The 160th Auction

Our 160th auction is now live, and we have a tremendous collection of whiskies on offer from every region, not to mention wines, tequilas, bourbons or anything else that takes your fancy.  With over 7000 bottles in this month, we’re sure you’ll find something to ease the burden as the nights draw in, so without further ado here are a few of the amazing drams on offer this month.

One of ten amazing casks which were bottled in 2014 and 2015, each with a different Samurai depicted on the label, this is the Karuizawa 30 Year Old Samurai Cask #7843.  Aged for a whopping three decades in a single Sherry Butt this formidable dram has somehow retained an ABV of 58.3%.  A rare dram indeed from Japan’s most coveted silent distillery this is one of only 458 bottles released.

From a silent Japanese distillery to a silent Scottish one, this is the St. Magdalene 25 Year Old Cadenhead’s 75cl Circa 1980’s.  Named for the leper colony which once stood on the site St. Magdalene distillery produced whisky in a lowland style until its untimely demise in ‘Great Cull’ of 1983.  This tremendous whisky was probably distilled at some point in the 1960’ and bottled in the 1980’s by famed Scottish indie bottler Cadenhead’s.

Next up we have another Scotch whisky distilled in the 1960’s though this time from Campbeltown, this beauty is the Springbank 1965 26 Year Old.  By most people’s reckoning Springbank is one of the finest distilleries in Scotland whose distinct medium peated, two and a half times distilled spirit produces a robust and complex dram admired the world over.  This a well-aged 1965 vintage and is sure to be a must-have for any serious Springbank collectors out there.

From the idyllic Mull of Kintyre to the ragged charm of Islay, this special dram is the Bowmore Black 1964 42 Year Old 75cl.  First of the fabled Trilogy of the 1964 Bowmore’s. The oldest release of the Black Bowmore was distilled on the 5^th November 1964 and matured within five Oloroso sherry casks. Only 827 bottles were released 42 years later.  This dram is the absolute definition of a sherry bomb, hence the black of the title, and is surely one of the most sought-after drams Bowmore has ever produced.

Finally, we have another couple of UK exclusives from American Single Casks, both from Heritage Distilling Co. an American craft distillery based in Gig Harbor, Washington.  Both bottles are number 1 in their respective runs, and both are only available in the UK and Europe right here at Scotch Whisky Auctions.  The 2015 6 Year Old is 100% Rye and was recently reviewed by Serge Valentin at whiskyfun.com where it received a mightily impressive 91 points!  The 2018 5 Year Old was produced using heavily roasted chocolate malted barley, most often used in brewing dark beers and looks particularly delicious.

As well as these two new releases we are also selling 50 bottles each from the first two casks from last month as a buy-it-now here and here, so if you missed out last month here is your chance to snap one up before they are all gone.

As always, we have a wide range of high-quality drams available at all price points, so now is the time to delve into this month’s offerings and start building that watchlist.  Best of luck to everyone in the auction, and as always………..don’t lose your bottle.