Nikka Arita Yaki Malt & Grain Ceramic Bottle lightly scuffed 有田燒古伊萬里文樣花籠瓶彌右衛門, Nikka Arita-yaki Collection, Nikka Special Blended Whisky, 43% alcohol, 720ML 980 one 720ml per lot HK$5000-7500 US$650-950 205
Lot 981 Lot 982 Lot 983 Nikka Art Collection 25 Year Old Pure Malt Royal Copenhagen Decanter lightly scuffed original presentation gift box distilled by Nikka Whisky distilling co., Ltd., aged 25 years, 51% alcohol, 660ML, Royal Copenhagen decanter missing stopper 981 one 660ml per lot HK$14,000-20,000 US$1800-2600 Suntory 1899 Malt & Grain 2.5cm below foil, lightly scuffed label, corroded foil, distilled, blended and bottled by Suntory Limited, 43% alcohol, 760ML 982 one 760ml per lot HK$7000-10,000 US$900-1300 Suntory Century 21 Year Old Pure Malt original wood presentation box ese Pure Malt Whisky, distilled by Yamazaki Distillery in 2001, aged 21 years, 43% alcohol, 500ML 983 one 500ml per lot HK$6000-9000 US$800-1200 Suntory Hakushu Sherry Cask Single Malt ese Single Malt Whisky, distilled by Hakushu Distillery, Sherry Cask, 48% alcohol, 700ML, 2012 700ml (1) bottled in 2012 2013 700ml (1) bottled in 2013 2014 700ml (1) bottled in 2014 984 above three 700ml per lot HK$15,000-22,000 US$1900-2800 Lot 984 206
Suntory Hibiki Hibiki, translating into Echo, produces some of the rarest, limited releases bottled in rare works of ese ceramic. These releases often contain whiskies starting at an age of 21 years and can contain whisky aged well over 50 years. It is the whiskies of Hakushu and Yamazaki that are blended together to produce this beautiful whisky. 三得利 響 三得利更以山崎和白州的出品調製出旗下第三款威士忌 : 響 響 曾經與日本多家著名燒窰合作, 推出數量非常少的限量版陶瓷瓶威士忌, 這些陶瓷瓶通常盛載 響 21 年 或以上的陳年威士忌, 可以保存酒質逾 50 年之久 Suntory Hibiki 21 Year Old Malt and Grain Ceramic Bottle original wood box 九谷燒 - 色絵華王瑞鳥文瓶, Hibiki Distillery, aged 21 Year Old, 43% alcohol, 600ML 985 one 600ml per lot HK$8000-12,000 US$1000-1600 207
Suntory in Ceramic To honour one of s National treasures, renowned ceramicist Sakaida Kakiemon the 14th, Suntory commissioned him to create a small run of Ceramic decanters in which they could bottle some of their rarest and oldest Hibiki Whisky: a malt and grain melange whose youngest liquid is 35 years old. 三得利集團曾邀請日本陶藝名家 十四代酒井田柿右衛門先生製作一套陶瓷酒瓶, 向這項日本重要的文化遺產致敬 這批手作佳器盛載了三得利引以為傲的珍貴 響 威士忌 麥芽和穀物的精彩混配, 最年輕的原酒也有 35 年 Suntory Hibiki 35 Year Old Malt & Grain Limited Edition Ceramic Bottle original wood box 十四代酒井田柿右衛門作 濁手山つつじ文洋酒瓶 Sakaida Kakiemon XIV limited edition, 45% alcohol, 700ML 986 one 700ml per lot HK$90,000-130,000 US$12,000-17,000 208
Suntory Yamazaki Distillery Yamazaki may not have been the first distillery with a license to distil in, but they were indeed the first to produce whisky as we know it today. Founded in 1923 by Shinjiro Torii, whose shortened name became the flagship moniker for the Suntory brand, Yamazaki distillery was built in its location in the Kyoto prefecture because of its famously pure water dating back to Samurai times. Enthusiasts and novices alike attest to the distinctive softness and