October 2018 Auction

Karuizawa 1999/2000 Cask Strength 2nd Edition

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling consists of multi-vintage Cask Strength Karuizawa from the distillery's final years of production.

This is part of the 36 Views of Mount Fuji series (Fugaku Sanjūrokkei in Japanese), each release features a different image from the series on its label. This second edition is Asakusa Hongan-ji Temple.

Karuizawa 1999/2000 Cask Strength 14th Edition

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling consists of multi-vintage Cask Strength Karuizawa from the distillery's final years of production.

This is part of the 36 Views of Mount Fuji series (Fugaku Sanjūrokkei in Japanese), each release features a different image from the series on its label.

Karuizawa 1999/2000 Cask Strength 10th Edition

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling consists of multi-vintage Cask Strength Karuizawa from the distillery's final years of production.

This is part of the 36 Views of Mount Fuji series (Fugaku Sanjūrokkei in Japanese), each release features a different image from the series on its label. This tenth edition is the Mitsui Shop in Suruga in Edo.

Karuizawa 1999/2000 Cask Strength 8th Edition

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling consists of multi-vintage Cask Strength Karuizawa from the distillery's final years of production.

This is part of the 36 Views of Mount Fuji series (Fugaku Sanjūrokkei in Japanese), each release features a different image from the series on its label. This eighth edition is Yoshida at Tokaido.

Karuizawa 1999/2000 Cask Strength 6th Edition

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling consists of multi-vintage Cask Strength Karuizawa from the distillery's final years of production.

This is part of the 36 Views of Mount Fuji series (Fugaku Sanjūrokkei in Japanese), each release features a different image from the series on its label. This sixth edition is the back of Fuji from the Minobu River.

Karuizawa 1999/2000 Cask Strength 7th Edition

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling consists of multi-vintage Cask Strength Karuizawa from the distillery's final years of production.

This is part of the 36 Views of Mount Fuji series (Fugaku Sanjūrokkei in Japanese), each release features a different image from the series on its label. This seventh edition is The Bay of Noboto.

Karuizawa 1999/2000 Cask Strength 5th Edition

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling consists of multi-vintage Cask Strength Karuizawa from the distillery's final years of production.

This is part of the 36 Views of Mount Fuji series (Fugaku Sanjūrokkei in Japanese), each release features a different image from the series on its label. This fifth edition is The Fuji from Kanaya on the Tokaido.

Karuizawa 1999/2000 Cask Strength 13th Edition

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling consists of multi-vintage cask strength Karuizawa from the distillery's final years of production.

This is part of the 36 Views of Mount Fuji series (Fugaku Sanjūrokkei in Japanese), each release features a different image on its label.

Karuizawa Spirit of Asama 48%​

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling was selected from spirit distilled in 1999 & 2000, matured in European Oak Sherry Casks and bottled in 2012.

This release was an exclusive bottling for The Whisky Exchange (Speciality Drinks).

Karuizawa 1999/2000 Cask Strength 12th Edition

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling consists of multi-vintage Cask Strength Karuizawa from the distillery's final years of production.

This is part of the 36 Views of Mount Fuji series (Fugaku Sanjūrokkei in Japanese), each release features a different image from the series on its label. This twelfth edition is Climbing on Mount Fufi.

Karuizawa 1999/2000 Cask Strength 11th Edition

Karuizawa produced outstanding whiskies, many of which have received international acclaim. They have released almost 300 single casks which are becoming increasingly rarer and rarer as demand soars.

This limited bottling consists of multi-vintage Cask Strength Karuizawa from the distillery's final years of production.

This is part of the 36 Views of Mount Fuji series (Fugaku Sanjūrokkei in Japanese), each release features a different image from the series on its label. This eleventh edition is Cushion Pine at Aoyama.

Kilkerran 10 Year Old Complete Set 6 x 70cl / 10th Anniversary

To mark the re-opening of Glengyle distillery in 2004, six casks from the initial spirit run were stored away with intention of being bottled to celebrate the 10th anniversary in 2014. Each cask was of a different wood type, and this elegant box presentation contains a bottle from each, all bottled at 46%. The set consists of:

• Oloroso Wood
• Madeira Wood
• Fino Wood
• Rum Wood
• Bourbon Wood
• Port Wood

This lot has a 6 bottle shipping fee.

Kilkerran Work in Progress Collection 10 x 70cl

Kilkerran's Work in Progress range followed the development of Kilkerran, prior to the release of their 12 year old expression. 

This lot comprises a full complete and up to date collection of the Work In Progress bottlings, first released in 2009. All bottled at 46% unless otherwise stated. 

