The Grand Whisky Auction ENDS SOON!

There are 2100+ lots to browse and bid on this month with one of the highlights being this 52 Year Old single malt from Bowmore.

The auction closes TONIGHT at 9pm!

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Our February auction is now LIVE!

Place your bids from Friday 17th February until Sunday 26th February 2023.

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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!

Whistlepig – 12 Year Old (The Boss Hog) 1^st Edition (75cl)

Karuizawa – 1969 (Single Cask #8183)

Balvenie – 16 Year Old (Rose) 1^st Edition

Yamazaki – 2014 + 2015 + 2016 (Limited Edition) 3 x 70cl

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.com.

AUCTION ENDS SOON!

ENDS SUNDAY 19^TH FEBRUARY FROM 8PM

Make it Macallan

We have several bottles of Macallan in our third auction, including Folio 5. The Macallan Folio series is inspired by original, vintage adverts that were run between the 1970’s – 1990’s. Each Folio release is presented with an illustrated hardback book.

Which Bond era is your favourite? Decade II represents the 1970’s when Roger Moore was at the helm of one of the most popular franchises in movie history. Or maybe you are more of a Millennial? Decade V enters the 2000’s, when Daniel Craig took over as 007.

We love an old school bottling, like these classic examples from Gordon & MacPhail. The Pride of Orkney 12 year old contains whisky from the Highlands and Orkney, whilst the Old Elgin is a 15 year old single malt. Dallas Dhu 1970 is 17 years old, part of the popular Connoisseurs Choice range.

Register now at www.clickwhiskyauctions.com to bid on these wonderful bottlings and many more besides.

The Grand Whisky Auction is now LIVE!

There are 2100+ lots to browse and bid on this month with one of the highlights being this 52 Year Old single malt from Bowmore.

The auction closes on the 21st February @ 9pm!

Interested in selling whisky in our next auction?

T. +44 (0)1463 210 427 –  sales@thegrandwhiskyauction.com

AUCTION NOW LIVE!

ENDS SUNDAY 19^TH FEBRUARY FROM 8PM

Make it Macallan

We have several bottles of Macallan in our third auction, including Folio 5. The Macallan Folio series is inspired by original, vintage adverts that were run between the 1970’s – 1990’s. Each Folio release is presented with an illustrated hardback book.

Which Bond era is your favourite? Decade II represents the 1970’s when Roger Moore was at the helm of one of the most popular franchises in movie history. Or maybe you are more of a Millennial? Decade V enters the 2000’s, when Daniel Craig took over as 007.

We love an old school bottling, like these classic examples from Gordon & MacPhail. The Pride of Orkney 12 year old contains whisky from the Highlands and Orkney, whilst the Old Elgin is a 15 year old single malt. Dallas Dhu 1970 is 17 years old, part of the popular Connoisseurs Choice range.

Register now at www.clickwhiskyauctions.com to bid on these wonderful bottlings and many more besides.

The 140th auction closes Sunday evening (tonight!), so we thought we’d take this opportunity to highlight a few excellent lots in this month which you might have missed.

Hibiki is a Japanese blend launched by the whisky giant Suntory in 1989 to celebrate their 90th anniversary; and it is really something special. It has received a Gold Editor’s Choice award from Whisky Magazine, not to mention achieving the top prize in its category at the World Whisky Awards 2010. This Hibiki 30 Year Old Kacho Fugetsu is a triumph of design with an elaborate 30-sided bottle, each face representing a year of maturation.

This one is definitely for those amongst us with deep pockets, The Macallan 72 Year Old Lalique Genisis Decanter.  An utterly tremendous expression this one, distilled in the 1940’s the whisky comes in a bespoke decanter by celebrated French crystal producers Lalique which is itself held in a case designed by Burgess Studio and handcrafted by cabinet maker NEJ Stevenson.  One of the oldest whiskies Macallan have ever bottled, this is your chance to purchase one of the most sought-after expressions on the secondary market.

And finally, we have another absolutely stunning dram from Speyside’s juggernaut, The Macllan 50 Year Old The Red Collection.  Taking inspiration from founder Alexander Reid, who’s surname means “the red one”, this show stopping range is also noteworthy for having been crafted by Macallan’s first female Master Whisky Maker, Kirsteen Campbell, who took the up the reins in 2019.  We’re running out of superlatives to describe The Red Collection, so let’s just say this is one of the finest collections The Macallan have ever released, so don’t rest on your laurels if you want to snap this one up.

