October 2018 Auction

Eagle Rare 15 Year Old 107 Proof 1990s / Japanese Import

An old 1990 bottling of Eagle Rare for the Japanese market. Eagle Rare was originally developed by Seagram's in an effort to capitalise on what it felt were the popular motifs used by the Wild Turkey brand.

This bottle however was produced by the Sazerac company, who purchased the brand from Seagram's in 1989, just one year earlier. They were without a distillery at this point however, as it was not until 1992 that that they acquired George T. Stagg (now Buffalo Trace). Most Sazerac company bourbon from this era therefore was sourced form Heaven Hill in Bardstown.

Elijah Craig 1991 Single Barrel 20 Year Old

Elijah Craig is one of the flagship brands produced by Heaven Hill, named after an 18th century pastor, often cited (although probably incorrectly) as the first man to distil bourbon in the US.

This is a 20 year old and was matured in a single new charred oak barrel.

Distilled on 15th of March 1991 and filled into barrel #12.

This single barrel was filled at the old Heaven Hill distillery in Bardstown. Production has since moved to Bernheim in Louisville since the site this was distilled at burned down in 1996. A true collector's piece!

According to the front label, the barrel was part of the same batch that produced Whisky Advocate's American Whiskey of the Year in 2011.

Enmore 1977 Bristol Spirits 18 Year Old

A 1977 vintage rum, produced on a pot still at the Enmore distillery in Guyana. This was bottled at 18 years old by Bristol Spirits in 1995 from single cask #2030.

The Enmore distillery closed in 1993 as part of a government consolidation of the country's distilling industry, however its name lives on at the Diamond distillery who produce rum on their old wooden continuous still to this day.

One of 180 bottles.

Elijah Craig 1990 Single Barrel 21 Year Old

Elijah Craig is one of the flagship brands produced by Heaven Hill, named after an 18th century pastor, often cited (although probably incorrectly) as the first man to distil bourbon in the US.

This is a 21 year old and was matured in a single new charred oak barrel.

Distilled on 31st of November 1990 and filled into barrel #11.

This single barrel was filled at the old Heaven Hill distillery in Bardstown. Production has since moved to Bernheim in Louisville since the site this was distilled at tragically burnt down in 1996. A true collector's piece!

Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon / Gold Wax - Signed by Elmer T. Lee

This whisky is named after the legendary Elmer T. Lee (1919-2013), who was hired in 1949 by Col. Albert B. Blanton to work at Buffalo Trace (Named George T. Stagg Distillery at the time).  

Starting from the bottom he worked his way up to Master distiller then retiring in 1985, he passed away in 2013 aged 93.

A single barrel sour mash Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey. 

This is the earlier wax sealed version signed by the man himself. 

Eagle Rare 10 Year Old 1980s

An old 1980s bottling of Eagle Rare for the Italian market. This was distilled and bottled by Seagram's at the Four Roses distillery (labelled using its historic Old Prentice name).

The Eagle Rare brand nowadays is produced at Buffalo Trace after it was sold to the Sazerac company a few years after this was bottled.

Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon / Memorial Bottling

This whisky is named after the legendary Elmer T. Lee (1919-2013), who was hired in 1949 by Col. Albert B. Blanton to work at Buffalo Trace (Named George T. Stagg Distillery at the time).  

Starting from the bottom he worked his way up to Master Distiller before retiring in 1985, he passed away in 2013 aged 93. This bottle was released in 2014 to memorialise him. At the time of his death, Lee was one of only two living Master Distillers to have a bourbon named after them.

English Whisky Co Founders Cellar Final Signature 2 x 70cl

This super premium release includes two bottles of stock released from the Founder's Cellar. One bottle was distilled in 2006 and aged in single rum cask #0041 (55.1%) and the other distilled in 2007, a peated spirit aged in single sherry cask #0842 (55.7%).

These two casks were the last to be 'bottled by kind permission of James Nelstrop' before he tragically passes and were his favourites.

A real must have for all English Whisky Co fanatics out there. 

This lot has a 4 bottle shipping fee.

