November 2018 Auction

Littlemill 1989 Whisky Agency 24 Year Old / Liquid Library

A single cask bottling from closed Lowland distillery, Littlemill. 

Distilled in 1989 and bottled in 2014 for The Whisky Agency and their Liquid Library series. Fully matured for 24 years in a refill hogshead.

One of 212 bottles.

Littlemill 1990 Cadenhead's 24 Year Old

Distilled in 1990 and then matured in Bourbon hogsheads for 24 years before being bottled in 2015. 

One of 582 bottles. 

Lagavulin Distillery Exclusive 2010

Originally only available at Lagavulin distillery, this was rumoured to have been whisky originally intended for the Distiller's Edition.

Littlemill 1990 Cadenhead's 24 Year Old

A small batch bottling of Littlemill from Cadenhead's.

Distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2015 from bourbon hogsheads at a cask strength of 53.7%

One of 582 bottles.

Strathearn Distillery Inaugural Single Cask / Bottle #064

The first of a new generation of small distilleries, Strathearn 'Probably Scotland's Smallest Distillery' produces single cask, single malt whisky using traditional methods.

Originally offered in our special Strathearn Inaugural Auction, this is a rare chance for all of those not fortunate enough to snag one first time round (or who fancy picking up a second).

Filled into Octave on the 11th of December 2013 this was bottled on the 13th do December 2016.

Springbank 1993 Masterpieces 23 Year Old / TWE 

This Springbank was distilled in 1993 and matured in a refill sherry cask. 

One of 339 bottles, released by Elixir Distillers. 

Littlemill 21 Year Old 2nd Release

Released in 2014 this official bottling of Littlemill proved to be very popular, perhaps unsurprisingly as there are very little official releases from this lost distillery.

Limited release of 4,550 bottles at 21 Years Old.

Laphroaig SMWS 21 Year Old 29.211 / Feis Ile 2017

Bottled by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society with the title 'Jazzy jousting hastlitude' for the 2017 Feis Ile.

Matured for 20 years in ex-bourbon before a final year finishing in a first fill Pedro Ximenez hogshead.

One of only 228 bottles.

Lagavulin 1995 Feis Ile 2013​

The Lagavulin offering for the 2013 Feis Ile, distilled on the 8^th May 1995 and bottled in 2013. Matured for 18 years in a sherry butt personally selected by Iain McArthur.

Bottle number 452.

Springbank 1993 Private Bottling / Feinkost Reifferscheid

A private bottling of Springbank, distilled in 1993 and matured in refill bourbon hogshead #596. 

Bottled in 2018 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Feinkost Reifferscheid. 

One of 120 bottles. 

Littlemill 1990 Nectar of the Daily Drams 20 Year Old

Distilled in 1990 and then matured for 20 years until bottling in 2010.

An older version of this long closed Lowland gem. 

Loch Lomond 1966 44 Year Old 

An old release from Captain Haddock's favourite distillery.

Distilled on the 22nd of September 1966 and bottled in June 2011. 

This is the oldest Loch Lomand available. 

One of 1,640 bottles.

Springbank 1999 Local Barley 16 Year Old

A recent release of Springbank that has all but vanished from the shelves within hours of release.  

The first 'Local Barley' release from Springbank in decades (with one or two exceptions).  Distilled in September 1999 and bottled in January 2016, the 'local barley' comes from the varietal 'Prisma' and was grown on the Kintyre Peninsula, Low Machrimore Farm.

Limited to only 9,000 bottles.

Springbank 1997 Springbank Society 18 Year Old / Re-Charred Sherry Butt

A Springbank Society exclusive, distilled in May 1997 and matured for 18 years in re-charred sherry butts.

Bottled in September 2015, this is one of 502.

Suntory Hibiki Blend Clarinet

Hibiki blended whisky in an unusual bottle.

Lagavulin 16 Year Old White Horse Bottling 1 Litre

A bottling of Ron Swanson and Jonny Depp's favourite, Lagavulin 16.

This bottle is especially rare, from the White Horse era.

