Date: 16th Dec, 2020 10:30

 

With Christmas just around the corner, the December 16 Rare and Fine Whisky Auction will satisfy your every whisky need. Wither it be to add to your ever growing collection, a bottle for a loved one, or to stock up the drinks cabinet.

Front and centre of this festive sale is lot 1437, the Glenlivet 1940 Gordon & MacPhail Generations first edition. This sensational spirit has been matured in a single cask for over 70 years, and estimated to sell for £15,000-£18,000. The perfect gift for the whisky lover in your life, or as a little winter treat.

Also featured are numerous Rare Malts bottlings, including the fantastic 1970 distillate from Glenury Royal, which has been aged for 28 years. This rarity is expected to sell for £600-£700.

Irish whiskey also makes a notable appearance in the shape of the Old Comber 30 years old, with an estimate of £200-£300.

With over 300 lots of whisky, wine, gin and cognac, there is something for everyone’s taste and budget in the December 16 Rare and Fine Whisky Auction.

Entries are currently invited for the February 12 Rare and Fine Whisky Auction. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist on 0141 810 2880 or auction@mctears.co.uk. 

Date: 6th Nov, 2020 10:30

The November 6 Rare & Fine Whisky Auction has an eclectic mix of extremely rare spirits, such as the Macallan Gran Reserva cask no. 51 expected to sell for £25,000-£30,000, and a 10cl decanter of the superb Dalmore 50 years old with an estimate of £2,000-£3,000, but also some much more affordable whiskies. Wither it be for investment or enjoyment, there is something for everyone’s taste and budget.

Entries are currently invited for the December 16 Rare and Fine Whisky and Wine Auction. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist on 0141 810 2880 or auction@mctears.co.uk. 

               

Date: 25th Sep, 2020 10:30

The Rare and Fine Whisky Auction at McTear’s Auctioneers on September 25 includes an early Macallan Anniversary Malt distilled in 1958, A 70 year old Glenlivet, and a 1940's bottling of an extremely rare Glenury Royal, amongst many other fascinating whiskies.

With hundreds of lots each month, there are bottles of interest for collectors, investors, and drinkers alike.

Entries are currently invited for the November 6  Rare & Fine whisky auction. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist on 0141 810 2880 or auction@mctears.co.uk. 

Date: 14th Aug, 2020 10:30

The August 14 Rare and Fine Whisky Auction features a plethora of wonderful spirits for your perusal.

Heading the field is lot 25, which is the Macallan 1965 Tudor decanter aged 25 years. This fastastic spirit is presented in a hand blown decanter and stopper is expected to sell for £3,500-£4,000. Other unusual and intreguing Macallan's include lot 15 and lot 44 which are both examples of Macallan's short lived forray into the world of liqueurs. These bottles of Macallan Amber are estiamted to sell for £200-£300 each.

Out of the Macallan circles there are also 7 bottlings of the 1990's 'The Stillman's Dram' range from Whyte & Mackay, consisting of whiskies in their late 20's from Tamnavulin, Fettercairn, and the Isle of Jura.

Entries are currently invited the September 25 Rare and Fine whisky auction. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist on 0141 810 2880 or auction@mctears.co.uk. 

Date: 3rd Jul, 2020 10:30

The July Rare & Fine Whisky Auction features a plethora of fantastic bottles, with some of the highlights being from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society once again. Top of the pile is lot 131, a Springbank 1965 bottled in 1993 with the code 27.24, estimated at  £2,000-£3,000. There are also a handful of first cask releases including the Ben Nevis 1966 78.1 (lot 128), Glenlochy 1976 62.1 (lot 132), and Pittyvaich 1976 90.1 (lot 135).

It wouldn't be a Whisky Auction without a Macallan, this time a 1958 Campbell, Hope and King bottling in lot 122, expected to achieve £2,500-£3,500.

Entries are currently invited for the next auction, taking place on 14 August. McTear’s hold The Rare & Fine Whisky Auction every six weeks. These special events attract consignments and bidders from all over the world. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist on 0141 810 2880 or auction@mctears.co.uk. 

Date: 28th Feb, 2020 10:30

One stunning spirit included in the Rare and Fine Whisky auction is the Glenfiddich 1990 single sherry barrel aged 24 years, which is one of only 24 bottles and was produced to comemorate the opening of the 'Glenfiddich Gallery' in 2014. This sits alongside many fantastic examples from the world renowned Glenfiddich, Macallan, Balvenie and Highland Park distilleries to name a few.

Entries are now being accepted for the April 10 Rare and Fine Whisky Auciton.

If you have any old and rare whiskies hidden at the back of your cupboard which you would like to know their potential auction value, click 'Consign Now', call 0141 810 2880, or email whisky specialist Graeme Maxwell - whisky@mctears.co.uk.

Date: 17th Jan, 2020 10:30

Cognacs steal the headlines in the 17th January Rare and Fine Whisky auction, with bottlings such as the Courvoisier L'Esprit, Remy Martin Louis XIII, and the Hennessy Paradis.

There is also a sensational single cask bottling of Rosebank 1965, matured in rich first fill sherry casks, and bottled by Signatory Vintage at 28 years old.

Entries are now invited for the 28th February Rare and Fine Whisky auction. For more information call 0141 810 2880, or email whisky specialist Graeme Maxwell - whisky@mctears.co.uk