Bidding advice
You can place bids either under the lot image on the main auction page or on the right side of the individual lot page.
Placing a Maximum Bid
Use the "Set your bid limit" button on the left side of the bidding panel to enter the highest amount you're willing to bid on a lot. Our system will then automatically raise your bid in set increments if you’re outbid, up to your maximum. If someone bids above your set limit, we’ll notify you by email so you can choose whether to increase your bid.
Placing a Single Bid
Alternatively, place a single bid by selecting the button on the right side of the bidding panel. The button displays the amount needed for the next increment. For example, if the current highest bid is £50.00, the button will show "+ £55.00" (reflecting a £5.00 increment).
Incremental Bidding Explained
Our system increases bids based on preset increments, as shown in the table below, whether you set a maximum bid or make a single bid.
Bottle Details
Black Maple Hill Oregon Straight Bourbon
Black Maple Hill is a boutique bourbon label, bottled for Californian company CVI Brands. It has appeared in many forms over the years, with the earliest releases bottled by Julian Van Winkle III at his Old Commonwaelth facility in Lawrenceburg, using wheated bourbon from the legendary Stitzel-Weller distillery.
Later bottles were produced by Kentucky Bourbon Distillers at Willett, generally using old Heaven Hill supply, however shortages of their ageing stock meant it was eventually reserved for their Willett Family Estate label, forcing Black Maple Hill to move to a non-age statement product, and then finally part ways from KBD for good.
After a few years in the wilderness, CVI Brands brought Black Maple Hill back, partnering with the Stein distillery in Joseph, Oregon in 2014. The Stein distillery had been open since 2009, and bottled its first Black Maple Hill bourbon and rye in 2016.
Black Maple Hill
Black Maple Hill is an American whiskey brand owned by Californian wine and spirits distributor, CVI Brands. It is currently contract-distilled in Oregon however past versions were produced by Kentucky Bourbon Distillers and Julian Van Winkle III's Old Commonwealth Distillery Company.
CVI Brands
CVI Brands is the trading name of California Vineyards Inc, a wine and spirits distributor based in California. A small company, it represents Ben Nevis distillery and James MacArthur & Co in the US, but most notably is the brand-owner of the sought-after bourbon and rye label, Black Maple Hill.
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Frequently asked questions
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