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Arran - 26 Year Old (1996) Laroute Reserve

£170

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 12 lots a year

Auction lots

14

Houses

1

Last sold

40 days ago

Arran - 26 Year Old (1996) Laroute Reserve is a collectable Scotch whisky from Arran aged 26 years. Based on 14 recorded auction lots across 9 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £218, with the most recent sale at £170. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £170 (low) to £400 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Arran - 26 Year Old (1996) Laroute Reserve is £152–£188 11% around the latest sale).

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About Arran

Arran is a whisky distillery. Arran - 26 Year Old (1996) Laroute Reserve is an age-stated bottling at 26 years old, distilled in 1996.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1996), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 26-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as laroutereserve, 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
26 years
Vintage
1996
Edition
Laroute Reserve
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£170

24-month median

£218

24-month high

£400

24-month low

£170

Estimated value · likely range

£152–£188 ±11%

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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

12 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per month

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 7% of tracked bottles

Last seen

40 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

44.3%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£165£288£412Jul 23Jan 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£1701
June 2026£1901
May 2026£2003
April 2026£1802
March 2026£2182
February 2026£2382
January 2026£3051
August 2023£3701
July 2023£4001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Arran - 26 Year Old (1996) Laroute Reserve at auction?

Arran - 26 Year Old (1996) Laroute Reserve appeared in 12 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That puts it in the top 7% 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 - 26 Year Old (1996) Laroute Reserve?

The latest hammer price for Arran - 26 Year Old (1996) Laroute Reserve at auction is £170. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £218, with a high of £400 and a low of £170. 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 - 26 Year Old (1996) Laroute Reserve changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Arran - 26 Year Old (1996) Laroute Reserve, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £170 to £400 (median £218).

Where can I sell Arran - 26 Year Old (1996) Laroute Reserve?

Arran - 26 Year Old (1996) Laroute Reserve 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 £218 (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 - 26 Year Old (1996) Laroute Reserve a good investment?

Arran - 26 Year Old (1996) Laroute Reserve has appeared in 14 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £218. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Arran - 26 Year Old (1996) Laroute Reserve?

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 £170, 24-month median £218 — 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 - 26 Year Old (1996) Laroute Reserve that hammers at £170 would cost the buyer approximately £214 all-in including buyer's premium.

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