November 2018 Auction

Ardbeg Supernova SN2015

The fourth and final release of Supernova... SN2015.

With Ardbeg having blasted whisky into space and it having returned successfully, we are being treated to a new Supernova. We'll need to wait and see as to what Dr Lumsden has to say about zero gravity maturation... probably that it isn't cost efficient. Peated to over 100 PPM, this is a big bang of a whisky. Truly out of this world. A star of a dram. Is that enough space puns yet?

Taketsuru 17 Year Old Pure Malt / Wooden Presentation​

Released by Nikka, this range of blended malts is named after Nikka's founder and a key member of the birth of Japanese whisky, Masataka Taketsuru.

Taketsuru 17 year old is highly acclaimed and has received many awards.

This 2018 release is presented in a limited edition wooden presentation box.

La Maison du Whisky import.

Aberlour 9 Year Old 1970s

An old bottling of Aberlour 9 Year Old, bottled we believe around the 1970's.

Officially bottled by Campbell's Distillery Ltd.

Ardbeg 1999 Galileo

Released in September 2012, the Ardbeg Galileo quickly sold out at retailers.

Aged for 12-13 years, the Galileo is a combination of casks matured in first-fill bourbon casks and enhanced with a finishing in ex-Marsala wine casks.

Taketsuru 17 Year Old Pure Malt / Wooden Presentation​

Released by Nikka, this range of blended malts is named after Nikka's founder and a key member of the birth of Japanese whisky, Masataka Taketsuru.

Taketsuru 17 year old is highly acclaimed and has received many awards.

This 2018 release is presented in a limited edition wooden presentation box.

La Maison du Whisky import.

Ardbeg 1999 Galileo

Released in September 2012, the Ardbeg Galileo quickly sold out at retailers.

Aged for 12-13 years, the Galileo is a combination of casks matured in first-fill bourbon casks and enhanced with a finishing in ex-Marsala wine casks.

Talisker 25 Year Old 2014 Release

Released within Diageo's super-premium annual releases, Talisker 25 year old has been bottled a number of times. This particular bottle is from the 2014 release.

Bottle number 3208 of 6000. 

Trinidad 1991 Silver Seal Rum

A 1991 vintage rum, bottled in Scotland by Silver Seal as part of their Wildlife series in 2011. Distilled by Trinidad Distillers Ltd at their Angostura distillery.

Silver Seal was founded by Ernesto Mainardi in 2000. This was Mainardi's second bottling company after the esteemed Sestane in 1979, and this later Silver Seal collection is named in its honour. Both companies were sold to Massimo Righi in 2010, and this is one of his early releases.

Taketsuru 17 Year Old Pure Malt / Wooden Presentation​

Released by Nikka, this range of blended malts is named after Nikka's founder and a key member of the birth of Japanese whisky, Masataka Taketsuru.

Taketsuru 17 year old is highly acclaimed and has received many awards.

This 2018 release is presented in a limited edition wooden presentation box.

La Maison du Whisky import.

Talisker 10 Year Old Map Label

Talisker 10 year old carrying their old 'map label' design.

Arran White Stag 10 Year Old Fourth Release

The fourth release exclusive to Arran's online community, the White Stag.  

Specially selected by a tasting panel of 20 members of the White Stag, these bottlings are always eagerly awaited, selling out online incredibly quickly!  

The 2018 bottle is a small batch release of 10 year old whisky matured in bourbon barrels.

One of 875 bottles.

Arran White Stag 10 Year Old Fourth Release

The fourth release exclusive to Arran's online community, the White Stag.  

Specially selected by a tasting panel of 20 members of the White Stag, these bottlings are always eagerly awaited, selling out online incredibly quickly!  

The 2018 bottle is a small batch release of 10 year old whisky matured in bourbon barrels.

One of 875 bottles.

Teeling Silk Road Collection / Ningxia Wine Cask Finish

An Irish whiskey bottled by Teeling as part of their Silk Road Collection. This hasd been finished in Ningxia wine casks from the Kanaan winery in China.

Teeling was the first whiskey distillery to open in Dublin for 125 years when it was established in 2015. The distillery bottled its first whiskey in 2018, the liquid in this bottle however would have been produced at their old distillery, Cooley.

Ardbeg 1998 Still Young

Ardbeg Still Young was distilled in 1998 and released in 2006, the second release on the ‘path to peaty maturity’.

The Dark Side of Islay Malts of Scotland

A cask strength blended Islay malt from German bottlers, Malts of Scotland.

Bottled at over 22 years of age, this is one of 1065 bottles. 

