Please see below our collection schedule for the 136th auction. To register your interest please compelte the form which can be found HERE

Scotland

Collection Points

Inverness – Tuesday 13th September 2022 – From 11am by appointment
* Request deadline Monday 12th September 2022 at 12 noon

Inverness – Tuesday 13th September 2022 – From 11am by appointment
* Request deadline Monday 12th September 2022 at 12 noon

Aberdeen – Wednesday 14th September 2022  – from 11am by appointment only
* Request deadline Monday 12th September 2022 at 12 noon

Home Collections
For those customers sending 10 or more bottles or bottles to the value of £1000 and above.

Glasgow/Motherwell  includes all G & ML postcode areas – Wednesday 7th September 2022
*Request deadline Friday 2nd September 2022 at 12 noon

Inverclyde & Renfrewshire – Wednesday 7th September 2022
*Request deadline Friday 2nd September 2022 at 12 noon
Dundee –  Wednesday 14th September 2022  – from 11am by appointment only
* Request deadline Monday 12th September 2022 at 12 noon

Perth  –   Wednesday 14th September 2022  – from 11am by appointment only
* Request deadline Monday 12th September 2022 at 12 noon

Ayrshire – Monday 19th September/Tuesday 20th September 2022
* Request deadline Monday 12th September 2022 at 12 noon

Dumfries –   Monday 19th September/Tuesday 20th September 2022
* Request deadline Monday 12th September 2022 at 12 noon

Fife & Kinross – Tuesday 20th August 2022
* Request deadline Monday 12th September 2022 at 12 noon

Stirlingshire – Tuesday 20th August 2022
* Request deadline Monday 12th September 2022 at 12 noon

Islay –  Thursday 22nd September 2022
* Request deadline Monday 12th September 2022 at 12 noon

Campbeltown/Oban – Thursday 22nd September 2022
* Request deadline Monday 12th September 2022 at 12 noon

Edinburgh – Monday 26th September 2022
* Request deadline Monday 12th September 2022 at 12 noon

England

England – Home Collections – Friday 16th September 2022 – Monday 19th September 2022
* Request deadline Monday 12th September 2022 at 12 noon

Collection Points

Manchester – M21 – Sunday 18th September 2022 From 6pm *** New Location ***
* Request deadline Monday 12th September 2022 at 12 noon

London AM – NW2, SW16, E6 –  Sunday 18th September 2022  – from 10am by appointment only
* Request deadline Monday 12th September 2022 at 12 noon
*** New East London Location ***

London Evening – W14 –  Sunday 18th September 2022 – from 6pm by appointment only
* Request deadline Monday 12th September 2022 at 12 noon

Wales

Newport – NP18 – Saturday 19th September 2022 from 9am
* Request deadline Monday 12th September 2022 at 12 noon

Home collections are available for those customers sending 10+ bottles or bottles to the value of £1000. Unfortunately this service is not available in London. Collections are limited and by appointment only. If you would like to attend please complete the form which can be found here. Please note deadlines apply for collection requests. It would be appreciated if bottles could be packed for uplift. In addition a submission form and label should be completed. Submission forms can now be completed via your main accounts page. A winner in our auction? We are now offering a delivery (to collection point) service to customers who are dropping bottles off for a future auction. This service is charged at £12 (inc VAT), optional loss and breakage cover is available.

We couldn’t be more excited…the Gathering officially starts today, Thursday, 1 September with a special virtual pub session, followed by a unique tasting and events programme at our venues, Partner Bars, Members’ Rooms and online. It’s a great time to get involved and make the most of your membership.

The Gathering is our annual celebration of everything that makes the Society unique. The festival is for all members, no matter where you are in the world. It’s the time of year you’ll hear our rallying cry ALL TOGETHER NOW!

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Incredibly Rare Collectible Treasure at Best Pricing
Kavalan “Solist” Manzanilla Sherry Cask Strength 58.6% ABV Single Barrel Taiwanese Single Malt Whisky (750ml)
(Previously $600) ($249.99)
“This manzanilla cask is so rare and unusual that I really have little frame of reference…”
— David Othenin-Girard, K&L Spirits Buyer

At the cornerstone of this coveted whiskey line, the sherry-aged casks present the quintessential Kavalan poise and grace that has won this iconic distillery its countless accolades and awards over the years, including the 2021 Distillery of the Year at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, as well as a near-maniacal following among the most committed collectors. We’ve some truly astounding single-cask treasures come through our doors recently, but this one is easily among the rarest Kavalan barrels we’ve ever gotten our hands on. It’s also one of the most singularly distinctive profiles in our entire inventory. “An absolutely unique and incredibly inviting style,” as described by spirits buyer David Othenin-Girard, it’s “extremely pungent and wild” as the sherry cask influence plays perfectly against the tropical character of the malt itself. It’s safe to say there is simply nothing else like this on the market, and at our jaw-dropping price of over 50% off the going market rate, it’s a must-have for any serious whiskey collector.

