Mulberry Bank Auctions Spring Whisky Cask Auction will take place on Wednesday 26^th February at 2pm!

If there are particular casks that you are interested in samples will be available at the saleroom (note that these are on a first come – first served basis as we have limited supplies of some of the samples). For those  looking to arrange telephone lines, this needs to be done by 12 noon on Wednesday 26th by contacting us on 0141 225 8181 or e-mailing info@mulberrybankauctions.com or stewarts@mulberrybankauctions.com . To bid online, you will need to register for the sale through either of our online portals at www.easyliveauction.com or www.the-saleroom.com .

The best of luck in your bidding.

Welcome all whisky aficionados, connoisseurs and collectors alike. Tis’ our 107th auction and it’s a whopper. February brings us moonshine liquid goodies from the US of A, some beautiful looking bottles from the far east and even some new releases from the new Macallan distillery.

AUSTRALIAN WHISKY HISTORY IN THE MAKING FOR RURAL BUSHFIRE RELIEF
As part of The Aussie Spirit Auction, we’re making the ultimate ‘Aussie Spirit’. Literally.

The “godfather of Australian whisky” Bill Lark will be guiding the blending and maturation of this very special whisky in Tasmania (stay tuned here for the distillery reveal very soon). 5 barrels – each boasting a different, delicious expression – will be up for grabs.

100% of funds raised from all auction items – including ‘The Aussie Spirit’ whisky – will go to Rural Aid for bushfire and drought relief.

Gather your friends and colleagues and go in together if you have to; this is a once-in-a-lifetime drop. Become a part of history while helping Australians affected by bushfire and drought by vying for this whisky.

The details

New make spirit has been kindly donated to make this whisky by 5Nines Distilling (SA), Archie Rose Distilling Co. (NSW), Belgrove Distillery (TAS), Manly Spirits Co. (NSW), Newcastle Distilling Co. (NSW), Ostra Distillers (VIC), Rochfort Distillery (SA), Sawford Distillery (TAS), Shene Estate & Distillery (TAS), Shipyard Distillery (NSW), SouWester Spirits (WA), Tin Shed Distilling Company/Iniquity (SA) and White Label Distillery (TAS).

Round Oak Barrels have very generously given us the following barrels:
– 1 x 15 gallon (57L) Rum
– 1 x 15 gallon (57L) Honey Spirit/Bourbon
– 1 x 10L ex-Tawny, heavy char
– 10 gallon (42L) Bluebird Distillery Four Grain Bourbon

Plus, Round Oak have also donated a 300L, 60 year old, French Oak, ex-Cognac/VSOP barrel – the jewel in our Auction crown! It came from Angove, makers of the famous St. Agnes brandy, adding yet another layer of significance to the whisky.

How to bid

1. Pre-bidding for 3 of the casks and bidding for the rest is now open online here. Pre-bidding will close before a gala Auction event on the 28th February. In the case of no bids at the event, the highest pre-bidder will become the winner – so bid well! Date And Time. Fri., 28 February 2020. 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm AEDT. Location Dockside Cockle Bay Wharf Balcony Level Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia
2. Live bidding on 3 of whiskies will occur at a gala dinner event in Sydney. Tickets are now available here. This will be your best chance to call one of these unique creations your very own.
3. Should you wish to compete in the live auction, but can’t attend the gala, please email hello@aussiespiritauction.com to discuss options.

Full details and FAQs for those who would like to invest in this whisky can be found here. Please read before bidding.

Our February auction is now LIVE!

Place your bids from Friday 14^th February until Sunday 23^rd February at

www.whiskyhammer.co.uk

Every month, we present an incredible selection of whiskies and other fine spirits to our members right across the globe. You will find everything here from limited edition releases and vintage bottles to whole casks of rare whisky. There is certainly something for everyone – whether you are looking to collect, invest or enjoy!

Macallan – 40 Year Old (1977) Single Cask

Karuizawa – 40 Year Old (1977) Single Cask

Littlemill – 25 Year Old

Selling whisky? Why not arrange the pick-up of your bottles using our global courier service? If you’re based in Scotland, you might want to arrange the personal collection of your bottles. Wherever you’re based in the world, we will make getting your bottles into our monthly auction as simple as possible. Get in touch with the Whisky Hammer team now by dropping them a message at sales@whiskyhammer.co.uk.

AUCTION DEDICATED TO CASK WHISKY GENERATES GLOBAL INTEREST

Bidders from around the world took part in the world’s first live, online whisky auction dedicated to casks.

