Our November Auction ENDS SOON!

Place your bids until Sunday 27^th November.

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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!

Bowmore – 35 Year Old (1964) Oddbins & 38 Year Old (1964)

Ardbeg – 1965

Karuizawa – 2000 (Single Cask Flower & Bird Series)

Macallan – Private Eye (Gold)

Hanyu – Eight of Diamonds (1991) & Ace of Spades (1985)

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.

The Grand Whisky Auction is now LIVE!

There are 3500+ lots to browse and bid on this month with the highlight being this 52 Year Old single malt from The Macallan.

The auction closes on the 28th November @ 9pm!

Interested in selling whisky in our next auction?

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

YAMAZAKI’S ONE-OFF SINGLE MALT WHISKY JUNSHIN EXCEEDS ALL EXPECTATION AT BONHAMS HONG KONG SALE

Yamazaki Junshin Single Malt Whisky

Estimate: HK$250,000-300,000

Sold for HK$750,000

HONG KONG. – One of the only 200 bottles of Yamazaki Junshin, privately released this year as a special one-off single malt whisky, sold today at Bonhams Fine and Rare Whisky sale in Hong Kong for HK$750,000, tripling its estimate. 

The Junshin, which means “pure” and “true” in Japanese, is marketed as Yamazaki’s special one-off single malt whisky and presented to convey the essence of Japanese whisky and its industry to globally-renowned master blender Richard Paterson. It was only available to Suntory’s VIP clients and today’s sale marks its debut at auction.

Formulated by Fukuyo Shinji, Suntory’s Chief Blender, the Junshin takes its tasters down the memory lane of the distillery’s 100 years of whisky making. A unique combination of Yamazaki single malts aged in Mizunara oak casks, Spanish sherry oak casks, and peated malt matured in an American oak Puncheon, all aged for more than 20 years with some of the oldest Yamazaki single malts in existence matured over 50 and 60 years in Japanese Mizunara casks. The label, made with the traditional Echizen washi paper, features the word Junshin by famous calligrapher Takeda Souun. This also marks the very first time calligraphy has appeared on the label of a Yamazaki bottle. The terms “pure” and “true” were chosen to describe the whisky-makers’ pure intent for their craft.

Commenting on the result, Diego Lanza, Bonhams Senior Whisky Specialist, said: “The Junshin excited a great deal of interest before the sale, resulting in spirited bidding today. Once again, the market responds robustly to fresh materials of top quality. Junshin is the perfect embodiment of that and the top price it has achieved was well deserved.” 

Other notable sales include: 

• Lot 444. Karuizawa-1981-32 year old-#4380-竹に鶏図 (1) Karuizawa-1984-29 year old-#3662-旭日松鶴図 (1). Sold for HK$375,000.
• Lot 375. Bowmore 1965-52 year old. Sold for HK$300,000.

Sale: Fine and Rare  Whisky Date: 18 November 2022Location: Bonhams Hong Kong, 20/F, One Pacific Place, Admiralty

Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world’s largest and most renowned auctioneers, offering fine art and antiques, motor cars and luxury. The main salerooms are in London, New York, Los Angeles, Paris and Hong Kong, with auctions also held in Knightsbridge, Edinburgh, and Sydney. With a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 22 countries, Bonhams offers advice and valuation services in 53 specialist areas. For a full list of forthcoming auctions, plus details – www.bonhams.com

Our November Auction is now LIVE!

Only 8.5% buyer’s commission.

Auction ends Wednesday 30^th November.

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Click here to register as a user.

 Looking to sell in our next auction? 0% Sellers commission & FREE* UK doorstep collections.

We offer FREE valuations to give you an idea of what your whisky may sell for at auction.

Contact us to arrange a valuation or collection.

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Click Whisky Auctions announce a new online whisky auction experience

Click Whisky Auctions Ltd (CWA) are delighted to announce that registrations are now live at www.clickwhiskyauctions.com.

Conveniently located in Elgin, at the very heart of whisky country, the CWA office will be opening soon and is easy to find, with ample parking available outside: Unit 4 Chanonry Court, Chanonry Road South, Elgin, IV30 6NG.

Click Whisky Auctions is operated by a brother and sister team. Managing Director, Murray Greig said, ‘Being avid auction users ourselves has enabled Dawn and myself to think up some fresh ideas that we feel will truly enhance your auction experience.’

These features include a customisation tool, so that all filter preferences can be stored for the next time you log in to browse the auction. There is also a Wishlist; add your favourite bottles, or most wanted ones and as soon as the bottle becomes available at the auction you will be notified by email. Finally, there is a Portfolio tool, so that you can track the performance of bottles you buy through Click Whisky Auctions over time.

