October 2018 Auction

Dalmore 40 Year Old

The oldest release within Dalmore's Rare and Prestigious range, this 40 year old is matured in the classic Dalmore combination of American oak and Gonzalez Byass sherry casks.

One of only 1,000 bottles produced and released in a very elegant leather bound case.

Distilled on 21st March 1966.

The Last Drop 50 Year Old / with Miniature 5cl

An amazing blend, not only because the whisky is 50 years old but because it contains over 50 whiskies including many from now closed distilleries. The whiskies were blended at birth - something rarely seen these days which means that for 50 years the flavours have been harmonising and interacting with each other. The majority of this was sold as a 30 year old in 1995, but the remainder was given a secondary maturation in Oloroso sherry casks for a further 20 years. 

Bottled by hand in 2015 and sealed with wax, the bottle of The Last Drop 50 Year Old nestles in a luxurious leather case, along with a 50ml miniature, so that owners can taste this magnificent liquid before deciding to open the bottle.

You will also find within the box a special compartment containing a signed and numbered leather-bound book, certifying your bottle of The Last Drop 50 Year Old, and with room for your own tasting notes as you explore this extraordinary blend. 

Bottle number 822 of 898. 

Tamnavulin 20 Year Old Moon Import

A very impressive Moon Import bottling of Tamnavulin, matured for 20 years in sherry wood. 

Bottle number 558. 

Talisker 1978 40 Year Old Bodega Series No. 1

A beautifully-presented addition to the upper end of Talisker's range. 

The Bodega Series aims to re-imagine the flavour profile of older, heavily-sherried Talisker whilst using modern techniques. 

This first release of three in the series pays tribute to the Delgado bodega, the oldest in the region around Jerez. Delgado's speciality is Amontillado, and five of their most special casks were used for this Talisker's final period of maturation. 

Bottle number 1402 of only 2000.

Demerara 26 Year Old Moon Import Rum

A 26 year old Rum produced in Guyana and bottled in the 1980s by Moon Imports.

The distillery is not named and at the era of production it could have been one of  number of distilleries though we do know it is a pot still which rules out one or two candidates.

Unusually this is referred to as both a Demerara and Agricole rum.

Bottle 392 bottled drawn from sherry wood.

Dalmore 1963 Cadenhead's 15 Year Old

As Scotland’s oldest independent bottler, Cadenhead’s have long been known for releasing stunning whiskies but none more so than those from their famous ‘dumpy’ series, which features some incredible 1950s and 60s vintages. Whisky from this bygone era of production have become increasingly elusive in recent years, making them exceptionally desirable. 

This Dalmore was distilled in November 1963 and bottled in November 1978 .

Tomatin 1981 Single Cask 32 Year Old #001

The very first cask distilled at Tomatin in 1981 this was aged 32 years in Oloroso sherry wood and bottled in 2014 in this stunning decanter.

Cask #001 was an Oloroso sherry butt.

This is bottle 32 of 405.

Taketsuru 25 Year Old Pure Malt

A very rare bottling of Taketsuru, originally introduced in 2012 this blended malt contains casks from Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries.

It is extremely limited and only 120 bottles were available throughout Europe. 

The Real McTavish 1950s/60s Ainslie and Heilbron

​A blended scotch produced by Ainslie and Heibron in the 1950s/60s, so likely to include generous amounts of Old Clynelish / Brora!

Dunville's VR Old Irish Whisky circa 1910/1920s 

A fantastic example of Dunville's VR Old Irish Whisky, produced at the distillery in Belfast. 

A gold medal winner at the 1900 Paris Exhibition, the company went into liquidation in 1936 following the death of the chairman and the last Dunville heir.

Unlike other Irish distillers of this era, the company was actually quite profitable when it went into liquidation. 

No capacity or strength stated. 

This lot includes original wrapping, which is torn, and straw.

Talisker 1977 Cask Strength 35 Year Old

A 35 year old Talisker distilled in 1977 and released in 2012.

Matured in a combination of refill American and European oak casks.

One of 3090 bottles. 

