October 2018 Auction

Craigduff 1973 Signatory Vintage 32 Year Old Cask Strength

A very rare experimental whisky, produced at Strathisla distillery using heavily peated malt.  Occasionally there has been some controversy over the origin of Craigduff and some people have suggested it was actually produced at Glen Keith distillery, wherever it was produced it is extremely rare as only a handful of casks have ever been bottled independently by Signatory Vintage.

Distilled on the 4th April 1973 and bottled on 3rd November  2005, this 32 year old Craigduff was matured exclusively in a sherry butt, cask #2514.

Bottle number 463 of 557.

Cabin Still 5 Year Old Bourbon 1.75 Litre 1970s

A copper distilled sour mash, bottled in Kentucky by the legendary Stitzel-Weller distillery.

Bottled in 1978, the brand at this point did not actually contain Stitzel-Weller whiskey. It had done previously, however new owners Somerset Imports had purchased Stitzel-Weller with the express intention of using the Cabin Still brand to sell ageing stock from their other warehouses.

Cabin Still is still available today, produced by Luxco, who had acquired it from Heaven Hill following their purchase of it from the closing Stitzel-Weller in 1992.

Whistlepig 14 Year Old Single Barrel Rye / The Boss Hog 3rd Edition 

The third edition of this highly sought after whisky, The Boss Hog. This time titled, 'The Independent.'

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, this barrel was sourced from Alberta Distillers in Canada.

Barrel #24 was 14 years old and bottled at 120.3 US Proof. 

This was the first Boss Hog release to feature a Danforth Pewter stopper.

Clynelish 1997 Samaroli

Distilled in 1997 at Clynelish distillery in the Highlands of Scotland and bottled by Samaroli in 2016.

Bottle number 160 of only 320 bottles drawn from cask #12358.

Chartreuse Voiron Green Label 1960s

Originally created in 1605 by monks using a recipe for an elixir of long life. 

This Chartreuse was made in the Voiron production facility in France.

Soffiantino import for the Italian market.

Caperdonich 1969 Lonach 38 Year Old

Distilled in 1969 and bottled in 2008, this is from the closed Speyside distillery Caperdonich.

Campari Bitter 1950s

A fantastic older bottle of Campari from the 1950s.

William Cadenhead 43 Year Old Blend

A 43 year old blend from Cadenhead's made up of 45% malt and 55% grain whiskies from Glenfarclas, Glenlivet and Invergordon.

One of 624 bottles. 

Chita 2009 SMWS 4 Year Old G13.1

A very rare bottling from this relatively unknown and young Japanese grain distillery owned by Suntory.  This is one of only handful ever to be bottled and has been received with great acclaim.

Distilled in October 2009 and bottled 4 years later by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.

Titled - 'A Complete Revelation'

One of 622 bottles.

Caroni 1997 Creative Whisky Co 17 Year Old

A Creative Whisky Co bottling of Caroni, distilled in 1997 and matured in a barrel for 17 years.

Whistlepig 14 Year Old Single Barrel Rye / The Boss Hog 3rd Edition 

The third edition of this highly sought after whisky, The Boss Hog. This time titled, 'The Independent.'

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, this barrel was sourced from Alberta Distillers in Canada.

Barrel #24 was 14 years old and bottled at 120.3 US Proof. 

This was the first Boss Hog release to feature a Danforth Pewter stopper.

Caol Ila Cask Strength / Johnnie Walker Mentoring

Now discontinued this Caol Ila cask strength was a popular part of the Caol Ila range, this rare example was exclusive to those who undertook Johnnie Walker Mentoring within Diageo.

Whistlepig 14 Year Old Single Barrel Rye / The Boss Hog 3rd Edition 

The third edition of this highly sought after whisky, The Boss Hog. This time titled, 'The Independent.'

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, this barrel was sourced from Alberta Distillers in Canada.

Barrel #24 was 14 years old and bottled at 120.3 US Proof. 

This was the first Boss Hog release to feature a Danforth Pewter stopper.

Cadenhead's Old Dumpies Whisky Collection by Ronald A Bouman

A book detailing one of the most iconic ranges of whisky from one of the most iconic independent bottling companies. 

Cascade Kentucky Straight Bourbon 1970s

Cascade bourbon was a brand produced for many years by Schenley , one of the \"big four\" distilling companies to emerge in the US after the repeal of Prohibition, alongside Hiram Walker, Seagram's and National Distillers.

Schenley acquired the Cascade Distilling Company from Geroge Dickel in 1937, who had been forced out of their historic home in Tennessee by its early adoption of Prohibition, and moved their distilling to Kentucky. Schenley did however revive the Tennessee distillery in 1958 after they lost out to Brown-Forman in a bid to buy Jack Daniel's.