Exclusive Blend 1980 Creative Whisky Co 35 Year Old ​

Old Speyside and Highland Malts blended with Grain whiskies, all of which have been matured in Ex-sherry casks. 

Do you want to prove blends can be as good as single malts? Here is your chance! 

Elijah Craig 18 Year Old Single Barrel 2017

Elijah Craig is one of the flagship brands produced by Heaven Hill, named after an 18th century pastor, often cited (although probably incorrectly) as the first man to distil bourbon in the US.

This is an 18 year old and was matured in a single new charred oak barrel.

Bottled on the 7th March 2017 from barrel #4347.

At 18 years old, this barrel would have been distilled in 1999, making it either some of the first bourbon produced by Heaven Hill at Bernheim when they moved in that year, or one of the barrels produced on the still they rented at Jim Beam and Brown-Forman between then and 1996 when their Bardstown distillery was lost in a fire.

Elijah Craig 1997 Single Barrel 18 Year Old

Elijah Craig is one of the flagship brands produced by Heaven Hill, named after an 18th century pastor, often cited (although probably incorrectly) as the first man to distil bourbon in the US.

This is a 18 year old and was matured in a single new charred oak barrel.

Distilled on 16th of September 1997 and filled into barrel #4138.

Interestingly, when this was distilled Heaven Hill were not in possession of a distillery. Their historic home in Bardstown was lost in a fire in 1996 and they did purchase Bernheim from United Distillers until 1999. In this intervening period, they continued to produce their own recipe bourbon by renting stills at neighbouring distilleries, chiefly Brown-Forman and Jim Beam.

Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon

A single barrel sour mash Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey. 

This whisky is named after the legendary Elmer T. Lee (1919-2013), who was hired in 1949 by Col. Albert B. Blanton to work at Buffalo Trace (named George T. Stagg Distillery at the time).  

Starting from the bottom he worked his way up to Master distiller then retiring in 1985, he passed away in 2013 aged 93. At the time of his death, Lee was one of only two living Master Distiller's to have a bourbon named after them.

This is a 2015 bottling.

Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon

A single barrel sour mash Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey. 

This whisky is named after the legendary Elmer T. Lee (1919-2013), who was hired in 1949 by Col. Albert B. Blanton to work at Buffalo Trace (named George T. Stagg Distillery at the time).  

Starting from the bottom he worked his way up to Master distiller then retiring in 1985, he passed away in 2013 aged 93. At the time of his death, Lee was one of only two living Master Distiller's to have a bourbon named after them.

This is a 2007 bottling.

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon 2018  Release / Batch #C918

Elijah Craig is one of the flagship brands produced by Heaven Hill, named after an 18th century pastor, often cited (although probably incorrectly) as the first man to distil bourbon in the US.

This is the generally thrice annual cask strength 12 year old, released in September 2018

A barrel of Elijah Craig was awarded American Whisky of the Year by Whisky Advocate in 2017.

Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon

A single barrel sour mash Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey. 

This whisky is named after the legendary Elmer T. Lee (1919-2013), who was hired in 1949 by Col. Albert B. Blanton to work at Buffalo Trace (named George T. Stagg Distillery at the time).  

Starting from the bottom he worked his way up to Master distiller then retiring in 1985, he passed away in 2013 aged 93. At the time of his death, Lee was one of only two living Master Distiller's to have a bourbon named after them.

This is a 2015 bottling.

Edradour 1997 Cask Strength Decanter

This 1997 vintage Edradour, officially bottled by distillery owners, Signatory Vintage in the elegant glass bottles used for their Decanter Collection.

This was bottled in 2010 from cask #186.

One of 710 decanters.

Edradour 15 Year Old The Fairy Flag

Edradour 15 Year Old from one of Scotland's smallest distilleries, celebrating the Scottish feature film of the same name.

Matured for a minimum of 7 years in fresh Oloroso sherry casks. 

Edradour 2003 Chardonnay Cask

A 2003 vintage Edradour matured solely in Chardonnay hogsheads. Distilled in December 2003 and bottled in March 2014.

One of 2225 bottles. 

Edradour Ballechin Discovery Series #1 / Burgundy Matured​

The first release from Edradour in their Discovery Series, released in September 2006. Ballechin is their heavily peated expression.

