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It’s great to be back! Thank you to everyone for your patience throughout our closure as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Our offices are now open for appointments and shipping has resumed. Please note there may still be some delays due to international restrictions however we are monitoring this daily and we are working hard to get orders to you as quickly as possible.

We continue to offer free E.U and U.K collections for sellers. If you have over 10 bottles or a minimum value of £1000 we can arrange a courier pick up.  Complete the form online to arrange collection.

We are delighted to now offer bottle drop off and collection appointments at our Glasgow office. Appointments are available Monday to Friday 10am-7pm. We are following strict social distancing guidelines and hygiene best practice. Find out more.

We are also offering free doorstep collections for over 10 bottles or collectively worth a minimum of £1000 across Central Scotland. Contact us to find out more and check availability.

June Auction Is Live – Our Biggest Auction to Date!

Auction Ends Monday June 8th at 9pm (BST)

www.thegrandwhiskyauction.com

There’s over 1,650 lots to bid on this month!

This is our biggest auction to date, meaning an even greater selection of exciting bottles! They include some new releases from Fèis Ìle 2020, The Highland Whisky Festival & The Speyside Whisky Festival as well as some well aged classics and some very rare bottles.

Macallan- Gran Reserva Cask 51. 1st Scotch Dinner Experience

Found on the banks of the River Spey, Easter Elchies house stands next to the award-winning 140 million pound Macallan distillery that opened to the public in the summer of 2018. Since its opening, the distillery has won several very prestigious awards relatng to its architecture and design.

This particular bottling is exceptionally rare and was bottled to celebrate the 1st dinner held in a unique, specially created vault, at the Scotch Whisky Experience. The event had on display the world’s largest collection of Scotch whisky, bought from the Brazilian, Claive Vidiz.

Dalmore – 40 Year Old
1966 (Signed by Richard Patterson)

This bottling is the oldest release in Dalmore’s Rare and Prestigious range…and it certainly does it jusEce. The liquid held within has been matured for 40 years in the traditional way Dalmore should be, a combination of both American oak and Gonzalez Byass sherry casks.

Distilled on the 21st of March 1966, only 1,000 bottles were ever released in a full leather case and only a handful feature this personal signature. This is bottle number 151 of 1000 and is hand-signed in golden pen by master distiller Richard Patterson.

Pappy Van Winkle’s – 23 Year Old – Family Reserve

Matured for 20 years, then further matured in casks specially selected from the heart of the warehouse for an added three years, this is the oldest release in the Pappy Van Winkle range. This bourbon is now one of the most collectible and legendary produced. It comes with a black velvety bag.

Daftmill – 2006 Single Cask #048 – Taiwan

This first fill Bourbon barrel 048/2006 was filled on the 31st July 2006 and was selected by Ho- Cheng Yao to be the first exclusive bottling for Taiwan. This is one of only 201 bottles produced.

New releases in the aucton:

The auction also includes exciting 2020 whisky fesEval releases including: Kilchoman – 12 Year Old – Fèis Ìle 2020, Bunnahabhain – 2002 – Maderia Finish – Fèis Ìle 2020, Bunnahabhain – 2010 – Amontillado Finish – Fèis Ìle 2020, Ardbeg Blaaack – Committee 20th Anniversary – Limited Edition, Macallan – 27 Year Old 1992 Dramfool “Malt Can Heal, Wolfburn – Quarter Cask – Highland Whisky Festival (Cancelled) 2020.

Browse and bid on over 1,650 lots at:
www.thegrandwhiskyauction.com

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RARE WHITE BOWMORE-43 YEAR OLD-1964 LEADS BONHAMS WHISKY SALE IN EDINBURGH

White Bowmore-43 year old-1964. Estimate: £10,000 – 13,000

A rare bottle of White Bowmore-43 year old-1964 leads Bonhams live behind-closed-doors whisky sale at 22 Queen Street, Edinburgh on Wednesday 10 June. It is estimated at £10,000-13,000.

The bottle comes in a presentation case and is numbered 216 of a limited edition of 732. The whisky was distilled in Bowmore’s famous No One vaults on Guy Fawkes day, 5 November, 1964 in three bourbon casks which has given it an unusually light colour and accounts for the distinctive name, Bowmore White.  It is said to have the scent of tropical fruits, and a palette of pine, vanilla and honey.

