November 2018 Auction

Inchgower 13 Year Old Manager's Dram 2007

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.

This 13 year old Inchgower was chosen by distillery manager Ian Breen, bottled on June 2007.

Bottle number 840. 

Adelphi Glover 18 Year Old 1st Edition

This is a 18 year old fusion of Japanese malt and Scottish malt, released in August 2016.

Named after Scotsman Thomas Glover who moved to Japan and set up The Japan Brewery Company and the company that would become Mitsubishi. 

One of 1448 bottles.

Teaninich 17 Year Old Managers Dram 2001

A 2001 bottling from the Manager's Dram series which was not offered for sale to the wider public and released unboxed.

Bottle number 1544. 

Talisker 10 Year Old

An older packaging of Talisker 10 year old featuring the Isle of Skye mapped on a stone. 

Talisker 175th Anniversary

Bottled to commemorate the 175th Anniversary of Talisker distillery, this limited release of 60,000 bottles contained a variety of aged Talisker, many of which are rumoured to be over 20 years old.

Bottled in 2005.

Imperial 1995 Signatory Vintage 20 Year Old Cask Strength

This closed Speyside is gaining a lot of attention!

Distilled on 18th September 1995 and bottled 7th October 2015. 

Matured in hogsheads #50224 and #50225. 

Bottle number 73 of 447. 

Togouchi 18 Year Old Japanese Blend

An 18 year old blend from Japanese producer Chugoku Jozo. 

Aged in a tunnel rather than a warehouse. 

Tormore 1988 Signatory Vintage 28 Year Old Cask Strength

An independently bottled Tormore that was distilled on the 2nd December 1988 and bottled on the 30th January 2017. 

Bottled by Signatory vintage as a 28 year old from two hogsheads.

One of 335 bottles.

Inverleven 1991 Gordon and MacPhail 18 Year Old Reserve 75cl / US Import

A single cask Inverleven, distilled in 1991 and bottled in 2009 by Gordon & MacPhail.

This is part of the Reserve series, and was bottled from cask #500610 at 18 year old for the US market.

One of 181 bottles.

Tormore 1988 Signatory Vintage 28 Year Old Cask Strength

An independently bottled Tormore that was distilled on the 2nd December 1988 and bottled on the 30th January 2017. 

Bottled by Signatory vintage as a 28 year old from two hogsheads #15541 and #15542.

One of 335 bottles.

Tomatin 1993 Douglas Laing 25 Year Old / XOP

Distilled in April 1993 and bottled in August 2018, this single cask Tomatin has been matured for over 25 years in single hogshead #DL12783.

Bottle number 245 of only 315 bottles.

Imperial 1995 Creative Whisky Co 17 Year Old

A well-aged Imperial bottled for Creative Whisky Co.

Distilled 1995 and matured cask 50079 for 17 years.

One of 279 bottles. 

Imperial 1995 Signatory Vintage 20 Year Old Cask Strength

This closed Speyside is gaining a lot of attention!

Distilled on 21st August 1995 and bottled 19th January 2016.

Matured in hogshead #50154, this is bottle number 198 of 257. 

Taketsuru Nikka Fortune ‘80

This is a Taketsuru blend from the 1980s, and was discontinued in the subsequent decade, becoming a real rarity now.

Taketsuru is a blend from Nikka so no doubt contains both Miyagikyo and Yoichi, the blend takes its name from Nikka founder Masataka Taketsuru.

Invergordon 42 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company Batch #6

The label depicts the Coffey still... or coffee still! 

This single grain whisky was bottled at a whopping 42 years old.

Bottle number 59 of 283. 

Togouchi 18 Year Old

An 18 year old blend from Japanese producer Chugoku Jozo.

Unusually, this is not a Japanese whisky at all. it is a blend of Scottish malt and Canadian grain whiskies. According to current Japanese law, the whisky becomes naturalised once the relevant tax and duties have been paid, allowing bottlers to refer to it as Japanese whisky.

Oh, and this whisky was aged in a tunnel rather than a warehouse!

Imperial 1995 Gordon and MacPhail

Distilled in 1995 and bottled in 2014 by Gordon and MacPhail as part of their Distillery Labels series.

Mothballed in 1998, Imperial distillery has since been completely demolished and is becoming increasingly sought after. 

Tobermory 18 Year Old Hand Filled

The Isle of Mull's only distillery (although it does produce two different whiskies).

