September 2014 Auction

Bruichladdich 3D2 Moine Mhor

Released in 2005, the second edition in the 3D range. 

Similar to The Peat Proposal this is a combination of three different peating levels, three different ages;1989, 1998 and 2001 and three different cask types, hence the name 3D.

Bruichladdich 2004 Valinch Islay Barley

A distillery only bottle that was distilled in 2004 and released for the 2010 Feis Ile. Bottled at cask strength and matured in a fresh sherry butt cask number 1667.

57.5%

Bottle 549 of 1060.

Balvenie 10 Year Old Founder's Reserve

Bottled at 40%, this is a classic 10 year old created by The Balvenie Malt Master, David Stewart, from a marriage malt matured in bourbon cask and sherry butts.

A cornerstone of The Balvenie range since the early 1980s, the Founder’s Reserve has now been discontinued.

Please note this item has no box.

Singleton of Dufftown Artisan 1 Litre

A more luxiourious offering from Dufftown, exclusive to Travel Retail.

Finished in Pedro Ximenez casks.

Bottle number DF 01940 AA

Black Watch

Black Watch blended whisky, produced to celebrate the infamous Scottish regiment.

Benromach 17 Year Old Centenary

Bottled to commemorate 100 years of Benromach distillery this 17 year old was released in 1998 and is bottled number 0856 of 3,500.

The final two years of maturation of this whisky were spent in sherry casks dating as far back as 1896,1895 and 1891.

Bowmore Legend (Donnachie Mohr)

An older style label from this classic Islay malt, released in 1997.

This limited edition release of Bowmore legend carries an artists illustration of the legend depicted on the rear of the bottle, a legend of illicit whisky distilling and how to con a customs man.

Bowmore Legend (Princess Giant)

An older style label from this classic Islay malt, released in 1999.

This limited edition release of Bowmore legend carries an artists illustration of the legend depicted on the rear of the bottle, a legend Iula, the beautiful Princess Giant who gave her name to the Island of Islay.

Balvenie 14 Year Old Caribbean Cask

This Balvenie was matured for 14 years prior to a finishing period in Caribbean rum casks.

Benromach Monastrell Finish

Finished for a period 12 months in Monastrell wine casks, bottled in November 2008 and limited to 920 bottles.

Benromach Port Wood Finish

Finished for a period 8 years in Port Wine casks, distilled in 2000 and bottled in December 2012.  

I believe that calling this a 'finishing period' might be taking the definition a touch too far.

Benromach Sassicaia Wood Finish 1st Edition

Matured for over 5 years, this spent 27 months maturing in Sassicaia Casks prior to bottling in August 2006.

Limited to 3,000 bottles

Singleton of Auchroisk 1983

A bottle of the Singleton of Auchroisk, distilled in 1983.

Bowmore 10 Year Old Tempest Batch #4

The fourth instalment in Bowmore's popular 10 year old cask strength series; Tempest.

Matured exclusively in first fill bourbon casks.

Black Bottle 10 Year Old

Now discontinued, the 10 year old Black Bottle was incredibly popular - heavy on the Islay malts from most of the islands distilleries.

Bruichladdich Bere Barley 2006

Bere barley, Gramineae, Hordeum Vulgare is one of the oldest cultivated cereals, rarely used these days except on a few occasions.

Grown at Kynagarry Farm exclusively for this release of only 7,650 bottles.

Bottle number 5,906 of 7,650.

Benromach Origins Port Pipes Batch #2

The second of Benromach's origin series, matured exclusively in Port Pipes with low phenol level of 4ppm.

Distilled in 1999 and bottled in 2010.

Benromach Cask Strength 2002

Distilled 21st January 2002 and bottled 7th September 2012 from casks #32-34 first fill bourbon barrels

Balblair 2002 

A more recent vintage from Balblair.

Benromach Origins Golden Promise Batch #1 

The first of Benromach's origin series.  

The first batch was distilled in 1999 using Golden Promise barley and a low peating level of 4ppm prior to being matured exclusively in sherry casks until 2008.

Benromach Traditional

The introductory malt from Benromach, now discontinued.

80% matured in sherry cask and 20% in bourbon casks.

Benromach Sassicaia Wood Finish 2nd Edition

Distilled in 2002 and bottled in August 2009 after receiving a 24 month finishing period in Sassicaia casks, the second Sassicaia wood finish from Benromach.

Limited to 4,000 bottles

Ballantines 17 Year Old (US Import) 75cl

An older version of Ballantines 17 year old, imported from the U.S.

Please note there is no box.

75cl

Ballantines 17 Year Old

An older version of Ballantines 17 year old.

Asian Import.

75cl

Please note signifcant damp damage to the box.

Balvenie Single Barrel 12 Year Old 

Balvenie Single Barrel 12 year old was introduced a couple of years ago, a single cask is bottled at time.

'This bottle is one of no more than 300 drawn from a single cask'.

Cask #12745, this is bottle number 256.

Balvenie 12 Year Old Double Wood

The Double Wood is a malt which gains its distinctive character and name from being matured in two wood types.

During maturation it is transferred from a traditional oak whisky cask to a first fill European oak sherry cask. 

Please note there is some rust on the lid.

Bowmore 12 Year Old (Old Style)

An older packaging of this popular Islay malt.

Please note there a few dirty marks on the box.

Balvenie 12 Year Old Double Wood

The Double Wood is a malt which gains its distinctive character and name from being matured in two wood types.

During maturation it is transferred from a traditional oak whisky cask to a first fill European oak sherry cask. 

Singleton of Dufftown 15 Year Old

One of the three Singleton whiskies produced by Diageo, the Dufftown is typically available in the UK and other European markets.  

Following the Dufftown, the other distilleries in this range are Glen Ord and Glendullan.

15 year old Singleton of Dufftown is a combination of American and European Oak casks.

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old (Old Style)

Bunnahabhain 12 year old presented in the old Black and red circular tin.

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old (Old Style)

Bunnahabhain 12 year old presented in the old Black and red circular tin.

Please note there is substantial mould and damage to this box.

Benromach Organic

When Benromach Organic was released it was a huge success, becoming impossible to find as word spread.

Benromach Organic is the first Soil Association certified Organic single malt whisky.

Please note there is a dent on the tin which was difficult to show in the image.