October 2018 Auction

Hanyu 1990 Ichiro's Malt 'Card' #527 / Ten of Diamonds​

One of Ichiro's Malt's legendary 'Card' series bottlings from the lost Hanyu distillery.

Distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2011. 

First matured in a hogshead and then finished in an American oak puncheon. 

Bottle number 322 of 585. 

Hanyu 2000 Ichiro's Malt 'Card' #9020 / Six of Clubs

The Six of Clubs release within Ichiro's Malt's legendary 'Card' series, bottled in 2009 from cask #9020.

First matured in a hogshead before being re-racked into a cream sherry butt for a second maturation period.

Bottle 29 of 597. 

Hanyu 2000 Ichiro's Malt 'Card' #7020 / Three of Clubs

One of Ichiro's Malt's legendary 'Card' series bottlings from the lost Hanyu distillery.

Distilled in 2000 and bottled in 2009. 

Originally matured in a hogshead and then \"double new wood\" finished in two subsequent new American oak puncheons.

Bottle number 54 of 592.

Hakushu 25 Year Old Limited Edition

The very rare Hakushu 25 Year old... Jim Murray gave it 93 out of 100 and said \"a malt which is impossible not to be blown away by\".

This limited edition bottling is decorated with a five-cord 'Mizuhiki', which symbolises the joining of hands and hearts of the giver and recipient. 

Hakushu 25 Year Old Limited Edition

The very rare Hakushu 25 Year old... Jim Murray gave it 93 out of 100 and said \"a malt which is impossible not to be blown away by\".

This limited edition bottling is decorated with a five-cord 'Mizuhiki', which symbolises the joining of hands and hearts of the giver and recipient. 

Hibiki 30 Year Old / Kacho Fugetsu Limited Edition

The Kacho Fugetsu Hibiki 30 year old is at the pinnacle of the Hibiki range and a prefect example of their appreciation of the beauty of Japanese nature. The special limited release was exclusive to travel retail in 2015.

Hibiki 30 year old is a very popular and stunning blend produced by Suntory. Here is a just a snapshot of its accolades:

• International Spirits Challenge Trophy 2004 
• International Spirits Challenge Trophy 2006 
• Word Whisky Awards 2007 - World's Best Blended Whisky 
• International Spirits Challenge Trophy 2007 
• Word Whisky Awards 2008 - World's Best Blended Whisky 
• International Spirits Challenge Trophy 2008

Hanyu 2000 Ichiro's Malt 'Card' #1305 / Five of Diamonds​

A single cask #1305 Hanyu, bottled within the Ichiro's Malt 'Card' series of whiskies.

Distilled in 2000 and matured in a hogshead before being moved into a Sherry butt for a second maturation period. 

Bottle number 45 of 652.

Hanyu 1991 Ichiro's Malt 'Card' #405 / Six of Hearts​

Part of the legendary 'Card' series from Ichiro Akuto.

Distilled in 1991 and bottled 2012 from cask #405

The first cask was a hogshead before being re-racked into an American Oak Puncheon.

This is bottle number 428 of 564 bottles.

Hakushu 25 Year Old

The very rare Hakushu 25 Year old... Jim Murray gave it 93 out of 100 and said \"a malt which is impossible not to be blown away by\".

Russian import, this is bottle number 9143. 

Highland Park 1958 40 Year Old

A legendary 40 year old Highland Park released alongside branded decanter and a book which celebrates Highland Park and Orkney.

This magnificent whisky is presented in a hardwood case.

Bottle number 428 of 665 produced. 

This lot has a 2 bottle shipping fee. 

Hanyu Ichiro's Malt The Joker 'Colour'

The 54th and final bottling in Ichiro's Card Series.

There are two Joker's released to complete the 54 bottle series, one in colour and one in Black and White.  This particular bottling is the Colour Joker, a vatting of 14 casks covering vintages from 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991 and 2000.  The casks used for this final bottling include a sherry butt, puncheon, hogshead, Cognac, chibidaru, Madeira hogshead and bourbon.

Only 3,690 bottles of this highly sought after whisky have been made available. This is bottle number 3160.

Hanyu Ichiro's Malt The Joker 'Colour'

The 54th and final bottling in Ichiro's Card Series.

There are two Joker's released to complete the 54 bottle series, one in colour and one in Black and White.  This particular bottling is the Colour Joker, a vatting of 14 casks covering vintages from 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991 and 2000.  The casks used for this final bottling include a sherry butt, puncheon, hogshead, Cognac, chibidaru, Madeira hogshead and bourbon.

Only 3,690 bottles of this highly sought after whisky have been made available.

This is bottle number 2037.

Hanyu 1988 Full Proof 'Nice Butt' Single Cask #9307

A 1988 vintage Hanyu, bottled fro Full Proof Europe with their usual, unusual label.

This is a circa 19 year old single cask fro the closed Japanese distillery, bottled in 2008.

Number 386 of 534 bottles. 

Hanyu 1988 Noh Single Cask 21 Year Old #9306

A Hanyu Noh cask label, distilled in 1988 and bottled in 2009.

Drawn from single Spanish oak sherry butt #9306.

One of 625 bottles.

Highland Park 1967 John Scott's 42 Year Old

Distilled in in 1967 and bottled by John Scott's in 2009 after being matured in single sherry cask #6282.

The fifth and final bottling in the 'John Scott's' range.

Bottle number 27 of 190. 

Hanyu 1990 Full Proof 'The Wave' Single Cask #9305 / Batch II

A single cask release for Full Proof from the closed Japanese distillery, Hanyu. 

Distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2009, this is the second batch of The Wave bottlings.

Bottle number 60 of only 200. 

Hanyu 2000 Ichiro`s Malt Single Cask #955

A single cask Hanyu from the distillery's final year of production.

Bottled in 2015 from cask #955 at 60%. 

One of 295 bottles. 

Hanyu 2000 Ichiro`s Malt Single Cask #955

A single cask Hanyu from the distillery's final year of production.

Bottled in 2015 from Cask #955 at 60%

One of 295 bottles. 

Highland Park 1964 Gordon and MacPhail Rare Old

A 1964 vintage from Highland Park distillery on the island of Orkney.

Bottled by Gordon & MacPhail in 1998 as part of their impressive Rare Old collection.

Hanyu 1991 Whisky Live 10th Anniversary 18 Year Old

A commemorative bottling of Hanyu produced to mark the 10th Anniversary of Whisky Live Japan. 

Distilled in 1991 and bottled after 18 years in 2009 from cask #369, a Japanese oak (Mizunara) cask.

Hanyu 2000 Single Cask #957 / LMDW 

A La Maison Du Whisky exclusive bottling of this increasingly sought after closed Japanese distillery.

Distilled in 2000 and bottled in 2014 matured exclusively in an American oak hogshead #957.

Highland Park 1970 Gordon and MacPhail Rare Old

Distilled in 1970 on Orkney and bottled in 2008 by Gordon and MacPhail as part of their Rare Old series.

Matured in Refill Sherry Hogsheads.

Hanyu 13 Year Old SMWS 131.2

The second bottling of Hanyu by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, released from a first fill sherry butt. This 13 year old whisky is extravagantly titled as 'Magic Carpet in a Sweetie Shop'.

One of only 646 bottles.

Hakushu 1999 SMWS 14 Year Old 120.7

A rare independent single cask Hakushu distilled in September 1999 and bottled as a 14 year old by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.

Matured in a first fill Bota Corta Butt.

Titled 'Sweet, Fragrant and Satisfying'

One of 517 bottles.

Hayner Private Stock 1914 Bottled in Bond Quart / Prohibition Era Bottling

This is an old bottle of Ohio whiskey, distilled in the Spring of 1914 at the Hayner distillery in in Troy. Once a powerful distilling company who claimed to be the largest mail order whiskey house in the US, they were badly affected by the Webb-Kenyon Act of 1913 which prohibited the transportation of alcohol across state lines, and were in some amount of financial distress by the time this whiskey was barrelled. Prohibition however proved to be the final nail in the coffin, and this may have been one of the last bottles the company ever produced, bottled in the same year they were liquidated in 1920, less than a year after the Volstead Act was enforced.

Although the rear label is badly damaged, you can see the remnants of the \"For Medicinal Purposes Only\" statement. Although the Prohibition act had made the distilling and sale of alcohol illegal in 1919, certain companies with existing whiskey stocks were permitted to continue bottling bottling them for use as prescriptive medicines (and a small monthly ration for bakers, which also included rum). This was not a hugely profitable endeavour though, and kept only the more financially secure distillers in business during America's 13 years dry, such as Schenley and what would eventually become National Distillers.

The Hayner distillery was registered distillery number 3, in the first district of Ohio, and is completely gone today. In its heyday, its other brands included Golden Jubilee, Tom Marshall Rye, and perhaps most recognisably, Cream of Kentucky, which was acquired by the Bernheim brothers and is a rumoured constituent of some of the Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye.

In addition to distilling, the Hayner company also patented a combination lock stopper, which was designed to prevent children (and anyone else with no knowledge of the combination), gaining access to a bottle's contents.

Hanyu 1991 Single Mizunara Cask 18 Year Old #369 / Whisky Live 10th Anniversary

A commemorative bottling of Hanyu produced to mark the 10th Anniversary of Whisky Live Japan. 

Distilled in 1991 and bottled after 18 years in 2009 from cask #369, a Japanese Oak (Mizunara) cask.

Highland Park 1973 SMWS 28 Year Old 4.87

This Highland Park was distilled in October 1973 before being bottled by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society in October 2002. 

Hibiki 21 Year Old / Kacho Fugetsu Limited Edition

Kacho Fugetsu is the Japanese Kanji for Flowers, Birds, Breeze, and Lunar. This bottle is designed to embody the beauty of Japanese nature.

The Hibiki bottle always has 24 facets representing the 24 seasons of the Japanese lunar calendar. 

A very well presented highly limited blend. 

Hibiki 21 year old is a very popular and stunning blend produced by Suntory.  Here is a hint of it's success:

• Whisky Bible 2014 - 96 points!
• Word Whisky Awards 2010
• International Wine Spirit Challenge 2011
• Whisky Bible Awards 2012 - Japanese Whisky of the Year
• World Whisky Awards 2012 - Best Japanese Whisky over 21 

Hanyu 1991 Nectar of the Daily Drams 19 Year Old Single Cask #377

A single cask bottling of Hanyu, distilled in 1991 and bottled in 2010.

Matured in a single cask with 'Red Oak' heads, single cask number #377.

Highland Park 1984 Single Cask 21 Year Old / Ambassador Cask #1

The original Ambassador's Cask from Highland Park is incredibly hard to find, rarely appearing at auction.  

Distilled on the 26th January 1984, cask #43 was selected by Gerry Tosh, Highland Park's Global Ambassador before being bottled in 2005.  

Only 260 bottles were released of this 21 year old cask strength vintage Highland Park.