September 2014 Auction

Caol Ila 20 Year Old 150th Anniversary

A stunning bottle of Caol Ila bottled in 1996 to mark the 150th anniversary of Caol Ila - 1846 to 1996.

Released exclusively to employees.

Clynelish 1972 Douglas Laing 30 Year Old

Bottled by Douglas Laing, this Clynelish was distilled in November 1972 and bottled in July 2003.

Only 126 bottles produced.

Please note there has been slight wear and tear to the box, overall condition is excellent.

Oban 16 Year Old Manager’s Dram 200^th Anniversary 1994

The Manager’s Dram series of whiskies were bottled exclusively for employees of what is now known as Diageo.  These whiskies were selected by the respective distillery managers within Diageo malt distilling and bottled at natural cask strength.

Bottled to celebrate Oban’s 200^th anniversary, 1794 – 1994  this 16 year old was released exclusively from sherry casks by distillery manager John William and his employees listed on the rear of the bottle.

Bottled July 1994.

Johnnie Walker 400 Years at Kilmarnock

A particularly rare bottle of Johnnie Walker bottled to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of the Burgh status to Kilmarnock in 1992, which coincidentally is how many of these bottles that were made.

75cl

Johnnie Walker 21 Year Old

This very rare expression of Johnnie Walker was produced solely for the Japanese market, it has since been discontinued.

This bottle is presented in the red and gold rarer box, in perfect condition!

Bottle number A 002915 

Coleburn 1979 Rare Malt 21 Year Old

The Rare Malt Selection is a historic selection of single malt whiskies from operational and lost distilleries that were released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005.

This Coleburn was distilled in 1979 and bottled as a 21 year old at 59.40%.

Isle of Jura 30 Year Old Limited Edition (World of Whiskies)

A limited edition version of Isle of Jura 30 year old released for the travel retail shop 'World of Whiskies'.

Limited to 1,200 bottles.

Jura 1976 Exclusive Malts 35 Year Old

A very well aged Isle of Jura distilled in 3rd December 1976 and bottled in 2011.

Single cask #506 one of 240 bottles.

Caol Ila 1975 20 Year Old Rare Malt (US Import)75cl

The Rare Malt Selection is a historic selection of single malt whiskies from operational and lost distilleries that were released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005.

Distilled in 1975 and bottled in 1995 as a 20 year old, there were eight releases of Caol Ila under the Rare Malt Selection.   This is a 75cl bottled at 61.12% for the US market, this is bottle number 1457.

Please note there was no box for this release.

Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ryder Cup Edition

A limited edition Johnnie Walker Blue Label produced in celebration of the Ryder Cup returning to Scotland in 2014, which coninicidentally is being held at Gleneagles Hotel, owned by Diageo makers of Johnnie Walker.

This limited edition Blue Label features an image of a golfer, Gleneagles Hotel and the Ryder Cup logo.

Bottle No: 1763 of 2352

Constantino's Colheita 1910 

A lovely old bottle of Port produced by Constantino.

Sociedade dos Vinhos do Porto Constantino was founded in 1877 by Constantino de Almeida who purchased two key vineyards at this time; Quinta do Crastro and Quinta de Sobreira.  Followhing Constantino de Almeida's death in 1922 the house fell into his three sons hands and became well known as a prestigous port wine company. Eventuall, in 1958 the port house was merged with the famous Hunt Roope & Co group (established 1650) which had recently been purchased by Ferreira and consqeuently Sogrape.

Colheita is single vintage tawny port matured for a number of years (usually) in wood, now-a-days these bottlings carry the date at which the port was bottled, unfortunately we don't have this information for this item.  Colheita, Portugese for 'harvest' or 'vintage' legally requires the port to be matured for no less than seven years but in some cases extends well beyond this.

Please note we do not have a bottle size or alcoholic strength on this item, the label carries some ageing to it - please refer to the images.

Cardhu 12 Year Old 1970s

A very old bottling of Cardhu 12 year old, circa 1970s.  Includes a lovely leaflet explaining why Cardhu is so rare.

Please note that the bottle size nor strength is shown on this item.

There is some damage to this item;

• The lid of the box is missing
• Staining and tears on the box and label
• The portugese seal has been torn on one side.

