November 2018 Auction

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.

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. 

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.

Imperial 1994 Gordon and MacPhail

Distilled in 1994 and bottled in 2013 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. 

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 Mizunara 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.

The whiskies were matured in Mizunara oak casks (rare Japanese oak). 

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. 

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 since been completely demolished and is becoming increasingly sought after. 

Ichiro's Malt Mizunara 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.

The whiskies were matured in Mizunara oak casks (rare Japanese oak). 

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. 

Invergordon 1987 Cooper's Choice 30 Year Old

A  Cooper's Choice bottling of a single grain from Invergordon. 

Distilled in 1987 and bottled after 30 years in a bourbon cask.

One of 250 bottles.

Islay Single Malt 2005 Thompson Brothers 13 Year Old

An independent bottling 13 year old single malt from an undisclosed distillery on Islay. 

We have no way of knowing what the malt inside the bottle is but we can say the smiling visage on the label is either Kim Il-Song, first Supreme Leader of North Korea or Bessie Williamson, former owner of Laphroaig distillery. 

Make of that what you will.

Distilled in 2005 and bottled by the Thompson Brothers of Dornoch Distillery. 

One of only 217 bottles. 

Irish Single Malt 2001 Sansibar 15 Year Old Sherry Cask / Van der Boog

A 15 year old Irish single malt, jointly-bottled for Sansibar in Germany and Wijn-En Whiskyspecialist Van der Boog in The Netherlands.

One of 161 bottles from a single sherry cask.

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.

Isle of Skye 21 Year Old Decanter

Isle of Skye 21 Year Old blended whisky, containing a high percentage of island malts.

Presented in a Wade ceramic decanter. 

One of only 1000 produced. 

Irish Reserve 26 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey

Rumoured to be distilled at Bushmills, this Irish single malt whisky is very well-aged and was bottled exclusively for supermarket chain, Aldi.

Invergordon 1988 Douglas Laing 30 Year Old

Single grain whisky distilled in February 1988 and bottled in September 2018.

One of 322 bottles drawn from refill hogshead DL12755.

Irish Single Malt #2 That Boutique-y Whisky Company 14 Year Old Batch #1

The second Irish whisk(e)y to be bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company.

The label depicts Aeneas Coffey, inventor of the Coffey still being told to \"jog on\" by his native Irishmen. Ireland was the only country not to adopt use of Coffey stills, being understandably quite attached to the traditional pot still method.

One of 357 bottles.

Inchmurrin 1996 Malts of Scotland

This whisky was distilled at Loch Lomond Distillery and matured in a sherry hogshead.

Bottled in 2018 by Malts of Scotland.

Bottle number 89 of 221. 

Irish Single Malt #2 That Boutique-y Whisky Company 14 Year Old Batch #1

The second Irish whisk(e)y to be bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company.

The label depicts Aeneas Coffey, inventor of the Coffey still being told to \"jog on\" by his native Irishmen. Ireland was the only country not to adopt use of Coffey stills, being understandably quite attached to the traditional pot still method.

One of 357 bottles.

Islay Single Malt 2007 Creative Whisky Co 10 Year Old

From independent bottlers, The Creative Whisky Co as part of their Exclusive Malts range, this is a mystery single malt from the isle of Islay.

Distilled on the 17th of October 2007, matured for 10 years in single sherry hogshead #160101.

One of 352 bottles.

Irish Whiskey Miniatures x 5 1960s/70s

A fine selection of Irish whiskey (and one Scotch) miniatures from the 1960s and 1970s:

• Specially Selected 10 year old Irish Whiskey 39 u.p. (61%)
• Powers Irish 43% 4.68cl
• Crested Ten 
• Finest Old Irish 10 year old Pot Still Whiskey
• Very Fine Old Liqueur Scotch 70 proof / J.G. Mooney, Belfast

Islay Single Malt 2008 Anam na h-Alba / Port Finish

An independent bottling from Anam na h-Alba of a mystery Islay single malt, this bottling is known as 'Flaming Fergie'.

Distilled in 2008 and matured in a single bourbon barrel before a period of extra maturation in a port cask. 

Bottled in 2015, this is bottle number 71 of 120. 

Inver House 12 Year Old Green Plaid

Back in 1956, USA based Publicker Industries of Philadelphia created a blend called Inver House Rare. Then, in 1964 they established Inver House Distillers Ltd following the purchase of a whisky distilling complex at Airdrie.

Inver House is still going strong today under the ownership of William Davidson & Co, but with more of a focus on single malts. 

ILLVA Amaretto Di Saronno Originale 1.5 Litre 1960s

A very old bottle of the the worlds favorite Italian Liqueur from back in a time when they were allowed to call it Amaretto. 

Produced by Industrial Lombarda Liquori Vini Affini.

Islay Single Malt 2007 Whisky Agency 7 Year Old / ACLA Selection

This mystery \"South of Islay\" single malt was matured in a bourbon hogshead before being bottled by The Whisky Agency in 2015 in colaberation with ACLA

One of 120 bottles. 

Inchgower 14 Year Old Flora and Fauna

One of the lesser known distilleries in Diageo's portfolio, this is their Flora and Fauna official release.

Distillers Company Ltd (DCL/Diageo) created the Flora and Fauna series in the early 1990s.