approachability of whisky produced in this area and it is this character that has become a trademark of the Suntory name. All of their whiskies are as sought after because of their taste as much as they are due to their scarcity. Suntory special releases are only released at maximum a few thousand bottles at a time and only to specific markets making them some of the most elusive bottles on the market. The unique Owner s Cask bottles, initially difficult to find, are now essentially impossible to find since the Suntory distilleries have discontinued the program indefinitely. 三得利山崎 白州蒸餾所山崎或者並非首家在日本取得釀酒許可證的蒸餾所, 但據現時的史料可見, 它是日本最早生產威士忌的蒸餾所 三得利的名字 Suntory, 來自其創始人鳥井信治郎 (Shinjiro Torii) 的名字簡稱, 他在 1923 年選擇了在京都設立山崎蒸餾所, 無非是看上京都自古以來廣受稱頌的優良水質 無論新手抑或老劉伶, 都認為這裡出產的威士忌既柔滑又平易近人, 這已成為三得利威士忌的招牌特質 除了口味出眾, 三得利威士忌亦因為其限量作風而備受追捧 他們的限量版產品每每只推出幾千瓶 而且只限於某些區域發售, 使得它們成為市面一瓶難求的珍品 例如他們曾經推出的 The Owner s Cask 威士忌原酒系列, 初面世時已是數量稀少, 現時更因為無限期停產而絕跡市場 Suntory Yamazaki 25 Year Old Single Malt ese Single Malt Whisky, distilled by Yamazaki Distillery, aged 25 years, 43% alcohol, 700ML Lot 987: bottle #16095 Lot 988: bottle #19725 987 one 700ml per lot HK$16,000-24,000 US$2000-3200 988 one 700ml per lot HK$16,000-24,000 US$2000-3200 209
Suntory Yamazaki 25 Year Old Single Malt ( 絨盒裝 ) ese Single Malt Whisky, distilled by Yamazaki Distillery, aged 25 years, bottle #9674, 43% alcohol, 700ML 989 one 700ml per lot HK$22,000-32,000 US$2800-4200 Lot 990 Suntory Yamazaki Sherry Cask Single Malt lightly scuffed individual es ese Single Malt Whisky, distilled by Yamazaki Distillery, Sherry cask, 48% alcohol, 700ML 990 two 700ml per lot HK$11,000-16,000 US$1400-2000 Lot 989 210
Suntory Yamazaki 12 Year Old Cask Single Cask 1998 Suntory Single Cask Whisky, distilled by Yamazaki Distillery in 1998 and bottled in 2010, 700ML Cask #CW70201 700ml (1) cask #CW 70201, bottle #064, 54% alcohol The Owner's Cask #CO60242 700ml (1) The owner s name: 山崎之雫, Hoshead cask, cask #CO 60242, bottle #068, 53% alcohol 991 above two 700ml per lot HK$10,000-15,000 US$1300-1900 Lot 991 Suntory Yamazaki Single Cask 1999 Suntory Single Cask Whisky, 700ML 13 Year Old Cask #DQ70030 700ml (1) distilled by Yamazaki Distillery in 1999 and bottled in 2012, Puncheon cask, cask #DQ70030, bottle# 158, 58% alcohol 13 Year Old Cask #DR70114 700ml (1) distilled by Yamazaki Distillery in 1999 and bottled in 2012, Puncheon cask, cask #DR70114, bottle #261, 58% alcohol 16 Year Old Cask #DR70083 700ml (1) Karuizawa Mampei Hotel label, distilled by Yamazaki Distillery in 1999 and bottled in 2015, Puncheon cask, cask #DR 70083, bottle #239, 59% alcohol The Owner s Cask 11 Year Old Cask #DS70260 700ml (1) distilled by Yamazaki Distillery in 1999 and bottled in 2010, cask #DS 70260, bottle #086, 53% alcohol 992 above four 700ml per lot HK$22,000-32,000 US$2800-4200 Lot 992 211