Bonhams whisky specialist in Edinburgh Martin Green said: “I am very pleased that we have been able to harness new technology to present a sale in these difficult times and to maintain the quality and choice for which our whisky auctions are renowned. Our leading lot, the White Bowmore-43 year old-1964, seldom appears on the market and I am expecting interest from collectors around the world.”

Other highlights include:

·         A bottle of The Macallan-1938. Estimate: £10,000-12,000

·         A bottle of Black Bowmore-1964. The First Edition, bottled in 1993. Estimate: £5,000-9,000.

·         A bottle of Glenfiddich-47 year old-1964. Estimate: £5.000-7,000.

The sale will be a live ‘behind-closed-doors’ auction. An auctioneer will be present on the rostrum, and bids will be accepted in the following formats: online, on the phone, or by leaving an absentee bid. All bidding will be done remotely in accordance with the latest government guidelines.

Sale: Whisky

Location: live behind-closed-doors Edinburgh

Date: Wednesday 10 June starting at 11 am.

NOTES

Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world’s largest and most renowned auctioneers, offering fine art and antiques, motor cars and jewellery. The main salerooms are in London, New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong, with auctions also held in Knightsbridge, Edinburgh, Paris, San Francisco and Sydney. With a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 22 countries, Bonhams offers advice and valuation services in 60 specialist areas. For a full list of forthcoming auctions, plus details of Bonhams specialist departments, please visit bonhams.com. bonhams.com

We will be in Edinburgh on Monday 8th June offering our complimentary collection service. We would love to see you. (Socially distanced of course!)

1.00-1.30pm
Craigleith Sainsbury’s Car-Park, EH4 2EB

If you would like to attend please

click here to complete the attendance form.

Additionally, please fill out a submission sheet which can be found below. This must be handed in to the collections team.

On arrival please follow guidance from the team to ensure social distancing at all times. If you are feeling unwell at all please do not come along.

‘Distilled’, Sotheby’s First Spirits Online Sale of 2020 in London, Totals £1.5 Million / $1.8 Million

– New Auction Record for Any Bottle of Whisky Produced by the Dalmore Distillery – 

– Almost Half of the Buyers were New to Sotheby’s and 42% of Bidders were Under 40 Years Old – 

LONDON, 29 MAY 2020: Distilled | Iconic Samaroli, Dalmore 62, an online sale showcasing some of the most collectable bottles across all major spirits categories, closed yesterday, raising a total of £1,495,459 / $1,822,665 (est. £1.1-1.6 million). 

A new world record for any bottle of whisky produced by the Dalmore Distillery sold at auction was duplicated in rapid succession with the two lots that closed the sale. Two bottles of The Dalmore 62 Year Old – one of the oldest whiskies to have been released from the distillery, with only 12 bottles made available – sold for £266,200 / $324,445 each, to separate Asian private collectors. Bottles #2, “The Mackenzie” and Bottle #5, “The Cromarty”, exceeded their low estimated price of £75,000 per bottle by three-and-a-half times.

Jonny Fowle continued: “Rare and collectible whisky is exemplified by the Dalmore 62 Year Old, and we are delighted to have set a new record for the most valuable Dalmore ever sold at auction. Having not one, but two of these bottles in a single sale made history and the outstanding result achieved on both bottles shows that the market for whisky collecting is very much alive.”

A bottle of The Macallan 50 Year Old Anniversary Malt proved tempting to bidders, selling for £84,700 / $103,232 (est. £70,000-100,000). While it bears an age statement of 50 years, this whisky was distilled in 1928 and bottled in 1983, meaning it is actually 54 or 55 years old. A low abv of 38.6%, below the minimum requirement for modern day whisky of 40%, makes it a truly unusual gem.

An important Italian collection of Samaroli brought a combined total of £314,519 / $383,336, led by two bottles of Bowmore Bouquet 1966 which sold for £42,350 / $51,616 each. Widely regarded as some of the greatest whiskies ever produced, Silvano Samaroli’s bottles are now extremely scarce, with the most valued bottles, such as the Bowmore Bouquet, rarely seen more than once a year at auction.

