DECEMBER 2018 AUCTION ENDS SOON!
(ends Sunday 6th January 2019)
…place your bids at www.whiskyhammer.co.uk
With an incredible selection of whiskies and other fine spirits there is certainly something for everyone – whether you are looking to collect, invest, enjoy!
DECEMBER AUCTION NOW LIVE!
(ends Sunday 6th January, 2019)
…place your bids at www.whiskyhammer.co.uk
With an incredible selection of whiskies and other fine spirits there is certainly something for everyone – whether you are looking to collect, invest, enjoy!
Just Whisky is live with their December Auction and what a cracker it is! Highlights include a large selection of very desirable bottles from Bowmore Distillery, think Black Bowmore, Gold Bowmore, 50 Year Old & Sherriff’s. It’s well worth checking out and placing a bid.
They are also celebrating their 5th Anniversary and to celebrate this milestone, they’re reducing their commission to 0% for next month (January Auction).
The auction runs until Sunday 16th December at 8pm UK Time
Happy Bidding!
In celebration of the 10-year milestone of independent bottling of single malt whiskies from some of Scotland’s finest distilleries, Brian and Andrew Symington (Managing Director) selected six outstanding and very rare whiskies to bottle as a special commemorative presentation which are all single cask bottlings bottled at natural cask strength.
This Littlemill single malt is beautifully presented with two branded glasses. Distilled: 25.10.1965 and bottled: 08.06.1998.
An extremely rare bottle of Ardbeg, released in 2015 to celebrate their 200 year anniversary. The whisky is a result of spirit distilled in 1974 and 1975 and aged for 33 years. The resulting whisky was married in 2008 into glass containers where it spent a further 8 years until the release just a few years ago in 2015. Only 400 bottles were produced.
We’re extremely excited to bring to auction what has got to be the most collectable and sought-after set from Springbank ever. Featuring a fabulous selection of well-aged malts from the back catalogue of the Campbeltown distillery.
The set includes:
Distilled on the 14th January 1949 in Spanish Oak Sherry Casks, this is an incredibly well aged Macallan which has attained near legendary status. Bottled for the Millennium celebrations; the highly coveted Whisky was decanted into a specially commissioned Caithness glass decanter, complete in an oak presentation box. It features a copper ingot stopper cast from No. 9 spirit still from the Macallan distillery. This example even comes with an uncompleted form to have a personalised Macallan Millennium key made as well as the original key provided with the set.
Naturally with copper there may be a slight tarnishing to the metal of the stopper but should polish out.
The whisky itself is an incredibly scarce 50 year old malt which is highly rated by Jim Murray, author of the whisky bible and the late whisky connoisseur and author Michael Jackson.
This is a fabulous Lot, and one which we’d love to keep ourselves! The lucky new owner will become the keeper of what is quite simply one of the most sought after bottles in the world.
Bowmore 1955 – 1974 Visitor Centre Opening Ceramic Decanter
From the legendary Bowmore distillery of Islay a truly rare gem. Specially bottled for the opening of the distillery’s visitor centre on September 12th 1974. This vintage ceramic flagon was mainly handed out to staff to celebrate the opening, most of which decided to open but lucky for us we have here one of the few remaining unopened bottles. We are led to believe it is 37.5cl size flagon but no size is stated.
Distilled on 5th November 1964, this first instalment of the Bowmore 1964 Trilogy was carefully filled into Oloroso sherry casks where it spent the next four decades and more perfecting its
On the 5th of November 1964 The Bowmore Spirit was filled into Five Oloroso Sherry Casks and left to quietly mature in the deep, dark Bowmore vaults. After forty-two years, the casks produced only 827 bottle of this extremely rare malt whisky.
The result is a stunning aroma and palate, and the rich, deep, dark, almost ebony colour reflected in its name.
This release of Black Bowmore has had whisky reviewers heads in a spin about how good it is. Not many bottles can be described as Legendary, but fortunately, this is one of them.
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Bottle Deadline
SWA Friends, it’s been brought to our attention that the date on our website for the December bottle deadline was incorrect. To clarify, the deadline is the 14th of December. However, the office will still be open on Saturday the 15th to accept the final few bottles. We do so hope this hasn’t caused you any inconvenience.
