September 2016 Auction

Dailuaine 1973 First Cask 30 Year Old

Distilled at Dailuaine distillery in 1973 and bottled as a 30 year old, this is bottle number 86, which was drawn from Cask # 15930

Dallas Dhu 12 Year Old Gordon and Macphail

A 12 year old bottling of this closed Speyside distillery, bottled by Gordon and Macphail.

Please note there is no box.

Dailuaine 1975 First Cask 27 Year Old

Distilled at Dailuaine in 1975 and bottled as a 30 year old, this is bottle number 126.

Dalwhinnie 12 Year Old Managers Dram 2009

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 in 2009 as a 12 year old Dalwhinnie.

Bottle No. 1413.

Dimple 1890 50cl

A Haig's blend created to be similar to the original Haig's Dimple created in 1890.

Dalmore Spey Dram 2011 Season

The River Spey is world-renowned as a classic Salmon fishing river which runs through the heart of Scotland's malt whisky country.

The Rivers Collection included four bottlings named after four famous Scottish Salmon rivers, The Dee, The Spey, The Tweed and The Tay.In recognition of the various trusts a donation was made to the Tay Foundation, Tweed Foundation, Spey Foundation and Dee Trust when these bottles we're originally on the market.

Arran Devil’s Punch Bowl Chapter III           

Released in 2014, Arran’s third and final edition of the Devil's Punch Bowl

A vatting consisting of  21 casks; 8 of which are Oloroso sherry casks, 8 French Oak Barriques and 5 bourbon casks. Following Chapter one and two, only 6,660 bottles were released.

Dalmore Cigar Malt 

The well known Dalmore Cigar malt prior to being discontinued in 2009 and eventually returning in the form of Dalmore Cigar Malt Reserve.

Dictador Best Of 1984 Limited Release 31 Year Old

An amazing vintage Columbian Rum from Dictador, distilled in 1984 and bottled 31 years later.

Bottle number 158 of 342.

Signed by Master Blender Hernan Parra

Dalmore Cigar Malt 

The well known Dalmore Cigar malt prior to being discontinued in 2009 and eventually returning in the form of Dalmore Cigar Malt Reserve.

Russian Import.

Aberlour 16 Year Old Hand Filled Sherry Cask

A distillery exclusive, matured in sherry casks for 16 years before being hand bottled on 27th August 2016. Bottle number 196.

James Fleming, son of a local tenant farmer built Aberlour Distillery in 1879 after having worked at Dailuiane, Carron for ten years. Producing whisky from 1880 onwards until his death at the age of 65 in 1895. Fleming is buried opposite the distillery in the village cemetery. Robert Thorne & Sons bought the distillery and ran it until 1921. In 1921, Robert Thorne & Sons Ltd. sold the distillery to W. H. Holt & Sons, a brewery near Manchester. In 1945 S. Campbell & Sons Ltd. bought the distillery. In 1975 Pernod Ricard acquired Campbell Distilleries, and they joined with Chivas Brothers in 2001 forming a portfolio of 14 single malt distilleries and 1 grain distillery in Scotland, and 2 gin distilleries in England. In 2002, a new, modernized visitor centre was opened.

Dalmore Cigar Malt 

The well known Dalmore Cigar malt prior to being discontinued in 2009 and eventually returning in the form of Dalmore Cigar Malt Reserve.

Dictador Best Of 1981 Limited Release 34 Year Old​

An amazing vintage Columbian Rum from Dictador, distilled in 1981 and bottled 34 years later.

Bottle number 261 of 348.

Signed by Master Blender Hernan Parra

Dalmore 1995 Vintage Distillery Managers Exclusive

An exclusive bottling of Dalmore distilled in 1995 for 'The Whisky Shop', chosen by distillery manager Ian Mackay.

Matured using a combination of 65% Mathusalem sherry casks and 35% American ex-bourbon casks.

Arran 1996 Single Cask 19 Year Old /Spirits for Small Change

Distilled on the 14th of October 1996 and bottled in April 2016 after maturation in a sherry butt.

Isle of Arran Distillery is one of the few remaining independent distilleries in Scotland. The Distillery is in the village of Lochranza on the Norh-West tip of the Isle of Arran, where it is perfectly situated to capture the character of the beautiful island of pure mountain water and soft sea air washed by the Gulf stream. This hand-crafted malt has no added artificial colouring and is not chill-filtered at the bottling stage, thus ensuring  a completely natural Whisky which retains the full range of aromas and flavours which typify the Arran malt.

Dom Perignon 1990 Vintage Champagne

The epitome of contemporary exhuberance, Dom Perignon is a favourite of big-bankers and gangsters alike.  With the Dom, you don't just buy a bottle of Champagne, you experience a slice of the avant-garde.

The 1990 vintage was an exceptional year in Champagne and has been rated 10/10 by wine critics.

Vintage Wine Disclaimer - Item purchased fully at the buyers risk!

These vintage Rioja's and other wines have travelled from a private collection in Spain to be included in our auctions, the items are in mixed conditions 

Whisky Auctioneer can not be held liable for the condition of wines and the buyer accepts all responsibility in purchasing these items.  The buyer also accepts that the condition of wines are shown in the images and that the contents and fragility of the cork and seal are not the responsibility of Whisky Auctioneer.  These items will be purchased fully at the buyers risk, any leakage or breakage to the cork will be not be applicable for a refund (even if insured).