Johnnie Walker Blue label Porsche Edition

An extremely well presented edition of Johnnie Walker Blue Label presented in a box and bottle designed by Porsche.

Bottle number PD 71467

Caol Ila 1998 Feis Ile 2013

Release in June 2013 for the annual Feis Ile, this Caol Ila was specially selected by Billy Stitchell.

Bottle number 0584 of 3,000

Billy said this about how the whisky matured:

“Spirit distilled in 1998 has been triple-cask matured. For 12 years it rested in a combination of Refill Butts, Hogsheads and Barrels. The vatted whisky was then allowed to mature for several months in active hogshead casks to impart a spicy/oaky note to the existing delicate Caol Ila smoke. Finally it was treated to a final gentle maturation in European oak.”

Caol Ila 2000 Feis Ile 2011

Released for the annual Feis Ile, in 2011 this Caol Ila was hand selected by Billy Mitchell and was matured in sherry cask 301696.

Bottle number 346.

Johnnie Walker The Collection 4 x 20cl

A collection of four Johnnie Walkers including;

• Black Label 12 Year Old
• Green Label 15 Year Old Blended Malt - now discontinued
• Gold Label Centenary Blend 18 Year Old - now discontinued
• Blue Label

Please note there is damage to the box, the closing seal (Magnet) does not work and some slight damp damage.

Caperdonich 1998 Gordon and Macphail

Distilled in September 1998 and bottled by Gordon and Macphail in August 2011 this 12 year old Caperdonich was matured in refill sherry hogsheads.

Johnnie Walker Blue Label 1 Litre

A 1 Litre bottle of Johnnie Blue label.

Please note damage to the box and staining to the box.

Johnnie Walker Blue Label 

A 70cl bottle of Johnnie Blue label.

Chivas Regal 21 Year Old Royal Salute (Old Style)

A bottle of the Sapphire Flagon of the Chivas Regal 21 Year Old 'Royal Salute' includes Velvet bag and the old black and gold box.

J&B Victorian 15 Year Old 1980s

A rare 15 year old J&B produced exclusively for the Japanese market during the 1980s.

75cl

Clynelish 14 Year Old Flora and Fauna

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

Please note the damage to the box.

J&B Ultima

A bottle of this legendary blended whisky containing no less than 128 different single malt and grain whiskies.

That's more whiskies than there are working distilleries in Scotland!

Caperdonich 1994 Gordon and Macphail

Distilled in July 1994 and bottled by Gordon and Macphail in April 2011 from refill sherry hogsheads.

Caperdonich 1994 Douglas Laing 18 Year Old

A Douglas Laing bottling of Caperdonich, distilled in June 1994 and bottled in June 2012 from a refill hogshead that yielded 297 bottles.

Johnnie Walker Black Label Millenium Edition

A particularly rare limited edition bottling of Johnnie Walker Black Label, bottled at the turn of the millenium.

Bottle number B 38807.

Chivas Regal 21 Year Old Royal Salute (Old Style)

A bottle of the Ruby Flagon of the Chivas Regal 21 Year Old 'Royal Salute' includes Velvet bag and the old black and gold box.

Johnnie Walker Mclaren Limited Edition Black Label

A limited edition version of Johnnie Walker Black Label released in 2005 and presented in a unique case to mark the relationship/sponsorship between the McLaren Formula One racing team and Johnnie Walker.

1 Litre

Chivas Regal 21 Year Old Royal Salute (Old Style)

A bottle of the Emerald Flagon of the Chivas Regal 21 Year Old 'Royal Salute' includes Velvet bag and the old black and gold box.

Isle of Jura 21 Year Old

The older packaging of Isle of Jura 21 Year Old.

Please note there is some writing on the packaging.

Oban 14 Year Old 200 Years Anniversary Edition

A special release of the iconic Oban 14 year old to mark the bi-centenary of Oban distillery, released in 1994.

Please note mark on box where the seal used to be and slight rusting in the tube/lid area.

Johnnie Walker Green Label 15 Year Old

No longer available in the UK and increasingly difficult to find the Johnnie Walker Green Label was a blended (vatted) malt produced by Diageo.