US$2,564.89 Part of a private collection. Vintage 1979 Bottling date: 2003 Strength: 57.3% The eighth release sold out in a few days and the first edition now commands about a grand if you can find it, so this is a bargain. Classic PE kippers 'n' slippers character, with plenty of grunt from the high alcohol.

US$2,049.33 Part of a private collection. Vintage 1957 Bottling date: 2007 Strength: 43.5% An incredible old whisky from the archives of Gordon & Macphail. Distilled on New Year's Eve in 1942 and bottled in January of 1993, this has spent over 50 years maturing in a sherry cask. An impressive slice of history.

US$51.56 Part of a private collection. strength: 43% Lightly peated with hints of smoke and spice Single malt Scotch whisky Taste Jura Superstition is crafted from a selection of the finest aged Jura single malt whiskies. This mysterious spirit has a unique style and character, with tastes of tangy cinnamon, ginger spice and honey with whispers of salty sea spray,...

US$127.60 Part of a private collection. Vintage: 1994 Bottling date: 2010 Strength: 40% Very unusual this one, a wonderful Highland Park, aged for 16 years. This was bottled by Alchemist and was even given a finish in Calvados barrels (it's quite rare to find a Calvados finished whisky).

US$127.60 Part of a private collection. Strength: 43% Dalmore's stunning 18 year old Highland malt is as rich, fruity and spicy as you could ever want from a Dalmore. Kudos to Richard Paterson for creating another veritable chocolate orange of a whisky - a surefire hit, and great for the colder months. It is aged for 14 years in American...

US$193.33 Part of a private collection. Bottling date: 2011 Strength: 53.7% This special limited edition bottling is a valedictory farewell to the Vatted Malt, one delivered with honour and pride. This whisky is made from a marriage of fine, old single malt whiskies from Islay and Speyside distilleries. It combines intense aromas and flavours of dried fruits and maltiness underscored...

US$296.44 Part of a private Collection. ARDBEG ALLIGATOR Untamed Release 70cl / 51.2% Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery Bottling The general release of 2011's much anticipated Ardbeg Committee Release - Alligator. It's named for the high level of char on the inside of some of the casks used for maturation, which makes the wood look like alligator skin.

US$2,564.89 Part of a private collection. Vintage: 1979 Bottling date: 1997 A truly classic sherried Macallan, this 1979 is regarded as the best of the highly-sought-after Gran Reserva series released in the 1990s to showcase the extreme end of sherried whisky from the distillery. Scoring 91 points on Serge Valentin's whiskyfun.com, this is one of the landmark Macallan releases of...

US$3,866.66 Chateau Margaux was founded in the 1400's. Once the residence of Edward III, King of England, it was one of the most stately fortified chateaux in Guyenne. Over the centuries, the property changed ownership several times. In 1804, the Marquis of La Colonilla acquired the property, razed the old Gothic manor-house and built in its place the chateau which...

US$2,062.22 Chateau Margaux was founded in the 1400's. Once the residence of Edward III, King of England, it was one of the most stately fortified chateaux in Guyenne. Over the centuries, the property changed ownership several times. In 1804, the Marquis of La Colonilla acquired the property, razed the old Gothic manor-house and built in its place the chateau which...

US$5,155.55 Bottled by M.G. Lafite & C. Consisting of two separate parcels different by their location and the quality of their soil, Latour à Pomerol is in some vintages, 1947, 1961 or 1970, one of the best wines of the appellation

US$728.22 Chateau Latour is made from vines an average age of 50 years old (some are nearly a century old) on a 48-hectare part of the estate called L'Enclos. Vines are replaced individually rather than plot by plot, a system referred to as "complantation". Latour's unique terroir is made up of large Günzian gravel with small pockets of clay. Château...