October 2018 Auction

Balvenie Classic 18 Year Old 1980s

A stunning bottling of Balvenie 18 year old from the 1980s, presented in these highly collectible and rare, wide Cognac-style bottles.

Bladnoch 30 Year Old  Diomhair'Eachd / Portland 1990

A thirty year old mystery malt bottled \"to commemorate the grand opening by Iain Lang, Minister of State at the Scottish office, of the 3 year, £15m re-development of Portland for Rockwear Glass, on September 7th 1990\"

Presented in an attractive wooden box with clues and a riddle to help solve the mystery of which malt it is. 

Spoiler alert...

...it's Bladnoch.

Bowmore 2000 Hand Filled Cask #2488 / Sherry Cask

Available to bottle yourself at Bowmore distillery, this 'hand filled' was distilled on 6th November 2000 and bottled on 5th October 2018.

Bottled from a single first-fill sherry puncheon #2488.

Bottle number 546. 

Bowmore 2000 Hand Filled Cask #2488 / Sherry Cask

Available to bottle yourself at Bowmore distillery, this 'hand filled' was distilled on 6th November 2000 and bottled on 15th September 2018.

Bottled from a single first-fill sherry puncheon #2488.

Bottle number 141.

Ben Nevis 1977 SMWS 78.2

Distilled in December 1977 and bottled by The Scotch Malt Whisky Society from society cask 78.2.

This Ben Nevis was matured  until September 1990.

Bunnahabhain 1979 Duir 30 Year Old

Distilled in 22nd of September 1979 and matured in a single sherry cask for 30 years then bottled on 7th October 2009.

Bottle number 317 of 554. 

Bowmore 2000 Hand Filled Cask #2488 / Sherry Cask

Available to bottle yourself at Bowmore distillery, this 'hand filled' was distilled on 6th November 2000 and bottled on 18th September 2018.

Bottled from a single first-fill sherry puncheon #2488.

Bottle number 358.

Bowmore 2000 Hand Filled Cask #2488 / Sherry Cask

Available to bottle yourself at Bowmore distillery, this 'hand filled' was distilled on 6th November 2000 and bottled on 5th October 2018.

Bottled from a single first-fill sherry puncheon #2488.

Bottle number 548. 

Bowmore 1984

A popular vintage Bowmore, distilled in 1984 and bottled at cask strength at the turn of the millennium

This bottle number 1290

Benriach 1985 Single Cask 27 Year Old #7188

A peated single cask Benriach distilled in 1985 and bottled in June 2013 after finishing in a virgin American oak cask.

Bottle number 33 of 257.

Bunnahabhain 1988 Douglas Laing 30 Year Old / XOP

An independently bottled Bunnahabhian, part of Douglas Laing's premium Xtra Old Particular series, XOP.

Distilled in February 1988 and then matured for 30 years in refill butt #12821 in August 2018. 

One of only 271 bottles.

Bowmore / Largiemeanoch 17 Year Old Whisky Connoisseur Miniature 5cl

An incredibly rare Bowmore bottled by The Whisky Connoisseurs, Biggar.

Distilled at Bowmore and aged 17 years before bottling at cask strength.

Bowmore / Largiemeanoch 1975 Whisky Connoisseur 19 Year Old Miniature 5cl

An incredibly rare Bowmore bottled by The Whisky Connoisseur, Biggar.

Distilled at Bowmore in 1975 and matured in a single cask for 19 years.

Bowmore 1989 Port Cask Matured 23 Year Old

An remarkable bottling of Bowmore which has spent all of its 23 years in casks which previously held Port.

Distilled in 1989 and bottled in 2013 at cask strength.

Banff 1978 Chieftain's 21 Year Old

A very rare bottling of this lost highland distillery by Ian Macelod, within their Cheiftain's range of whiskies.

Distilled in 1978 and bottled 21 years later.

Bowmore 2000 Hand Filled Cask #2488 / Sherry Cask

Available to bottle yourself at Bowmore distillery, this 'hand filled' was distilled on 6th November 2000 and bottled on 5th October 2018.

Bottled from a single first-fill sherry puncheon #2488.

Bottle number 549. 

Bowmore / Largiemeanoch 17 Year Old Whisky Connoisseur Miniature 5cl

An incredibly rare Bowmore bottled by The Whisky Connoisseurs, Biggar.

Distilled at Bowmore and aged 17 years before bottling at cask strength.

Bruichladdich 1991 Micro Provenance Single Cask 25 Year Old #15/287-22 / China Exclusive

Released as a single cask within the Micro Provenance series from Bruichladdich.

