October 2018 Auction

Glenfiddich 21 Year Old Havana Reserve

The short-lived 'Havana' Reserve 21 year old Glenfiddich, which was removed from circulation due to causing issues in the US with its association to Cuba.

Finished in rum casks, this whisky was replaced eventually with the current 21 year old Glenfiiddich Gran Reserva.

The late Iain Banks in his search for the perfect dram in his book Raw Spirit, claimed this to be it.  

Aultmore 16 Year Old Centenary Edition

This 16 year old was bottled in 1997 to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Aultmore distillery.

This is a particularly rare Aultmore, bottled at cask strength and a label which lists the employees working at the distillery in 1997.

Bottle number 123. 

Glenugie 1977 Signatory Vintage 30 Year Old Cask Strength

A rare bottling of Glenugie distilled on 18th October 1977 and bottled on 10th December 2012. 

Bottle number 153 of 243 bottles.  

Glen Grant 1965 First Cask 31 Year Old

An independent bottling of Glen Grant by Direct Wines, part of their First Cask series.

Distilled in November 1965 and bottled 31 years later.

This is bottle number 114 from cask #5847.

AnCnoc 1975

This stylish 1975 vintage release from AnCnoc was bottled in 2014. 

Matured in Spanish and American oak casks. 

Ardbeg Twenty One Committee Release 2016

Ardbeg Twenty One was exclusively available to members of the Ardbeg Committee, a members’ club of over 120,000 people created to ensure the distillery never closes again. 

The distillery closed twice during its history – in 1981 and 1996. Mickey Heads, Ardbeg Distillery manager and chairman of the Ardbeg Committee dedicated this release to the Committee Members saying  “Ardbeg Twenty One is a shining example of Ardbeg’s enduring spirit [and] I’m so pleased we can share it with our members.”

This Ardbeg uses liquid distilled in the mid-90s, Prior to the time of its last closure. Heads said “The committee have invested much in ensuring the future of the distillery and it’s only right that they should share the rewards of its turbulent past too.”

Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix

A limited edition release selected from three warehouses which collapsed on the 7th January 2010, due to adverse weather conditions (a rather heavy snow storm).

Bottled without an age statement, Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix has been highly acclaimed and includes Oloroso and American oak casks from warehouses ranging from 13 to 30 years old.

Glenmorangie 25 Year Old Malaga Wood Finish

A 25 year old Glenmorangie that was finished in ex-Malaga wine butts. Malaga is a fortified sweet Spanish wine made from Moscatel grapes.

Ardenistle 1991 Samaroli​ Islay Pure Malt / Bottle No.1

An Islay pure malt from unnamed distilleries (though it is understood to be a vatting of Ardbeg and Laphroaig).

Distilled in 1991 and aged in single cask AR04001 before being bottled in 2006.

Bottle 0001 of only 438 produced.

Glendronach 1990 Single Cask 26 Year Old #2973

A 2016 addition to the ever-popular Glendronach single cask range, this was part of batch #14.

Distilled 13th June 1990 and bottled from Pedro Ximenez puncheon #2973.

Bottle number 293 of 584.

Glenfiddich 1995 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel / Spirit of Speyside 2018

This was an exclusive hand-fill bottling available at Glenfiddich distillery throughout the Spirit of Speyside whisky festival 2018.

Distilled in 2005 and matured in a single 1st fill bourbon barrel number #15836, which was specially selected by Glenfiddich's Malt Master, Brian Kinsman.

This bottle features a hand-written label.

Bottle number 161 of 199 bottles.

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Glenugie 1980 Signatory Vintage 16 Year Old

Glenugie distilled in May 1980 and bottled in February 1997 after being matured in two Sherry casks.

Bottle number 584 of 604. 

Glenlossie 1975 Liquid Sun 36 Year Old

A Glenlossie, distilled on 1975 and bottled by Liquid Sun in 2011 at 36 years old

One of 132 bottles.

Ardbeg 18 Year Old / TWE Whisky Show 10th Anniversary

A well-aged independent botttling from Islay's ever-popular Ardbeg distillery.

Released to visitors of the Whisky Show in 2018, the tenth anniversary of the event.

One of only 225 bottles.

