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With decades of experience, our team of fine spirits auctioneers share their knowledge and useful information as well as tasting notes and reviews from our spirits community.

Gruaud Larose – Drinking like a Monarch without paying a King’s Ransom
25th September 2023 | By Emily
Are you looking for great value Bordeaux wine? Gruaud Larose could be the answer. Value is a wonderfully relative concept when it comes to fine wines and spirits. Like any luxury purchase, be it fashion, cars or works of art, to the uninitiated, spending many multiples of the retail or auction price on an object rather than buying the most functional, affordable iteration available can seem like shameless decadence. In the wine world, as in… Read More
The Instant Scotch Whisky Library
6th September 2023 | By Isabel Graham-Yooll
World community of whisky writers donates signed first editions books for Instant Scotch Whisky Library to raise money for charity.
These Parrots are no more!
23rd August 2023 | By Nick Morgan
The truth about Pattisons Parrots. Nicholas Morgan ruffles the plumage of one of whisky folklore’s most enduring myths.
A Requiem For A Whiskey Bar
27th June 2023 | By Isabel Graham-Yooll
A much-loved private collection of American whiskeys is up for auction so our auction director Isabel Graham-Yooll spoke with seller Richard Thomas about how his years running his rock ‘n’ whiskey bar The Crobar influenced his collection.
Dave Broom On Whisky, Writing And Change
22nd February 2023 | By Isabel Graham-Yooll
Isabel Graham-Yooll was meant to be interviewing Dave Broom in Brighton for the Whisky.Auction magazine, but it quickly became more of an interrogation, with occasional smatterings of industry gossip.
Address To A Haggis
25th January 2023 | By Whisky.Auction
The complete and unabridged Address To A Haggis by Robert Burns
Jim McColl MBE, The National Treasure Who Treasures Whisky
13th January 2023 | By Isabel Graham-Yooll
Scottish broadcaster Jim McColl MBE was a presenter on BBC Scotland’s popular Beechgrove Garden show across four decades, and is the recipient of numerous awards including the Chartered Institute of Horticulture award for his significant contribution to horticulture. More importantly, he is a whisky enthusiast.
Whisky.Auction Highlights Of 2022
4th January 2023 | By Scott Walker
We take a look back at some of the highlights of our auctions in 2022.
The Fairy Tale Qing
29th September 2022 | By Isabel Graham-Yooll
An auctioneers guide to the best independent bottling you’ve never heard of, Club Qing’s Fairy Tales and Scary Tales.
Gordon & MacPhail 1952 From Glen Grant Distillery
2nd September 2022 | By Isabel Graham-Yooll
Ony 256 decanters were released for sale. This is the chance to acquire decanter 3 and raise money for chairty at the same time.