February 2019 Auction Results

Highlights from our February 2019 auction.

February 2019 Auction Results

Karuizawa 29 Year Old Murasaki Geisha – Elixir Distillers

A bottle of Karuizawa 29 Year Old, one of a pair of Imperial Purple (Murasaki) Geishas released in 2018. This sherry-aged malt was distilled in the early 1980s and bottled by Elixir Distillers exclusively for The Whisky Exchange. Each bottle in the pair has complementary labels designed by The Whisky Exchange’s creative director Raj Chavda and are presented in individual wooden cases. This is bottle number 56 of 60.

Winning bid £12,100

Laphroaig 10 Year Old Bottled 1960s – D Johnston & Co

A bottle of Laphroaig 10 Year Old, produced by D Johnston & Co., (Laphroaig) Ltd. We estimate this was bottled in the early 1960s. This bottle is from a large collection built up during the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. The New Zealand based collection is mainly comprised of blended Scotch whiskies and early Single Malt Scotch whiskies produced for export markets. The bottles were inherited and conserved by the seller, the collector’s son.

Winning bid £5,600

Laphroaig 1969 Private Stock 19 Year Old – Sestante for Enoteca Carato

A bottle of Laphroaig 19 Year Old Private Stock. This was distilled in 1969, matured in sherry casks, selected by Sestante and bottled at cask strength in 1988 for Enoteca Carato, Brescia.

Winning bid £5,300

Macallan 1950 Handwritten Label Bottled 1980s

A bottle of The Macallan 1950, bottled in the 1980s by Gordon & MacPhail. This bottling has a handwritten label and is presented in a wooden box. This is bottle number 220.

Winning bid £5,600

A E Dor Reserve No.5 Louis Philippe 1840 Tres Vieille Grande Champagne

A bottle of A E Dor Reserve No.5 Louis Philippe 1840 Tres Vieille Grande Champagne.

Winning bid £3,500

Glenfarclas 1953 Single Cask 58 Year Old

A limited edition bottle of Glenfarclas, specially selected for Polish investment company Wealth Solutions. This was distilled on 20 November 1953, matured in a single first fill sherry butt for 58 years, and bottled by the distillers on 13 February 2012. This comes in a wooden presentation box, with a booklet with details of the distillery, the vintage, and Wealth Solutions.

Winning bid £3,400

Ardbeg 1976 Sherry Cask #2390

A bottle of Ardbeg Single Cask. This was distilled on 24 November 1976, matured in a single sherry butt, and bottled at cask strength on 27 April 2002. This whisky was first available at Feis Ile 2002. This is bottle number 43 of 494: it was bottled from cask number 2390.

Winning bid £3,300

Hibiki 30 Year Old Kagami Crystal

A bottle of Hibiki 30 Year Old blended Japanese whisky. This is a critically acclaimed blend from Suntory and is presented in a Kagami crystal decanter.

Winning bid £3,000

Clynelish 1972 Cask Strength Cadenhead’s – White Label

A bottle of Clynelish 1972. This was bottled from a single cask at cask strength by Cadenhead’s in the early 1990s. The collection is known as ‘White Label’. This is bottle number 94; it was bottled from cask number 5645. This bottle is being sold on behalf of the Elliott Hall Medical Centre Patients Association, a registered charity that provides services directly to patients, supports patients’ groups, liaises closely with the practice, and organises fundraising events to support these initiatives.

Winning bid £2,400

February 2019 Auction Results