Statistics on Bidders & Buyers: Participants hailed from 25 countries, with an average of four bids per lot. Almost one half of the buyers were new to Sotheby’s, and 42% of bidders in the sale were under 40 years old. Sotheby’s online sales so far this year have broken the $100 million barrier, with 77 sales in 2020 bringing a total of $129 million, and a third of bidders and buyers new to Sotheby’s. A further forty online auctions are planned for June.

On behalf of everybody here at SWA we would like to thank  everyone for your incredible patience and understanding throughout this difficult time. We are delighted to bring you our 108th auction, now live. We have a wide variety to choose from this month in a hope to keep your spirits up in more ways than one!

Happy bidding and best wishes from all at Team SWA.

JAPANESE WHISKY SETS TOP BONHAMS HONG KONG WHISKY SALE

First Auction in Hong Kong Behind Closed Doors
Live Biddings via Online, Phone and in Written Form

Young Collectors Go From Strength to Strength
Nearly Half the Bidders Under 40 Years Old, Winning Top Lots of Sale

Strong Global Participation From 22 Countries
Spanning Oceania, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Americas

Top Lot: The ‘Ghost Series’ Whisky Collection (11 bottles)

Sold for HK$ 967,200

Estimate: HK$ 820,000 – 1,000,000

Commenting on the result, Daniel Lam, Bonhams’ Director of Wine & Spirits, Asia, said: ‘We are pleased to see that the market is active. Japanese whisky, a category already trending over the past few years, shows strong resilience under the current climate, commanding prices in line with high estimates. This solid sale was encouraged by strong, global biddings from 22 countries, especially those from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China. Meanwhile, young collectors under 40 years old continue to increase, in terms of both numbers (they account for nearly half of the sale’s bidders) and buying power (the top two lots of the sale – both Japanese whisky sets – sold to young collectors).’

Notable highlights:

Japanese Whisky

• Lot 475  The ‘Ghost Series’ Whisky Collection (11 bottles)

Sold for HK$ 967,200

Estimate: HK$ 820,000 – 1,000,000

• Lot 449  Yamazaki & Hakushu Vintage Malt – 1979 – 1994 (16 bottles)

Sold for HK$ 682,000

Estimate: HK$ 600,000 – 800,000

• Lot 505  Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt-Joker ‘Monochrome’ and Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt-Joker ‘Colour’

Sold for HK$ 446,400

Estimate: HK$ 350,000 – 450,000

• Lot 439 Hibiki ceramic – 35 year old – Tokuda Yasokichi III

Sold for HK$ 347,200

Estimate: HK$ 180,000 – 240,000

• Lot 511  Karuizawa – 1964 – #3603

Sold for HK$ 322,400

Estimate: HK$ 260,000 – 300,000

• Lot 287  Hibiki ceramic-35 year old-Sakaida Kakiemon XIV

Sold for HK$ 248,000

Estimate: HK$ 180,000 – 240,000

Please click here to find out further details of the auction result.

Specialist: Daniel Lam, Bonhams’ Director of Wine & Spirits, Asia

NOTES

Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world’s largest and most renowned auctioneers, offering fine art and antiques, motor cars and jewellery. The main salerooms are in London, New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong, with auctions also held in Knightsbridge, Edinburgh, Paris, San Francisco and Sydney. With a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 22 countries, Bonhams offers advice and valuation services in 60 specialist areas. For a full list of forthcoming auctions, plus details of Bonhams specialist departments, please visit bonhams.com. bonhams.com

Thank you everyone for your incredible patience and understanding throughout this difficult time. We are pleased to announce that Auction 108, postponed in March, will go live on Friday 29th May. If you had bottles originally booked into Auction 108 these will automatically be included.  Our auction schedule has been updated for the coming months and we are very much looking forward to welcoming you all back.

Our offices remain closed to the public at the moment and we will update further as soon as we can.

Best wishes from all at Team SWA.

Our latest online auction of Rare and Collectable Whisky is now live. It will run from 5pm on the 22^nd May to 5pm on the 29^th of May with fantastic selection to choose form. Are you looking for the perfect dram to sip of an evening?

Why not search through our online catalogue and you could find something suitable to see you through the summer months and beyond.

You can view the catalogue at www.mulberrybankauctions.com and bid through the-saleroom.com.

Stay safe and Good Luck!