Ardbeg 1998 Renaissance

The conclusion of Ardbeg's 'Peaty Path to Maturity', distilled in 1998 and bottled as a celebration for Ardbeg reaching 10 years old following the rebirth of the distillery in the hands of Glenmorangie plc. 

Ardbeg Dark Cove Committee Release

The Ardbeg committee release for 2016, this has been matured in ex-bourbon casks with a heart matured in dark sherry casks.

The style has been inspired by the history of illicit distilling on the Island of Islay, many people were involved including Allan and Alexander the uncles of John McDougall founder of Ardbeg distillery.

This is the limited committee release, whereas a more available lower ABV edition was launched for Ardbeg Day/Night. 

Ainslie's Royal Edinburgh Miniature 1950s

Ainslie's Royal Edinburgh is a famous blend containing high quantities of Clynelish malt.

This 1950s example will contian original Clynelish whisky, better known nowadays as Brora.

Ardbeg Ardbog

Released as Ardbeg’s annual Feis Ile offering at the start of June 2013. Alongside Ardbeg distillery, it was also released at Ardbeg Embassies. 

A vatting of 10 year old Ardbeg matured in bourbon casks with a ‘heart’ matured in Manzanilla sherry casks.

Ardbeg Kildalton 2014

This Ardbeg was released in connection with the North Highland Initiative (NHI) a charity which helps rural communities across the Northern Highlands.

Elegantly packaged, it is a combination of first fill and refill ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks. Please do not mistake this Kildalton for that which was released in 2004, 10 years previously.

Ardbeg 1998 Renaissance

The conclusion of Ardbeg's 'Peaty Path to Maturity', distilled in 1998 and bottled as a celebration for Ardbeg reaching 10 years old following the rebirth of the distillery in the hands of Glenmorangie plc. 

Taketsuru 17 Year Old Pure Malt / Wooden Presentation​

Released by Nikka, this range of blended malts is named after Nikka's founder and a key member of the birth of Japanese whisky, Masataka Taketsuru.

Taketsuru 17 year old is highly acclaimed and has received many awards.

This 2018 release is presented in a limited edition wooden presentation box.

La Maison du Whisky import.

Aberlour A'Bunadh Batch #6

Aberlour A'Bunadh is bottled at cask strength in the tradition of 19th century single malts when villagers would come to the distillery to collect their dram straight from the cask, often in apothecary bottles obtained from the village chemist. These were the inspiration for the A'Bunadh bottle shape today.

A'Bunadh is bottled using only Spanish Oloroso sherry butts, this is batch #6 released in 1999.

Arran 1997 Angel's Reserve 20 Year Old

Released to mark 22 years of the Arran Distillery.

Matured in ex-oloroso sherry hogsheads.

One of 1500 bottles.

Aberfeldy 1974 Douglas Laing 26 Year Old

This is a Douglas Laing era Old Malt Cask release from Aberfeldy distillery.

Distilled in December 1974, matured for 26 years before bottling in May of 2001.

One of 444 bottles.

Ardbeg 1998 Still Young

Ardbeg Still Young was distilled in 1998 and released in 2006, the second release on the ‘path to peaty maturity’.

Aberlour 12 Year Old 1980s​

A rare bottle of 12 year old Aberlour, bottled during the early 1980s.

Fratelli Rinaldi import for the Italian market.

Auchroisk 16 Year Old Manager's Dram 2015

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.

Bottled in 2015 as a 16 year old Auchroisk.

Bottle No. 581

Ardbeg Kildalton 2014

This Ardbeg was released in connection with the North Highland Initiative (NHI) a charity which helps rural communities across the Northern Highlands.

Elegantly packaged, it is a combination of first fill and refill ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks. Please do not mistake this Kildalton for that which was released in 2004, 10 years previously.

Ardbeg Grooves Committee Release​

The 2018 committee release from Ardbeg. This has been matured in heavily charred casks (presenting a grooved surface, hence the name).

Totally groovy and totally not the same thing as the Alligator...

Taketsuru 17 Year Old Pure Malt / Wooden Presentation​

Released by Nikka, this range of blended malts is named after Nikka's founder and a key member of the birth of Japanese whisky, Masataka Taketsuru.

Taketsuru 17 year old is highly acclaimed and has received many awards.

This 2018 release is presented in a limited edition wooden presentation box.

La Maison du Whisky import.

Ardbeg Dark Cove Committee Release

The Ardbeg committee release for 2016, this has been matured in ex-bourbon casks with a heart matured in dark sherry casks.

The style has been inspired by the history of illicit distilling on the Island of Islay, many people were involved including Allan and Alexander the uncles of John McDougall founder of Ardbeg distillery.

This is the limited committee release, whereas a more available lower ABV edition was launched for Ardbeg Day/Night.