This an usual hand filled distillery exclusive bottling, aged 18 years and bottled on the 5th April 2018

Imperial 1995 Gordon and MacPhail

Distilled in 1995 and bottled in 2014 by Gordon and MacPhail as part of their Distillery Labels series.

Mothballed in 1998, Imperial distillery has been completely demolished and is becoming increasingly sought after. 

I.W. Harper Gold Medal Kentucky Straight Bourbon 1990s / Japanese Import

The I.W. prefix in this brand name derives from Isaac Wolfe Bernheim, who founded the brand. With his brother he helped establish Louisville in Kentucky as a centre for Bourbon production. Sadly, he felt Harper was a more marketable name than his own to apply to the bottles. 

This was distilled and bottled at the Bernheim distillery in Louisville in 1999, one of the last before the site was sold to Heaven Hill that year.

United Distillers who discontinued the I.W. Harper brand in the US in 1980s, but still exported some bottles like this overseas. The modern iteration of United Distillers, Diageo, revived the brand in 2015.

Imperial 1997 Gordon and MacPhail

Distilled in 1997 and bottled in 2017 by Gordon and MacPhail as part of their Distillery Labels series.

Mothballed in 1998, Imperial distillery has been completely demolished and is becoming increasingly sought after. 

Islay Single Malt 2007 Whisky Agency 8 Year Old / The Drunken Master

A mystery Islay malt, bottled for The Whisky Agency in collaboration with The Drunken Master bar in Taiwan.

Distilled in 2007 and bottled in 2015 after maturing in a bourbon hogshead.

One of just 108 bottles.

Invergordon 42 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company Batch #6

The label depicts the Coffey still... or coffee still! 

This single grain whisky was bottled at a whopping 42 years old.

Bottle number 53 of 283. 

I.W. Harper Gold Medal Kentucky Straight Bourbon 1980s / Japanese Import

The I.W. prefix in this brand name derives from Isaac Wolfe Bernheim, who founded the brand. With his brother he helped establish Louisville in Kentucky as a centre for Bourbon production. Sadly, he felt Harper was a more marketable name than his own to apply to the bottles. 

This was distilled and bottled at the Bernheim distillery in Louisville by the Schenley company.

Schenley were eventually bought over by United Distillers who discontinued the I.W. Harper brand in the 1980s, shortly after this was produced. The modern iteration of United Distillers, Diageo, revived the brand in 2015, although it is no longer made at Bernheim, which was sold to Heaven Hill in 1999.

Tobermory 18 Year Old Hand Filled

The Isle of Mull's only distillery (although it does produce two different whiskies).

This is an usual hand filled distillery exclusive bottling, aged 18 years and bottled on the 5th April 2018

Ichiro's Malt Double Distilleries / Hanyu and Chichibu

A vatting of malt produced from Chichibu and Hanyu distilleries, bottled within the legendary Ichiro's Malt range.

Ichiro's Malt Wine Wood Reserve

Rumoured to be a vatting of the closed Japanese distillery of Hanyu with that of the relatively young distillery of Chichibu, where this whisky was matured, married and bottled.​

Given that this was first released in 2010 and and Hanyu has become thinner on the ground since, we can only assume the Hanyu content has or will eventually be removed.

When that will happen or if it has already happened is unclear. 

Finished in French oak wine casks.

Imperial 1997 Gordon and MacPhail

Distilled in 1997 and bottled in 2017 by Gordon and MacPhail as part of their Distillery Labels series.

Mothballed in 1998, Imperial distillery has been completely demolished and is becoming increasingly sought after. 

Tobermory 14 Year Old Port Pipe Finish / Distillery Exclusive

One of 534 bottles, this single cask Tobermory has been finished in a Port Pipe and was only available at the distillery on the Isle of Mull.

Bottle number 376 of 534.

Imperial 1996 Gordon and MacPhail

Distilled in 1996 and bottled in 2015 by Gordon and MacPhail as part of their Distillery Labels series.

Mothballed in 1998, Imperial distillery has been completely demolished and is becoming increasingly sought after. 

Imperial 1997 Gordon and MacPhail

Distilled in 1997 and bottled in 2017 by Gordon and MacPhail as part of their Distillery Labels series.

Mothballed in 1998, Imperial distillery has been completely demolished and is becoming increasingly sought after. 

Ichiro's Malt Double Distilleries / Hanyu and Chichibu

A vatting of malt produced from Chichibu and Hanyu distilleries, bottled within the legendary Ichiro's Malt range.