Lot 993 Suntory Yamazaki Single Malt 2013 ese Single Malt Whisky, distilled by Yamazaki Distillery and bottled in 2013, 48% alcohol, 700ML, Bourbon Barrel 700ml (1) Bourbon barrel Mizunara Cask 700ml (1) Mizunara oak Puncheon 700ml (1) Puncheon cask Sherry Cask 700ml (1) Sherry cask 993 above four 700ml per lot HK$28,000-42,000 US$3600-5500 Lot 994 Suntory 13 Year Old Single Cask Suntory Single Cask Whisky, 700ML Hakushu The Owner`s Cask #AB40064 1996 700ml (1) distilled by Hakushu Distillery in 1996 and bottled in 2009, Hoshead cask, cask #AB 40064, bottle #073, 62% alcohol Yamazaki Cask #DQ70159 1999 700ml (1) distilled by Yamazaki Distillery in 1999 and bottled in 2012, Puncheon cask, cask #DQ 70159, bottle #366, 61% alcohol 994 above two 700ml per lot HK$9000-13,000 US$1200-1700 212
Suntory Ceramic Bottle one 有田焼 福 文柑子口瓶, one 有田焼染錦牡丹唐草 寿 文瓢形瓶, distilled and bottled by Suntory Ltd., 43% alcohol, 600ML 995 above two 600ml per lot HK$10,000-15,000 US$1300-1900 Suntory Malt & Grain produced and blended by Suntory, 43% alcohol, 700ML Special Edition 700ml (1) Suntory Blended Whisky, original wood box Wa-Kyo 700ml (1) Suntory Wa-Kyo, 和馨 Blended Whisky, Mizunara wood, 996 above two 700ml per lot HK$12,000-18,000 US$1600-2400 Lot 996 Lot 995 213
Lot 977 Suntory 90th Anniversary Malt & Grain Ceramic Bottle distilled and bottled by Suntory Ltd., 43% alcohol, 720ML 三 得利 -90 週年陶瓷 997 one 720ml per lot HK$6000-9000 US$800-1200 Nikka Malt & Grain Ceramic Bottle 600ML, distilled and bottled by Nikka, 45% alcohol 998 one 600ml per lot HK$5000-7500 US$650-950 Lot 998 214
Lot 1000 Lot 999 Hanyu Ichiro s Malt Card - Ace of Diamonds 3cm below foil, lightly faded label, ese Single Malt Whisky, distilled by Hanyu Distillery in 1986 and bottled in 2008, 1st cask: Hogshead, 2nd cask: cream sherry butt, cask #9023, bottle #237/527, 56.4% alcohol, 700ML 999 one 700ml per lot HK$14,000-19,000 US$1800-2400 Hanyu Ichiro s Malt Card - The Joker Monochrome The Monochrome Joker is single cask is the final release to come from the infamous Hanyu Ichiro s Malt Card Series. With each card representing a unique single cask, this cask slept for almost 30 years, with half of the rest being in a distillery that had closed down, before being bottled. Finished in a Hogshead made from s treasured Mizunara Oak, this was the oldest single cask Hanyu ever released. 黑白鬼牌是單桶威士忌, 也是羽生伊知郎 紙牌系列 最後推出的酒款 每一張紙牌代表一款獨一無二的單桶威士忌, 此酒桶陳年近 30 載, 直至裝瓶前, 餘下的半桶酒一直存放於一間已關閉的蒸餾廠 此酒在一個大酒桶內釀造, 木材是日本珍貴的 Mizunara 橡木 這款酒是羽生威士忌推出以來年份最老的單桶佳釀 Hanyu Ichiro s Malt Card - The Joker Monochrome 3.5cm below foil, ese Single Malt Whisky, distilled by Hanyu Distillery in 1985 and bottled in 2014, 1st cask: Hogshead, 2nd cask: ese oak Mizunara Hogshead, cask #1024, bottle #123/241, 54.9% alcohol, 700ML 1000 one 700ml per lot HK$80,000-120,000 US$10,000-16,000 215
