Glenfarclas 21 Year Old Bottled 1970s – Edward Giaccone
A bottle of Glenfarclas 21 Year Old. This was selected and bottled for Mr Edward Giaccone, and imported to Italy by Pinerolo. We estimate this was bottled in the 1970s.
This is bottle number 023.
Winning bid £2,900
Macallan 1938 Handwritten Label
A bottle of The Macallan 1938, bottled in the early 1980s by Gordon & MacPhail. This bottling has a handwritten label and is presented in a wooden box.
This is bottle number 45.
Winning bid £8,000
A bottle of The Macallan 1946 Select Reserve. Unusually for The Macallan, this was distilled from peated malt, due to the high prices of coal after World War II. It was matured for 52 years in sherry casks and is presented in a handmade wooden case. This comes with a pair of keys to lock the case, and a certificate of guarantee dated 1 May 1998 and signed by the distillery manager.
This is bottle number 2550.
Winning bid £8,000
A pair of Royal Navy Rum flagons, still in their original wooden crate. The crate is sealed with metal straps. We estimate these were bottled in 1954 to 1955.
This comes with a Certificate of Legal Title and Transfer, showing the item being transferred from one bonded warehouse (Marshall Wineries) to another (Octavian Ltd), in December 1995. This document states the country of origin as Jamaica, and the contents as two imperial gallon flagons of dark Navy rum. We have removed the original owner’s name from the images.
The front panel has the following markings:
PKD 11/55 (Which we assume to mean ‘Packed November 1955’)
Inspected F.S.I 9/61
Lock Up FSO 82629
S/2
The top panel has the following markings:
R.A.S.C Sups (Royal Army Service Corps Supplies)
This Side Up
Glass With Care
S.R.D 9/67
Each side is marked:
R.A.S.C Sups
A11Z3 (left side only)
Winning bid £7,900
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 £3,700
Jack Daniel’s Old No 7 Brand 5 Year Old
A bottle of Jack Daniel’s Old No.7 Brand 5 Year Old Tennessee whiskey. We estimate this was bottled in the late 1950s.
The bottle has a State of Wisconsin tax stamp with the serial number G719797.
Winning bid £3,400
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 479 from cask number 5643.
Winning bid £2,700
A H Hirsch Finest Reserve 20 Year Old
A bottle of A H Hirsch 20 year old Finest Reserve. This was distilled in the Spring of 1974 at Michter’s Distillery, which closed for good in 1988.
The back label has 11/26/02 written on it.
Winning bid £2,100
