Karuizawa 37 Year Old Cask #4056 Pearl Geisha – Elixir Distillers
A bottle of Karuizawa 37 Year Old, one of a pair of Pearl 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 14 of 71; this was bottled from cask number 4056.
Winning bid £25,000
Karuizawa 38 Year Old Cask #4348 Pearl Geisha – Elixir Distillers
A bottle of Karuizawa 38 Year Old, one of a pair of Pearl 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 19 of 172; this was bottled from cask number 4348.
Winning bid £19,000
Clynelish 1965 Bottled 1986 – Corti Brothers
A bottle of Highland Park 21 Year Old, distilled in 1965 and bottled in 1986 by RW Duthie & Co.
This was selected by Darrell Corti especially for Corti Brothers, Sacramento, and imported to the US by Pellegrini Imports, California.
This bottle is signed by Narsai M David, founder of Narsai’s Restaurant, Kensington.
Winning bid £8,600
Macallan 1945 Speymalt Bottled 2013 – Gordon & MacPhail
A bottle of Macallan from Gordon & MacPhail’s Speymalt series. This was bottled from two casks, numbers 106 and 109, which were filled at the Macallan distillery on 12 April 1945. The casks matured at the distillery until they were transferred to Gordon & MacPhail’s bonded warehouses in 1978 and 1980 respectively. This whisky was bottled at 45.1% ABV on 15 August 2013.
Winning bid £7,200
Brora 1972, 22 Year Old Rare Malts
A bottle of Brora 22 Year Old. This was distilled in 1972 and bottled for Diageo’s now-discontinued Rare Malts Selection range.
Winning bid £5,200
Springbank 1958 Bottled 1983 – Narsai’s Restaurant & Corti Brother
A bottle of Springbank single malt Scotch whisky, distilled in 1958 and bottled in 1983 by RW Duthie & Co.
This was selected by Narsai M David especially for Narsai’s Restaurant & Corti Brothers, and imported to the US by Pellegrini Imports, California.
This bottle is signed by Narsai M David, founder of Narsai’s Restaurant, Kensington.
Winning bid £4,600
Highland Park 1962 Bottled 1986 – Corti Brothers
A bottle of Highland Park 24 Year Old, distilled in 1962 and bottled in 1986 by RW Duthie & Co.
This was selected by Darrell Corti especially for Corti Brothers, Sacramento, and imported to the US by Pellegrini Imports, California.
This bottle is signed by Narsai M David, founder of Narsai’s Restaurant, Kensington.
Winning bid £3,700
Caol Ila 12 Year Old Bottled 1960s-1970s – ILA
A bottle of Caol Ila 12 Year Old, bottled by then proprietors Bulloch Lade & Co. Ltd. This was imported to Italy by ILA, we estimate in 1968 to 1970.
Winning bid £3,000