Dedicated to enthusiasts and collectors of exceptional whiskies and spirits, the Department deals with the selection and cataloguing of rare and prestigious bottles. The world of spirits has always aroused a particular fascination in the collective imagination, so much so that the rarest bottles of spirits are now commonly considered a luxury good, an object of collecting and investment. In recent years, the liquor and spirits auction sector has shown strong dynamism and a growing interest on the part of an ever-increasing public, both collectors and enthusiasts in general.
The Distillates Department handles whisky, rum, cognac, calvados, armagnac, grappa, selecting rare bottles from the world's best distilleries. These bottles have always found a place in our catalogues, before the creation of the Distillates Department along with collector wines, and now in dedicated auctions. A milestone in the department, and not only, was the sale of a bottle of Macallan Red Collection 60 Years Old for the astonishing sum of € 107,000, a national record for a bottle of whisky. Pandolfini therefore seeks to respond promptly to market demands, deciding to open a department reserved for collectors' spirits, organising dedicated auctions, in order to be able to offer its increasingly knowledgeable and demanding clientele rare, if not unique, bottles of great value.
Other adjudications worthy of mention include: a Port Ellen 12 Years Old bottled on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth's visit to the distillery, which sold for € 72,540, a bottle of the legendary 1966 Bowmore Bouquet by bottler Samaroli, which fetched the extraordinary sum of € 49,000, a 1966 Caol Ila from Intertrade, which fetched € 31,850, the exceptional 1983 Karuizawa Pearl Geisha Series, a bottle which fetched € 18,375 and the Macallan Red Ribbon 1957, a bottle celebrating 25 years of activity of the importer Fratelli Rinaldi, which sold for € 10,412.
Collectors will find in the distilled spirits auctions not only bottles of the best Scotch whiskies from the Highlands to Islay, such as Macallan, Bowmore, Port Ellen, Laphroaig, but also rare bottles from the most famous Japanese distilleries, such as Karuizawa or Yamazaky, or cognacs, from Remy Martin to Hennessy, calvados, from Christian Drouin to Marcel Blin, or rums, such as the famous Caroni rums.
The experts in the Collector Spirits Department are on hand to offer personalised advice on how best to complete your collection, when to buy the most suitable bottles for your collection or for dedicated advice on how to start collecting bottles of whisky, rum, cognac and other fine spirits.
Are you looking to get an appraisal for your collection of whisky or other spirits? Would you like to sell a valuable bottle in your possession?
The Department's experts are available for free valuations of rare bottles, appraisals for exceptional spirits in your possession and even expertise to assign a market value to entire collections. The professionalism and experience of the Pandolfini experts are at your disposal to decide together on the best selling strategy.
The Distillates Department handles whisky, rum, cognac, calvados, armagnac, grappa, selecting rare bottles from the world's best distilleries. These bottles have always found a place in our catalogues, before the creation of the Distillates Department along with collector wines, and now in dedicated auctions. A milestone in the department, and not only, was the sale of a bottle of Macallan Red Collection 60 Years Old for the astonishing sum of € 107,000, a national record for a bottle of whisky. Pandolfini therefore seeks to respond promptly to market demands, deciding to open a department reserved for collectors' spirits, organising dedicated auctions, in order to be able to offer its increasingly knowledgeable and demanding clientele rare, if not unique, bottles of great value.
Other adjudications worthy of mention include: a Port Ellen 12 Years Old bottled on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth's visit to the distillery, which sold for € 72,540, a bottle of the legendary 1966 Bowmore Bouquet by bottler Samaroli, which fetched the extraordinary sum of € 49,000, a 1966 Caol Ila from Intertrade, which fetched € 31,850, the exceptional 1983 Karuizawa Pearl Geisha Series, a bottle which fetched € 18,375 and the Macallan Red Ribbon 1957, a bottle celebrating 25 years of activity of the importer Fratelli Rinaldi, which sold for € 10,412.
Collectors will find in the distilled spirits auctions not only bottles of the best Scotch whiskies from the Highlands to Islay, such as Macallan, Bowmore, Port Ellen, Laphroaig, but also rare bottles from the most famous Japanese distilleries, such as Karuizawa or Yamazaky, or cognacs, from Remy Martin to Hennessy, calvados, from Christian Drouin to Marcel Blin, or rums, such as the famous Caroni rums.
The experts in the Collector Spirits Department are on hand to offer personalised advice on how best to complete your collection, when to buy the most suitable bottles for your collection or for dedicated advice on how to start collecting bottles of whisky, rum, cognac and other fine spirits.