Karuizawa 48 Year Old Cask #3603 Single Cask 1964 With more than 48 years of maturation, this was the oldest cask of Karuizawa released at its time on Christmas Eve of 2012. Famed Michal Kowalski of Polish investment company Wealth Solutions selected an extremely rare cask in a project that was a long time coming. Where only 143 bottles were produced, all but one were pre-sold to the Polish firm. Encased in centuries old Polish black fossil oak and engraved with the Kanji for the Karuizawa distillery, the wood was recovered from a Polish swamp as an homage to the third character in the name Karuizawa, meaning Swamp. Each non chill-filtered box contains a 35-page book depicting the appreciation that legendary whisky writer Dave Broom has for Karuizawa and features intricate tasting notes featuring complexities and structure only worthy of this exclusive dram written by some of the world s most respected whisky critics. The cask itself lay completely undisturbed at the Nagano distillery for nearly half a century before being transported to Chichibu in Saitama before being bottled completely unaltered and in its natural state at cask strength under the supervision of ese Whisky icon Ichiro Akuto. 陳釀超過 48 年, 在 2012 年聖誕節前夕推出之時, 它是輕井沢年份最老的威士忌原桶酒 波蘭投資公司 Wealth Solutions 的 Michal Kowalski 在很久以前挑選了一桶極珍貴稀少的原酒 此酒款只生產 143 瓶, 除了一瓶之外全部預售予這間波蘭公司 每一瓶附波蘭黑橡木外盒, 盒身雕刻 輕井沢 漢字書法 酒盒採用的木材採自波蘭一處沼澤的化石沉木, 與酒廠的 沢 字互相呼應 每一瓶非冷凝過濾的精裝佳釀附一本 35 頁小書, 記載傳奇的威士忌鑑評作家 Dave Broom 對輕井沢的品味心得, 包括鉅細靡遺的品酒紀錄, 詳細載錄了這款珍釀烈酒各種奇妙的複雜度和結構, 輕井沢威士忌之卓越無雙, 在這位享譽世界的威士忌鑑評家的筆下歷歷有證 該原酒桶在長野縣的蒸餾廠陳年靜躺近半個世紀後, 被送往崎玉縣秩父市直接裝瓶, 完全未經混配, 保留了原桶的自然狀態, 由日本威士忌釀酒大師肥土伊知郎監造 Karuizawa 48 Year Old Cask #3603 Single Cask 1964 original wood box just below top shoulder, ese Single Malt Whisky, distilled by Karuizawa Distillery on 1st September 1964 and bottled on 24th December 2012, aged 48 years, Sherry Butt, cask #3603, bottle #131/143, 57.7% alcohol, 700ML 1001 one 700ml per lot HK$240,000-360,000 US$32,000-46,000 216
Karuizawa 45 Year Old Cask #2725 Single Cask 1967 This is the last oldest vintage Karuizawa bottling ever released but certainly the last release as allegedly only one cask remains from the vintage of 1967 Karuizawa, as the rest was bottled and sold a long time ago. This is one of the 310 bottles that made it out of the Sherry Cask that rested at Karuizawa for 45 Years before being woken up and brought to auction. 這款是輕井沢最後推出 但是第二最老的年份, 據聞輕井沢只剩下最後一桶 1967 年老酒, 其餘的在很久之前都已裝瓶和售出 陳釀 45 年的輕井沢雪莉桶威士忌, 共造 310 瓶, 本品是其中之一, 現今終於在拍賣場上面世 Karuizawa 45 Year Old Cask #2725 Single Cask 1967 lightly scuffed original wood box 黑命之水, 3.5cm, ese Single Malt Whisky, distilled by Karuizawa Distillery and bottled in 2012, aged 45 years, Sherry Butt, cask #2725, bottle #49/310, 59.6% alcohol, 700ml 1002 one 700ml per lot HK$60,000-90,000 US$8000-12,000 RARE SPIRITS 217
Karuizawa Geisha 31 Year Old Cask #2042 Single Cask 1981 2.5cm, lightly scuffed label, ese Single Malt Whisky, distilled by Karuizawa Distillery in 1981 and bottled in 2012, sherry butt, cask #2042, bottle #45/440, 56.7% alcohol, 700ML 1003 one 700ml per lot HK$18,000-28,000 US$2400-3600 218
