October 2018 Auction

Bowmore 1988 / Travel Retail Exclusive​

A single vintage release from Islay's Bowmore distillery.

This was a 2017 release, fully matured in a first fill bourbon casks.

Exclusively bottled for travel retail.

Bowmore Voyage Port Cask Limited Edition

The Bowmore Voyage is another non-aged statement Bowmore matured in bourbon casks before being finished in port pipes.

This cask strength limited edition was released in 2000.

Bottle number 2520.

Bowmore Voyage Port Cask Limited Edition

The Bowmore Voyage is another non-aged statement Bowmore matured in bourbon casks before being finished in port pipes.

This limited edition was released in 2000.

Bottle number 87. 

Banff 1980 Signatory Vintage 22 Year Old

A lovely early millennium Signatory Vintage bottling of Banff from 1980.

Distilled on 18th March 1980 and matured in single refill butt #634 until the 2nd August 2000.

One of 702 bottles.

Bowmore Voyage Port Cask Limited Edition

The Bowmore Voyage is another non-aged statement Bowmore matured in bourbon casks before being finished in port pipes.

This cask strength limited edition was released in 2000.

Bottle number 675.

Bowmore 1999 Hand Filled 17 Year Old PX Cask #24 / Feis Ile 2016

One of three releases from Bowmore for the 2016 Feis Ile, this is a bottle your own / hand fill release.

Distilled in January 1999 and matured in a single Pedro Ximenez European oak cask.

This is bottle number 24 from cask #24.

Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch #2

Another 'Tun' release from Balvenie following the footsteps of Balvenie Tun 1401 and 1858.

This larger Tun can hold up to four times as much liquid as Tun 1401 and hence we expect a larger quantity of this release.  This release is a combination of 32 casks, 18 traditional American oak barrels, 5 american oak hogsheads, 7 European oak sherry butts and 2 sherry hogsheads. These were married in tun 1509 for several months before bottling.

One of 8500 bottles. 

Bowmore 1997 Feis Ile 2012 15 Year Old 

The Bowmore offering at Feis Ile 2012, which had sold out before the 'official' Bowmore day....tututut!

A 15 year old whisky was chosen, limited to 750 bottles.

Bowmore Voyage Port Cask Limited Edition 75cl / US Import​

This limited edition was released in 2000 and is matured in bourbon casks before being finished in port pipes.

Bottle number 8591.

Imported to the US by White Rock.

Bunnahabhain 1980 Whisky Agency 34 Year Old / Pili Selection

This Bunnahabhain was matured in a sherry butt before being bottled by The Whisky Agency in 2014 for Pili.

One of 346 bottles. 

Balblair 1983 1st Release

This vintage of Balblair was released in January 2013, replacing their 1975 and 1978 vintages.  The 1983 was matured in American oak bourbon barrels

Balvenie 17 Year Old Islay Cask

Released in 2003, this was the very first of the Balvenie 17 Year Old expressions.

''In the making of The Balvenie Islay Cask, David Stewart selected Balvenie single malt which had matured in traditional oak casks for at least 17 years and transferred it into 94 casks which had previously held Islay single malt. After six months he felt the casks had imparted the desired delicate amount of peaty notes, typical of Islay, whilst retaining the distinctively honeyed character of The Balvenie.''

Only the 94 Casks were ever produced.

Balvenie 8 Year Old Pure Malt 1970s 

A stunning old bottling of Balvenie over 8 years old, bottled during the 1970's with a leather feel label and the iconic Grant's triangular bottle.

Bushmills 21 Year Old Three Wood 2002

A very rare bottling of Bushmills, this 21 year was matured in a combination of bourbon and sherry casks before being finished in Madeira casks.

This is the 2002 release.

Bottle number 149.

Bushmills 9 Year Old Irish Whiskey 1960s / Sposetti Import

A 1960's bottling of 'Old Bushmills' single malt. The Italian tax seal indicates this from prior to 1971.

Official Sposetti, Genova import for the Italian market.

Balvenie 17 Year Old Islay Cask

Released in 2003, this was the very first of the Balvenie 17 Year Old expressions.

''In the making of The Balvenie Islay Cask, David Stewart selected Balvenie single malt which had matured in traditional oak casks for at least 17 years and transferred it into 94 casks which had previously held Islay single malt. After six months he felt the casks had imparted the desired delicate amount of peaty notes, typical of Islay, whilst retaining the distinctively honeyed character of The Balvenie.''

Only 94 casks were ever produced.

Balvenie 17 Year Old Madeira Cask Finish / First Release 2009

This Balvenie was released in 2009 and is another excellent version of the 17 year old, finished in Madeira casks.

Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch #2

Another 'Tun' release from Balvenie following the footsteps of Balvenie Tun 1401 and 1858.

This larger Tun can hold up to four times as much liquid as Tun 1401 and hence we expect a larger quantity of this release.  This release is a combination of 32 casks, 18 traditional American oak barrels, 5 american oak hogsheads, 7 European oak sherry butts and 2 sherry hogsheads. These were married in tun 1509 for several months before bottling.

One of 8500 bottles. 

Benrinnes 1985 The Bottlers 17 Year Old

The Bottlers Benrinnes distilled in June 1985 and bottled in June 2003 at 17 years old.

A refill sherry butt, cask number #1852 was chosen by the established Edinburgh fine wine merchant Raeburn Fine Wines, the producers of 'The Bottlers' whiskies.

Bowmore 25 Year Old Small Batch Release

A recent bottling of 25 year old from Bowmore, Islay's oldest distillery. 

Matured in American bourbon and Spanish sherry casks. 

Bunnahabhain 1987 Whisky Agency 27 Year Old

An unusual independently bottled Bunnahabhain from The Whisky Agency.

Distilled in 1987 and bottled from a refill hogshead in 2014 at 27 years old.

One of just 90 bottles.

Blair Athol 1988 Antique Lions 28 Year Old / The Birds

A unique and attractive bottling of Blair Athol. 

Distilled in 1989 and bottled 28 years later as part of The Butterflies series for Antique Lions Of Spirits (ALOS). The labels are an homage to old Moon Import bottles, and feature lost plates by the same artist, discovered in Pepi Mongiardino's collections.

ALOS was recently formed as a collaborative project between renowned whisky enthusiast and collector, Jens Drewitz and two Italian whisky merchants: Max Righi of Whisky Antique, and Diego Sandrin of Lions Whisky.  Their uncompromising passion for whisky is the drive behind their selection of these whiskies of equally uncompromised quality.

One of 262 bottles.

Bunnahabhain 25 Year Old

A stunning presentation of of Bunnahabhain 25 year old in a 'smoked glass' bottle and Alder wooden box.  

Bruichladdich 1984 Enlightenment 18 Year Old / including Book

Two Bourbon casks of Bruichladdich from 1984, bottled in 2002 to celebrate the reprinting of the classic Whisky text \"Practical Distiller - Treatise of Practical Distillation\", a copy of which is included.

Bottle number 109 of 500.

Bunnahabhain 1987 Whisky Agency 27 Year Old

An unusual independently bottled Bunnahabhain from The Whisky Agengy.

Distilled in 1987 and bottled from an ex-bourbon hogshead in 2014 at 27 years old.

One of just 40 bottles.

Banff 1980 Signatory Vintage 25 Year Old

A rare bottling of Banff distilled on 12th November 1980 and bottled 30 years later on the 30th May 2006.

Bottle 39 of 292.

Bowmore 1999 Mashmen's Selection 14 Year Old / Bottle No.1

Originally only available at Bowmore distillery The Mashman's Selection has been released as part of The Craftmen's Collection and is limited to only 1,500 bottles.

Distilled on 3rd May 1999 and matured in hand-selected American oak barrels.

Bottle number 1 of 1500. 

Bowmore 21 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company Batch #3

The label depicts Bowmore distillery with two characters from the swimming pool which uses excess heat from distillations to warm the water.

Bottle number 64 of 90.

Balvenie 17 Year Old Madeira Cask Finish / First Release 2009

This Balvenie was released in 2009 and is another excellent version of the 17 year old, finished in Madeira casks.

Please note that this bottle is accompanied by the incorrect tube. The ABV on the tube and bottle are different, however both are for the Balvenie 17 Year Old Madeira Cask Finish / First Release 2009.

Balblair 1999 Single Cask #1713

A 1999 vintage Balblair from a single cask exclusive to Taiwan, bottled in 2014.  

Benriach 1990 Sansibar 25 Year Old / Spirits Shop' Selection

An independent bottling of single malt whisky from Speyside distillery, Benriach.

Distilled in 1990, this was selected by and jointly bottled for Sansibar in Germany and Spirits Shop' Selection in Taiwan, at 25 years old.

One of only 239 bottles.

Bunnahabhain 1988 Whisky Agency 28 Year Old / The Drunken Master

An independent bottling of Bunnahabhain, distilled in 1988 and jointly bottled for The Whisky Agency and the Drunken Master Bar in Taiwan.

Bottled in 2016 from a single sherry hogshead #475.

One of 138 bottles.