Springbank 1998 Private Bottling 17 Year Old / Fresh Sherry Hogshead

A Single Barrel bottling of Springbank.

Cosad - Holdeman- Stuart

Distilled on the 22nd May 1998 before being bottled on the 21st Oct 2015

Cask - Speyside Cooperage Selected Oak / Fresh Sherry Hogshead No.88

207 Bottles total, 135 70cl bottles for the UK at 52.41% and 72 75cl bottles for the USA at 50%

Littlemill 1984 Cooper's Choice

A single cask Littlemill distilled in November 1984 and bottled by The Vintage Malt Whisky Co Ltd in 2015. 

Matured in single bourbon cask #3904.

One of 270 bottles. 

Springbank 1996 Madeira Finish 21 Year Old / Campbeltown Malts Festival 2018

A single cask bottling released exclusively for Springbank distillery's open day at the Campbeltown Malts Festival on the 24th of May 2018.

Distilled in November 1996; The contents of one sherry hogshead and one Madeira hogshead were married together and finished in a first-fill Madeira butt.

One of 534 bottles.

Strathisla 1977 The Bottlers 27 Year Old

A single cask Strathisla from The Bottlers series. Distilled in June 1977 and bottled in July 2004 at 27 years old.

Refill sherry hogshead #4472 was chosen by the established Edinburgh fine wine merchants, Raeburn Fine Wines, the producers of 'The Bottlers' whiskies.

Lagavulin 16 Year Old White Horse Bottling 1 Litre

A bottling of Ron Swanson and Jonny Depp's favourite, Lagavulin 16.

This bottle is especially rare, from the White Horse era.

Laphroaig 10 Year Old 1980s / Cinzano Import

An older bottling of Laphroaig from around the 1980s, prior to the granting of the royal license.

Cinzano import for the Italian market.

Laphroaig 10 Year Old 1 Litre 1980s

An older 1 litre bottling of Laphroaig from the 1980s, prior to the granting of the royal warrant.

Littlemill 5 Year Old 1970s

A very rare official bottling of this closed lowland distillery, bottled at some point in the early to mid-1970s.

Lagavulin 1991 Distillers Edition 2008 1 Litre

This 2008 Distillers Edition was matured in Pedro Ximinez cask wood. Lagavulin is the most sought after of the Distiller’s Edition range. 

ID: LGV. 4/496.

Scapa 1987 SMWS 13 Year Old 17.21

Distilled at Scapa in May 1987 and bottled in October 2000.

St George's Distillery 2009 SMWS 8 Year Old 137.1

The very first bottling by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society from St George's Distillery in Norfolk, home of the English Whisky Company. 

Distilled November 2009, the whisky has been matured in a first-fill ex-bourbon barrel. 

One of 248 bottles. 

'An English country Mordor'. 

Laphroaig 10 Year Old 1980s

An older bottling of Laphroaig from the 1980's.

Lowland Single Malt 1967 Chieftain's Choice 25 Year Old

A mystery Lowland single malt from 1967 bottled by Ian MacLeod Distillers under the alias, Scottish Independent Distillers Ltd.  Back then, there were a couple more Lowland distilleries to choose from - so this could be something very rare.

Lagavulin 18 Year Old Bicentenary Edition / Feis Ile 2016

As this iconic Islay distillery hits its 200th anniversary, the Feis Ile 2016 bottle serves a double purpose as both a 200th birthday celebration bottle and a festival bottle. 

Matured in refill American oak hogsheads and European oak ex-bodega sherry butts, this was a release of 6,000 bottles. 

One of 6,000.

Littlemill 1990 Creative Whisky Co 23 Year Old / Tony Koehl Series

An interesting bottle from the Creative Whisky Co. Distilled at lost Lowland distillery, Littlemill, in December 1990 and then matured in single cask number #36.

The label is from the Sketch the Soul series by artist, Tony Koehl. 

Bottle number 114 of 176.

Linkwood 12 Year Old Manager's Dram 1999

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.

A 12 year old Linkwood, matured in refill sherry casks chosen by distillery manager Harry Fox bottled on 1st December 1999.

Bottle number 979.