Nikka Yoichi Distillery Masataka Taketsuru, the controversial father of ese Whisky, began production at Yoichi in 1936 and named the distillery after the fishing town of the same name. Taketsuru, originally working for Suntory, left Suntory and Yamazaki in its early days for Yoichi on the northern ese island of Hokkaido because he believed it contained a similar climate to Scotland, and he wanted to make a Scottish style whisky. The whisky has become iconic in that its character is powerful but the whisky never loses its sense of balance. Yoichi boasts many unique opportunities such as having their own peat for malting due to the location of the distillery and, in fact, Yoichi is the only distillery that still uses direct fire by charcoal to fire its stills rather than the steam that everyone else in the world is using. The result is a certain rusticity that can now only be found at Yoichi. 日華余市蒸餾所極具爭議性的 日本威士忌之父 竹鶴政孝在 1936 年選址北海道小漁港余市作為基地, 開始生產與該地同名的威士忌 原本是三得利和山崎蒸餾所員工的他, 認為北海道的氣候近似蘇格蘭, 有利於他製作出具蘇格蘭風格的威士忌 事實上余市威士忌的確別具一格, 力度強勁之餘又不失平衡感 這家蒸餾所在地理上得天獨厚, 例如擁有自己的泥煤以處理麥芽, 又如當絕大部份威士忌廠都已轉用蒸汽蒸鍋時 余市仍然以炭火直燒的方式進行蒸餾, 這使得余市的作品自有一份質樸感覺 Nikka Yoichi 20 Year Old Single Malt 1988 1.5cm below foil, ese Single Malt Whisky, distilled by Nikka Whisky Yoichi Distillery in 1988, aged 20 years, New cask, Refilled cask, Bourbon cask and Sherry butt, 55% alcohol, 700ML 1004 one 700ml per lot HK$8000-12,000 US$1000-1600 Suntory Yamazaki Age Unknown Single Malt original wood box ese Single Malt Whisky, distilled by Yamazaki Distillery, 43% alcohol 1005 1 bottle per lot HK$55,000-80,000 US$7000-10,000 Lot 1005 Lot 1004 219
Lot 1006 Suntory Hibiki Kacho Fugetsu 21 Year Old Malt & Grain individual es distilled and bottled by Hibiki Distillery, aged 21 years, 43% alcohol, 700ML 1006 three 700ml per lot HK$13,000-20,000 US$1700-2600 Karuizawa 30 Year Old Cask #8173 Single Cask 1984 5cm, distilled by Karuizawa Distillery in April 1984 and bottled in April 2014, Ex-bourbon cask, cask #8173, 58.5% alcohol, 700ML 1007 one 700ml per lot HK$15,000-22,000 US$1900-2800 Lot 1007 220
Nikka Miyagikyo Distillery The distillery of Miyagikyo was established after three years of searching by Masataka Taketsuru and his colleagues. It was selected for its proximity to mountains and rivers with the ideal climate for a lowland style whisky. The distillery was founded in 1969 and it is here that Nikka blends their Single Malt Miyagikyo with Yoichi whisky to produce the Taketsuru whiskies. The single cask bottlings from Nikka were leaked occasionally to the European market or to a handful of specialists around the world but are becoming increasingly harder to find. This year, Nikka reported being completely sold out of some of their whiskies, even at their distillery! Even their flagship whiskies are hard to find on the market, making their limited releases ultra-rare. 日華宮城峽蒸餾所至於宮城峽蒸餾所的選址, 則是竹鶴與其同事耗費三年時間遍尋全國的成果 蒸餾所 1969 年建於山水環抱之地, 氣候極之適宜生產具蘇格蘭低地風格的威士忌 而日華也在這裡將單一麥芽的宮城峽與余市調合 創作出公司另一款威士忌 竹鶴 日華的單桶威士忌偶爾會流出至歐洲市場, 然而除了在蒸餾所和全球少數幾家威士忌專門店, 則絕少有機會一睹, 而且逐漸難尋 今年, 日華公開宣佈品牌旗下某幾款威士忌已經完全售罄, 即使在他們的蒸餾所也買不到! 市面已極少見到他們的旗艦作品, 遑論是他們的限量版威士忌 Nikka Miyagikyo 20 Year Old Single Malt 1988 original wood case in lightly torn original carton 1.5cm below foil, ese Single Malt Whisky, distilled by The Nikka Whisky Miyagikyo Distillery in 1988, aged 20 years, recharred cask, remade cask and Sherry butt, 50% alcohol, 700ML 1008 one 700ml per lot HK$8000-12,000 US$1000-1500 221