Glendronach 1992 Single Cask 25 Year Old #334​

A 25 year old sherry butt matured Glendronach.

Distilled in June 1992 and bottled in 2017.

One of 592 bottles.

Aultmore 1983 Flora and Fauna Cask Strength​

This Aultmore was distilled in 1983 and bottled as part of the Flora and Fauna Series in 1997. 

Only a few distilleries in this series were fortunate enough to be bottled at cask strength.

Bottle number 881.

Glendronach 1996 Malts Of Scotland Sherry Butt

An independently bottled single cask Glendronach for the Malts Of Scotland. 

Distilled in February 1996 and bottled from puncheon #195 in March 2010.

Glenlossie 1971 Gordon and MacPhail

A well aged Glenlossie, distilled in 1971 and bottled by Gordon and MacPhail as part of their Connoisseurs Choice range.

Glendronach 1990 Single Cask 27 Year Old #7902​

Distilled 25th April 1990 and bottled in 2017 from a single Pedro Ximenez sherry puncheon.

This 27 year old is part of Glendronach's popular single cask series.

One of 632 bottles.

Glenfarclas 8 Year Old 105 Proof 1970s

A bottle of 8 year old Glenfarclas released at 105 Proof from the late 1970s.

This is an early precursor to the 105 Proof named release.

Glen Albyn 10 Year Old 1970s

An official bottling of long closed Glen Albyn from the early 1970s.

This example was an Italian import.

Ardbeg 1998 Very Young 

The first in Ardbeg’s public-release series on their \"path to peaty maturity\", tracing Ardbeg’s path to their new 10 year old.

Drawn entirely from first-fill casks, this was bottled in 2004.

Garnheath 1974 Douglas Laing 44 Year Old / XOP

Launched in 2013, the Xtra Old Particular (XOP) single cask series from Douglas Laing is reserved for cask considered to be the \"family jewels.\"

This Garnheath was distilled in 1974 and bottled from single refill barrel #DL12373 in March 2018. Garnheath is a closed grain distillery that was part of the Moffat distilling complex.

Bottle 35 of 141.

Ardbeg 18 Year Old / TWE Whisky Show 10th Anniversary

A well-aged independent botttling from Islay's ever-popular Ardbeg distillery.

Released to visitors of the Whisky Show in 2018, the tenth anniversary of the event.

One of only 225 bottles.

Glenugie 1981 Chieftain's 22 Year Old

Glenugie distilled in November 1981 and bottled in August 2004.

Bottled from single cask #5134, a refill sherry butt.

One of 654 bottles. 

Ardbeg 1998 Very Young 

The first in Ardbeg’s public-release \"Young\" series on their \"path to peaty maturity\", tracing Ardbeg’s path to their new 10 year old.

This was bottled in 2004.

Arran White Stag Second Release

The second release exclusive to Arran's online community, the White Stag.  

Specially selected by a tasting panel of members of the White Stag, these bottlings are always eagerly awaited, selling out online incredibly quickly!  

Distilled on 23rd September 1996 and bottled 4th October 2016 from a single Sherry butt; #1996/1335, at 20 Year Old.  

One of 525 bottles. This is bottle 126.

Aultmore 12 Year Old Flora and Fauna

12 year old Aultmore bottled within Diageo's Flora and Fauna series, now increasingly difficult to find.

Glenfarclas 1980

A vintage bottling of Glenfarclas, distilled on the 23rd of December 1980 and bottled on the 27th October 1999.

German exclusive.

Number 982 of 1,200 bottles. 

Ardbeg 18 Year Old / TWE Whisky Show 10th Anniversary

A well-aged independent botttling from Islay's ever-popular Ardbeg distillery.

Released to visitors of the Whisky Show in 2018, the tenth anniversary of the event.

One of only 225 bottles.

Glengarioch 1982 SMWS 19.3

Disitlled at Glengarioch in June 1982 and matured until February 1995 

Bottled by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.

Glendronach 1993 Single Cask 20 Year Old #13 / The Whisky Fair

A 20 year old Glendronach, matured in Oloroso Sherry butt #13 and bottled exclusively for The Whisky Fair in Germany.

Distilled in Januray 1993 and bottled in September 2013.

Bottle number 2 of 668.