More than 300 whisky lovers registered for the auction held by auctionyourcask.com and over 100 samples were sent to prospective buyers around the world including America, Asia, Australia and Europe.

Founder of auctionyourcask.com, Simon Aron, says: “People loved the option of receiving samples. Try before you buy is incredibly powerful.”

“We are encouraged by the first sale because of the number of people who registered. We intend to host an auction four times a year and it’s set to get bigger and better,” adds Simon, who explains the auction offered casks at many price points.

Among the casks sold during the auction was a 1995 Springbank sherry hogshead which was bought for £45,000 and the Glen Ord barrel April 2015 went for £3,100.

auctionyourcask.com

In an historic, world first, auctionyourcask.com, hosted the first ever live, online auction for casks which ran from 22^nd January until 2^nd February 2020 and featured casks including: Glenrothes sherry hogshead and Bruichladdich 2007 in a first fill ex-Chateau Margaux barrique.

Auctionyourcask.com allowed private owners and investors to sell their cask to independent bottlers and other investors all around the world.

Whisky Price Growth

A mixed portfolio investment of 14 whisky casks purchased for £100,000 would appreciate at an estimated average increase of 13-18% a year (over 4-6 years), generating a target gross return of more than £214,000, an increase of approximately 114%.

Whisky, according to the recent Knight Frank Wealth Report, was 2019’s top performing luxury investment. With an increase of 40% on rare bottle values in the last 12 months, it far outstripped the more established alternative assets such as art, wine and cars.

Cask Trade, the company behind of auctionyourcask.com, buys and sells exceptional cask whiskies. The company is unique because it only sells casks it owns outright, and it only sells whole casks: it is not a whisky cask broker and it does not offer fractional sales, as part of a fund.

Hosted four times a year the next auctions will take place in April, July and October 2020.

NOTES 

Founded in 2018 by Simon Aron in partnership with several of the world’s foremost whisky masters, including Keeper of the Quaich Sir Colin Hampden-White, Cask Trade buys and sells exceptional cask whiskies. The company is unique because it only sells casks it owns outright, and it only sells whole casks: it is not a whisky cask broker and it does not offer fractional sales.

A passionate whisky collector for more than 20 years, Simon Aron suffered many false promises from whisky investment companies and this drove his ambition to create a real and trustworthy market place for whisky collectors and investors, and bottlers:

The company’s casks are held in the best HMRC bonded warehouses, regularly visited and approved by Cask Trade whisky masters. All stock holdings have a complete paper trail…

• Delivery orders from supplier to Cask Trade
• Invoices for transfer of ownership, storage insurance, re-gauging, sampling or movement
• HMRC-issued WOWGR (warehouse keepers, warehouse premises, owner of goods and registered consigners): a fully regulated and closely monitored license requiring due diligence on suppliers as well as customers.

Included in its extensive list of customer services, Cask Trade’s rigorous processes means that the company will guarantee to buy back from its clients the casks they buy from and have had managed by Cask Trade. It also offers…

• Regular sampling and re-gauging of casks
• Re-racking (sherry wine, port etc)
• Estimates of bottles and strength in cask (effects of angels’ share 0ver years of maturations)
• Financial modelling for each cask based on age and rarity with estimated % returns
• Costings for bottling, labelling and shipping (duty & tax)
• Regularly updated whisky investment guide which includes statistics from two authoritative third parties (independent of Cask Trade)
• Cask Trade will arrange for clients to receive samples of their whiskies and visit their barrels(s), upon request – wherever possible.

Cask Trade has started the first live auction website dedicated to exceptional whisky casks: auctionyourcask.com.

Hosted four times a year and helping private owners/investors sell their cask to independent bottlers and other investors all around the world. All casks will be re-gauged ready for auction and a full 70cl sample will be drawn so that bidders have the opportunity to try the whisky before they buy. – Wherever possible. We validate all the sellers and confirm proof of ownership and the history of the cask enabling bidders to safely buy. With complete transparency and no sellers’ fee we can offer you the actual hammer price. Our low buyers’ fee of 15% + VAT will offer the opportunity to buyers, trade or private, to buy rare casks.

https://www.casktrade.com

https://www.auctionyourcask.com

Whisky Price Growth 

Whisky, according to the recent Knight Frank Wealth Report, is 2019’s top performing luxury investment. With an increase of 40% on rare bottle values in the last 12 months, it far outstripped the more established alternative assets such as art, wine and cars.