Single French oak cask #15/287-22 was filled on 18th December 1991 and bottled on 27th September 2017. 

Bottle number 197. 

Bowmore 2000 Hand Filled Cask #2488 / Sherry Cask

Available to bottle yourself at Bowmore distillery, this 'hand filled' was distilled on 6th November 2000 and bottled on 15th September 2018.

Bottled from a single first-fill sherry puncheon #2488.

Bottle number 130.

Banff 1974 Gordon and MacPhail

A rare Gordon and MacPhail bottling of Banff, distilled in 1974 and bottled in 1998 under their Connoisseurs Choice banner.

Bruichladdich 1991 Yellow Submarine 14 Year Old / WMD II

A limited edition bottling of Bruichladdich released to commemorate the finding of a small yellow submarine on Islay which apparently belonged to the Ministry of Defence.

This Bruichladdich was distilled in 1991 and bottled as a 14 year old.

Benrinnes 1974 Rare Malt 21 Year Old / 60.4%

The Rare Malt Selection is an historic selection of single malt whiskies from operational and lost distilleries, that were released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005.

Released at natural cask strength 60.4%.

Distilled in 1974 and bottled in the mid 1990's.

Bottle Number 7844. 

Banff 1976 Hallmark  Of St James 23 Year Old

 Banff distilled in August 1976 and bottled in April 2000 by Hallmark of St James.

Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch #1

The latest '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 42 casks: 35 traditional American oak barrels and 7 European oak sherry butts. These were married in Tun 1509 for several months before bottling.

Benromach 1998 20th Anniversary 

Benromach was reopened in 1998 after being acquired and re-established by Gordon and MacPhail. 

This 20th anniversary bottle was matured in first fill sherry and bourbon casks. Distilled in 1998 and bottled in 2018. 

Bottle number 469 of 3000. 

Berry Brothers and Rudd 1920 Bas Armagnac

A 1920 vintage Armagnac, bottled by Berry Brothers & Rudd. 

Banff 1978 Signatory Vintage 18 Year Old

A very rare bottling of this lost highland distillery by Signatory Vintage.

Distilled on 12th December 1978 and bottled in June 1997 from cask #4617.

Bottle number 136 of 240.

Banff 1978 Signatory Vintage 18 Year Old / Silent Stills

A very rare bottling of this lost highland distillery by Signatory Vintage.

Distilled on  21st December 1978 and bottled in October 1997 from cask #4618.

Bottle number 115 of 260.

Bowmore 1995 Maltmen's Selection 13 Year Old

The maltmen at Bowmore hand selected five casks from the distillery vaults to produce this limited edition malt. The vatting consisted of cask numbers 1551, 1552, 1553, 1559 and 1560.​

Distilled on the 13th July 1995 and bottled in 2008.

Bottle number 1444 of 3000. 

Bowmore 26 Year Old The Vintner's Trilogy II / French Oak Barrique

Bowmore 26 Year Old French Oak Barrique has been aged for 13 years in ex-Bourbon barrels before spending an additional 13 years in wine barriques.

The second of the Vintner's Trilogy which also boasts a Manzanilla cask finished 18 year old, and a 27 year old port cask.

Bonds Mill 1936 Bottled in Bond 8 Year Old Kentucky Bourbon

A fantastic example of post-Prohibition distilled Kentucky bourbon. The Prohibition Act of 1920, which had outlawed the production and consumption of alcohol was eventually repealed in 1936. After a decade dry however, there were very few operating distilling companies in the US, and even fewer distilleries.

This was distilled and bottled in bond at the Old Joe distillery in Lawrenceburg. There have been two Old Joe distilleries in the area, one built by the Ripy Brothers, which shut down in 1917, and the one that produced this. Both were located near where the current Four Roses distillery now stands. Old Joe has been shut for many years, however was used for some time as a warehousing facility by Wild Turkey, who's Boulevard distillery was also built by the Ripys.

This was distilled in 1936 and bottled at 8 years old in 1944.

Bowmore 10 Year Old Forth Rail Bridge Centenary Decanter

Released to commemorate the centenary of the iconic Bridge on 4th March 1990. This incredible structure is on track to being declared a world heritage site.

Although the flagon is described as a Limited Edition of 1,200, the reality is that only 400 were issued due to a contractual hitch which was never resolved, consequently, there are no numbered examples higher than 400.

This information was provided by the then customer services manager at Bowmore, Mr. George Hocknul.

Released in a black ceramic flagon in a an impressive red silk lined presentation box which contains a certificate of authenticity in the form of an invitation to the official opening on 4th March 1890 by the Prince of Wales, the box also contains some related paperwork.

One of 400 bottles.