• #1 - Kilkerran Work in Progress 2004-2009 / one of 9000 bottles 
• #2 - Kilkerran Work in Progress 2005-2010 / one of 18000 bottles 
• #3 - Kilkerran Work in Progress 2005-2011 / one of 9000 bottles 
• #4 - Kilkerran Work in Progress 2004-2012 / one of 9000 bottles
• #5 Bourbon Wood - Kilkerran Work in Progress 2004-2013 / one of 9000 bottles
• #5 Sherry Wood - Kilkerran Work in Progress 2004-2013 / one of 9000 bottles
• #6 Bourbon Wood - Kilkerran Work in Progress 2004-2014 
• #6 Sherry Wood - Kilkerran Work in Progress 2004-2014 
• #7 Cask Strength Bourbon Wood - Kilkerran Work in Progress 2004-2015 (54%)
• #7 Sherry Wood - Kilkerran Work in Progress 2004-2015

This lot has a 10 bottle shipping fee.

Karuizawa Cask Strength 1st Release

This cask strength series of Karuizawa was exclusively released to the Taiwanese market, this is the first bottling released in 2013 (along with the 2nd and 3rd releases which followed in the same year)

The cask strength series is a combination of sherry casks from 1999 and 2000 all bottled at 61.7%.

Please note condition of lot as shown.

Karuizawa Cask Strength 1st Release

This limited bottling is a blend of the finest Sherry Butt matured single malt whiskies from Karuizawa Distillery.

First release.

Bottled at cask strength.

William L Weller 2017 Release

Released within the famous and eagerly awaited Buffalo Trace Antique Collection which celebrates historic bourbon brands and figures.

William Larue Weller was a 19th century whiskey rectifier and distiller, who's W.L. Weller and Sons company was run by the legendary Julian 'Pappy' Van Winkle. The Weller and Van Winkle brands are both produced at Buffalo Trace distillery nowadays, distilled to very similar old Stitzel-Weller recipes, and are among the most sought after bourbons on the market.

One of approximately 19,000 bottles from 155 handpicked barrels.

The 2017 release of the William L Weller is aged 12 years.

Wild Turkey 1998 Russell's Reserve

An exceptional one time release, this Russell's Reserve was distilled in 1998 at Wild Turkey, matured until 2015 and then bottled at 102.2 Proof. 

Bottle number 1766 of 2070 drawn from 23 barrels.

The original batch of Russel's Reserve was bottled in 1998 in celebration of Master Distiller, Jimmy Russell's 45th anniversary with the company. The barrels for this release were warehoused that same year with the specific intention of releasing a second Russel's Reserve with the 1998 vintage to honour the achievement again.

Kinclaith 1966 Gordon and MacPhail 16 Year Old / Co. Pinerolo Import

A very rare bottling of Kinclaith, Glasgow's last malt whisky distillery which lay within the Strathclyde distilling complex.

Bottled by Gordon and MacPhail as part of their Connoisseurs Choice series.

Kininvie 17 Year Old Hazelwood Reserve

This is the first public bottling of Kininvie distillery, released in 2008, and known as the Hazelwood Reserve.

This 105 proof release celebrates the contributions of Janet Sheed Roberts to the Grant family business.

Bottled at cask strength and limited to a mere 500 bottles!

William L. Weller 2015 Release

The 2015 release within the famous and eagerly awaited Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, which celebrates historic bourbon brands and figures. Buffalo Trace's parent company, Sazerac, purchased the Weller brand from United Distillers in 1999, 7 years after they had shut down the distilling operation at the legendary Stitzel-Weller.

William Larue Weller was a 19th century whiskey rectifier and distiller, who's W.L. Weller and Sons company was run by the legendary Julian 'Pappy' Van Winkle. The Weller and Van Winkle brands are both produced at Buffalo Trace distillery nowadays, distilled to very similar old Stitzel-Weller recipes, and are among the most sought after bourbons on the market.

The 2015 release is aged 12 years.

Kentucky Owl Straight Bourbon Batch #2​

Distilled and bottled in Bardstown, Kentucky, this is \"the wise man's bourbon.\" Kentucky Owl is a recent re-addition to the world of American whisky, as the original Dedman family distillery was left high and dry prohibition in the 1920's and its stock infamously looted by none other than Al Capone himself. Revived by great grandson Dixon Dedman, the Kentucky owl is back and flying higher than ever.

This is from batch no. 2.

While the Kentucky Owl brand remains a sourced bourbon from other distilleries, it was recently purchased by the Stoli Group who have announced plans to build a Kentucky Owl distilling complex in Kentucky in the not-too-distant future.

Bottle number 717 of 1380.