Ardmore 12 Year Old SMWS 66.88 / 28 Queen St Exclusive

A 12 year old Ardmore, exclusive to SMWS' newly refurbished 28 Queen Street venue.

One of only 204 bottles.

Ardbeg 1990 Gordon and MacPhail

A fantastic example of an Ardbeg from the early 90s. There are very very few Ardbeg's from this time in the 1990s as production at the distillery was sparse.

Glenmorangie took over the distillery in 1997, restarting production full-time.

Distilled in 1990 and bottled by Gordon and MacPhail in 2001.

Ardbeg Ardbog

Released as Ardbeg’s 2013 Feis Ile offering at the start of June on Ardbeg Day, coinciding with the festival celebrations. A vatting of 10 year old Ardbeg matured in bourbon casks with a ‘heart’ matured in Manzanilla sherry casks. 

The Ardberg Distillery lies on the most Southernly part of Islay and on the rugged shores of the Atlantic Ocean. Ardberg is revered around the world as the peatiest, smokiest, most complex whisky of them all. 

Dailuaine 1997 Managers' Choice 

The Managers' Choice releases were quite controversial when initially released, fairly young whiskies with quite high price tags. With the changes in the industry and age statements becoming less and less common perhaps these can be considered quite reasonable now.

Distilled in 1997 and bottled in 2009 from single cask #8476 this is bottle number 324.

Please note condition of lot as shown.

Dalmore Gran Reserva 

Typically aged between 10 and 15 years and drawn from first fill casks.  

The Dalmore Gran Reserva contains whiskies from both oloroso sherry butts and bourbon barrels, with a 2:1 ratio.  The whisky is then married for a further six months in true Dalmore fashion.

Aberlour 16 Year Old Hand Filled Sherry Cask

A distillery exclusive, matured in sherry casks for 16 years before being hand bottled on 27th August 2016. Bottle number 199.

James Fleming, son of a local tenant farmer built Aberlour Distillery in 1879 after having worked at Dailuiane, Carron for ten years. Producing whisky from 1880 onwards until his death at the age of 65 in 1895. Fleming is buried opposite the distillery in the village cemetery. Robert Thorne & Sons bought the distillery and ran it until 1921. In 1921, Robert Thorne & Sons Ltd. sold the distillery to W. H. Holt & Sons, a brewery near Manchester. In 1945 S. Campbell & Sons Ltd. bought the distillery. In 1975 Pernod Ricard acquired Campbell Distilleries, and they joined with Chivas Brothers in 2001 forming a portfolio of 14 single malt distilleries and 1 grain distillery in Scotland, and 2 gin distilleries in England. In 2002, a new, modernized visitor centre was opened.

Ardbeg Blasda

The tamed version of Ardbeg, well to a degree anyway, Ardbeg Blasda was peated to an average of 8ppm compared to the more usual 24ppm.  Rather controversially, the Blasda was also bottled in clear glass, at 40% and has been chill filtered, un-like Ardbeg's other releases which are typically un-chillfiltered and bottled in the iconic green bottle at 46% or above.Now discontinued and becoming increasingly difficult to find.

Auchentoshan 2004 Single Oloroso Cask Distillery Exclusive

A distillery exclusive Auchentoshan, distilled on 23rd September 2004 and bottled on 23rd June 2016 from a single Oloroso cask #934.

Dumbarton 1987 Whisky Broker 29 Year Old

Distilled in March 1987 and bottled in May 2016.

This particular bottling is a single grain whisky from the now closed Dumbarton distillery.

Bottle number 17 of 143. 

Dumbarton 1987 Whisky Broker 29 Year Old

Distilled in March 1987 and bottled in May 2016.

This particular bottling is a single grain whisky from the now closed Dumbarton distillery.

Bottle number 113 of 143. 

Angels Envy Port Wine Finish

Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey finished in Port wine barrels. 

A small batch of between 8 to 10 barrels typically aged for up to 6 years, then finished in Ruby port wine casks for between three and six months. 

Dailuaine 1983 Whisky Broker 27 Year Old

Distilled in November 1983 and matured in refill sherry hogshead 4321, then bottled in July 2011.

Bottle number 41 of 231. 

Ardbeg Ardbog

Released as Ardbeg’s 2013 Feis Ile offering at the start of June on Ardbeg Day, coinciding with the festival celebrations. A vatting of 10 year old Ardbeg matured in bourbon casks with a ‘heart’ matured in Manzanilla sherry casks. 

The Ardberg Distillery lies on the most Southernly part of Islay and on the rugged shores of the Atlantic Ocean. Ardberg is revered around the world as the peatiest, smokiest, most complex whisky of them all. 

Auchentoshan 21 Year Old

The older style packaging of Auchentoshan 21 year old.

Aberlour 100 Proof 1 Litre

Cask Strength Aberlour in a litre bottle, excellent. 

Ardbeg Ardbog

Released as Ardbeg’s 2013 Feis Ile offering at the start of June on Ardbeg Day, coinciding with the festival celebrations. A vatting of 10 year old Ardbeg matured in bourbon casks with a ‘heart’ matured in Manzanilla sherry casks. 

The Ardberg Distillery lies on the most Southernly part of Islay and on the rugged shores of the Atlantic Ocean.