Director Dawn Greig said, ‘Our ethos is simple. We want our members to have the same experience that we would want from an online whisky auction. Our mantra is ‘Sell, Collect, Invest, Enjoy’, whatever whisky means to you is important for us. Join the Click Whisky Clique and find out more about what our online whisky auction has to offer.’

Sign up for the Click Whisky Clique news on the website. The inaugural auction will commence on 9^th December 2022 and end on Sunday 18^th December from 8pm.

More information:

Call: 07557 358541

Email: support@clickwhiskyauctions.com

Visit: www.clickwhiskyauctions.com

Our November auction is now LIVE!

Place your bids from Friday 18^th November until Sunday 27^th November.

www.whiskyhammer.com

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!

Bowmore – 35 Year Old (1964) Oddbins & 38 Year Old (1964)

Ardbeg – 1965

Karuizawa – 2000 (Single Cask Flower & Bird Series)

Macallan – Private Eye (Gold)

Hanyu – Eight of Diamonds (1991) & Ace of Spades (1985)

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.

Our 137th auction was a roaring success with high prices achieved on many of the best bottles that were up for grabs.  The bottle deadline for our next auction is this Friday (the 18th), so if you want your bottles to fly this month then now is the time to get them to us.

Balvenie 1962 56 Year Old DCS Compendium Chapter 5

This stunning Balvenie sold for a whopping £36,000 last month, which is as far as we can tell the highest price this bottling has ever achieved at auction.  A remarkable achievement which goes some way to suggesting the sustained value of whisky investing in spite of ongoing global economic uncertainty.

Macallan 72 Year Old Lalique Genesis Decanter

A truly incredible bottling, which sold for an astonishing £80,000 in our last auction.  A whisker away from taking the record of highest price ever achieved here at Scotch Whisky Auctions, this bottle is now making its away to its new (and very lucky) owner.

Scotch Whisky Auctions · Unit C · 139 Lancefield Street · Glasgow, Lanarkshire G3 8HZ · United Kingdom

A friendly reminder that the deadline for collection requests is approaching.

Our collection schedule for the 138th auction can be viewed below. To register your interest please complete the form which can be found HERE

The deadline for collection requests is 12noon on 14th November 2022. This is the day after our next auction closes. Please ensure requests are received by this  time to allow the team to begin working on the routes.

Confirmation of your appointment will not be received until a few days before the collection is scheduled.

Scotland

Collection Points

Inverness – Tuesday 15th November 2022 – From 11am by appointment

Elgin –  Tuesday 15th November 2022 – From 1.30pm by appointment

Aberdeen – Wednesday 16th November 2022  – from 11am by appointment only

Home Collections – for those customers sending 10 or more bottles or bottles to the value of £1000 and above.

Glasgow/Motherwell  includes all G & ML postcode areas – Wednesday 9th November 2022

Inverclyde & Renfrewshire – Wednesday 9th November 2022

Dumfries –   Monday 21st November 2022

Dundee –  Wednesday 16th November 2022

Perth  –    Wednesday 16th November 2022

Ayrshire –  Tuesday 22nd November 2022

Fife & Kinross – Wednesday 23rd November 2022

Stirlingshire –  Wednesday 23rd November 2022

Islay –  Thursday 24th November 2022 – Saturday 26th November 2022

Campbeltown/Oban – Wednesday 23rd November 2022

Edinburgh – Monday 28th November 2022

England

England – Home Collections – Wednesday 16th November 2022 – Monday 21st November 2022

Collection Points

Manchester – M21 – Sunday 20th November 2022 From 6pm *** New Location ***
* Request deadline Monday 10th October 2022 at 12 noon

London AM – NW2, SW16, E6 –  Sunday 20th November 2022  – from 10am by appointment only
* Request deadline Monday 10th October 2022 at 12 noon
*** New East London Location ***

London Evening – W14 –  Sunday 20th November 2022 – from 6pm by appointment only
* Request deadline Monday 10th October 2022 at 12 noon

Wales

Newport – NP18 – Saturday 19th November 2022

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.  Collections are limited and by appointment only. If you would like to attend please complete the form which can be found here. Please note deadlines apply for collection requests. 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.

Our 137th auction is progressing nicely, with bids coming in thick and fast.  With over 8000 bottles in this month we thought we’d take the opportunity to highlight a few fantastic bottles you might have missed.

Balvenie 1962 56 Year Old DCS Compendium Chapter 5

The Balvenie DCS Compendium Series has produced 25 amazing single cask whiskies in celebration of the life’s work of David Charles Stewart, the famed Balvenie Malt Master.  This is a 1962 vintage, a year holding special significance as it is the year in which David first started working at William Grant & Sons, at the tender of age of just 17.  This whisky is somewhat older, having spent an incredible 56 years aging since it first ran off the stills.