This was distilled at the George T. Stagg distillery (known nowadays as Buffalo Trace), and was bottled in 1970 at Schenley's distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.

Wild Turkey 8 Year Old 101 Proof 1970s

An old bottling of Wild Turkey produced for the Italian market.

Camus Cognac Baccarat Crystal Decanter 

A rare Camus bottled in a Baccarat crystal decanter. 

Whistlepig 13 Year Old Single Barrel Rye #53 / The Boss Hog

The 13 year old edition of this highly sought after whisky, The Boss Hog.

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, this barrel was sourced from Alberta Distillers in Canada.

13 years old and bottled at 115.5 US proof from barrel #53.

As with newer releases of the Boss Hog, this edition features a Danforth Pewter stopper.

Cadenhead's Old Dumpies Whisky Collection by Ronald A Bouman

A book detailing one of the most iconic ranges of whisky from one of the most iconic independent bottling companies. 

White Horse 1950s

A classic offering from the golden age of blending! Bottled in the late 1950's.

Soffinatino Import for the Italian market.

Clynelish 14 Year Old Flora and Fauna / Wooden Box

One of the discontinued famous Flora and Fauna bottlings, Clynelish 14 year old.

Cragganmore 12 Year Old D&J McCallum 1980s

​A bottle of Cragganmore bottled during the 1980s for D&J McCallum Ltd, who used the single malt as a core constituent of their McCallum's Perfection blend.

Whistlepig 14 Year Old Single Barrel Rye / The Boss Hog 3rd Edition 

The third edition of this highly sought after whisky, The Boss Hog. This time titled, 'The Independent.'

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, this barrel was sourced from Alberta Distillers in Canada.

Barrel #24 was 14 years old and bottled at 120.3 US Proof. 

This was the first Boss Hog release to feature a Danforth Pewter stopper.

Caroni 2000 High Proof 17 Year Old​ 75cl / US Import

Distilled and matured in Trinidad, this was the first exclusive edition of the Caroni 2000 vintage to be bottled for the US market.

A stock of 7 barrels yielded only 2700 bottles in 2017.

Imported by La Maison and Velier, NY.

Caol Ila 1979 Liquid Sun 33 Year Old

Caol Ila distilled in 1979 matured 33 years in an ex-bourbon cask and bottled in  2012 by Liquid Sun. 

One of 189 bottles.

Whisky Agency Blended Malt 1980 Sherry Butt 35 Year Old

A venerable blended malt produced by whisky agency in collaboration with Art Taiwan and the Drunken Master 

Distilled in 1980, matured in a sherry butt and bottled in 2015 as a 35 year old

One of 288.

Clynelish 1995 Malts Of Scotland 

Distilled in 1995 at Clynelish distillery in the Highlands of Scotland and bottled by Malts of Scotland in 2015. 

Bottle number 57 of only 154 bottles drawn from single sherry hogshead.

Clynelish 1996 Sansibar 18 Year Old / Spirits Shop' Selection

An independent single cask bottling of Caol Ila, bottled for Sansibar in 2014.

Distilled in 1996 and matured in an ex-sherry cask.

One of 308 bottles produced in collaboration with Spitirs Shop' Collection.

White Horse 1960s

A classic offering from the golden age of blending!

There are no measurments on the bottle but it is \"full size.\"

Cask Reserves Blended Malt Gleann Mor 40 Year Old

'A Rare Find' indeed. This is a blended malt whisky produced by Gleann Mor that consists of single malts no younger than 40 years old. A very complex and interesting dram for sure.

Distilled, matured, and hand bottled in Scotland.

Whisky Connoisseur Miniature Selection 6 x 5cl

A nice set of miniatures from the Whisky Connoisseur in Biggar:

• Craigardle 1976 18 year old 60.2% / Blair Athol
• Balcarron 1979 14 year old 54.8% / Dailuaine
• Barstruie 1978 15 year old 54.8% / Balblair
• Cromdale 1976 60.6% / Benrinnes
• Caskieben 17 year old 54.2% / Glen Garioch
• Cullicudden 1976 18 year old 62.3% / Dalmore

Cambus 1982 Douglas Laing 35 Year Old / XOP

This is a Douglas Laing bottling of single grain from Cambus, part of their Xtra Old Particular series. XOP is their ultra-premium range, launched in 2013 and reserved for casks considered the \"family jewels.\"

Distilled in 1982 and bottled from a single refill hogshead #12535 in June 2018.

Bottle 143 of 255.