October 2018 Auction

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.

Glen Grant 25 Year Old Gordon and MacPhail 1980s

An old, early 1980s bottle of Glen Grant, aged 25 years.

Bottled by Gordon and MacPhail as part of their Distillery Labels releases.

Imported to Italy by Sestante.

Whisky Eretico by Silvano Samaroli / First Edition

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

Glendronach 1996 Single Cask 20 Year Old #1485​

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

Distilled in February 1996 and then bottled from Pedro Ximenez sherry puncheon #1485.

Bottle number 242 of 596. 

George Dickel Old No.12 Brand Golf Club Bottle Quart 1960s

A sour mash produced in Tennessee at the Cascade Hollow distillery in Tullahoma.

The brand and distillery are now owned by Diageo, however this bottle dates to around 1967, only a few years after the distillery was re-opened by the Scheney company following their failure to acquire Tennessee neighbours, Jack Daniel's. Bottled in an interesting Golf Club shaped bottle. Decanter bottlings were all the rage in this period, a practice spearheaded with significant fervour by Jim Beam.

Interestingly, the Old No.8 and Old No.12 brands used by George Dickel were selected solely on the basis of consumer studies, which revealed these numbers to be most appealing. Neither has ever had anything to do with the age of the whisky, however it would be expected that the fact these numbers were synonymous with popular age-statements elsewhere would have been part of the appeal.

Wallace Single Malt Liqueur 1 Litre

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

Made using malt whisky from Deanston distillery.

Glendronach 1995 Single Cask 22 Year Old #3045 / Taiwan Exclusive

A 22 year old Pedro Ximenez puncheon matured Glendronach, part of their popular single cask series.

Distilled in October 1995 and bottled in 2018, exclusively for Taiwan.

Bottle number 82 of 638.

Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve Decanter

A very elegant decanter produced by Spode containing 18 year old Glenfiddich. 

Glenlivet Cipher

With it becoming increasingly harder to talk about no age statement whisky from mystery casks, Glenlivet have hit upon a novel idea... make the mystery part of the fun. 

So the Glenlivet Cipher is a whisky in a black bottle... if you want to figure out what your spending your hard earned cash on you need to decode the puzzle. 

Glen Scotia 1992 Whisky Agency 19 Year Old / Liquid Library

An independent bottling of Glen Scotia. Distilled in 1992 and matured in an ex-sherry hogshead before being bottled in 2011 for Liquid Sun.

One of only 178 bottles.

Glenrothes 1996 Douglas Laing 21 Year Old / XOP

This is a Douglas Laing bottling of Glenrothes, part of their Xtra Old Particular series. XOP is their ultra-premium range, launched in 2013 and reserved for casks considered the \"family jewels.\"

Distilled in 1996 and bottled from a single refill bourbon hogshead #12377 in March 2018.

Bottle 165 of 257.

Glenlivet 15 Year Old Gordon and MacPhail 1980s

A Gordon and MacPhail bottling of Glenlivet 15 year old.

Part of the Distillery Labels series which reproduces the historic Glenlivet livery from the early 20th century.

Glen Grant 1964 5 Year Old

An older bottling of 5 year old Glen Grant distilled in 1964.

Glen Grant 6 year old remains the best selling single malt in Italy, heavily promoted there by Armando Giovinetti around the period this was produced. He believed younger expressions would be better suited to compete with the grappa loving tastes of his countrymen.

Glenrothes 1988 Liquid Sun 25 Year Old

This Glenrothes was distilled in 1988, matured in a refill butt for 25 years and bottled in 2015 by Liquid Sun.

One of 216 bottles.

Glen Grant 10 Year Old 1970s

A rather old elegant looking bottle of Glen Grant from the late 1970s.

Glenfiddich 2005 Bourbon Cask / 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 bourbon cask number #41774, which was specially selected by Glenfiddich's Malt Master, Brian Kinsman.

This bottle features a hand-written label.

Glenfarclas 1988 Limited Rare Edition No.22 / Thomas Reid

A 1988 vintage Glenfarclas, bottled exclusively for the German market. This is Edition No.22 in the Limited Rare Bottling series, and features British philospher Thomas Reid (1710-1796) on the label.

Bottled in 2018 from sherry casks.

Bottle 2527 of 3600.

Glendronach 1995 Single Cask 21 Year Old #3048 / Taiwan Exclusive

Distilled in June 1995 and bottled October 2016 after being matured in PX sherry puncheon number 3048.

One of 630 bottles. 

Glendronach Cask Strength Batch #1

Matured in Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso sherry casks, this was introduced to Glendronach's core range back in 2012.

Glenfiddich Cask of Dreams 2012 75cl / US Import​

This is a bottle of the second and final Cask of Dreams release by Glenfiddich, strictly to the US market in 2012.

Individuals were asked to sign and record their dreams on casks that was travelling around America.  Once finished of the tour the cask was flown back to Scotland and filled with 14 year old Glenfiddich and matured for a further three months.  The total out-turn of the Cask of Dreams was 3,500 bottles available only within the US.

75cl.

Glendullan 12 Year Old 1980s

This 12 year old Glendullan is an old official bottling from the 1980s, prior to Diageo's purchase of the distillery.

Glen Garioch 10 Year Old / CAMRA AGM 1989

An older bottling of Glen Garioch 10 year old especially bottled for the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) AGM 1989

Interestingly, up until 1995 Glen Garioch was a heavily peated spirit, so these old bottles are radically different from contemporary examples and well worth grabbing.

Glendronach 2003 Single Cask 12 Year Old #4630 / Sansibar

Distilled on the 1st August 2003 and bottled in November 2015.

Matured in a single PX Sherry Puncheon #4630 and bottled especially for Sansibar. 

Bottle number 374 of 375. 

Glendronach 18 Year Old Marsala Finish

An 18 year old Glendronach finished in marsala hogsheads. 

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.

Glen Garioch 1989 Whisky Agency 25 Year Old

An independent bottling from Highland distillery, Glen Garioch.

Distilled in 1989, this was matured in a refill hogshead before being bottled for The Whisky Agency in 2014. 

One of 246 bottles. 

Glenlivet 1995 Signatory Vintage 20 Year Old Cask Strength

An independent single cask Glenlivet from Signatory Vintage.

Matured in sherry butt #166963, this was bottled in March 2016. 

Bottle number 370 of 523. 

Glen Gordon 15 Year Old 1980s

There is no such distillery as Glen Gordon, this is a mystery whisky from an unknown Highland distillery.

This 15 year old was bottled in the 1980s.

Glenturret 1985 Signatory Vintage 16 Year Old

Single cask Glenturrret, distilled on 12th July 1985 and bottled on 12th February 2002.

Bottle number 80 of 270. 

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.

Glenlivet Archive 21 Year Old 

The highly acclaimed Glenlivet Archive 21 year old. 

Batch #0111G

Glenallachie 1991 Single Cask #100285 50cl / 50th Anniversary

We're really excited to see a greater availability from this less well known Speyside distillery. 

With Billy Walker - formerly Glendronach and Benriach - recently acquiring the distillery from Chivas Brothers, there has been a flurry of releases including a number of exciting single casks.

This bottle is one of the 50th Anniversary single cask releases, the fist batch of bottlings produced since Billy's takeover.

Distilled in 1991 and aged in single cask #100285 before bottling in February 2018 and is one of only 68 bottles. This is bottle number 61.