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The story of the Dewar family and their eponymous whisky business is one of entrepreneurialism, creativity and sheer boldness. It begins in 1846 with John Dewar, who opened a wine and spirits shop at 111 High Street in Perth. The premises remained in family ownership for the next 50 years.
Dewar didn’t begin blending his own whisky until the 1860s, when ‘mixture whisky’ was still relatively unknown in the area.
When Dewar died in 1880, the business was left in the hands of sons John Alexander and Thomas Robert (Tommy), who were only 24 and 16 years old respectively at the time. In 1886 the firm was renamed John Dewar & Sons, and Tommy took on the role of spreading the word of the business to London and overseas. In 1892 he set out on a two-year journey around the world, which was immortalised in the book A Ramble Round the Globe. His creative and revolutionary marketing techniques (including throwing empty bottles of Dewar’s overboard with reward notes inside for their finders) eventually became legendary.
A beautiful and unique humidor made for the Partagas anniversary Festival 2016. This one of a kind humidor comes with 50 Diplomaticos Excelencia which is a regional edition from 2015 and only 7000 boxes were ever made. Included is also 20 Montecristo 80th Aniversario which was created to celebrate Montecristos 80th anniversary, you will also receive 48 limited edition Trinidad Topes which were created before they made it part of the regular production. Also inside are 50 Cohiba Medio Siglos As part of Cohiba’s 50th anniversary celebrations, a new vitola was introduced to their La Linea 1492 range called Medio Siglo. Next up are 25 limited edition Romeo Capuletos which was the first limited edition cigar in 2016. To top it off you will also receive a bottle of vintage rum.
We have an estimate on this incredible humidor, cigars and rum of between £12000 and £18000
The 2020 edition of Macallan 25 Year Old Sherry Oak has been matured exclusively in hand-picked oloroso sherry casks from Jerez for a quarter of a century before bottling. This creates aromas of orange, cinnamon, sherry and wood smoke on the nose, complemented by notes of dried fruit and crystalised ginger throughout the palate. An all-time classic!
Blanton’s Gold Edition was created for discerning bourbon aficionados who appreciate exceptional smoothness and complexity in their bourbon whiskey. The nose is first marked by spicy rye and tobacco notes. Caramel and honey follow soon after, mingled with dark fruit and citrus notes. The palate emulates the same complex nose with rye, tobacco, and honey at the forefront. Round and bold notes of charred oak and vanilla carry you through to an extremely long and harmonious finish.
An older, now discontinued release of W.L. Weller, the original wheated bourbon. The Weller brand was historically produced by the Van Winkle family, now owned by the Buffalo Trace distillery. As part of the wheated bourbon family, this twelve-year-old W.L. Weller is aged far longer than most wheated bourbons. This offering is an incredibly smooth, easy-going and balanced bourbon with a beautiful deep bronze colour.
Springbank's full, oily robust spirit, aged for 14 years in bourbon and rum casks, before being finished in Madeira casks for a further 3 years. Madeira provides rich fruit notes, creating more complexity. There have been only 9200 bottles of this released, making it a very collectable bottling, likewise anything from Springbank! This family run distillery malts 100% of their own barley, distils, ages and bottles on site.
One of our favourites and a must-try for anyone interested in discovering Japanese whisky. Hakushu is owned by Suntory, founders of the first Japanese distillery, Yamazaki. The original Hakushu distillery was built in 1973, with another distillery building called Hakushu Higashi (east) added in 1981. This release is quite sought after.
This vintage release of Glenmorangie 10 years old presents an old-style label and screw cap bottle, and we estimate it was bottled in the 1960s. Glenmorangie is a distillery in Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland that produces single malt Scotch whisky, categorised as a Highland distillery, and boasts the tallest stills in Scotland, owned by The Glenmorangie Company Ltd.
George T. Stagg is a part of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, a much highly sought after and much prized range of expressions released annually from the Buffalo Trace Distillery. The 2019 release is a 15 years and 3 months old bourbon bottled straight out of the barrel without the addition of water and without filtering. The expression is named in honour of one of bourbon's most important pioneers. This whiskey is released only in very limited quantities each year and will only ever be tasted by a lucky few.
Daftmill is a farm distillery. Owned and operated by the Cuthbert family, it only runs in the farm’s quiet periods; mid-summer and winter, sometimes producing as few as 100 casks per year. When not distilling, Francis Cuthbert looks after the estate, growing the malting barley used to make this Lowland whisky. The barley variety Optic was grown in the South fields and harvested in the last week of August 2006. It was then stored on the farm to be malted in Alloa during the summer of 2007. This release was matured in ex bourbon barrels and Oloroso butt.
Bottled to celebrate Ardbeg Day 2021 and Islay’s definitely-real-and-totally-not-made-up flavour breathing dragon, Ardbeg Scorch is a dram with an almost mythical flavour profile.
The distillery’s whisky wizards have been hard at work, chanting incantations and conjuring spirits, concocting one of the Ardbeg’s most fantastical whiskies yet. Matured in ex-Bourbon American oak casks, fiercely charred and packed with smoke, discover lair upon lair of flavour in this bottling.
Ballantine’s established itself early in 1827 as a smooth, easy-drinking blend and that reputation still sticks today. Comprised of some 50 single malts – mostly from Miltonduff and Glenburgie – and four grain whiskies, the blend delivers sweet vanilla and cocoa notes in its youth and among its no-age-statement expressions, building layers of honey, toffee and spice as the age develops. This is a very rare bottling dating back to 1960’s we estimate.