Demerara 21 Year Old Moon Import Rum

A 21 year old Rum produced in Guyana and bottled in the 1980s by Moon Import.

The distillery is not named and at the era of production it could have been one of a number of distilleries, many of which closed their doors in the consolidation of the 1980s and 1990s. 

Bottle 134, drawn from sherry wood.

Tomatin 1962 42 Year Old / Jumping Jack

An unusual bottling of Tomatin, distilled in 1962 and bottled for Jumping Jack Production in Berlin. 

Released as part of the Auld Distillers Collection, this is one of 73 bottles. 

Dungourney 1964 Pure Pot Still Special Reserve / Old Midleton Distillery

Old Midleton was converted from a mill to a distillery in 1825 and operated until 1975, when there was a new facility constructed along side it to house the recently amalgamated operations of Jameson, Powers and Cork Distillers.

This is pure pot still whiskey, distilled at Old Midleton in 1964, lost then later discovered off the books by Master Distiller, Barry Crockett. 

Presented in an elegant wooden lock-and-key box.

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.

Demerara 1974 Gordon and MacPhail Single Cask Rum 75cl / Park Avenue Liquor Shop

A Gordon and MacPhail bottling of a 1974 vintage Demerara rum from Guyana and bottled in 2003.

Drawn from single cask #1249, which was selected exclusively for the Park Avenue Liquor Shop in the US.

The distillery in question here in unknown, however tasting notes have suggested it is similar in profile to Port Mourant.

Tullibardine 1966 Single Cask #1112

A 1966 vintage single cask from Highland distillery, Tullibardine. Distilled in 1966 and bottled in April 2006 from a single sherry butt.

Cask #1112 yielded 436 bottles, this is number 245.

Dalmore Quintessence

Launched in 2016 this limited release was produced to celebrate 50 years of Richard 'The Nose' Patterson in the whisky industry.

The first whisky to be finished in 5 different red wine casks, Californian Zinfadel, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.

All 5 were hand picked by Dick Patterson himself and represent \"a combination of [his] two great passions, the Dalmore distillery and exceptional red wine\"

Trois Rivieres 1964 Martinique Rum

A Rhum Agricole from the Trois Rivieres distillery in Sainte Luce on the Island of Martinique.

Rhum Agricoles are distilled exclusively from pressed sugar cane (no molasses) and typically offer light, grassy characteristics.

Tomatin 1967 40 Year Old

The Tomatin 40 year old is highly acclaimed and widely sought after.

Distilled in 1967 and matured in a combination of seven ex-bourbon hogshead casks. 

One of 1614 bottles

Dalmore Vintage 1996, 1998 & 2001 3 x 70cl / Port Finish

A set of three Dalmore distilled in 1996. 1998 and 2001 and bottled at 20, 18 and 15 years old respectively after finishing in port casks.

Shipping will be charged at 3 bottles on this lot. 

Tomatin 1981 Single Cask 32 Year Old #001

The very first cask distilled at Tomatin in 1981 this was aged 32 years in Oloroso sherry wood and bottled in 2014 in this stunning decanter.

Cask #001 was an Oloroso sherry butt.

This is a surplus bottle to the official 405 run, and is numbered 415 and presented without the exterior packaging.

Dalmore Millenium Release 1263 Custodian / 2012, 2015, 2018 Release 3 x 70cl

Dalmore introduced the idea of becoming a Dalmore Custodian in 2010.

The whisky was filled into a cask at midnight on January 1st 2000 and will be gradually released at it's major birthday's of 12 years, 15 years and 18 years old.

These 'Millenium Release' were bottled in 2012, 2015 and 2018 to mark the 12th, 15th and 18th birthdays of this spirit respectively.

Please note there will be a shipping cost for three bottles. 

Daftmill 2005 Inaugural Release

Daftmill was granted a license to begin producing spirit in 2005, and has not bottled a single drop of that first distillate until now. This 12 year old expression is an unprecedentedly well-aged first release, and is a vatting of 3 casks, #02, #03 and #07, all filled in that first year of production.