Kavalan “Solist” Manzanilla Sherry Cask Strength 58.6% ABV Single Barrel Taiwanese Single Malt Whisky (750ml) (Previously $600) ($249.99)

K&L Notes: Kavalan has spent the better part of the last decade racking up double gold medals and best-in-class awards for a ton of their different bottlings year after year, but none are more awarded than the Solist Single Casks. The Taiwanese distillery is famous for its intensely hot and humid aging, which extracts the most exquisite flavors from these special casks in a hurry. When you select the finest wood available, the results are some of the most intensely flavored malts produced anywhere in the world. Here we have a single manzanilla cask bottled without color or chill filtration at 58.6% ABV. If you’re not up on your Spanish sherry, manzanilla is akin to the fino style of sherry, but comes exclusively from San Lucar de Barrameda. The coastal town produces glorious fresh, briny, and mineral-driven wines that are delightful in hot weather. It’s the perfect environment for the development of flor in the sherry production process, which protects the wines from aging oxidatively like Oloroso. The result when this type of cask is applied to whisky is otherworldly. The whisky is still dark in color thanks to Taiwan’s harsh aging environs and has a lovely sweetness paired with that briny coastal nature of the manzanilla. It’s no wonder this whisky took Double Gold three years in a row at the SF Spirits Competition. *Please note the word ‘Solist’ does not appear on the bottles in the USA due to trademark issues, but this is the same lineup of single casks labeled Solist in Taiwan*

David Othenin-Girard | K&L Spirits Buyer | Review Date: August 17, 2022

It’s just shocking that we’ve managed to acquire this much insanely rare Kavalan at such a stupendously under-market price. Not much more to say about this special distillery except that I hope their products become regularly available to us at this price. That, unfortunately, is a pipe dream, so we’ll just have to enjoy it while it lasts. This manzanilla cask is so rare and unusual I really have little frame of reference, only having tasted a handful of manzanilla sherry-aged malt in the last two decades. The obvious comparison is Kavalan’s own fino cask offering, which used to be more available and was always my favorite release. Let’s have a taste. An inviting, deep copper color. Immediately, the nose has that fino funk that I love. Extremely pungent and wild, but then it quickly transitions into a huge array of delicate fruit flavors—mirabelle, apricot jam, candied hazelnut, greengage, and behind that a subtle salinity adding a leathery, earthy character. The tiny hints of voile character are more subdued than in the fino and less raisiny. Still, there’s plenty of dried fruit and sweetness in the nose—an absolutely unique and incredibly inviting style. On the palate, it’s ultra-rich and starts very sweet on the entry before moving into a panoply of savory and sweet flavors—wet tobacco leaf, polished mahogany, nougat, dried apricots, salty caramel, and old, earthy oak. With water the tannins soften significantly, and the salted plum character explodes. I’m super into this, and it’s a gorgeous departure from the flavors of the oloroso without losing the opulence of the sherry.

Laphroaig 10 Year Old Sherry Oak Finish

This iconic Islay distillery has produced another heavily peated gem, with plenty of complexity and sweet fruity notes coming from the Oloroso cask finish.

£67.00
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The Laphroaig 10 Year Old Sherry Oak Finish is a new single malt whisky from Laphroaig distillery, which has been finished in Oloroso sherry casks. This iconic Islay distillery has produced another heavily peated gem, with plenty of complexity and sweet fruity notes coming from the Oloroso cask finish. Bottled at 48% abv.

Nose: medicinal peat, honey, cloves.

Palate: sweet toffee, dark chocolate, oak and polish.

Finish: long sweet and spicy with a good kick of peat.

Mannochmore 2008 14YO

Cask type: American Oak, PX Finish One of only 302 bottles available worldwide
Cask #09029
Finished for 18 months a PX sherry cask

£85.00

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Finn Thomson first tried a sample of this cask back in September 2020 when they had just embarked on the journey of launching Finn Thomson Whisky. Like the company itself, this Mannochmore had its own exciting development ahead. Originally in a refill hogshead, the then 12-year-old sample had a very clean, green apple character that made it the ideal candidate for re-racking into a Pedro Ximenez sherry cask. This delightfully light spirit character is typical of Mannochmore — a distillery that can be overwhelmed by too much cask influence — and requires careful attention.