Peated to 50 ppm of phenols, this hefty spirit was matured entirely in first fill Burgundy casks, limited to only 6,000 bottles. 

5,100 - 70cl bottles

900 - 75cl bottles.

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon 2017 Release / Batch #B517

Cask Strength Elijah Craig produced at Heaven Hill and bottled at cask strength.

This is the second 2017 batch, bottled in May that year.

Batch #B517 won Whisky Advocate’s 2017 Whisky of the Year and was featured in the Winter 2017 magazine issue. Elijah Craig was selected from hundreds of samples submitted globally throughout the year. Whisky Advocate’s Top 20 are selected every year from a group of the highest-rated whiskeys nominated by the Buying Guide reviewers, and ranked based on quality, value and availability.

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon 2017 Release / Batch #B517

Cask Strength Elijah Craig produced at Heaven Hill and bottled at cask strength.

This is the second 2017 batch, bottled in May that year.

Batch #B517 won Whisky Advocate’s 2017 Whisky of the Year and was featured in the Winter 2017 magazine issue. Elijah Craig was selected from hundreds of samples submitted globally throughout the year. Whisky Advocate’s Top 20 are selected every year from a group of the highest-rated whiskeys nominated by the Buying Guide reviewers, and ranked based on quality, value and availability.

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon 2016 Release / Batch #A116

Elijah Craig is one of the flagship brands produced by Heaven Hill, named after an 18th century pastor, often cited (although probably incorrectly) as the first man to distil bourbon in the US.

This is the generally thrice annual cask strength 12 year old, released in January 2016.

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon 2016 Release / Batch #C916

Elijah Craig is one of the flagship brands produced by Heaven Hill, named after an 18th century pastor, often cited (although probably incorrectly) as the first man to distil bourbon in the US.

This is the generally thrice annual cask strength 12 year old, released in September 2016.

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon 2016 Release / Batch #B156

Elijah Craig is one of the flagship brands produced by Heaven Hill, named after an 18th century pastor, often cited (although probably incorrectly) as the first man to distil bourbon in the US.

This is the generally thrice annual cask strength 12 year old, released in May 2016.

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon 2016 Release / Batch #C916

Elijah Craig is one of the flagship brands produced by Heaven Hill, named after an 18th century pastor, often cited (although probably incorrectly) as the first man to distil bourbon in the US.

This is the generally thrice annual cask strength 12 year old, released in September 2016.

Eug. Robin 3 Star Cognac 1960s

An old bottle of Cognac produced by Eugene Robin of Matha, Charente.

This is an old 1960s bottling, imported to Italy by H.M. Zachai of Milanoo.

Extraordinaire De Camus Cognac / US Import

Winner of the Best Cognac Trophy at the International Wine & Spirits Competition 1999.  This cognac was a travel retail exclusive.

Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Single Barrel / Adam Acquistapace

A single barrel variant of the standard 12 year old Elijah Craig. Bottled from barrel #4A-4393774, which was personally selected by Adam Acquistapace.

Elijah Craig is one of the flagship brands produced by Heaven Hill, named after an 18th century pastor, often cited (although probably incorrectly) as the first man to distil bourbon in the US.

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon 2016 Release / Batch #A118

Elijah Craig is one of the flagship brands produced by Heaven Hill, named after an 18th century pastor, often cited (although probably incorrectly) as the first man to distil bourbon in the US.

This is the generally thrice annual cask strength 12 year old, released in January 2018

Excalibur Gold 12 Year Old 1980s

A Charles H. Julian blended scotch whisky for the Italian market. 

Imported by Cinzano.

El Dorado 5 Year Old Demerara Rum 1990s

A 5 year old rum produced by Demerara Distillers Ltd at Diamond distillery in Guyana.

Imported to Italy by Velier.

Elijah Craig 12 Year Old

The 12 year old Elijah Craig.

Elijah Craig is one of the flagship brands produced by Heaven Hill, named after an 18th century pastor, often cited (although probably incorrectly) as the first man to distil bourbon in the US.

70cl UK import bottle.