In February we survived three storms and thunder snow but we are coming back for more – Storms Dudley, Eunice & Franklin were no match for SWA!

Below you will find our UK Collection schedule for March 2022.
Please note the deadline date for all collections in now 12 noon on Monday 14th March 2022.

To register your interest in a collection please complete the form which can be found here.

Please note home collections are available to those customers sending 10+ bottles or bottles to the value of £1000 and above in towns and cities where we do not offer a collection point.

Please get in touch if your area is not listed below but you would like a home collection. We will do our best to accommodate all requests.

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

It would be appreciated if bottles could be packed for uplift. In addition the attached submission form and label should be completed.

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.

Submission Form & Label

Our bumper 129th auction is now live, and with over 9000 bottles to choose from we thought we’d help by highlighting a few special bottles.

Bowmore 1964 35 Year Old Single Cask #3709

One of only 99 bottles produced, this Bowmore 1964 is rare, and the dark unctuous liquid has had us all salivating this month.  We’ve only auctioned this once before in over 10 years which gives you some idea of its rarity.

Littlemill 1990 23 Year Old for Wealth Solutions

A piece of liquid history from Littlemill, a now silent distillery which was one of the oldest licensed distilleries in Scotland.  Older bottlings of Littlemill are rare so grab this one while you can.

Port Ellen 1981 Feis Ile 2008

Around this time of the year our heads all start turning to the Feis, and this 2008 Feis Ile bottling of Port Ellen should help focus the mind.  This is a rare expression and represents a great opportunity for someone with a gap in their collection.

With such a large auction there is bound to be something for everyone and some relative bargains to be had, so get browsing now to find your bottle of something special this month.

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OLDEST MACALLAN RED COLLECTION WHISKY AT BONHAMS WHISKY SALE

Macallan-78 year old estimated at £65,000-70,000

 View the catalogue: https://www.bonhams.com/live_auctions/27532/

The Macallan-78-year old. Estimate: £65,000-70,000

Edinburgh – A bottle of one of the oldest known Macallan Scotch Whisky ever produced – The Macallan-78 year old – leads Bonhams Whisky sale in Edinburgh on Thursday 10 March. The pinnacle of Macallan’s Red Collection, the bottle is numbered 133 out of a limited edition and comes in its original oak and Bridge of Weir leather-lined presentation case. It is estimated at £65,000-70,000.

Bonhams Head of Whisky Martin Green commented: “This is an astonishing whisky. One of the oldest single malt whiskies ever bottled by any distillery, it had been maturing in sherry casks since the early 1940s until it was bottled in 2020. It represents the peak of Macallan’s Red Collection and is proof perfect of the saying that good things come to those who wait.”

Other highlights of the sale include:

The Bowmore Trilogy consisting of a bottle each of Black Bowmore-42 year old -1964, bottled in 2007; White Bowmore -42 year old -1964 bottled in 2008 and Gold Bowmore-44 year old-1964 bottled in 2009. Estimate: £45,000-55,000. 

The Macallan Exceptional Single Cask-1950. Bottled in 2018 at 67 years of age and released in a limited edition of 336 bottles. Estimate: £32,000-38,000.

Karuizawa Ruby Geisha-38 year old. Distilled by Karuizawa Distillery for Elixir Distillers, the bottle comes in its original wooden presentation case and is numbered 139 of a limited edition of 223. Estimate: £24,000-26,000. 

Dalmore-45 year old. Bottled in a Baccarat crystal decanter at Dalmore Distillery, Alness and released in 2018, the bottle retains its original presentation case and stopper and is accompanied by a booklet and outer leather carrying case. Estimate: £7,000-8,000.

Sale: Whisky saleLocation: 22 Queen Street, EdinburghDate: Thursday 10 March at 11 am

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 of Bonhams specialist departments, please visit bonhams.com

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Our February Auction Ends Soon!!

