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Top 10 unusual whiskies on Catawiki
The world of whisky is full of curiosities for collectors to covet, with online auction sites offering no end of treasures for the whisky enthusiast.
Founded in 2008, Catawiki was originally designed as a website where collectors could manage and keep track of their collections online, hence the name Catawiki, which combines “catalogue” with “wiki”.
In 2011, Catawiki began hosting weekly auctions in various categories, including art, antiques, classic cars, watches, jewellery, fashion, books, and stamps, allowing collectors to easily buy and sell specialist collectibles online.
Today, its auctions are overseen by a team of specialist auctioneers, with Daniel Elswood Catawiki’s resident whisky expert.
Ahead of Father’s Day, Elswood has shared his pick of the some of the most interesting whiskies to have recently been bought and sold on the online auction platform.
Click through for his selection of the most interesting and unusual whiskies to have recently appeared on Catawiki’s whisky pages…..
Cameronbridge 1979 Vintage 30 years old
Just 206 bottles of this 51.4.3% abv Duncan Taylor Rare Auld Cask Strength Scotch were produced.
Bottled at cask strength in 1979, it was aged for 30 years in oak barrels before being bottled in 2009.
The Cameron Bridge distillery was built in 1824 in Windygates in the Scottish lowlands and was one of the first distilleries to produce grain whisky.
It has long been discontinued with the remaining bottles now only available through auction.
The Arran Malt 19 years old
Also known as The Chosen One, Arran’s 19 year old, was distilled in 1996 and matured in a single Sherry cask before it was bottled in 2016.
It was part of a limited edition run of just 312 bottles.
Kavalan Solist Amontillado Sherry Single Cask Strength Limited Release
From Taiwanese producer Kavalan, this was named the world’s best single cask single malt whisky in the 2016 World Whisky Awards.
It was described by the award judges as a “toffee smoking a cinnamon flavoured cigar”.
“The palate opens with a nice burst of sweet fresh fruit – guava and melon – front to mid palate, after which the wood takes over; a Christmas pine hit, the fruit now acting as flamboyant outriders, the caramels rushing in to fill the gap. The finish is long and dry and punches into the throat.”
It has an average selling price of around £300 on Wine Searcher.
Lagavulin 18 years old Feis Ile 2016
This bottling was produced to mark the 200th anniversary of Lagavulin and is signed by Iain McArthur, long-serving warehouseman at the distillery.
The Lagavulin Feis Ile 2016 is an 18-year-old blend of refill American Oak and ex-Bodega European Oak casks whiskies bottled at cask strength.
Just 6,000 bottles of the 49.5% whisky were produced with an RRP of £125
Glendronach 33 year old
Matured in Spanish Oloroso Sherry casks, the GlenDronach 33 year old is regarded by many as one of the distillery’s greatest releases.
Distilled in 1971, the 33 year-old whisky was released in 2004 and at the time was the oldest Glendronach ever released.
It has an average selling price of between £700 and £800 a bottle.
Yamazaki 18 years old
Hailing from Japan’s oldest whisky distillery, Suntory, this 18-year-old Japanese whisky earned a Gold at the 2007 International Spirits Challenge and a Double Gold at the 2005 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
It was exclusively released for the duty free market.
Hibiki 21 year – Mount Fuji Wooden Box Limited Edition
Just 2,000 bottles of this 21-year-old whisky from Japanese distiller Hibiki were produced, released to commemorate Mount Fuji – the highest peak in Japan – being added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 2013.
It has an average selling price of £735 on Wine Searcher.
Glengoyne A.D. 2000 Millenium Clock
Perhaps one of the most unique whisky cases available on the market, Glengoyne’s AD 2000 Millenium whisky was released to mark the turn of the century, and came housed in a miniature grandfather clock..
Just 2,000 bottles of the limited edition cask strength 30 year old whisky, housed in a grandfather clock, were released, making this a particularly unique find.
The Macallan 1970
Regularly selling for well over £1,000 The Macallan’s 1970 18-year-old Scotch was aged for 18 years in Sherry casks before being bottled in 1970.
The Macallan is responsible for some of the world’s most expensive whiskies, and currently holds the record for the most expensive whisky sold at auction.
In 2015 the distillery entered the Guinness Book of World Records for the most expensive whisky sold at auction following the sale of its 64-year-old “M” Imperiale in Hong Kong.The Macallan M Imperiale 6-litre Lalique decanter sold at auction in Hong Kong for US$628,000 in January 2014, breaking the previous record of $460,000 which was held by The Macallan’s Lalique Cire Perdue.
Dalmore 50 years old (1926)
Dalmore’s 50 Years Old (1926) was distilled 90 years ago and matured for 50 years before being bottled at cask strength in 1986. It is among the most rarest whiskies in the world.
Hedonism Wines in London currently have a bottle on sale for £15,450.