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Lot 1011 Lot 1010 Suntory Pure Malt 1981 (1) bottom neck, ese Pure Malt Whisky, distilled by Hakushu Distillery in 1981, 木桶仕込, 直火蒸留 KIOKE JIKOMI, 43% alcohol, 750ML, Yamazaki 150th Anniversary Yokohama Port Opening 16 Year Old Single Malt 1993 700ml (1) lightly wrinkled label, ese Single Malt Whisky, distilled by Yamazaki Distillery in 1993 and bottled in 2009, Barrel, bottle #158, Yokohama Port opening 150th Anniversary, 53% alcohol, 700ML, wrinkled 1009 above one 700ml & 1 bottle per lot HK$10,000-15,000 US$1300-1900 Karuizawa Geisha 35 Year Old Cask #4010 Single Cask 1977 3cm, lightly scuffed label, distilled by Karuizawa Distillery in 1977 and bottled in 2012, production: 427 bottles, Single Malt, Sherry Butt, cask #4010, 65.9% alcohol, 700ml 1010 one 700ml per lot HK$30,000-46,000 US$3800-6000 Before Yamazaki branded their limited releases as 'Sherry Cask', they had the 'Sherry Wood' Series released almost two decades ago. This is a fascinating opportunity to compare with the more recently released (and also available in this auction) award winning Sherry Cask 2013. 山崎蒸餾所的 Sherry Cask 系列 現時炙手可熱, 但其實他們在差不多 20 年前已發行過 Sherry Wood 系列 這個古老系列作將與得獎的 2013 年 Sherry Cask 同時在拍賣會登場, 長江前浪與後浪哪個更勝一籌 Jim Murray's Whiskey Bible 2015 "World Whisky of the Year" Suntory Yamazaki Sherry Cask Single Malt 2013 ese Single Malt Whisky, distilled by Yamazaki Distillery and bottled in 2013, sherry cask, 48% alcohol, 700ML 1011 one 700ml per lot HK$16,000-24,000 US$2000-3200 223
Nikka 80th Anniversary 40 Year Old Malt & Grain Some of the malt and grain spirit from this 700-bottle release was distilled 70 years ago and just released from its cask at Nikka s ageing cellars. The Nikka 40 is a malt and grain whisky that contains decades of history in the bottle including Yoichi malt distilled in 1945 and Miyagikyo malts from before 1970. 這個限量紀念系列推出僅 700 瓶, 採用的麥芽和穀物部分在 70 年前蒸餾完成後, 一直在 Nikka 窖室內的桶中陳年 Nikka 40 年 混合了麥芽和穀物釀製, 流淌著數十年的歲月 包括 1945 年余市和 1970 年前的宮城峽 Nikka 80th Anniversary 40 Year Old Malt & Grain scuffed original carton and original wood case 1.5cm below foil, blended by Nikka Whisky Distilling Ltd, aged 40 years, bottle #253/1000, 43% alcohol, 700ML, includes a Nikka whisky glass, Nikka specially made for Nikka Whisky 80th Anniversary 1012 one 700ml per lot HK$48,000-75,000 US$6000-9500
Karuizawa 30 Year Old Cask #2077 Single Cask 1981 5cm, ese Single Cask Malt Whisky, distilled by Karuizawa Distillery in 1981 and bottled on 25th October 2011, cask #2077, 56.4% alcohol, 700ML 1013 one 700ml per lot HK$13,000-19,000 US$1700-2400 Karuizawa Cocktail Series 28 Year Old Cask #7975 Single Cask 1984 lightly wrinkled 2.5cm, ese Single Malt Whisky, distilled by Karuizawa Distillery in 1984 and bottled in 2012, Selected by La Maison du Whisky, sherry cask, cask #7975, 59.3% alcohol, 700ML 1014 one 700ml per lot HK$13,000-19,000 US$1700-2400 End of Sale 225