September 2016 Auction

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. 

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.

Scapa 1987 SMWS 13 Year Old 17.21

Distilled at Scapa in May 1987 and bottled in October 2000.

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.

St Lucian Dennery Special Reserve Rum / Silver Seal

A botting of St Lucian Rum from one of the islands two remaining distilleries.

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.

Springbank 18 Year Old

The popular 18 year Springbank, natural colour and no chill filtration. 

Springbank 2003 Burgundy Wood 12 Year Old

Bottled in November 2003, this Springbank was matured entirely in First Fill Burgundy Barrels. 

One of 10260 bottles.

Scapa 1986 Gordon and MacPhail

Distilled at Scapa in 1986 and bottled in 1998.

Please note there is no box and general condition. 

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. 

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.

Scapa 1989 Gordon and MacPhail

A rare 1989 vintage Scapa bottled in 2001.

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. 

Scapa 1989 SMWS 13 Year Old 17.23

Distilled at Scapa in May 1989 and bottled in October 2002.

\"Golden Syrup\"

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. Yet it does not flaunt the peat: rather the peat gives way to the malt, the natural sweetness of which subtly intrudes, producing perfect balance. 

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. Yet it does not flaunt the peat: rather the peat gives way to the malt, the natural sweetness of which subtly intrudes, producing perfect balance. 

Please note there is no box.

Springbank 1989 14 Year Old Port Wood

Distilled in 1989 then bottled in September 2004. 

One of 7,200 Bottles. 

Springbank 175th Anniversary 12 Year Old

A Limited Edition of only 12,000 released in 2003 to celebrate the opening of the Distillery in 1828.

Please note condition. 

Scapa 16 Year Old

Scapa released this 16 year old expression in 2008 to replace the popular 14 year old which had been discontinued.  

Springbank 10 Year Old 100 Proof

A recent bottling of rare over proof Springbank.

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. Yet it does not flaunt the peat: rather the peat gives way to the malt, the natural sweetness of which subtly intrudes, producing perfect balance. 

Scapa 16 Year Old

Scapa released this 16 year old expression in 2008 to replace the popular 14 year old which had been discontinued.  

Scapa 16 Year Old

Scapa released this 16 year old expression in 2008 to replace the popular 14 year old which had been discontinued.  

Auchentoshan 1978 18 Year Old

A small batch Auchentoshan bottled in 1997. 

A vatting of casks 2952 through to 2957. 

Please note there is no box.

Please note condition of both labels.

Scapa 12 Year Old

The old long discontinued 12 year old Scapa is still loved by many, compare this to the current 16 year old and you'll see what the fuss is about.

Scapa 16 Year Old

Scapa released this 16 year old expression in 2008 to replace the popular 14 year old which had been discontinued.  

Auchroisk 1977 Murray McDavid 19 Year Old

An Auchroisk distilled in October 1977 and bottled in July 1997.

Please note condition of the labels and there is no box. 

#34 Aberlour A'Bunadh Batch

Aberlour A`bunadh is produced in the tradition of 19th century single malts from an era when villagers would come to the distillery to collect their dram straight from the cask, often in apothecary bottles obtained from the village chemist. Indeed these bottles are the inspiration for the a`bunadh bottle shape today.

Matured exclusively in Spanish Oak Oloroso Sherry butts, the rarest and most precious casks used for maturation and bottled at cask strength, a`bunadh possesses an unrivalled aromatic intensity. A richer mouth-fill and flavour complexity is achieved by bottling without the use of modern day chill-filtering methods. 

Aberlour A'bunadh is bottled using only first fill Oloroso sherry butts, this is batch #34 released in 2011.