Auction closes from 8pm (GMT) Tuesday 1st March.

www.speysidewhiskyauctions.co.uk

Macallan – Diamond Jubilee

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Our February Auction ENDS SOON!

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

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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!

Macallan – 71 Year Old (Tales of The Macallan)

Glendronach – 50 Year Old

Hanyu – Ichiro’s Malt (Joker)

Bowmore – 50 Year Old (1966)

Macallan – 1938

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 February auction is now LIVE!

Auction closes from 8pm (GMT) Tuesday 1st March.

www.speysidewhiskyauctions.co.uk

Macallan – Diamond Jubilee

We are now operating from our new home!
110B High street, Aberlour. AB38 9NX
+44 (0)1340 835445

Interested in Selling Whisky?

Click below for more information or to arrange a FREE* Bottle collection

 4.9 / 5 | 305 reviews

Our February auction is now LIVE!

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

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!

Macallan – 71 Year Old (Tales of The Macallan)

Glendronach – 50 Year Old

Hanyu – Ichiro’s Malt (Joker)

Bowmore – 50 Year Old (1966)

Macallan – 1938

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

We wanted to give you a quick update about what’s happening at Sotheby’s – both now and in the pipeline. We closed 2021 with sales of Spirits totalling $21 million, and 2022 looks set to be an equally exciting year.

Currently open for bidding (until 18th February) is Whisky | Asian Spirits featuring The Three Continents Collection Part II, Sotheby’s first ever spirits sale consisting of only Asian Spirits. It is made up of bottles from The Three Continents Collection Part II, (The first part of The Three Continents Collection – which numbers some 5,000 bottles of Scotch, Japanese and American bottles in total – debuted at auction in December 2021, selling for two times its low estimate.)

The sale also sees bottlings of Karuizawa dating from 1980 all the way through to 2000, the year in which the distillery closed, as well as a handful of non-vintage bottlings, alongside a number of rare Hanyu bottlings. Last but not least, the very best of both the Suntory and Nikka portfolios are on offer, with sought after single bottles and the opportunity to bid on full cases of six and twelve bottles across several price brackets.

Demand for US whiskey seems to have grown significantly over the last year. Next month will see Sotheby’s increasing its American Whiskey offerings significantly, further to our first American Whiskey Single Owner auction in New York in April 2021 with The Thoroughbred Collection, which comprised rare Bourbon and Ryes from one dedicated enthusiast. The sale total achieved more than 300% of its low estimate at just shy of $1 million, and set a new benchmark for what the future of Whiskey auctions will look like.

On March 19th in New York we will host a US Whiskey-only auction featuring two significant collections. The first: American Muscle, a collection accrued over the last 10 years by one of California’s most renowned Muscle Car drivers featuring a significant selection of Willett, Four Roses and Van Winkle. The second: The Three Continents Collection Part III (containing just US Whiskeys).

Looking ahead, we will be holding a sale of Spirits as part of our Spring series of auctions in Hong Kong in April, and beyond that on the horizon, a sale of Asian spirits in May and Scotch Whisky in June, both in London.

Whisky  | Asian Spirits featuring The Three Continents Collection Part II, New York, 2 – 18 February

American Muscle | Rare Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye, New York, 19 March

It’s that time again!!!

Below you will find our first UK Collection schedule of 2022. Please note the week we collect is now a week later with the exception of the North West of England. Please pay attention to the deadline dates as we are now on a tight schedule to get the North West routes planned.

To register your interest in a collection please complete the form which can be found here.

Please note home collections are available to those customers sending 10+ bottles or bottles to the value of £1000 and above in towns and cities where we do not offer a collection point. Please get in touch if your area is not listed below but you would like a home collection. We will do our best to accommodate all requests.

Collections are limited and by appointment only. If you would like to attend please complete the form which can be found here. Please note dead lines apply for collection requests. It would be appreciated if bottles could be packed for uplift. In addition the attached submission form and label should be completed.

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.

Submission Form & Label