cognac Baccarat decanter which holds Grande Champagne cognac aged between 40 and 100 years.

The Black Pearl Anniversary edition was bottled to celebrate 140 years of the Maison, from 1874 until 2014.

This is decanter 441 of 775.

Yamazaki 25 Year Old

As we all know, Yamazaki has ascended into the position of one of the most desirable and sought after whiskies in the world.

This 25 year old is matured exclusively in the finest Oloroso sherry casks and presented in a very elegant, simple box.

Bottle number 14171.

Yamazaki 25 Year Old

As we all know, Yamazaki has ascended into the position of one of the most desirable and sought after whiskies in the world.

This 25 year old is matured exclusively in the finest Oloroso sherry casks and presented in a very elegant, simple box.

Bottle number 10937.

Yamazaki 25 Year Old

As we all know, Yamazaki has ascended into the position of one of the most desirable and sought after whiskies in the world.

This 25 year old is matured exclusively in the finest Oloroso sherry casks and presented in a very elegant, simple box.

Bottle number 2644.

Yamazaki 12 Year Old Cask Strength Barrel Decanter 1 Litre

A fun barrel-shaped decanter containing a whole litre of 12 year old Yamazaki, bottled at 58%. 

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2009 / First Release

The original release of Yamazaki sherry cask, released back in 2009.

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks for between 12 and 15 years , the 2013 bottling recently won 'Best Whisky in the World' according to Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible.

Remy Martin Louis XIII Cognac Tres Vieille 1950s

Remy Martin is perhaps the most well known of all Cognac producers and has established a reputation for quality that very few others can relate to.

This is a spectacular 1950s example of the Louis XIII Tres Vieille Cognac Baccarat decanter which holds Grande Champagne cognac aged between 40 and 100 years.

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2012

The 2012 release of the always highly anticipated Yamazaki sherry cask, first bottledin 2009.

The whisky is matured in Oloroso sherry casks for between 12 and 15 years.

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2009 / First Release

The original release of Yamazaki sherry cask, released back in 2009.

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks for between 12 and 15 years , the 2013 bottling recently won 'Best Whisky in the World' according to Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible.

Yamazaki Suntory Pure Malt 1980s / Gold Bottle

An older discontinued version of Suntory Pure Malt, produced using Yamazaki distilled whisky.

These earlier editions focused on the Suntory brand rather than Yamazaki.

Japanese release in a gold covered 76cl bottle.

Yamazaki 18 Year Old Mizunara Oak 2017 Edition

An 18 year old malt from the oldest whisky distillery in Japan. In order to create the expression, Suntory’s chief blender Shinji Fukuyo tasted a hundreds of mizunara-matured whiskies and selected casks with varying ages.

Mizunara oak is incredibly rare.

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2016

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks, aged between 12 and 15 years old and even 25 years old, blended together with older single malt stock by chief blender Shinji Fukuyo.

This bottling is the follow up to the famous 2013 release which won 'Best Whisky in the World' according to Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible.

5000 bottles were produced which is less than third of the quantity of the previous release of Yamazaki Sherry Cask, of which there were approximately 16,000 bottles.

Very Old Fitzgerald 1945 Bonded 8 Year Old 100 Proof / Stitzel-Weller

An incredible old example of Very Old Fitzgerald, the 8 year old version of the brand. This was distilled in 1945, and was likely some of the first spirit to run from the still after operations resumed following the second world war.

Distilled and bottled at the Stitzel-Weller distillery while it was still being run by the legendary Julian 'Pappy' Van Winkle.

These bottled in bond Old Fitzgerald from the Van Winkle era at Stitzel-Weller are incredibly sought after.

Richard Hennessy Cognac / Including Glasses

Richard Hennessy is the pinnacle of 200 years of Cognac producing experience, knowledge and passion of Maison Hennessy, with a special blend of exceptionally delicious and rare eaux-de-vie aged from 40 years to nearly 200 years old.

Each carafe is numbered and crafted from pure hand-blown crystal and this lot includes two tulip glasses and two matching metal plates on which to stand said glasses.

Shipping will be charged for 2 bottles

Remy Martin Louis XIII Cognac

Remy Martin is perhaps the most well known of all Cognac producers and has established a reputation for quality that very few others can relate to.

This is a spectacular example of the Louis XIII Tres Vieille Cognac Baccarat decanter which holds Grande Champagne cognac aged between 40 and 100 years.

In attractive red leather presentation case, with brochure and includes 4 branded glasses.

Bottled 13th July 2010. 

Shipping will be charged at 2 bottles on this lot

Remy Martin Louis XIII Cognac

Remy Martin is perhaps the most well known of all Cognac producers and has established a reputation for quality that very few others can relate to.

This is a spectacular example of the Louis XIII Tres Vieille Cognac Baccarat decanter which holds Grande Champagne cognac aged between 40 and 100 years.

In attractive red leather presentation case, with brochure. 

Bottled 30th August 2012. 

Yamazaki 2003 SMWS 11 Year Old 119.14

\"Raspberry Imperial Stout\"

Distilled in April 2003 and then matured for 11 years in a 1st Fill Spanish \"Bota Corta\" Sherry Cask.

One of 538 bottles.

Rosebank 1974 Douglas Laing 30 Year Old / The Whisky Fair

A single sherry cask bottling from closed Lowland distillery, Rosebank.

Distilled in March 1974, this is a Douglas Laing era Old Malt Cask release, bottled especially for The Whisky Fair in Germany in 2004.

One of 212 bottles.

Redbreast 32 Year Old Dream Cask 50cl

Redbreast is a single pot still whiskey from Midleton in Ireland. A combination of malted and unmalted barley are triple distilled in copper pot stills. 

