The penultimate Whisky & Spirits auction for 2024 is now live at Whisky.Auction. Ending at 19:30 GMT on Tuesday 5 November, there is a limited time for whisky collectors to get their hands on some rare whisky gems.
This month’s highlights include some of the scotch brands that are often overlooked at auction, as well as a stunning bottle kindly donated to raise money to support diversity and inclusion in the hospitality industry. Let’s take a look at some of the fantastic bottles on offer this month at Whisky.Auction. Place your bids here.
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North Port 1966 15 Year Old
Proud receiver of an excellent 94 points from WhiskyFun, this North Port 1966 15 Year Old was bottled by legendary Italian independent bottler, Samaroli, as part of the elegant ‘Flowers’ series.
One of the many casualties of the infamous whisky loch in the 1980s, North Port was one of the nine distilleries closed by owners DCL (now Diageo) in 1983. Until its closure it had never been bottled as an official single malt release, making the rare single malts from independent bottlers extremely hard to find.
Our valuation team expects this bottle to reach a hammer price of £3,000-£3,500. Place your bid on this awesome bottle here.
The Balvenie 16 Year Old Rose
An indulgence for medieval history fans, the first release of The Balvenie Rose was created to celebrate the long and colorful history of Balvenie Castle.
It tells the story of Margaret Douglas, ‘The Fair Maid of Galloway’, who petitioned King James II for support following the defeat of the Douglas family. It was said that James was so taken with Margaret that he bestowed her in marriage to his half-brother Sir John Stewart, Earl of Atholl, and gave Balvenie Castle as her dowry in return for the rent of a single red rose per year.
As for the whisky itself, it’s a cask-strength release distilled in 1991 and has seen maturation in the first fill port pipe.
Our valuation team expects this bottle to sell for £1,400-£1,800. Place your bid at Whisky.Auction here.
Glenfiddich 1958 Private Vintage
The Glenfiddich Private Vintage series was a range of single-cask bottlings released by the distillery between 2001 and 2008.
The casks were selected and bottled for private parties or whisky retailers and selected by ‘malt master’ David Stewart who, incidentally, is the longest-serving malt master in the scotch whisky industry.
This 1958 vintage was bottled on 5 July 2006 exclusively for World of Whiskies travel retail outlets.
Whisky.Auction expects this bottle to sell for £3,000-£4,000. Bid on this old and rare Glenfiddich here.
Aberlour 1964 25 Year Old
Another high scorer from renowned whisky review platform WhiskyFun, this time with 92 points, the Aberlour 1964 25 Year Old was described as ‘old school Scotch malt whisky from the legendary years of Scotch malt whisky’.
We love the addition of the little key to lock away your bottle in its presentation box and the intriguing historical context given to set the scene for the distillation year.
This bottle has been valued at £500-£700 by the Whisky.Auction valuation team. Place your bid here.
Michter’s Celebration Sour Mash 2016
Our final pick is a more modern release that has been kindly donated to raise money for Equal Measures UK, the non-profit organization supporting marginalized groups and individuals across the drinks and hospitality sector.
This is the 2016 release of the Michter’s Celebration Sour Mash comprising just 256 bottles, presented at 58.4% ABV. It’s a blend of Kentucky Straight Bourbon and Kentucky Straight Rye aged in first-use barrels for anywhere between 10 – 30 years, particularly old for a whiskey, let alone an American whiskey!
Whisky.Auction expects this bottle to sell for between £7,000 and £8,000. Get your hands on this Michter’s bottling, and help out a good cause, here.