Yamazaki 1990 ‘The Cask’ Sherry Butt

Distilled way back in February of 1990, before the current boom in Japanese whisky prices, this Yamazaki sherry single cask is a terrific example of the best this celebrated Japanese distillery has to offer.  Aged in a Spanish oak sherry butt until bottling in June 2008 the whisky has taken on a dark and inviting hue, only adding to the smoothness we’ve come to expect from Yamazaki spirit.  One of only 506 bottles produced this is a rarely available expression of unparalleled quality, and we have not one but two in this auction so you’ll rarely haver a better chance of owning such an exclusive bottle.

Ardbeg 1974 Double Barrel

Contained within this leather Purdey & Sons Gun Case is a collection of treasures any self-respecting Ardbeg collector will covet.  Ardbeg have included two leather-stitched books, the ‘Ardbeg Double Barrel Story’ and the ‘Ardbeg Sampling Register’, an oak and sterling silver fountain pen and one of Scotland’s most prestigious silversmiths, ‘Hamilton & Inches’, has contributed with eight, sterling silver dramming goblets.  However, the whiskies are the real treasure here.  Drawn from two of Ardbeg’s finest casks, #3145 and #3524, these bottles are a fitting centrepiece to an exquisite piece of collaborative craftsmanship.

Glenfarclas 8 Year Old for Whisky Over Ice Festival 2022

Finally we have a tremendous ‘buy it now’ option in this month’s auction.  This 8 year old Glenfarclas was bottled by our sister company, The Real Drinks Company, for the Whisky Over Ice festival in Inverness in 2022.  Smooth and rich and everything we’ve come to expect from Glenfarclas this bottle represents terrific value as well as flavour, an ideal Christmas present with the festive period fast approaching.

As the current auction inches ever closer to its culmination on Sunday night, this is the time to start placing your bids if you haven’t already done so.  There is still time to win that bottle you’ve been coveting, so head over to the site and get your bids in.  Best of luck in the auction everybody.

First 200 casks from new Caithness whisky distillery available in exclusive sale 

— Whisky Hammer partners with Dunnet Bay Distillers to sell Stannergill Whisky casks –

Whisky fans will soon have the chance to own a piece of liquid history as Whisky Hammer prepares to exclusively sell casks containing the first drops of Dunnet Bay Distillers’ Stannergill Whisky.

The Caithness-based distillery, which produces the internationally renowned Rock Rose Gin and Holy Grass Vodka, has just announced a £4m expansion into whisky, partnering with Ellon-based Whisky Hammer for an early bird investment opportunity.

Just 200 casks are available, with investors able to pre-order a 250-litre cask for £4,750. The sale will go live at 12pm (GMT) on Monday 7 November, with Whisky Hammer expecting it to attract buyers from around the world.

This is the second time Whisky Hammer has exclusively sold casks to raise capital for a new distillery. In 2020, its first cask sale for 8 Doors Distillery in John O’Groats saw all 200 casks sell in less than 48-hours.

Daniel Milne, co-founder and managing director of Whisky Hammer, said: “Dunnet Bay Distillers is known for producing high-quality spirits, so we’re extremely proud to be representing the first casks of what we’re certain will develop into an incredible dram.

“Cask investment continues to grow in popularity, with those who purchase a cask of Stannergill Whisky able to see their whisky reach different milestones and develop its character and personality. It’s an exciting process to be part of.

“Our sale represents the only time the Stannergill Whisky casks will be available at this price, so we’re expecting there to be a lot of interest.”

Following purchase, buyers will be able to chart the progression of their cask as it matures into single malt whisky in a dunnage warehouse, where the fresh sea air blowing from Dunnet Bay will contribute to the creation of a smooth, mellow spirit.

Dunnet Bay Distillers expects the whisky to be lighter and fruitier than many traditional Scottish whiskies, influenced by the distinctive coastal location of the distillery.

Claire Murray, co-founder and co-director of Dunnet Bay Distillers, said: “We are excited to launch these early opportunities for people not only locally but across the world to get involved by buying a stake in the new whisky.”

To find out more or to pre-order, visit www.stillspirit.co.uk/stannergill-whisky-launch

About Whisky Hammer

Whisky Hammer is a family run whisky auction service founded by brothers and keen whisky enthusiasts Daniel and Craig Milne, who are supported by a team of passionate experts acting as trusted advisors to both buyers and sellers.

Whisky Hammer hosts monthly auctions dedicated to whisky and other fine spirits, which attract more than 200,000 buyers and sellers from every corner of the globe. It has auctioned a wide range of whiskies, both bottles and casks, recently achieving the world record for the highest value cask ever sold at auction.

The superior service offered by Whisky Hammer means it is trusted by some of the world’s most prominent whisky collectors and sellers, with a 5-star TrustPilot rating.

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