September 2016 Auction

Ben Nevis 1966 47 Year Old

Single malt whisky distilled in 1968 then matured for 26 years then bottled in 1994.

Matured for 26 Year Old

Bottle number 186 of only 213 bottles. 

Bowmore 1971 21 Year Old

A rare bottling of Bowmore 21 year old carrying the vintage 1971 released in the early 1990s style packaging.

Please note fill level and overall condition of this lot.

Bunnahabhain 1980 Luc Timmerman's Single Cask 34 Year Old

Distilled in 1980 and bottled in 2014 for Eiling Lim after this particular cask being selected by Luc Timmerman. 

One fo only 50 bottles. 

Benromach 35 Year Old​

The liquid that is bottled was distilled before Benromach was mothballed in 1983 making it one of their oldest whiskies available from this time period of the distilleries history.

Ardbeg Very Young 1998

The first in Ardbeg’s \"Young\" series on their \"path to peaty maturity\", tracing Ardbeg’s path to their new 10 year old. 

It was bottled in 2004.

Benriach 1972 Single Cask #4043 33 Year Old

A single cask Benriach distilled in 1972 and bottled in September 2005.

This 33 year old Benriach is bottle number 43 of 261.

Please note condition.

Benriach 35 Year Old

Introduced in 2014 when they stoped releasing the 30 year old, This is the oldest non single cask Benriach. 

Ben Nevis 1973 Single Cask 26 Year Old

A rare single cask Ben Nevis distilled in 1973 and bottled in 1999 from single cask 754.

This is bottle number 252 of 262.

Ardbeg 1974 Signatory Vintage 8 Year Old

A wonderful old Ardbeg from the mid-1970s, bottled by Signatory Vintage - oh how times have changed.

Distilled on 22nd February 1974 and bottled on 23rd February 1998 from cask numbers #665 and #667

Bottle number 374 of 474

Ardbeg 1978 Gordon and MacPhail 

Bottled by Gordon and MacPhail as part of the Connoisseurs Choice collection, this colourful Ardbeg was distilled in 1978 and bottled in 1999. 

Banff 1982 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.

Distilled in 1982 and bottled in April 2004 as a 21 year old, there was only one release of Banff under the Rare Malt Selection, this is bottle number 5066.

Brora 1982 Gordon and MacPhail

Distilled in 1982 at the now famous closed distillery and bottled in 2002

Bottled in 1997

Balvenie 17 Year Old Islay Cask

Released in 2003, this was the very first of the Balvenie 17 year old expressions.

''In the making of The Balvenie Islay Cask, David Stewart selected Balvenie single malt which had matured in traditional oak casks for at least 17 years and transferred it into 94 casks which had previously held Islay single malt. After six months he felt the casks had imparted the desired delicate amount of peaty notes, typical of Islay, whilst retaining the distinctively honeyed character of The Balvenie.''

Bruichladdich 1984 Redder Still 22 Year Old

This is the second in the \"Still\" series after the Blacker Still. This was distilled in 1984 and bottled in 2007, it was matured in first-fill bourbon casks prior to being finished in Chateua Lafleur Bordeaux. 

Bottle number 3427 of 4080. 

Bowmore 17 Year Old Hand Filled Feis Ile 2016 /  PX Cask

One of three releases for the 2016 Feis Ile, this is a bottle your own (hand fill) release.

Distilled in January 1999 and matured in a single PX European oak cask.

Benriach 1978 Single Cask 31 Year Old Gaja Barolo #4414

The single cask releases from Benriach are hotly anticipated each year.

Distilled in 1978 and bottled 31 years later in July 2009, from single cask #4414 then finished in Gaja barolo wood.

Bottle number 240 of 245.

Bruichladdich Octomore Orpheus 2.2 

Similar to the Comus, the Orpheus release was equally peated to the same degree as its counter-part Octomore 2.1, at 140ppm.  The Orpheus was finished using Château Pétrus Bordeaux casks, recognised as one of the world’s top vineyards.  Matured for only 5 years this alongside the Comus have proven to be quite desirable bottlings.