More than simply the world’s leading cigar auction…
The C.Gars Ltd cigar auctions have grown year-on-year since the first ever sale in 2009 and today represent a major online event, showcasing the heritage of Havana and beyond, and attracting worldwide attention. The breadth of this interest widened further with the addition in 2019 of whiskies and spirits to the core offering. Today this aspect of the sale has its own distinct following that is an eclectic mix of passionate buyers. From all things unusual, limited, and vintage to the classic, the summer 2021 auction, bidding for which is now open, offers an array of fun bottlings that are sure to tease and please past bidders and those coming to the auction for the first time.
Included in the catalogue are highly collectible rums like Caroni Navy Rum, with a 2018 offering that marks the 100th anniversary of the distillery, and a 15-year-old Pusser’s Trafalgar in a beautiful decanter. As well as a stunning array of Bourbons, like highly coveted 15-year-old Pappy Van Winkle or Rip Van Winkle bottles, there are some rare Japanese whiskies - for example, a Yamazaki 18-year-old - that are increasingly hard to find.
The vintage and rare Scottish whisky in this auction should also draw huge interest, as there are some absolute stunners for this sale, such as a Dewar’s Ancestor, which is an exceedingly rare and discontinued bottling. Others potential highlights would be the Glenmorangie bottles from the Seventies, Macallan’s Sir Peter Blake commemorative bottle, and a 40-year-old Bunnahabhain.
Whether you are new to collecting or a seasoned pro with hundreds of bottles, there is something in this auction that will catch your eye. In truth, you do not even need to be a collector. You may just find something unique to drink with the power to tantalise your tastebuds in new ways. Whatever the motivation, venture on over to the auction site now to start bidding.
Yamazaki 18 Year Old - Available in our July 2021 Auction
Yamazaki Whisky is Suntory's flagship single malt, from Japan’s first and oldest malt distillery, multi-layered with fruit and Mizunara oak aromas.
Spiritual and deep, made at the soulplace of Japanese whisky, its signature multi-layered taste is highly praised by whisky connoisseurs all over the world.
Today, Yamazaki is not only the No.1 single malt whisky in Japan but is enjoyed in more than 35 countries. Deep amber colour, on the palate flavours of blackberry, strawberry jam and dark chocolate smoothly emerge, leading to a long, spicy finish.
Glendronach 29 Year Old 1989 Kingsman Edition - Available in our July 2021 Auction
This limited-edition whisky from Glendronach has been bottled to mark the release of "The King's Man" film in 2021.
The spirit has been selected by Dr Rachel Barrie, master blender, and the film's writer/producer/director Matthew Vaughn, who chose six casks all filled in 1989 and matured in ex-Oloroso and PX sherry casks for nothing less than 29 years.
With only 3052 bottles produced, all hand numbered, this is a sought-after spirit. Rich and elegant, the flavour profile does not disappoint, velvety and mouthcoating, with Morello cherries, vintage sweet vermouth, dark treacle, rum soaked raisins, and a touch of molasses.
Lagavulin 25 Year Old 200th Anniversary - Available in our July 2021 Auction
Bottled in 2016, the year marking Lagavulin’s 200th anniversary since their funding, this bottle has been released in honour of the managers who have made the distillery what it is today.
The spirit was aged for 25 years in sherry casks, offering a magnificent complexity, being a big and rich dram, with layers of smoke and dried fruit, all wrapped up in a bottle listing the name of each of the distillery managers.
A great rare piece for any whisky collectors or enthusiasts.
Macallan Distil Your World London Edition - Available in our July 2021 Auction
This release from Macallan is a unique limited edition single malt providing a sensorial journey through one of the world’s greatest capital cities. Embodying London’s special charisma, and capturing the people, experiences, colours, and history that ultimately define the city.
United by an insatiable curiosity, quest for knowledge and dedication to mastery, The Macallan and the Roca brothers, owners of El Celler de Can Roca in Spain, twice named Best Restaurant in the World, explore different cultures and source inspiration for their own worlds of whisky-making and gastronomy.
Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year Old - Available in our July 2021 Auction
Being the “unicorn” of the bourbon world, this bottling was crafted according to the distillery´s exclusive family wheated recipe.
The smooth, oak flavour blends well with the barrel proof. Selected from barrels in the heart of their Kentucky warehouse, this bourbon has remained untouched for 15 years and unhurried by time. Delivering a hazy, copper colour.
The taste profile is rich, supple, leading to a decadent, huge, full-bodied palate with intense caramel, toffee, and peppery brown spice flavours. Long, complex finish, with an evolving fade of spice and wood notes.
Foursquare Plenipotenziario 12 Year Old - Available in our July 2021 Auction
Impressive and rare blend of pot and column still rum from Foursquare, Plenipotenziario is the sixth collaboration Foursquare distillery in Barbados and Velier, independent bottlers extraordinaire in Italy.
Aged for 12 years in bourbon barrels, with an outturn of 6,000 limited bottles at an exceptional 60% ABV. Quoting Wikipedia, translating Plenipotenziario “The word plenipotentiary (from the Latin plenus “full” and potens “powerful”) describing this release at its best!
The “full powers” of this rum are evident, demonstrating what can be achieved through patient tropical-ONLY ageing in ex-Bourbon barrels.
Daftmill 2009 Summer Release - Available in our July 2021 auction
Daftmill is a farm distillery. Owned and operated by the Cuthbert family, it only runs in the farm’s quiet periods; mid-summer and winter, sometimes producing as few as 100 casks per year.
When not distilling, Francis Cuthbert looks after the estate, growing the malting barley used to make this Lowland whisky. The barley variety Optic was grown in the South fields and harvested in the last week of August 2006.
It was then stored on the farm to be malted in Alloa during the summer of 2007. This first fill ex oloroso butt and four ex bourbon barrels that make up this bottling were distilled and filled in July and August 2009. This is their first release to contain whisky matured in both bourbon and sherry casks.