Over the last 18 months, Finn Thomson witnessed this whisky fulfil its potential. The sherry has boosted its inherent sweetness but not completely taken over by any means. Now is the time to bottle. Despite being cask strength this is an amazingly smooth dram with toffee apple notes aplenty. A fitting release for the launch of their company, both now fully matured.

Distilled: 14/05/2008
Bottled: 17/07/2022
Cask No: 09029
Cask type: American Oak, PX Finish
One of only 302 bottles available worldwide

ralfy review 942 – Blair Athol 11yo @ 51.6%vol: single cask (Simply Whisky)

Radico Khaitan Launches a New Whisky Heritage Collection “ROYAL RANTHAMBORE” in the United States

Award Winning from the Spiritz Achiever’s Award 2021 for Product Debut of the Year

United States, July 6, 2022 – Radico Khaitan Ltd. (NSE: Radico), is India’s largest distillery, with over 75 years of distillation experience, launches the ‘Royal Ranthambore Heritage Collection-Royal Crafted Whisky’ in the United States. The product is in distribution and is scheduled to be available in stores and online for purchase.

Royal Ranthambore is a blended whisky, inspired by the Ranthambore’s land of majestic tigers and legendary kings, reflecting the “Timeless Valour”. The blended whisky is crafted with various bespoke blended malt scotches from different geographical regions, made from 100% malted barley and blended with oak infused Indian Grain Neutral Spirit to harmonise the Royal blend.

According to the Sanjeev Banga, President- International Business of Radico Khaitan, “the key to our success is our Rampur distillery, which has earned its prestigious reputation as Asia’s top distillery in producing a wide range of premium beverage alcohol products. Today, we are proud to introduce one of our finest whiskies, The Royal Ranthambore, an add-on to our luxury collection for the US market.”

‘The highly sophisticated and knowledgeable whisky community is willing to experiment and we are very confident they would like Royal Ranthambore – a premium whisky that is palatable and versatile for all occasions” said Kunal Madan, the Vice President of Radico Khaitan, International Business.

How to taste the Royal Ranthambore:

Eye test: colour – golden hue, with a tint of amber.

Smell test: nose – warm and intense orchard fruit aromas, followed by sweet floral notes and hints of citrus. Subtle forest honey and spicy dried fruits at the end leave a lasting trail.

Taste with sophistication: palate – Allow a sip to linger in the mouth and the warmth of your palate entices out a flurry of rich flavours like English muffins, melted butter, plum cakes, apple pie, cocoa and a hint of spicy peaty smoke in the background.

The finish – A long finish that smoothes out with time.

To learn more, join our Royal Ranthambore community. Follow for product distribution and availability in stores and online for purchase, announcements, tastings, events, and news.

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Learn more: https://www.royalranthambore.com

About Radico Khaitan Ltd.

The company’s brand portfolio includes many top adult beverages such as the Rampur Indian Single Malt Whiskies (Rampur Select, Rampur Double Cask and Rampur Asava) Jaisalmer Indian Craft Gin, and the newest member, the Royal Ranthambore.

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Melbourne-based Starward was named Most Awarded Distillery of the Year 2022 at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, the first Australian distillery to receive this accolade.

If you’re curious about Australian whisky, now’s a better time than ever to explore Starward’s characterful new-world whiskies, packed with fruit and spice from maturation in the likes of ginger beer, apera (Australian fortified wine) and red wine casks.

The distillery’s new duo of 2018-vintage fruity single malts includes Octave Barrels, matured in casks that previously held The Octavius Shiraz from Yalumba, and Tawny Cask, finished in fortified wine casks from McLaren Vale.

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Benromach 40 Year Old (2022 Release)

“Fragrant cinnamon and ginger spices complement flavours of Seville oranges, sweet Morello cherries, stewed berries and a hint of roasted hazelnut. This is combined with baked apple, liquorice, subtle black pepper and rich dark chocolate notes, before finishing with forest fruits and mature oak.” – Keith Cruickshank, Distillery Manager

£2,000.00
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Laid down in the highest quality oak casks for four decades since 1982, this rare single malt is a beautiful deep amber colour, left at a cask strength of 57.6% abv. Presented in a stunning black stained solid oak wooden box, this single malt is a batch of only 1,132 bottles. A stunning example of a classic Speyside malt!

Nose: baking spices, Seville oranges, toasted hazelnuts.

Palate: apple pie, dark chocolate, juicy cherries.

Finish: aged oak and dark fruits.