October 2018 Auction

Linkwood 1956 Cadenhead's 21 Year Old​

This Linkwood was distilled in 1956 and bottled by Cadenhead's in their famous dumpy brown bottle.

Aged 21 years and bottled in September 1977.

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.

Laphroaig 10 Year Old 1980s / Cinzano Import

An older bottling of Laphroaig from the late 1970s or early 1980s, prior to the granting of the royal licence.

Cinzano import for the Italian market.

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.

Longmorn 1955 Gordon and MacPhail 25 Year Old

An incredible Longmorn, distilled in 1955 and bottled in 1980s by Gordon and MacPhail.

Longmorn 1966 Gordon and MacPhail Reserve​ Series

Distilled on 22nd November 1966 and bottled in June 2011 as a 44 year old. 

This is an exclusive Reserve series bottling for Van Wees.

Matured in single cask #5063, which was a First Fill Sherry Butt. 

Bottle number 40 of only 283.

Littlemill 1977 Cadenhead's 40 Year Old

A very well-aged Littlemill from the closed Lowland distillery.

This is a single cask bottling from Cadenhead's, Scotland's oldest independent bottler. It was distilled in 1977 and bottled at 40 years old from a bourbon hogshead.

One of 126 bottles filled for Cadenhead's 175th anniversary in 2017.

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.

Laphroaig 32 Year Old

One of several Laphroaig bottlings released to commemorate their 200th anniversary, 1815 to 2015.

This is one of the oldest ever from Laphroaig, matured for 32 years in ex-Oloroso sherry casks this was incredibly popular at retail selling out almost immediately.

Only 5,880 bottles were produced.

Lochside 1965 Gordon and MacPhail 20 Year Old

Lochside was founded in 1957, however single malt examples only date from the early/mid 1960s and also from the early 1980s. The reason for this is that the distillery was purchased by Destilerias Y Crianza del Whisky S.A (also known as DYC) in 1973, and production was used entirely for export blends within their portfolio. During DYC's ownership the distillery only produced malt whisky, however it had previously produced grain as well.

Bottled by Gordon & MacPhail as part of their long-running Connoisseurs Choice range.

Lagavulin 1998 Single Cask / Feis Ile 2011

Lagavulin’s offering to the 2011 Feis Ile, distilled on the 23rd February 1998 and bottled in 2011.

Matured in a refill sherry butt, cask number #1715

Bottle number 212 of 588.

Laphroaig 17 Year Old The Savoy Collection / Edition 2

Many decades ago, The Savoy created a range of spirits bottled exclusively for the hotel to be enjoyed by the most loyal guest and discerning imbibers of the time. These spirits were savoured in The Savoy's world famous bar and were often shipped abroad or bought home as the most special memento of their stay. It's nopt the kind of place you simply steal the toilettries from.

In 2013 The Savoy revived this tradition with the launch of a most prestigious collection of unique spirits, bottled and presented to reflect the outstanding quality that has been The Savoy's trademark for over 124 years. 

This Edition II release is a 17 year old from Islay's Laphroaig distillery, following on from Edition I which was a Macallan.

Laphroaig 10 Year Old 1980s / Vinalda Import

An older bottling of Laphroaig, bottled we believe in the early 1980's.

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\".

Lakes Genesis / Bottle #009

The whisky has been matured first in Oloroso hogsheads and then finished in casks made of European and American oak. Finally, these whiskies were married together in Orange wine casks from the Andalusia region of Spain. In order to highlight the full spectrum of flavours that this has produced, the whisky has been bottled at cask strength.

The first 101 bottles of this new distillery's inaugural single malt are presented in a stunning glass decanter style bottle, packed neatly into a beautiful rosewood box. This is a whisky that does justice to its Scottish heritage, in a presentation that does justice to the craftsmanship of a region which is, undoubtedly, at the genesis of a true whisky heritage of its own.

Every bottle comes hand-numbered and hand-signed with a certificate of authenticity from The Lakes' master Blender, Dhavall Gandhi. 

Ladyburn 1973 Single Cask 27 Year Old #1591

The Ladyburn Distillery was built in 1966 by William Grant & Sons Ltd and only operated for a very short period until November 15th 1975.  

There have been very few bottlings from Ladyburn, this official single cask release is part of 18 single casks from 1973 bottled in 2000, a release totalling 3,000 bottles.  Each individual bottle carries the bottling number and cask it originated from.  This is bottle number 40 from cask #1591. 

Laphroaig 1985 30 Year Old 75cl / US Import

Presented in a wooden box, this is the 2016 edition of the Laphroaig 30 year old which was originally released in 2000.  

Distilled in October 1985, we rarely see well-aged official bottlings from Islay, this well aged Laphroaig is up there with the oldest.

Bottled at cask strength.

Laphroaig 1985 30 Year Old 75cl / US Import

Presented in a wooden box, this is the 2016 edition of the Laphroaig 30 year old which was originally released in 2000.  

Distilled in October 1985, we rarely see well-aged official bottlings from Islay, this well aged Laphroaig is up there with the oldest.

Bottled at cask strength.

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.

Linkwood 1983 Flora and Fauna Cask Strength

One of the nine Flora and Fauna releases at Cask Strength, this Linkwood was distilled in 1983 and bottled in 1997 at 59.8%.

Bottle number 550.

Laphroaig 1999 Sansibar 15 Year Old / Van Der Boog

Distilled in 1999 at Laphroaig, aged 15 years in a refill hogshead and bottled in 2015 by Sansibar for Van Der Boog.

One of 61 bottles in this labelling.

Rosebank 8 Year Old 1980s

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

Littlemill 1975

One of the rare official bottlings of Littlemill, distilled in 1975 and bottled in August 1999.

Linkwood 1978 Cask Strength 37 Year Old

An official limited release of Linkwood , distilled in 1978 and bottled at cask strength 37 years later.

Part of the Diageo 'Special Releases' range in 2016.

Bottle number 3229 of 6114.

Lagavulin 1995 Feis Ile 2014 

The 2014 Feis Ile offering from Lagavulin, distilled in 1995 and personally selected by Ian McArthur.

Matured in European oak sherry butts, as always Lagavulin didn't disappoint.

One of 3,500 bottles released.

Bottle number 3318. 

Littlemill 1988 Whisky Agency 24 Year Old / Perfect Dram

This Littlemill was matured in ex-bourbon wood before being bottled by The Whisky Agency in 2012.

Lochside 1967 Coopers Choice 44 Year Old

 A very well aged single malt whisky from Lochside, distilled in 1967 and bottled in 2011 from butt #807

One of 320 bottles.

Lagavulin 1995 Jazz Festival 2013

Released annually to coincide with Lagavlin’s sponsorship of the Islay Jazz Festival, this particular release was distilled on 19^th January 1995 and bottled in 2013.

Bottle number 1337

Littlemill 1975 Signatory Vintage 18 Year Old

A fantastic old vintage Littlemill. 

Distilled in 1975 and bottled 18 years later in 1993.

One of 225 bottles drawn from cask #2144.

Laphroaig 1989 Vintage 17 Year Old / Feis Ile 2007

Released at Laphroaig distillery during the Feis Ile in 2007.

Distilled in December 1989 and bottled at 17 year old exclusively for the Friends of Laphroaig.

Only 4,000 bottles produced.