This is bottle 12,508 of 15,000.

Please note there is no box.

Bowmore 25 Year Old 

A late 90s bottling of 25 year old single malt from Bowmore, Islay's oldest distillery. 

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

Bruichladdich 1984 Golder Still 23 Year Old

Continuing the \"still\" series, this is the Golder Still, a Bruichladdich matured in experimental casks from American cooperages in the 1980s. These Squat American Bourbon casks give extra wood contact. 

Bottle Number 1,395 of 4,866. 

Ardbeg Corryvreckan Committee Reserve

Named after the famous whirlpool to the north of Islay, this release of Corryvreckan was only available to Ardbeg Committee members prior to its repackaging and official release in 2008.Bottled on the 19th March 2008, only 5000 bottles were released.

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.  

Ben Nevis 1974 Single Cask 21 Year Old

A rare single cask Ben Nevis distilled in 1974 and bottled in 1995 from a single cask.

This is bottle number 150 of 192.

Ben Nevis 1974 Single Cask 21 Year Old

Distilled in 1974 and bottled in 1995. 

Bottle number 149 of 192. 

Please note the general condition. 

Ardbeg Corryvreckan Committee Reserve

Named after the famous whirlpool to the north of Islay, this release of Corryvreckan was only available to Ardbeg Committee members prior to its repackaging and official release in 2008

Bottled on the 19^th March 2008, only 5000 bottles were released.

Bunnahabhain 1979 Duir 30 Year Old

Distilled in 22nd of September 1979 and matured in a single sherry cask for 30 years then bottled on 7th October 2009.

Bottle number 433 of 554. 

Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch #1

The latest 'tun' release from Balvenie following the footsteps of Balvenie Tun 1401 and 1858.

This larger Tun can hold upto four times as much liquid as Tun 1401 and hence we expect a larger quantity of this release.  

This release is a combination of 42 casks, 35 traditional American oak barrels and 7 European oak sherry butts, these were married in tun 1509 for several months before bottling.

Balblair 1978

This vintage of Balblair was released in January 2009, replacing their 1975 vintage.  The 1978 was matured in American oak bourbon barrels

Amrut 2010 Single Oloroso Cask #3823

Amrut have released some amazing whiskies, this is a single Oloroso sherry cask distilled in May 2010 and bottled in June 2015.

Cask #3823 was bottled exclusively for Taiwan and yielded 600 bottles.

Balvenie 17 Year Old Sherry Oak

A limited edition 17 year old Balvenie released in 2007, matured in first fill Oloroso sherry casks.

Please note condition.

Ardbeg 17 Year Old / Including Miniature

The first releases of Ardbeg 17 year old sparked the renewed interest in Ardbeg. Now, several years after being discontinued, it is still recognised as a sensational Ardbeg.

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. 

Bunnahabhain 1979 Signatory Vintage 18 Year Old

A sherry cask matured Bunnahabhain, distilled on the 18th of April 1979 and bottled on the 14th of November 1997. 

Cask number 9675. 

Bottle number 623 of 714.

Banff 1976 Gordon and MacPhail

A rare Gordon and MacPhail bottling of Banff, distilled in August 1976 and bottled under their Connoisseur's Choice range and bottled in December 2010.

Matured in a refill sherry hogshead.

Ardbeg Rollercoaster Committee Reserve

Released June 2010, Ardbeg Rollercoaster was strictly only available at the distillery or via Ardbeg.com; however Ardbeg did not expect such demand. The website quickly broke and it did not take long for all 15,000 bottles to sell out. Released to mark the 10th anniversary of the Ardbeg Committee, the Rollercoaster consists of ten vintages from 1997 to 2006.

1997: Second Fill Barrel
1998: Refill Hogshead
1999: First Fill Barrel
2000: First Fill Barrel
2001: Refill Barrel
2002: Refill Barrel
2003: First Fill Barrel
2004: First Fill Barrel
2005: Second Fill Sherry Butt
2006: Refill Hogshead

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.