From page 78 – https://content.knightfrank.com/resources/knightfrank.com/wealthreport/2019/the-wealth-report-2019.pdf

Data collected by Rare Whisky 101 suggests the four-year growth from December 2014 in rare whisky has increased over 160%, compared to just 2.47% for the FTSE 100. https://www.rarewhisky101.com/indices

The same report by Rare Whisky 101 claimed via the BBC that they had performed a controlled test of 55 rare bottles, of which over a third were fakes.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-46566703

SCOTCH GALORE – NEWS FLASH

We now offer FREE Collection in your area when you choose to sell with your Whiskies with Scotch Galore. Once you decide to sell we can arrange for our Courier to uplift your Whisky from you home address or if more convenient a local drop off point in your Locality. So get in touch, email us at info@scotchgalore.com, call 01236 434688 or visit our website https://www.scotchgalore.com and use our contact form for any questions you may have. Slainte….. Scotch Galore.

COMPLETE SET OF GLENFARCLAS FAMILY CASKS LEADS BONHAMS WHISKY SALE IN EDINBURGH

43 BOTTLES ESTIMATED AT £140,000-180,000

FIRST TIME AT AUCTION  

Bottles from The Family Casks 1952-1994 by Glenfarclas. Estimate: £140,000-180,000

A complete set of 43 bottles from the legendary Glenfarclas Family Casks leads Bonhams Fine Whisky in Edinburgh on Wednesday 4 March. Estimated at £140,000-180,000, this is the first complete set ever offered at auction.

Glenfarclas launched The Family Casks in 2007 in an edition of 43 bottles containing whisky distilled every year between 1952-1994 and have released bottles periodically ever since. The whiskies have proved very popular particularly with people celebrating special events like birthdays or wedding anniversaries. The distillery is no longer releasing bottles from some years e.g. 1952 and 1953 because the supply is exhausted.

Bonhams Whisky specialist in Edinburgh Martin Green said: “The Glenfarclas Family Casks presents a wonderful range of tastes, colours and aromas.  The complete, original 1952-1994 set has never been seen at auction before and with some years no longer in production, the sale offers a unique opportunity to acquire a collection that will be increasingly difficult to build up in any other way.”

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

Information for sales of “Single Malt Whiskey Yamazaki 50-Year-Old 2nd Release” at the Auction

Shinwa Auction Co., Ltd. will hold an  Auction on February 15th and we will sell “Single Malt Whiskey Yamazaki 50-Year-Old 2nd Release”.

In recent years, Japanese whiskey has gained popularity among enthusiasts around the world, especially in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong.

There is a total of three editions of 50-year-old Yamazaki. Those has been limited sold three times in 2005, 2007 and 2011 so far. Yamazaki 50-Year-Old was released in 2007 with a limited edition of 50 bottles (One million Japanese yen each) which is called the “2nd Release”, and one of those bottles will be include this auction. It is considered to be very popular from its rarity, which can be available only at the auction now.

The viewing of all lots will be held on February 14th. We would appreciate if you could visit the viewing.

■ AUCTION

Date: February 15, 2020

Time: From 14:00

Location: Ginza Medical Bldg., 7-4-12 Ginza, Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-0061 JAPAN

Viewing: From 13:00 to 15:00 on Friday, February 14, 2020

Total LOTs: 287 LOTs（679 bottles）

Total Lower Estimate: 5,6720,000. JPY

Company overview of Shinwa Auction

Company: SHINWA AUCTION Co., Ltd.

Web site: https://english.shinwa-auction.com/

Office Address: Ginza Medical Bldg. B1F, 7-4-12 Ginza Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0061, JAPAN

Date of establishment: August 1, 2017

Capital Stock: Fifty million Japanese Yen

President & CEO: Kazuki Ishii

Business description: Planning and management auctions, buying, selling, and import antiques. 

