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Aberlour - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl

£33

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

8

Houses

1

Last sold

40 days ago

Aberlour - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Aberlour aged 12 years. Based on 8 recorded auction lots across 8 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £80, with the most recent sale at £33. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £33 (low) to £180 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Aberlour - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl is £25–£40 22% around the latest sale).

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About Aberlour

Aberlour is a whisky distillery. Aberlour - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl is an age-stated bottling at 12 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as 1980s, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 750ml format rather than the standard 700ml, which sets it apart from the regular run.

These are scarcity and demand signals drawn from the bottle's own attributes — they describe the bottle, not a prediction of future price. Not investment advice.

Release & bottling facts

Distillery
Aberlour
Age
12 years
Edition
1980s
Bottle size
750ml

Latest sale

£33

24-month median

£80

24-month high

£180

24-month low

£33

Estimated value · likely range

£25–£40 ±22%

Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.

Market presence

last 12 months

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

2 lots

Cadence

≈ every 183 days

Trend

33% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 39% of tracked bottles

Last seen

40 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

45.8%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£32£108£185Sept 21Apr 23Oct 23Dec 24Jun 25Jun 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£331
June 2026£421
August 2025£801
June 2025£801
December 2024£931
October 2023£901
April 2023£601
September 2021£1801

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Aberlour - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl at auction?

Aberlour - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl appeared in 2 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That is down 33% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 39% by auction activity among the 29,926 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Aberlour - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl?

The latest hammer price for Aberlour - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl at auction is £33. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £80, with a high of £180 and a low of £33. All prices are in GBP and exclude buyer's premium. Data is aggregated from major auction houses including Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, and Bonhams.

How much has Aberlour - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Aberlour - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £33 to £180 (median £80).

Where can I sell Aberlour - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl?

Aberlour - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl regularly appears at major Scotch whisky auction houses including Scotch Whisky Auctions (Scotland), Whisky Auctioneer (Scotland), Just Whisky, Whisky Hammer, and Bonhams. The current median hammer price is £80 (excluding buyer's premium). At most major houses, buyer's premium adds 24–28% on top of hammer for the buyer; sellers typically receive the hammer price minus a sales commission of 5–15%.

Is Aberlour - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl a good investment?

Aberlour - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl has appeared in 8 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £80. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Aberlour - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl?

wsky1 ingests public auction results from major auction houses (via direct scraping of Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, Bonhams, and Whisky Hammer, plus aggregated data from WhiskyHunter). For each bottle, we group hammer prices by year-month and compute the median price per month. The figures shown — latest £33, 24-month median £80 — are derived from this monthly-median methodology. All prices are hammer prices in GBP, excluding buyer's premium.

Does the price include buyer's premium?

No. All prices on wsky1 are hammer prices only. Buyer's premium at major Scotch whisky auction houses currently runs at 24–28% on top of the hammer price. A bottle of Aberlour - 12 Year Old (1980s) 75cl that hammers at £33 would cost the buyer approximately £41 all-in including buyer's premium.

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