Daftmill is a farm distillery, owned and run by the Cuthbert family, who grow all of the barley used in their whisky on-site. The distillery is only operational during the farm's quiet periods in mid-summer and mid-winter, sometimes producing as few as 100 casks per year. This first release is no heralding of an opening of the floodgates then, and future Daftmill releases should prove every bit as difficult to come by, and as sought after as this, the first. A true boutique product.

The Chariot barley used for this bottling was harvested in 2014 from the farm's Dam Park and Curling Pond fields. It was malted locally in Fife by Robert Kilgour & co, some of the last in fact, as that company has long since closed down.

This is bottle number 160 of just 629.

Daftmill 2005 Inaugural Release

Daftmill was granted a license to begin producing spirit in 2005, and has not bottled a single drop of that first distillate until now. This 12 year old expression is an unprecedentedly well-aged first release, and is a vatting of 3 casks, #02, #03 and #07, all filled in that first year of production.

Daftmill is a farm distillery, owned and run by the Cuthbert family, who grow all of the barley used in their whisky on-site. The distillery is only operational during the farm's quiet periods in mid-summer and mid-winter, sometimes producing as few as 100 casks per year. This first release is no heralding of an opening of the floodgates then, and future Daftmill releases should prove every bit as difficult to come by, and as sought after as this, the first. A true boutique product.

The Chariot barley used for this bottling was harvested in 2014 from the farm's Dam Park and Curling Pond fields. It was malted locally in Fife by Robert Kilgour & co, some of the last in fact, as that company has long since closed down.

This is bottle number 250 of just 629.

Daftmill 2005 Inaugural Release

Daftmill was granted a license to begin producing spirit in 2005, and has not bottled a single drop of that first distillate until now. This 12 year old expression is an unprecedentedly well-aged first release, and is a vatting of 3 casks, #02, #03 and #07, all filled in that first year of production.

Daftmill is a farm distillery, owned and run by the Cuthbert family, who grow all of the barley used in their whisky on-site. The distillery is only operational during the farm's quiet periods in mid-summer and mid-winter, sometimes producing as few as 100 casks per year. This first release is no heralding of an opening of the floodgates then, and future Daftmill releases should prove every bit as difficult to come by, and as sought after as this, the first. A true boutique product.

The Chariot barley used for this bottling was harvested in 2014 from the farm's Dam Park and Curling Pond fields. It was malted locally in Fife by Robert Kilgour & co, some of the last in fact, as that company has long since closed down.

This is bottle number 371 of just 629.

Tomatin 1976 Liquid Sun 34 Year Old

Tomatin distilled in 1976 and matured in a single sherry butt then bottled in 2011. 

One of 272 bottles. 

The Drunken Master Blended Malt Whisky Agency / Art Taiwan - Beijing Opera Facial Masks 2 x 70cl​

A joint bottling between the Art Taiwan and the Mash Tun Tokyo by The Whisky Agency.

This lot comprises of two full 70cl whiskies bottled by the Drunken Master. 

A 35 year old blended malt distilled in 1980, matured in a sherry butt and bottled in 2015 at 47.4%, alongside a 1992 Burnside bottled in 2015.

\"Burnside\" is Balvenie that has been \"teaspooned\" with Glenfiddich. This practice allowed brand protective single malt producers to sell casks for blending purposes but ensure that they are not released as independent bottlings. The 23 year old Burnside is bottled at 49.3%. 

This lot has a 2 bottle shipping fee. 

Dingle Irish Single Malt Small Batch No. 1 / Bourbon Casks

Matured exclusively in Bourbon casks, this was the first small batch release from the Dingle Whiskey Distillery which opened in 2012.

Dingle Irish Single Malt Small Batch No. 1 / Bourbon Casks

Matured exclusively in Bourbon casks, this was the first small batch release from the Dingle Whiskey Distillery which opened in 2012.

Tomatin 36 Year Old Rare Cask Batch #13

The first Rare Cask release from Tomatin. Aged for 36 years in a combination of Oloroso sherry and bourbon casks.

Bottled on 29th August 2016.

One of 800 bottles

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.