Our October 2024 Auction is in full swing and it’s a great time to take a closer look at a few of the interesting bottles on offer, including this Bruichladdich 14 Years Old which has an amazing tale behind its conception. In 2005 local fisherman John Baker was fishing 3 miles out when he spotted something that may be a danger to other vessels and called the coastguards, who in turn brought the mystery object to dry land. They quickly discovered it was in fact a mine detecting robot which belonged to the MOD. They contacted the Naval base at Faslane who repeatedly denied losing the vessel! John’s brother-in-law, who was a member of the coastguards, took home the robot and put it in the garden of his house at Port Ellen. However, only two weeks later the MOD confirmed that the vessel was in fact theirs and arranged to retrieve it. Bruichladdich wasted no time in producing this bottling which celebrated the story of the seafaring vessel, which was well received by the locals. Years later, the vessel had become surplus to requirements and was auctioned off, the distillery was alerted to its sale and promptly bought it to proudly place at the courtyard of their distillery in 2016, just in time for their annual open day!

Another fascinating bottle is Macallan Genesis. Released in 2018 to mark the opening of Macallan’s iconic new distillery. Genesis also celebrates the design processes used to build this state-of-the-art, environmentally-friendly building. A highly prized and important bottling in the history of the Macallan Distillery, limited to just 2,500 bottles.

Another top pick from this month’s auction must surely be this bottle of GlenDronach, Distilled in 1968 and then aged for 25 years in ex-Sherry Casks. This particular version was bottled for the US market which was imported by Hiram Walker. One of only 2,000 bottles produced!

Another 25 Year Old bottling of note is this offering from Scapa; the oldest official bottling from the Orkney distillery. Bottle 284 of 2000 produced!

These are only a few of the bottles in our October auction, there are many more to enjoy from your favourite distilleries. To view more wee gems visit clickwhiskyauctions.com. Register to bid. Remember, you’ve got to be in it to win it! Auction ends Sunday 20th October from 8pm BST.