October 2018 Auction

Longmorn 1992 Douglas Laing 25 Year Old / XOP

Distilled in September 1992 and bottled in March 2018 as part of Douglas Laing's Xtra Old Particular range. 

One of 208 bottles charged from refill hogshead #12395. 

Lagavulin 16 Year Old White Horse Bottling

A bottling of Ron Swanson and Jonny Depp's favourite, Lagavulin 16.

This bottle is especially rare, from the White Horse era.

Lagavulin 1996 Distillers Edition 2012

The 2012 Distillers Edition release of Lagavulin from Diageo, distilled in 1996 and finished in Pedro Ximenez casks.

lgv.4/500

Littlemill 1992 The Whisky Cask 21 Year Old ​

Distilled in 1992, this Littlemill was matured in a bourbon hogshead before bottling in 2013. 

Ledaig James MacArhtur's Miniature Selection 4 x 5cl

• 18 year old 55.2%
• 1972 21 year old 54.2%
• 1972 20 year old 53.8%
• 1972 18 year old 54.4%

Longmorn Gordon and MacPhail Miniatures x 6

• 1969 Cask Strength 61.2%
• 1969 Cask Strength 61%
• 12 year old 40% 5cl
• 12 year old 43% 4.7cl
• 12 year old 57% x 2

Writer's Tears Cask Strength 2015

A cask strength bottling limited to only 2,100 bottles worldwide.

This is a vatted blend of aged single malt and single pot still whiskey, matured in first fill American oak casks.

Long Pond 2003 15 Year Old Continental Flavoured Rum

A pure single Jamaica rum, bottled by Velier.

This 2003 vintage was distilled at Long Pond distillery and is a TECA mark rum.

This is the Continental Flavoured Style, one of four classifications used in Jamaica, identifying rums with 700/1600 gr/hlpa. The TECA mark specifically refers to rums with 1200/1300 gr/hlpa.

Bottled from a stock of 9 barrels distilled in a double retort pot still.

Fully aged for 15 year sin the tropics with an angels' share of 67% leaving enough for 2484 bottles.

White Horse 1913 Miniature

This is a phenomenal bit of whisky history, confirmed by Diagio to be a 1913 bottling of White Horse.

Along with one other example held in the Diagio archive, this is thought the be the oldest example of White Horse known to existence.

No indication of volume or strength but the bottle is approximately 5cl.

Whisky Eretico by Silvano Samaroli / First Edition

The first edition of 'Whisky Heretic' by Silvano Samaroli, the late, great independent bottler. 

Littlemill 1990 Murray McDavid 18 Year Old

Littlemill 1990 bottled by Murray McDavid from bourbon casks.

Limited to only 1,215 bottles at cask strength.

Lochside 1991 Douglas Laing 19 Year Old

Distilled October 1991 and bottled October 2010 from a refill hogshead. 

Lochside stopped producing in the early 1990s. 

One of 315 bottles. 

Wallace Single Malt Liqueur 1 Litre

Now discontinued, Wallace Liqueur had an avid following of drinkers.

Made using malt whisky from Deanston distillery.

Loch Dhu 10 Year Old

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

Laphroaig 1998 Cadenhead's 19 Year Old

A single cask Laphroaig from Scotland's oldest independent bottlers, Cadenhead's. Part of the Authentic Collection.

Distilled in 1998 and bottled in Summer 2018 after being matured in a bourbon hogshead. 

One of 222 bottles. 

Long Pond 2005 Cambridge 13 Year Old Continental Flavoured Rum

A pure single Jamaica rum, bottled by Velier.

This 2006 vintage was distilled at Long Pond distillery and is a reproduction of the \"STC❤E\" cask mark used at Cambridge Estate distillery, which closed in 1947.

This is a Continental Flavoured style rum, one of four classifications used in Jamaica, identifying rums with 700/1600 gr/hlpa. The STC❤E mark specifically refers to rums with 550/700 gr/hlpa.