This highly sought-after expression was matured in an American oak ex-bourbon barrel for 26 years, and then finished in an Oloroso sherry-seasoned butt.

Originally unveiled as part of a Facebook Live Whiskey tasting event in 2017, its popularity led to it being released for purchase a year later. 

Charged from cask #41207, this is bottle number 807 of 816. 

In presentation box with one branded tumbler and badge. 

Vintage Rye 21 Year Old

Vintage Rye is a boutique brand owned byAllied Lomar in California, who's other products include Rare Perfection, Wattie Boone and Very Olde St Nick. They have been sourcing whiskey and bottling it for several decades, and they are instantly recognisable from their uniform use of the same cursive script-style typeface. Allied Lomar president, Marci Palatella, was Julian Van Winkle III's agent in the Japanese market for many years, and their early bottlings were contracted to him at his Old Commonwealth distillery.

The Van Winkle partnership with the Sazerac company in the early 2000's ended this agreement however, with the production of bottles such as this moved to Willett distillery, where they were bottled by its owners, Evan Kulsveen's Kentucky Bourbon Distillers. The stills at Willett were silent at this point and most of the well-aged rye in the KBD warehouses was the unused Cream of Kentucky distilled by Schenley at Bernheim. This is the same rye that is a constituent in some of the Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve and was bottled as early versions of the Sazerac 18 year old at Buffalo Trace.

Allied Lomar opened their own Preservation distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky in 2018.

Redbreast 32 Year Old Dream Cask 50cl

Redbreast is a single pot still whiskey from Midleton in Ireland. A combination of malted and unmalted barley are triple distilled in copper pot stills. 

This highly sought-after expression was matured in an American oak ex-bourbon barrel for 26 years, and then finished in an Oloroso sherry-seasoned butt.

Originally unveiled as part of a Facebook Live Whiskey tasting event in 2017, its popularity led to it being released for purchase a year later. 

Charged from cask #41207, this is bottle number 201 of 816. 

This lot includes two branded tumblers, as well as both the original and updated presentation boxes. 

Van Winkle 13 Year Old Family Reserve Rye / 2008 Release

This is bottle A3185, and was released in 2008 (possibly early 2009) when the whiskey was actually now 19 years old, despite the label. The Van Winkle Family Reserve rye was distilled in 1985 and actually continued to age in cask until 2004 when it was eventually tanked at Buffalo Trace. They are all labelled as 13 years old regardless.

The Family Reserve Rye is presumed to have been distilled at Medley in Owensboro, with Cream of Kentucky rye from Bernheim blended through it after it was tanked in 2004. The rye was the last of the true Van Winkle family reserves to run out, in 2016. New batches have been maturing at Buffalo Trace however, and were bottled for the first time in 2018.

Van Winkle 13 Year Old Family Reserve Rye / 2008 Release

As sought after as the other members of this 'family'.

This is bottle A01205, and was released in 2008 when the whiskey was actually now 19 years old, despite the label. The Van Winkle Family Reserve rye actually continued to age in cask until 2004 when it was eventually tanked at Buffalo Trace. They are all labelled as 13 years old regardless.

The Family Reserve Rye is presumed to have been distilled at Medley in Owensboro, with Cream of Kentucky rye from Bernheim blended through it after it was tanked in 2004. The rye was the last of the true Van Winkle family reserves to run out, in 2016. New batches have been maturing at Buffalo Trace however, and were bottled for the first time in 2018.

Rosebank 21 Year Old Speciality Drinks / The Roses Edition #2 'Innocence'​

\"Innocence\" is an independent bottling of 21 year old Rosebank from Speciality Drinks.

This is Edition #2 in The Roses series.

One of 661 Bottles.

Rosebank 1989 SMWS 14 Year Old 25.33

An older Rosebank release from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society distilled in April 1989 and bottled in September 2003.

Carrying the SMWS tasting note/name 'Barley, sugar, and vanilla'

Rittenhouse 21 Year Old Single Barrel Straight Rye

A wonderful Rye, appreciated greatly for it's use within Manhattan's and other Rye based cocktails.

Aged for 21 years in barrel #3.

Bottle number 9.

Rittenhouse was once the flagship product of of Pennsylvania's Continental Distilling Corp, produced at their Publicker distillery. Modern iterations of the brand, such as this one, are produced by Heaven Hill. At 21 years old, this would have been distilled at the original Heaven Hill plant in Bardstown before a fire there necessitated a relocation to Bernheim distillery in 1999.

Yamazaki 12 Year Old Cask Strength Barrel Decanter 1 Litre

A fun barrel-shaped decanter containing a whole litre of 12 year old Yamazaki, bottled at 58%. 

This example has lost its plastic seal around the tap on the barrel. While the decanter has not been opened from the cork end, we cannot guarantee that none of the liquid has been removed via the tap. See condition report for barrel weight.

Rosebank 1992 21 Year Old 

One of the 2014 special releases by Diageo.

Distilled in 1992 and matured in refill American oak.

Bottle number 1140 of 4530.

Rosebank 1992 21 Year Old 75cl / US Import

One of the 2014 special releases by Diageo.

Distilled in 1992 and matured in refill American oak.

Bottle number 4388 of 4530.

Rosebank 1979 Rare Malt 20 Year Old / 60.3%

The Rare Malt Selection is a historic selection of single malt whiskies from operational and lost distilleries that were released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005.

This Rosebank was distilled in 1979 and bottled 20 years later in October 1999.

Bottle number 1039.

Yamazaki 18 Year Old / Bill Amberg Packaging

A very highly regarded malt from Japan, Yamazaki 18 year old.

This version comes presented in a bag made by renowned London leather-worker Bill Amberg.