November 2018 Auction

Suntory Royal Blue Marlin / Hawaiian Open 1989

A Japanese blend from Suntory. This was first released in 1959 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the company.

This is a 1989 bottling in the shape of a Blue Marlin, bottled for the Hawaiian Open golf tournament.

Laphroaig 18 Year Old

This was originally the replacement for the much loved 15 year old, and has become very hard to find recently.

Laphroaig 18 Year Old

This was originally the replacement for the much loved 15 year old, and has become very hard to find recently.

Springbank 2002 Duty Paid Sample 15 Year Old / Fresh Sherry Hogshead

An official bottling of Springbank available exclusively at the distillery.

These Duty Paid Samples are individual bottles, drawn at cask strength from a single cask with no two bottles being the same - absolutely unique and one of a kind!

Distilled on the 6th December 2002 and bottled at 15 years of age from a fresh sherry hogshead. 

Rotation 852 from warehouse 3.

Longrow 18 Year Old First Edition

The original packaging of Longrow 18 year old released in April 2008 and limited to only 2100 bottles.

Longrow is the peated single malt from Springbank distillery, one three produced there.

Springbank 2006 Duty Paid Sample 11 Year Old / Fresh Sherry Hogshead

An official bottling of Springbank available exclusively at the distillery.

These Duty Paid Samples are individual bottles, drawn at cask strength from a single cask with no two bottles being the same - absolutely unique and one of a kind!

Distilled on the 19th September 2006 and bottled at 11 years of age after maturing in a fresh sherry hogshead.

Rotation 324 from warehouse 6.

Springbank That Boutique-y Whisky Company Batch #1

That Boutique-y Whisky Company's first Springbank, featuring Neil and Joel, from World's Best Spirits, powering a Porteus Mill.

Bottle number 258 of only 274.

Springbank Miniatures x 4 

Four independently-bottled miniatures of Springbank, including a 1969 Signatory Vintage bottling. 

Scapa 16 Year Old

Scapa released this 16 year old expression in 2008 to replace the popular 14 year old. Both have now been discontinued. 

Laphroaig 18 Year Old

This was originally the replacement for the much loved 15 year old, and has become very hard to find recently.

Loch Dhu 10 Year Old

Still in high demand, this black whisky distilled at Mannochmore distillery has become increasingly difficult to find.

Scapa 16 Year Old

Scapa released this 16 year old expression in 2008 to replace the popular 14 year old. Both have now been discontinued. 

Longrow 'Red' 11 Year Old Australian Shiraz 

The third in the Red series is fully matured in tasty Australian Shiraz Casks.

Longrow is heavily peated Springbank

One of 9000 bottles.

Laphroaig 1997 Sansibar 18 Year Old

An independent bottling of single malt whisky from Islay distillery, Laphroaig.

Distilled in 1997, this was selected by and bottled for Sansibar in Germany at 18 years old.

One of only 241 bottles drawn from a single cask.

Strathmore / North of Scotland 1972 Rest and Be Thankful 32 Year Old

A rare bottling of Strathmore, aka, North of Scotland released by the colourful Rest and Be Thankful bottlers.

Distilled in 1972 and bottled on the 6th March 2015.

One of only 621 bottles.

Suntory Pure Malt 7 Year Old 50cl / Yamazaki

An older discontinued version of Suntory Pure Malt, this time at 7 years old.

The label on the bottle depicts Yamazaki distillery, where this was distilled and bottled.

Japanese release.

Littlemill 1991 Douglas Laing 18 Year Old

Distilled in November 1991 and bottled in May 2010 after 18 years maturing in a refill hogshead, this is a Littlemill bottled by Douglas Laing. 

One of 174 bottles. 

Springbank 12 Year Old SMWS 27.78

\"A jewellery box on the Titanic\" 

A 12 year old Springbank from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, matured in a refill ex-bourbon hogshead. 

One of only 297 bottles.

Laphroaig 21 Year Old Friends of Laphroaig 35cl

This is a 21 year old Laphroaig exclusively available to the Friends of Laphroaig to celebrate the fan club's 21st year. 

Distilled in 1993 then matured in first fill ex-bourbon casks.

Littlemill 12 Year Old

The old official bottling from this lost lowland distillery, now obviously discontinued. 

Suntory Pure Malt 7 Year Old 50cl / Hakushu

An older discontinued version of Suntory Pure Malt, this time at 7 years old.

The label on the bottle depicts Hakushu distillery, where this was distilled and bottled.

Japanese release.

Springbank 15 Year Old

A fantastic 15 year old Springbank bottling, with the 'corduroy-effect' label. 

Scapa 1993 Gordon and MacPhail Single Cask #1616

A single cask distillery label release from Gordon & MacPhail.

Distilled at Scapa in 1993 and bottled in 2007 from cask ##1616.

Seagram '1776' Premium American Whiskey 1976 / Tiffany Decanter

A bottle of blended whiskey from Seagram's, titled the 1776 and bottled in 1976 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the United States.

Presented in a cut glass decanter designed by New York jewellers, Tiffany & Co.

This was blended and bottled at the Seagram's distillery in Relay, Maryland. Seagram's dissolved in the early 2000s, with much of their property bought up by what is now Diageo. They closed the Relay plant in 2015.

Speyside 1995 Whisky Broker 23 Year Old

A 23 year old single cask bottling from the Speyside distillery in Drumguish. This was distilled in 1995 and bottled by Whisky Broker in 2018.

Bottle 113 of 310 was drawn at cask strength from sherry butt #14.

Scapa 16 Year Old

Scapa released this 16 year old expression in 2008 to replace the popular 14 year old. Both have now been discontinued. 

Longmorn 1992 Anam na h-Alba 21 Year Old

An independent bottling of Longmorn from Anam na h-Alba.

Distilled in 1992 and bottled from a single bourbon hogshead in 2013.

Bottle number 95 of 243.

Laphroaig 18 Year Old

This was originally the replacement for the much loved 15 year old, and has become very hard to find recently.

Scapa 2003 Reserve Collection 12 Year Old / Cask Strength Edition

The Reserve Collection has been created to replace the Cask Strength series of bottlings from Chivas Brothers. These are only available at Chivas Brother's distilleries.

Distilled on 10th June 2003 and bottled on 29th July 2015 from casks #9-12 and #14-16.

Bottle number 1384 of only 2148.

Suntory Very Rare Old Sapporo 1972 Winter Games

Special labelling to commemorate the Sapporo 72 Winter Olympic Games.

When these bottles were produced its likely both the malt and grain in this blend were produced at Yamazaki.

Stagg Jr Kentucky Bourbon Batch #010

A fairly recent addition to Buffalo Trace's range of whiskies, Stagg Junior is an impressively powerful bourbon, aged between 8 and 9 years old.

This is the 10th batch released at 63.20% in 2018.

Scapa 16 Year Old

Scapa released this 16 year old expression in 2008 to replace the popular 14 year old. Both have now been discontinued.