October 2018 Auction

Remy Martin Louis XIII Cognac Tres Vieille 3 Litre​

Remy Martin is perhaps the most well known of all Cognac producers and has established a reputation for quality that very few others can relate to.

A stunning example of their Louis XIII Baccarat decanter, which holds Grande Champagne cognac aged between 40 and 100 years. This particular bottle wis a limited edition 3 litre and comes in a custom made wooden crate/cabinet.

Includes 4 glasses, a book, pipette and display stand.

Due to the size and weight of this lot, shipping will be charged at 25 bottles.

Rosebank 1978 SMWS 25.4

The fourth bottling of Rosebank bottled by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society in 1991.

Distilled in October 1978.

Richard Hennessy Cognac

Richard Hennessy is the pinnacle of 200 years of Cognac producing experience, knowledge and passion of Maison Hennessy, with a special blend of exceptionaly delicious and rare eaux-de-vie aged from 40 years to nearly 200 years old.

Each carafe is numbered and crafted from pure hand-blown crystal.

Remy Martin Louis XIII Cognac Tres Vieille 1970s

Remy Martin is perhaps the most well known of all Cognac producers and has established a reputation for quality that very few others can relate to.

This is a 1970's example of the Louis XIII Tres Vieille Cognac Baccarat decanter which holds Grande Champagne cognac aged between 40 and 100 years.

Remy Martin Louis XIII Cognac Tres Vieille 1962

Remy Martin is perhaps the most well known of all Cognac producers and has established a reputation for quality that very few others can relate to.

This is a 1960's example of the Louis XIII Tres Vieille Cognac Baccarat decanter which holds Grande Champagne cognac aged between 40 and 100 years.

This particular bottling is believed to be from 1962 for the European market. Decanter is not numbered on the base.

Remy Martin Louis XIII Cognac

Remy Martin is perhaps the most well known of all Cognac producers and has established a reputation for quality that very few others can relate to.

This is a spectacular example of the Louis XIII Tres Vieille Cognac Baccarat decanter which holds Grande Champagne cognac aged between 40 and 100 years.

In attractive red leather presentation case. 

Bottled 23rd October 2012. 

Redbreast 32 Year Old Dream Cask 50cl

Redbreast is a single pot still whiskey from Midleton in Ireland. A combination of malted and unmalted barley are triple distilled in copper pot stills. 

This highly sought-after expression was matured in an American oak ex-bourbon barrel for 26 years, and then finished in an Oloroso sherry-seasoned butt.

Originally unveiled as part of a Facebook Live Whiskey tasting event in 2017, its popularity led to it being released for purchase a year later. 

Charged from cask #41207, this is bottle number 807 of 816. 

In presentation box with one branded tumbler and badge. 

Rosebank 1981 25 Year Old

This is the oldest official bottling of Rosebank, the legendary closed Lowland distillery, released in 2007.

Distilled in 1981 and released within Diageo's Super Premium selection.

One of a limited release of only 4,710 bottles. This is bottle number 3405.

Redbreast 32 Year Old Dream Cask 50cl

Redbreast is a single pot still whiskey from Midleton in Ireland. A combination of malted and unmalted barley are triple distilled in copper pot stills. 

This highly sought-after expression was matured in an American oak ex-bourbon barrel for 26 years, and then finished in an Oloroso sherry-seasoned butt.

Originally unveiled as part of a Facebook Live Whiskey tasting event in 2017, its popularity led to it being released for purchase a year later. 

Charged from cask #41207, this is bottle number 544 of 816. 

In presentation box with two branded tumblers and badge. 

Remy Martin Louis XIII Cognac Tres Vieille 1950s

Remy Martin is perhaps the most well known of all Cognac producers and has established a reputation for quality that very few others can relate to.

This is a spectacular 1950s example of the Louis XIII Tres Vieille Cognac Baccarat decanter which holds Grande Champagne cognac aged between 40 and 100 years.

Rittenhouse 21 Year Old Single Barrel Straight Rye

A wonderful Rye, appreciated greatly for it's use within Manhattan's and other Rye based cocktails.

Aged for 21 years in barrel #3.

Bottle number 9.

Rittenhouse was once the flagship product of of Pennsylvania's Continental Distilling Corp, produced at their Publicker distillery. Modern iterations of the brand, such as this one, are produced by Heaven Hill. at 25 years old, this would have been distilled at the original Heaven Hill plant in Bardstown before a fire there necessitated a relocation to Bernheim distillery in 1999.

Rosebank 21 Year Old Speciality Drinks / The Roses Edition #2 'Innocence'​

\"Innocence\" is an independent bottling of 21 year old Rosebank from Speciality Drinks.

This is Edition #2 in The Roses series.

One of 661 Bottles.

Royal Lochnagar 1952 Gordon and MacPhail 29 Year Old / Co. Import Pinerolo

A rare old vintage bottling of Royal Lochnagar, bottled by Gordon and MacPhail within their Connoisseur's Choice range of whiskies.

Distilled in 1952 and bottled 29 years later.