Bottled from a stock of 11 barrels distilled in a double retort pot still.

Fully aged for 13 year sin the tropics with an angels' share of 63% leaving enough for 3648 bottles.

Lochside 1990 Douglas Laing 15 Year Old

Distilled October 1990 and bottled October 2005 from a refill hogshead. 

Lochside stopped producing in the early 1990's. 

One of 275 bottles. 

Lagavulin Jazz Festival 2016

Released annually to coincide with Lagavulin’s sponsorship of the Islay Jazz Festival. 

The 2016 release was created from a blend of Refill American Oak and First Fill Ex-Bourbon American Oak casks. 

Bottle number 3587 of 6000. 

Lagavulin 18 Year Old Feis Ile 2018

Lagavulin’s offering for the 2018 Feis Ile, released at the distillery open day on 26th May. Matured for 18 Years in a combination of refill American oak hogsheads, rejuvinated American oak hogsheads and ex-Bodega European oak butts, all personally selected by Iain McArthur.

Limited edition bottle number 4200.

Lochside 1991 Gordon and MacPhail

An independent Lochside from Gordon and MacPhail, distilled in 1991.

Bottled in 2004 as part of the Connoisseurs Choice range.

Lagavulin 18 Year Old Feis Ile 2018

Lagavulin’s offering for the 2018 Feis Ile, released at the distillery open day on 26th May. Matured for 18 years in a combination of refill American oak hogsheads, rejuvenated American oak hogsheads and ex-Bodega European oak butts, all personally selected by Iain McArthur.

Limited edition bottle number 3390. 

Loch Dhu 10 Year Old

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

Lagavulin Jazz Festival 2018

Released annually to coincide with the Lagavulin sponsorship of the Islay Jazz Festival. 

The 2018 release has been matured in 1st-fill and refill American Oak hogsheads and refill European Oak puncheons

Bottle number 3219. 

Lagavulin 18 Year Old Feis Ile 2018

Lagavulin’s offering for the 2018 Feis Ile, released at the distillery open day on 26th May. Matured for 18 Years in a combination of refill American oak hogsheads, rejuvinated American oak hogsheads and ex-Bodega European oak butts, all personally selected by Iain McArthur.

Limited edition bottle number 1257.

Lagavulin 18 Year Old Feis Ile 2018

Lagavulin’s offering for the 2018 Feis Ile, released at the distillery open day on 26th May. Matured for 18 years in a combination of refill American oak hogsheads, rejuvenated American oak hogsheads and ex-Bodega European oak butts, all personally selected by Iain McArthur.

Limited edition bottle number 3393.

Whyte and Mackay 1962 Tesco 25 Year Old

A 25 year old blended Scotch, produced by Whyte and Mackay Master Distiller, Richard Paterson using vintages dates 1962 and earlier.

Bottled in the late 1980s for Tesco supermarkets.

Longmorn 1989 Woodwinters 27 Year Old 'The One' 50cl / Fiadhaich

A very special Longmorn, distilled in 1989 and matured in a hogshead for 27 years.

Bottled by WoodWinters, and awarded 95 points in the 2017 edition of Jim Murray's Whisky Bible.

Bottle number 102 of 185. 

Loch Dhu 10 Year Old

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

Loch Dhu 10 Year Old 75cl

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

Lochside 1990 Douglas Laing 14 Year Old

Distilled October 1990 and bottled February 2005 from a refill hogshead. 

Lochside stopped producing in the early 1990s. 

One of 324 bottles. 

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.

William Grant and Sons 25 Year Old Rare and Extraordinary 75cl

A 25 year old blended Malt created by Master Blender David Stewart; using whisky from across Scotland.  

Released to celebrate achieving three Queens Awards for Export Achievement in: 1974, 1989 and 1996, along with winning \"Distiller of the Year\" in 1999 and 2000.