October 2018 Auction

Amrut Peated Cask Strength

A very heavily peated cask strength release from Amrut, given 92 points by authoritative whisky pundit Jim Murray. 

Aultmore 2007 Whisky Broker 8 Year Old

An Aultmore distilled in March 2007 and bottled in March 2015 by Whisky Broker. Matured in Single sherry butt number 900016.

Bottle number 48 of 127. 

Kilchoman 2010 100% Islay 6th Edition

The sixth release of Kilchoman's popular 100% Islay releases, released in 2016.

All parts of the production process for the 100% Islay took place at the distillery – from barley to bottle. The barley is grown, malted, distilled, matured and bottled at Kilchoman. Bottled at 50% ABV and matured in a combination of fresh and refill bourbon barrels. 

Ardbeg Corryvreckan

Ardbeg Corryvreckan is named after the famous whirlpool off the northern tip of Jura.

This expression joined the Ardbeg 10 year old and Uigeadail as an ongoing product, replacing the Airgh Nam Beist. This Ardbeg was matured in predominantly French oak casks and ex-bourbon American oak casks.

Aberfeldy 2001 Hand Filled Cask #21444

A single cask Aberfeldy bottled by hand at the distillery. 

Distilled in 2001 and matured in cask #21444. 

Bottled in 2017, this is bottle number 65. 

Arran 1997 Single Cask 20 Year Old #245 / Private Bottling

A private cask of Arran distilled 7th February 1997 then bottled August 2017

Bottled from single cask #245 for Gerilla Whisky.

King Edmund II Scotch Whisky 1960s

An older blend, produced by Metropolitan Scotch Whisky Blenders of Glasgow and London around the 1960's. 

No capacity or strength stated. 

Arran 2002 Private Cask 14 Year Old #546 / Sherry Cask

Distilled on 7th August 2002 and matured in single cask #2002/546 before being bottled on 28th August 2016.

Isle of Arran Distillery is one of the few remaining independent distilleries in Scotland. The Distillery is in the village of Lochranza on the North-West tip of the Isle of Arran.

Bottle 47 of 244.

Aberlour 12 Year Old 1980s​

A rare bottle of 12 year old Aberlour, bottled during the 1980s.

Ramazzotti import for the Italian market.

Knockando 1970s Vintage Miniatures 10 x 5cl

• 1973 40%
• 1973 43%
• 1974 40%
• 1974 43%
• 1975 43% x 3
• 1975 43% / US Import
• 1976 43%
• 1977 43%

This lot has a 2 bottle shipping fee.

Auchroisk 10 Year Old Douglas Laing Premier Barrel

An independently bottled Auchroisk by Douglas Laing, presented in an attractive decanter.

Aged 10 years in a single barrel, one of 367 bottles.

King George IV 1960s

A blended Scotch from the 1960s, produced primarily for the export market by The Distillers Agency Ltd in Edinburgh.

Arran 2006 Small Batch Trebbiano Cask / Dutch Exclusive

Small batch release of Arran, distilled in June 2006, wholly matured in Italian Trebbiano white wine casks before bottling in October 2017.

This was released exclusively for the Netherlands.

Kilkerran Work in Progress #6 / Sherry Wood

Kilkerran's Work in Progress range following the development of Kilkerran to a 12 year old whisky.  

This is the sixth edition at 10 year old and released in 2014.

Arran Small Batch Heavily Peated / Dutch Exclusive

A small batch Arran produced using heavily peated malt and fully matured in ex-bourbon casks.

This was released exclusively for the The Netherlands and is one of 1500 bottles.

King George IV 1960s

An older blend produced primarily for the export market by The Distillers Agency Ltd in Edinburgh.

This example is from the later 1960s.

Aberlour 1989 Scottish Millennium Celebrations

A special release 10 year old from 1999 to celebrate the turn of the new Millennium.

Bottle number 018 of 345.

Auchentoshan Blood Oak

A Travel Retail exclusive Auchentoshan, aged in a combination of Bourbon and Red Wine casks

Aberlour 18 Year Old 50cl

Originally a French exclusive, this is now widely available.

Arran 2004 Private Cask / Green Welly Stop 50th Anniversary

A single cask Arran, distilled on the 20th September 2004 and bottled on 4th June 2015 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Green Welly Stop. 

Bottle number 263 of 287. 

Ambassador Twenty-Five 25 Year Old Scotch Whisky 1970s / US Import

A 4/5 quart bottling of Ambassador 25 Year old blended Scotch whisky by Taylor and Ferguson. 

Official US import.

Aberlour 18 Year Old 50cl

Originally a French exclusive, this is now widely available.

Aberlour 1990 Dun Eideann 10 Year Old

A 10 year old Aberlour, bottled for Donato in Italy as part of their Dun Eideann range.

Distilled in 1990 and bottled form single cask #3304 in October 2000.

Aberlour A'Bunadh Batch #59 

Aberlour A'Bunadh is produced in the tradition of 19th century single malts from an era when villagers would come to the distillery to collect their dram straight from the cask, often in apothecary bottles obtained from the village chemist. These bottles are the inspiration for the A'Bunadh bottle shape today.

A'bunadh is bottled using only first fill Oloroso sherry butts, this is batch #59 and was released in 2017.

Aberlour A'Bunadh Batch #57

Aberlour A'Bunadh is bottled at cask strength in the tradition of 19th century single malts when villagers would come to the distillery to collect their dram straight from the cask, often in apothecary bottles obtained from the village chemist. These were the inspiration for the A'Bunadh bottle shape today.

A'Bunadh is bottled using only first fill Oloroso sherry butts, this is batch #57 released in 2016.

Aberlour Casg Annamh Batch #1​

The first edition of Aberlour's triple matured Casg Annamh range. 

'Casg Annamh' means 'rare cask' in Gaelic.

Arran 18 Year Old 

This recent release follows the success of Arran's 16 and 17 year old whiskies, released annually prior to this bottle.

Matured in ex-sherry casks and limited to 9,000 bottles.

Amrut Intermediate Sherry 

Amrut have released some amazing whiskies.

This whisky has been matured in a combination of ex-bourbon and virgin oak casks before being matured for a year in Oloroso sherry casks and then finally being finished in bourbon casks again.

Arran 1996 Single Sherry Cask #1642 / Private Bottling

A private bottling of Arran for a Mr Trevor N. Harper.

Distilled on the 15th of October 1996 and bottled in 2016 after maturation in a sherry puncheon.

One of only 237 bottles drawn from single cask #1642.

Arran 1997 Single Cask 20 Year Old #245 / Private Bottling

A private cask of Arran distilled 7th February 1997 then bottled August 2017

Bottled from single cask #245 for Gerilla Whisky.

Amaro '1918' Isolabella 1 Litre 1950s

Amaro is a bitter Italian herbal liqueur often served as a digestif.

This particular bottling is likely from the 1950s, before the '18' black label rebrand in the 1970s.

Ancient Age Kentucky Straight Bourbon 1990s

Jim Murray is a fan of this brand, however this is apparently hard to find outside of Kentucky.

This was bottled in 1994 at what was then known as the George T. Stagg distillery in Frankfort. The Sazerac company purchased the distillery in 1992, and would later discontinue this brand, replacing it with Buffalo Trace bourbon, after which they also renamed the distillery in 1999.