This is an Italian bottling for Co. Import, Pinerolo.

Rosebank 1992 21 Year Old

One of the 2014 special releases by Diageo.

Distilled in 1992 and matured in refill American oak.

Bottle number 1107 of 4530.

Rosebank 1990 21 Year Old

Rosebank is a sorely missed lowland malt but occasionally Diageo has a Special Release

This was aged in refill American oak and refill European oak casks, a must have official bottle from this lost classic.

Distilled in 1990 and released within Diageo's Super Premium selection 2011.

Limited to only 5604 bottles.

Bottle number 3081

Rosebank 1990 SMWS 11 Year Old 25.23

An older Rosebank release from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society distilled in February 1990 and bottled in June 2001.

Carrying the SMWS tasting note/name \"Madeira cake glazed with lemon-sugar\".

Remy Martin 1974 Grand Fine Champagne Cognac / 250th Anniversary

A 1974 bottling of Remy Martin to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the company's founding in 1724. Supposedly this contains some very old and fine stock ranging from 80 to 100 years old.

The bottle certainly contains only Cognac from the Premier Cru in the Cognac region.

Bottle number 4719 of 38,709.

Presented in a wooden box with hard-backed certificate of authenticity.

Rosebank 8 Year Old 1980s

A very rare official bottling of this closed Lowlander, this was released during the 1980s.

Rosebank 12 Year Old Flora and Fauna / Wooden Box

This Flora and Fauna bottling of Rosebank has been discontinued for a number of years and was the last standard official release from Rosebank.

There have been super premium releases from Diageo since this bottle was discontinued.

Rosebank 12 Year Old Flora and Fauna

This Flora and Fauna bottling of Rosebank has been discontinued for a number of years and was the last standard official release from Rosebank.

There have been super premium releases from Diageo since this bottle was discontinued.

Rare Perfection 12 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon​

Rare Perfection is a boutique bourbon brand owned by Palatella family in California, who's other products include Very Olde St. Nick, Wattie Boone and the Old Man Winter Rye bottles. They have been sourcing bourbon and bottling it for several decades, and they are all easily identified by their uniform use of the same cursive script-style typeface. Marci Palatella was Julian Van Winkle III's agent in the Japanese market for many years, and their early bottlings were contracted to him in his Old Commonwealth distillery.

The Van Winkle partnership with Sazerac in the early 2000's ended this agreement however, with the production of bottles such as this moved to Willett distillery, where they were bottled by its owners, Evan Kulsveen's  Kentucky Bourbon Distillers. The stills at Willett were silent at this point and KBD were sourcing most of their bourbon from Heaven Hill. It is likely that this is where this bourbon came from.

The Palatella's company has recently been rebranded as Preservation Distillers, and they opened their very own distillery in Bardstown Kentucky in 2018.

The Rare Perfection range was exclusive to the Japanese market and imported by Sake-Net.

Ron Zacapa Reserva Limitada 2013

Released annually, Ron Zacapa Reserva Limitada is matured for between 6 and 24 years.

Matured in an aged aromatic herb garden - rather than a warehouse, naturally.

Redbreast 1999 All Sherry Single Cask #30087 / TWE 

Redbreast is a single pot sill whiskey from New Midleton distillery in Ireland. A combination of malted and un-malted barley are triple distilled in copper pot stills. 

This is an unusual single sherry cask, specially bottled for the The Whisky Exchange

Cask Number #30087.

Bottle 409 of 576.

Rosebank 12 Year Old Flora and Fauna

This Flora and Fauna bottling of Rosebank has been discontinued for a number of years and was the last standard official release from Rosebank.

There have been super premium releases from Diageo since this bottle was discontinued.

Redbreast 2001 All Sherry Single Cask #18829 / Master of Malt Exclusive

Redbreast is a single pot sill whiskey from Midleton in Ireland. A combination of malted and unmalted barley are triple distilled in copper pot stills. 

This is an unusual single sherry cask, specially bottled for Master of Malt.

Cask Number #18829 was bonded in 2001.

One of 582 bottles.

Royal Lochnagar & Strathmill Manager's Drams 2 x 70cl

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.

This lot includes 10 year old Royal Lochnagar, matured in European oak casks and chosen by distillery manager David Hardy, bottled in January 2006 and a 15 year old Strathmill bottled in 2003.

Shipping on this lot will be charged at 2 bottles.

Royal Brackla 1978 Rare Malt 20 Year Old / 59.8%

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

Royal Brackla was only released once within the Rare Malt series, distilled in 1978 and bottled in May 1998 as a 20 year old.

Bottle number 7570. 

Arran Royal Island 30 Year Old

Produced by Arran distillery, this a very very rare high quality blend.

Japanese Import.

Ron Caballero Puerto Rican Rum 1950s

A late 1950s bottling of Rum, produced by the Guild Distilling Company in Puerto Rico.

Royal Brackla 1972 Gordon and MacPhail

An independent bottling of Royal Brackla, bottled in 1992 by Gordon and MacPhail as part of their Connoisseurs Choice range.