December Dates:
14th Dec: Bottle Deadline (15th Glasgow Office still accepting personally delivered bottles)
28th Dec: Auction Begins
6th Jan: Auctions Ends
COMPLETE SET OF BLACK BOWMORE 1964 LEADS BONHAMS DECEMBER WHISKY SALE IN EDINBURGH
Complete set of Black Bowmore 1964. Estimate: £50,000-70,000
A complete set of Black Bowmore 1964 leads Bonhams Whisky sale in Edinburgh on Wednesday 12 December. It has an estimate of £50,000-70,000.
The Black Bowmore 1964 first edition was bottled in 1993 in a production run of 2,000 bottles. The second edition followed in 1994 – when, again, production was limited to 2,000 bottles. The third, and final, bottling, in an edition of 1,812, took place in 1995.
Bonhams Whisky specialist in Edinburgh Martin Green said: “Bottles of Black Bowmore 1964 have become highly desirable, and the complete set of three editions is in particular demand. Each of the three bottles in our December sale comes complete with its own presentation case and, of course, its own unique number. I anticipate some keen bidding.”
Other highlights of the sale include:
| Sale: The Whisky Sale |
| Location: 22 Queen Street, Edinburgh |
| Date: Wednesday 12 December at 11am |
| Specialist: Martin Green |
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.
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BONHAMS SMASHES YET ANOTHER WHISKY RECORD
American Hogshead Cask from Macallan Distillery, 1996- 22 year old sold for HK$3,430,000 (US$437,861 / £342,271
Hong Kong – Bonhams once again set a world whisky record at its Rare and Fine Wine and Whisky auction on Friday 16 November in Hong Kong with the sale of an American Hogshead Cask from Macallan Distillery, 1996-22 year old, which sold for HK$3,430,000 (US$437,861 / £342,271) to an absentee bidder against active bidding in the room, surpassing the original estimate of HK$2,200,000 to HK$2,800,000.
The new benchmark was set against the previous sale of a Sherry Hogshead Cask from Macallan Distillery, 1987-30 year old which sold for HK$2,928,000 (US$373,800 / £292,200) at auction in October 2017.
“Not only has this 22 year-old cask reached the highest record price realised at auction, but it is also the most valuable per bottle cask sold in auction worldwide and is expected to produce 310 bottles valued at HK$11,064 per bottle,” explains Daniel Lam, Director of Wine & Whisky, Asia.
During 2018, Bonhams has broken the world record for the most valuable bottle of whisky sold at auction on three separate occasions, and set a new world record for the most expensive bottle of Japanese whisky ever sold at auction.
The Hong Kong sale, Bonhams largest to date with more than 1,100 lots, concluded with a robust total
of HK$41, 219,168 (US$5,263,862/ £4,099,553) with 77% sold by lot and 87% sold by value.
Alongside the leading lot, impressive prices were also achieved throughout the whisky category of the auction including:
Within the wine category, the single owner collection from an esteemed Hong Kong collector presented across some 500 lots of fine wine purchased between 1980s and 2003 was well received amongst bidders. Immaculately preserved and aged in Hong Kong over the past 15 years, this was a truly “Made in Hong Kong” collection, featuring mature Bordeaux, multiple vintages of Penfolds Grange, Hill of Grace and other matured Australian wine, and Cult California wines from the 1990s.
Highlights in this sale include:
Upcoming auctions at Bonhams globally include Fine and Rare Wines on 29 November in London (https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24606/); Fine and Rare Wines on 7 December in San Francisco (https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24854/); and Whisky on 12 December in Edinburgh (https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24762/).
Full details of the Fine and Rare Wine and Whisky auction available at https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24779/
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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 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.
NOVEMBER AUCTION ENDS SOON!
(ends Sunday 25th November)
…place your bids at www.whiskyhammer.co.uk
With an incredible selection of whiskies and other fine spirits there is certainly something for everyone – whether you are looking to collect, invest, enjoy!
Welcome to the Autumn Whisky Sale here at Mulberry Bank Auctions!
We have a nice selection of Rare and Affordable bottles up for Auction on Tuesday 20th November including a number of bottles from Silent Distilleries such as Dallas Dhu 26 Year Old Chieftain’s Choice; Glen Mhor 1980 Coopers Choice; St. Magdalene 1966 Connoisseurs Choice and Banff 1976 Old Masters. If you are looking for an impressively packaged bottle of whisky, look no further than Lot 3 – Glengoyne Millennium Bottling presented in a miniature longcase clock or the super premium blended John Walker & Sons Odyssey Blended Scotch Whisky – Lot 47. We have also a great selection of bottlings from Morrison & Mackay’s Carn Mor Celebration of the Cask bottlings all at great estimates (perfect for a gift!).
