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Arran 1997 25 Year Old Whisky Broker

£135
10%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 6 lots a year

Auction lots

78

Houses

1

Last sold

117 days ago

Arran 1997 25 Year Old Whisky Broker is a collectable Scotch whisky from Arran aged 25 years. Based on 78 recorded auction lots across 22 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £151, with the most recent sale at £135. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £130 (low) to £190 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Arran 1997 25 Year Old Whisky Broker is £124–£146 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Arran 1997 25 Year Old Whisky Broker is down 10%, with a 6-month trend of -10% (down). wsky1 aggregates hammer prices from major public Scotch whisky auctions including Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, and Bonhams. All prices are in GBP and exclude buyer's premium (typically 24–28% additional at major houses). Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

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About Arran

Arran is a whisky distillery. Arran 1997 25 Year Old Whisky Broker is an age-stated bottling at 25 years old, distilled in 1997.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1997), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 25-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

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

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
Arran
Age
25 years
Vintage
1997
Edition
Broker
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£135

24-month median

£151

24-month high

£190

24-month low

£130

Estimated value · likely range

£124–£146 ±8%

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

6 lots

Cadence

≈ every 61 days

Trend

50% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 14% of tracked bottles

Last seen

117 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

10%vs 6 months ago
10%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£126£161£196Dec 22Apr 23Jul 23Nov 23Apr 24Oct 24Aug 25May 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
May 2026£1352
December 2025£1402
November 2025£1502
August 2025£1502
July 2025£1304
November 2024£1502
October 2024£1502
September 2024£1502
August 2024£1602
April 2024£1754
March 2024£1702
December 2023£1536

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Arran 1997 25 Year Old Whisky Broker at auction?

Arran 1997 25 Year Old Whisky Broker appeared in 6 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 50% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 14% 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 Arran 1997 25 Year Old Whisky Broker?

The latest hammer price for Arran 1997 25 Year Old Whisky Broker at auction is £135. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £151, with a high of £190 and a low of £130. 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 Arran 1997 25 Year Old Whisky Broker changed in value over the past year?

Arran 1997 25 Year Old Whisky Broker is down 10% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 10%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Arran 1997 25 Year Old Whisky Broker?

Arran 1997 25 Year Old Whisky Broker 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 £151 (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 Arran 1997 25 Year Old Whisky Broker a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Arran 1997 25 Year Old Whisky Broker has moved down 10%, with a current median hammer price of £151. The bottle has been observed at auction across 78 recorded lots in our database. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice. Whisky is an illiquid alternative asset; secondary-market value depends heavily on bottle condition, fill level, label integrity, and timing.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Arran 1997 25 Year Old Whisky Broker?

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 £135, 24-month median £151 — 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 Arran 1997 25 Year Old Whisky Broker that hammers at £135 would cost the buyer approximately £170 all-in including buyer's premium.

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