Are you looking to get an appraisal for your collection of whisky or other spirits? Would you like to sell a valuable bottle in your possession?
The Department's experts are available for free valuations of rare bottles, appraisals for exceptional spirits in your possession and even expertise to assign a market value to entire collections. The professionalism and experience of the Pandolfini experts are at your disposal to decide together on the best selling strategy.
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Top Lots
Macallan Red Collection
Highland Malt Scotch Whisk [..]
€ 107.800
Sold
Port Ellen
Port Ellen
Bottled For The Visit Of H.M. The Queen To Por [..]
€ 72.540
Sold
Bowmore 1966
Bowmore 1966
Samaroli “Bouquet Collection” [..]
€ 49.000
Sold
Caol Ila 1966
Caol Ila 1966
Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Specia [..]
€ 31.850
Sold
Demerara 1980
Demerara 1980
Samaroli’s Rum
Bottled in 2000 [..]
€ 22.050
Sold
Demerara 1980
Demerara 1980
Samaroli’s Rum
Bottled in 2000 [..]
€ 20.825
Sold
Karuizawa
Karuizawa
Pearl Geisha Series
Single Malt Japanese W [..]
€ 18.375
Sold
Springbank
Springbank
Cambpeltown Malt Scotch Whisky
50 Years [..]
€ 18.375
Sold
Bowmore 1964
Bowmore 1964
Specially Selected Cask Edition
Islay S [..]
€ 19.840
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Bowmore 1964
Bowmore 1964
Black Bowmore The Trilogy Edition
Sherr [..]
€ 19.220
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Tormore 1966
Tormore 1966
Samaroli’s Silver Cap
Natural Str [..]
€ 17.360
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Bowmore 1964
Bowmore 1964
Specially Selected Bourbon Cask Edition
[..]
€ 15.500
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Bowmore 1964
Bowmore 1964
Specially Selected Oloroso Cask Edition
[..]
€ 15.500
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Laphroaig 1970
Laphroaig 1970
Samaroli Distillery Drawing Collection [..]
€ 12.250
Sold
Skeldon 1978 SWR
Skeldon 1978 SWR
Full Proof Old Demerara Rum
27 [..]
€ 14.880
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Macallan 1971
Macallan 1971
Samaroli
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
[..]
€ 10.412
Sold
Macallan Red Ribbon 1957
Macallan Red Ribbon 1957
25th Anniversary of Rinaldi Bro [..]
€ 10.412
Sold
Skeldon 1973
Skeldon 1973
SWR Full Proof Old Demerara Rum
32 Year [..]
€ 8.928
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Bowmore 1968
Bowmore 1968
Sherry Cask N. 222
Islay Single Malt Sc [..]
€ 8.680
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Laphroaig 1970
Laphroaig 1970
Samaroli Natural Strenght Edition
Islay [..]
€ 8.680
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Clynelish 1971
Clynelish 1971
Specially Bottled for Whiskyteca Edward an [..]
€ 6.448
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Glen Cawdor 1964
Glen Cawdor 1964
Samaroli’s Pure Malt Scotch Whisky [..]
€ 6.200
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Clynelish 1969
Clynelish 1969
Specially Bottled for Whiskyteca Edward an [..]
€ 5.952
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Glen Garioch 1971
Glen Garioch 1971
Samaroli Collection Edition
Highlan [..]
€ 5.704
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Macallan 1968
Macallan 1968
Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky [..]
€ 4.410
Sold
Bowmore
Bowmore
Four Guardians Edition
Islay Single Malt Sc [..]
€ 5.456
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Bowmore 1973
Bowmore 1973
Limited Release Selected by Hand
Bourbo [..]
€ 5.456
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Calvados du Pays d'Auge Marcel Blin 1938
Calvados du Pays d'Auge Marcel Blin 1938
Bottled 1984
[..]
€ 4.165
Sold
Coilltean 1975
Coilltean 1975
Samaroli Flowers Collection
Natural St [..]
€ 4.960
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Springbank 1965
Springbank 1965
Samaroli Flowers Collection
Bottled 1 [..]
€ 4.960
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Department Auctions
1454
Online auction
Summer Spirits - Whiskies & More
mon 22 June - thu 2 July 2026
1419
Online auction
Christmas Spirits | Whiskies, Rum & More
mon 24 November - thu 4 December 2025
1373
Online auction
Spring Spirits - Whiskies, Rums & More
tue 29 April - thu 8 May 2025
1345
Online auction
Les Esprits de France - Fine Cognac & Armagnac
fri 29 November - thu 12 December 2024
1311
Online auction
Spring Spirit - Rums & More
mon 3 - thu 13 June 2024
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