We have some fantastic bottles in this month, so make sure to get your bids in early so you don’t miss out.  Happy bidding everyone and best of luck to you all in the auction.

2023 Customer Update

This year has gotten off to a great start and will only get better as we look forward another year full of fantastic whisky auctions.  Our aim as always is to bring you the highest quality auctions we can, and literally everything we do is geared towards that end.  We hope you are as excited as we are about what the coming year will bring.

Storage

We are constantly evolving here at Scotch Whisky Auctions, and as we move into 2023 we are continuing to improve our storage system as it grows.  We are committed to providing the safest and most secure environment for your bottles, and we are proud of our climate controlled and fully secured storage units which provide a fully insured storage solution for a growing customer base.  The cost to enter bottles into our long term storage facility remains at 3% of the hammer price, however a minimum charge of £5 will apply as of 03/03/2023 which we believe represents great value for continuing peace of mind.  As a reminder this fee covers L&B for 12 months and should you ship cover still applies.

Pay in your own currency

Stay tuned for another update to our payment system which is coming soon.  We are in the process of implementing the ability to pay outstanding invoices in your own currency, which will give our valued international customers more flexibility while potentially reducing the fees paid for currency transfer through financial institutions.As always we are striving to improve, and we believe these changes will result in a net benefit to you, the customer.  All the best this year, and best of luck in the upcoming auctions!

Our collection dates for February 2023 have now been finalised. Please click HERE for the list of dates, locations and to register your interest in this service. Please note the date of our local and Edinburgh collections have changed.

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 or to those customer who live within 10 miles of a collection point.

Collections are limited and offered on a first come first served basis.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.

The 140th auction is now live with more than six thousand quality bottles to choose from.  As usual we thought we’d save you some scrolling time and highlight a few special expressions in this months auction to get you started.

Bowmore 1964 38 Year Old Oloroso Cask

First up we have a very rare and special bottling from one of the most celebrated distilleries in Islay, Bowmore.  Distilled way back in 1964 this fantastic Bowmore 38 Year Old has been aged solely in Oloroso sherry casks and is one of only 300 bottles ever produced.  The combination of sweet sherry and Islay peat smoke is a very special one and has become one of the most sought-after flavour profiles in the world of whisky.  This expression is housed in a beautiful wooden presentation case and wouldn’t be out of place in even the finest of collections.

Karuizawa 1974 40 Year Old Vintage Cask #6114 75cl

The famed silent Japanese distillery of Karuizawa has produced some tremendous whiskies and none more so than this Karuizawa 1974 40 Year Old Vintage Cask #6114 75cl.  Not an expression we see very often, having sold it only twice before and the last occasion being way back in the 56th auction!  We are going to go out on a limb and predict this sells for more than the £5000 it achieved last time, so be prepared for competition if you have your eye on this one.

Springbank 1966 Local Barley Cask #479 75cl

Another tremendous expression, this Springbank 1966 Local Barley Cask #479 75cl is part of a famous set of vintages renowned for their quality and depth of flavour.  Distilled in 1966 and aged in a fresh Bourbon cask these bottlings are as rare as they celebrated.  Springbank’s, and indeed Campbeltown whiskies in general, have been going through something of a renaissance recently in the secondary market so there is no better time than the present to pick up an expression held in such high esteem by collectors the world over.

Macallan 1989 Samaroli

Finally, we have an independent bottling of one of the most collectable single malts in the world, Speyside’s own distilling juggernaut, The Macallan.  This Macallan 1989 vintage was bottled by one of the most respected international independent bottlers, Samaroli.  The renowned Italian bottler has been selecting the finest whiskies since their inception way back in 1968 and are known for producing independent bottlings of the highest quality.

Some really special and interesting drams there for sure, but this is just the tip of the iceberg.  With over 6000 tipples in this month there is something to suit every tastebud (and wallet) so the time has come to delve into this month’s auction, start building your watchlist, and as always best of luck to everyone this month.

Our February 2023 Auction ENDS TODAY

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Auction ends Wednesday 8th February.

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