LOT. 6

Suntory Single Malt Whisky 

Yamazaki 50-Year-Old 2nd Release

1 bottle (700ml)

Alcohol by Volume : 53℃

Released in 2007

Limited edition 50 bottles

Accompanied with original wood case, leaflet and Decorative medal

Estimate price：

12,000,000. JPY～25,000,000. JPY

■Recent Auction Results 

2018/01/27　3rd Release（Released in 2011, 150 bottles limited edition)

Sotheby’s Hong Kong　SOLD: 2,337,000. HKD（Buyer’s premium included） 

2018/08/17　1st Release（Released in 2005, 50 bottles limited edition）

Bonhams Hong Kong　 SOLD: 2,695,000. HKD（Buyer’s premium included） 

2018/11/16　3rd Release

Bonhams Hong Kong　SOLD: 1,470,000. HKD（Buyer’s premium included） 

2019/05/31　1st Release

Ravenel Taipei　 SOLD: 13,512,500. NTD（Buyer’s premium included） 

2019/10/04　2nd Release

Sotheby’s Hong Kong　 SOLD: 2,356,000. HKD（Buyer’s premium included）

www.shinwa-auction.com

The third Cask 88 Online Cask Auction, ‘Against the Grain’ will open on Friday 31 January 12 noon GMT, and end 10 days later on Sunday 9 February 5pm GMT. When the platform launched in June 2019, it was the first and only online platform dedicated to auction of whisky casks. You can view the details here

Scottish whisky broker and award winning independent bottler Cask 88 have announced their third auction, bidding for which opens at the end of the month. When the platform launched in June 2019, it was the first and only online platform dedicated to auction of whisky casks. The third Cask 88 Online Cask Auction, ‘Against the Grain’ will open on Friday 31 January 12 noon GMT and end 10 days later on Sunday 9 February 5pm GMT. Seven lots are featured, representing a range of diverse spirit and cask types, including two casks of grain whisky, two casks of new make spirit from Isle of Arran distillery and malt whiskies maturing in ex-Bourbon, ex-sherry and ex-rum casks. The oldest whisky in the collection is a 45 year old grain whisky cask from Invergordon distillery. All the liquid is distilled and stored in Scotland.

“Our third cask selection showcases the diversity of the whisky cask market,” said Head of Content Sam Laing. “Whisky enthusiasts are not limited by what the major producers choose to bottle and put to market. Whether they love well-matured grain whisky, malts with an uncommon cask finish, or they simply want to observe a delicious new spirit as it matures and develops over time, cask ownership gives them the opportunity to find something unique, and then to put their own stamp on it.”

“We’ve had a great response so far to our cask auctions,” said Cask 88 Director, Patrick Costello. “Our public platform offers full transparency, and an innovative way for our clients to engage with the whisky cask market. It has even given a boost to our traditional sales, as auction visitors, curious to learn more, approach us for our weekly cask list. We look forward to welcoming more sellers and buyers to the platform in the coming months and years.”

The Cask 88 Online Cask Auction platform only lists casks from private individuals, with careful consultation with the seller. Lots are always publicly visible on the Cask 88 website, and each cask undergoes a verification process to confirm ownership and provenance before going online. All casks over three years of age must have been regauged within the last 18 months to be considered for the auction. A sample from each cask is reviewed by the Cask 88 in-house team, who, among them, have sat on tasting panels for, and advised, top names in whisky, such as the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, the Waldorf Astoria, the Peninsula Shanghai and The Scotch Whisky Experience.

Potential bidders will need to register before they can view active auctions and receive authorisation to bid. The final hammer price includes the cost of the cask and the first two years of storage. All other costs related to storage, removal from bond, insurance, regauging, sample withdrawal, transportation and bottling will be the sole responsibility of the buyer. This includes VAT and any UK excise duty. A buyer’s commission of 10% is added to the hammer price of all lots. Cask 88 accepts payment via bank transfer/BACS and all major credit and debit cards.

Once they have made their purchase, buyers will be eligible for the same level of service as provided to all clients of Cask 88. Casks are stored in a bonded warehouse in Scotland, and after purchase, clients are welcome to visit their cask and to have samples delivered to them. If they choose to bottle the cask down the line, Cask 88 offers packaging and labelling design services and supports clients throughout bottling and export of the final product. To register to bid and view active lots, visit http://auctions.cask88.com/

About Cask 88
Whisky cask broker and independent bottler Cask 88 is on a mission to take discerning clients on a journey from cask to glass, by offering clients the opportunity to select, purchase, label and package their own exclusive whisky drawn from the finest Scottish whisky casks. The company founders have been trading collectible single malt since 1987 and opened the Asia office in 2013; now Cask 88 offers a wide selection of old and rare casks from world-renowned distilleries, and provides end-to-end care that includes cask procurement and storage, bespoke packaging design and bottling services. An extensive inventory and expansive global network provide an unparalleled selection of fine whiskies, which attracts a wide clientele from London, Hong Kong and Beijing to New York.
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