Missing anything?

Sometimes it can be easy to miss a gem in an auction. Even we get surprises when we look through the bottles once the auction is live.  Yes, Big Peatrie has selected his big bottles and finished his vlog and we've all found some bargains in the auction too.  But do you ever wonder "... what did I miss?"

Fear not! We've got a few bottles lined up that maybe need their time to shine.  So in no particular order, here are a few more that we think you should give a second look to.

Ladyburn 

We've actually got two entries from this distillery. Ladyburn is the less known sibling of the William Grant empire.  Back in 1963, Girvan grain distillery was built and a decision was made to build another malt distillery on the same site.  This was named Ladyburn and was equipped with 2 stills.  They experimented with continuous mashing, although this was not too successful.  The whisky produced was destined for Grant's whisky.  However the life of the distillery was short lived, with the doors being closed for the last time in 1975, with the final distillation completing on 15th November and the distillery was dismantled in the 1980s.

This old bottling dates from the early 1980s.  Our other official bottling of Ladyburn is this one:

This release is the last official release of Ladyburn.  There are some independent bottlings, usually under the name "Ayrshire" or "Rare Ayrshire" and we have one bottle by Duncan Taylor in this month's auction too.

Cutty Sark Tam O'Shanter

Continuing on an Ayrshire based theme, this is a special edition of Cutty Sark.  Quiet a few of us in the office are very taken with this bottling, especially the book that comes with it.  Tam O’Shanter is a poem by beloved Scottish poet Robert Burns and it is this poem which inspired the naming of the Cutty Sark Clipper and Cutty Sark original Scotch whisky. The artwork in the book is by Scottish artist Alexander Goudie.  Well worth a look if you've missed it.

Balvenie Rose 1st Edition

The story behind this bottle comes from well before the distillery was even thought of!  Near to the distillery is Balvenie Castle, famous for having its rent fixed at a singe red rose back in 1640.  The red rose was paid by Margret Douglas to the King as the rent, a deal we are sure can't be matched these days.  This 1st edition was made up of 3 bourbon casks that were transferred to a first fill port pipe for a final period of maturation.  Just 426 bottles were made, so this is quite a rare beauty indeed.

We wouldn't mind a bottle of this instead of the red rose!

So that should do you all for now. We know that there is plenty for everyone in this auction.  So if you could all form an orderly queue back to the auction.  No need for pushing and shoving as you've got until Sunday!

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Just remember: Don't lose your bottle!