White Horse 1940s / US Import​

Exported to America by Browne Vinters based in New York, this particular bottle of White Horse was bottled with a spring cap, likely towards the end of the 1940' based on the tax seal..

\"By Appointment to His Majesty The King\"

Wild Turkey 12 Year Old Beyond Duplication 1990s

A limited edition small batch bottling of Wild Turkey 12 year old, bottled from a select 600 barrels at the expected 101 US proof.

The Wild Turkey distillery, originally known as Boulevard, was built in 1869 in Tyrone, Kentucky. The name was not Wild Turkey until 1941 when some, shared on a hunting trip, was referred to as \"some of that wild turkey whiskey.\"

Japanese imports.

Whistlepig 14 Year Old Single Barrel Rye / The Boss Hog 4th Edition

The fourth edition of this highly sought after whisky: The Black Prince.

The Boss Hog range is a straight rye whiskey from the Vermont based distillery, Whistlepig Farm. Although they have recently began bottling their own distillate, older expressions like this have been sourced from other distilleries, generally either MGP in Indiana, or Alberta Distillers in Canada.

Barrel #22 was aged 14 years and has been finished in Armagnac barrels from France.

All recent Boss Hog bottlings feature a Danforth Pewter stopper.

Kavalan Cask Strength Amontillado and Manzanilla Gift Set

Two wonderfully presented single cask whiskies from the King Car Distillery in Taiwan.

Both whiskies have been finished in a different type of Sherry cask, Amontillado and Manzanilla. (Bottled at 56.3% and 57.8% respectively.)

Includes two branded glasses.

Please note there will be a shipping charge for two bottles with this lot.

W.L. Weller 12 Year Old

An older release of W.L. Weller, the original wheated bourbon. The Weller brand was historically produced by the Van Winkle family at Stitzel-Weller distillery.

This bourbon however was distilled at Buffalo Trace by the Sazerac company, who purchased the brand from United Distillers in 1999. In her book But Always Fine Bourbon, Sally Van Winkle Campbell claims they did not have the exact Weller recipe until their partnership with her brother, Julian Van Winkle III was agreed in 2002. Undoubtedly a nod of approval from the family for the modern day product.

Willett Family Estate 14 Year Old Single Barrel Bourbon #2366

A single barrel bourbon, bottled by Kentucky Bourbon Distillers at Willett distillery. Drawn from Barrel #2366.

KBD's warehouses contain bourbon from the majority of the Kentucky distilleries, but most of it is sourced from neighbouring Heaven Hill.

Bottle 114 of only 143 released in November 2015 and exclusively available at the Willett gift shop.

Wild Turkey 12 Year Old 101 Proof Limited Edition 1980s

A limited edition bottling of Wild Turkey 12 year old, bottled at the expected 101 US proof. This was bottled in 1983.

The Wild Turkey distillery, originally known as Boulevard, was built in 1869 in Tyrone, Kentucky. The name was not Wild Turkey until 1941 when some, shared on a hunting trip, was referred to as \"some of that wild turkey whiskey.\"

Wild Turkey 12 Year Old 101 Proof Limited Edition 1990s

A limited edition bottling of Wild Turkey 12 year old, bottled at the expected 101 US Proof / 50.5%. This was bottled in 1992.

The Wild Turkey distillery, originally known as Boulevard, was built in 1869 in Tyrone, Kentucky. The name was not Wild Turkey until 1941 when some, shared on a hunting trip, was referred to as \"some of that wild turkey whiskey\". 

Wild Turkey 101 Proof Straight Rye / Christmas Rye

A rare old Christmas release of the classic Wild Turkey 101 proof rye, bottled in the late1990s.

This was once one of the most popular rye whiskies on the market in the US, however supply issues caused it to begin disappearing from shelves.

With the rye whisky revival of recent times, the Wild Turkey rye too has returned, and is one of the few on the market not being sourced from MGP, and is still distilled at Wild Turkey.

This is a fine example from the 101 proof straight rye's heyday.

Willett Family Estate 13 Year Old Single Barrel Bourbon #1318

A single barrel bourbon, bottled by Kentucky Bourbon Distillers at Willett distillery. Drawn from Barrel #1318. KBD's warehouses contain bourbon from the majority of the Kentucky distilleries, but most of it is sourced from neighbouring Heaven Hill.

Bottle 49 of only 165 exclusively available at the Willett gift shop.

Kininvie 1990 Batches 1-3 & 23 Year Old / 4 x 35cl 

Four bottlings of 23 year old Kininvie, the elusive Speyside malt from William Grant & Sons matured in a combination of American oak and sherry casks. 

This lot includes Batches 1, 2 and 3, as well as the non-vintage 23 Year Old. 

All bottled at 42.6%.