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
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
Bowmore 1968
Bowmore 1968
Sherry Cask N. 222
Islay Single Malt Sc [..]
€ 8.680
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
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
Ardbeg 1974
Ardbeg 1974
Samaroli’s Natural Strength Islay Malt S [..]
€ 4.712
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Rhum Rhum Complete Series
Rhum Rhum Complete Series
Guadeloupe
70 cl
2007 Vi [..]
€ 4.712
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Springbank 1965
Springbank 1965
Moon Import The Birds Series
[..]
€ 3.675
Sold
Velier Foursquare Complete Series
Velier Foursquare Complete Series
Barbados
70 cl
T [..]
€ 4.464
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Bowmore 1969
Bowmore 1969
Fecchio & Frassa Import
Single Malt S [..]
€ 4.216
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Clynelish 1969
Clynelish 1969
Specially Bottled for Whiskyteca Edward an [..]
€ 3.968
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Aultmore 1973
Aultmore 1973
Samaroli’s Handwritten Labels Series [..]
€ 3.968
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Ardbeg 1975
Ardbeg 1975
Samaroli Flowers Collection
Bottled 1990 [..]
€ 3.720
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Bowmore 1979
Bowmore 1979
Samaroli Flowers Collection
Bottled 1990 [..]
€ 3.224
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Glendronach 1970
Glendronach 1970
Samaroli Flowers Collection
Sherry Wo [..]
€ 3.224
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Caroni 1991
Caroni 1991
Full Proof Blended Trinidad Rum
19 Year [..]
€ 2.450
Sold
Caroni 1998
Caroni 1998
Heavy Rum Full Proof
Ganesh &lsqu [..]
€ 2.328
Sold
Rinaldi Historical Map of Scotland Edition Box
Rinaldi Historical Map of Scotland Edition Box
75 cl
M [..]
€ 2.728
Sold
Amount including auction fees
Department Auctions
Online auction
1373
Spring Spirits - Whiskies, Rums & More
tue 29 April - thu 8 May 2025
Online auction
1345
Les Esprits de France - Fine Cognac & Armagnac
fri 29 November - thu 12 December 2024
Online auction
1311
Spring Spirit - Rums & More
mon 3 - thu 13 June 2024
Online auction
1310
Spring Spirits - Collectable & Rare Whiskies
mon 27 May - thu 6 June 2024
Online auction
1266
Halloween Spirits - Rums, Cognacs & more
mon 23 October - thu 2 November 2023
Online auction
1262
September Spirits - Fine Whisky, Whiskey, and Bourbon
wed 20 - wed 27 September 2023
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