Incredibly rare 19th century Scottish illicit still found in barn set to go up for auction Sean Murphy January 11, 2019 Drink, Whisky McTear's Auctioneers are already seeing growing interest in a rare mid-19th Century copper still that was unearthed in a New Galloway barn, ahead of its appearance in the Rare & Fine Whisky Auction on...
Authenticated, rare 19th century whisky linking Scotland and America up for auction Sean Murphy December 20, 2018 Drink, In the News, Whisky The “Private Stock Old Glenlivet Scotch” bottled circa 1880s through Wood Pollard Co. of Boston, Massachusetts, USA is thought to be one of the earliest genuine bottles of Scottish whisky ever to be made...
Special auction featuring one-off whisky bottles expected to raise over £200k to battle plastic pollution Sean Murphy November 21, 2018 Drink, In the News, Whisky A special online auction that features a selection of one-off bottles of whisky and rum is expected to raise more than £200,000 for non-profit organisations around the world dedicated to battling the impact...
Brand ambassadors raise £10,000 for hospitality charity with unique whisky collection auction Sean Murphy October 31, 2018 Drink, Whisky Proving that the spirit of community and collaboration that is evident in the whisky industry can be used for something other than just driving the category of Scotch forward, a group of whisky...
Rare bottle dubbed ‘the Holy Grail of whisky’ sells for world record breaking £848,000 Sean Murphy October 3, 2018 Drink, In the News, Whisky Described by experts as "the Holy Grail of whisky", the bottle of the 1926 Macallan Valerio Adami attracted attention from some of the world's most serious collectors. It fetched a hammer price of £700,000...
Macallan bottle dubbed ‘Holy Grail’ of whisky to be auctioned for up to £900,000 Sean Murphy August 15, 2018 Drink, In the News, Whisky The whisky was bottled in 1986 and makers Macallan commissioned two world-famous pop artists to design labels for 24 limited edition bottle. Although 12 bottles of The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 were...
Record-breaking bottle of Laphroaig fetches over £60,000 at auction Sean Murphy August 8, 2018 Drink, In the News The Samaroli classic whisky – a Laphroaig 1967 15 year old Sherry Wood – was purchased in an online auction held by Whisky Auctioneer. This rare bottling of Laphroaig 1967 attracted a huge amount of...
Brand ambassadors gather together unique whisky collection to auction off for charity Sean Murphy July 19, 2018 Drink, Whisky The brainchild of Craig Johnstone and Andy Bell, the Ambassadors' Collection will be auctioned off by ScotchWhiskyAuctions.com, with the proceeds being to donated The Scottish Licensed Trade Benevolent...
Eden Mill’s Limited Release First Bottling breaks record at whisky auction Sean Murphy May 9, 2018 Drink, Whisky Bottle number 1 of 300 from the Limited Release First Bottling, the first drops of whisky to be distilled and bottled in St Andrews for nearly 160 years, achieved a record sale of £7,100 through Whisky...
Auction sees charity bottle signed by rugby legend Doddie Weir sell for £1,875 Scotsman Food and Drink Staff March 7, 2018 Drink, Whisky Rare bottles of whisky including a charity bottle and a Black Bowmore 1964 Select Reserve valued up to £10,000 went under the hammer in Edinburgh. The charity bottle signed by Scottish rugby legend Doddie...
