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Auchentoshan 1978 18 Year Old

£170
88.9%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 5 lots a year

Auction lots

21

Houses

1

Last sold

82 days ago

Auchentoshan 1978 18 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Auchentoshan aged 18 years. Based on 21 recorded auction lots across 13 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £150, with the most recent sale at £170. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £85 (low) to £210 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Auchentoshan 1978 18 Year Old is £119–£221 30% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Auchentoshan 1978 18 Year Old is up 88.9%, with a 6-month trend of +21.4% (up). 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 Auchentoshan

Auchentoshan is a whisky distillery. Auchentoshan 1978 18 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old, distilled in 1978.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1978), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 18-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

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
Auchentoshan
Age
18 years
Vintage
1978
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£170

24-month median

£150

24-month high

£210

24-month low

£85

Estimated value · likely range

£119–£221 ±30%

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

5 lots

Cadence

≈ every 73 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 17% of tracked bottles

Last seen

82 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

21.4%vs 6 months ago
88.9%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£82£149£216May 14Aug 18Sept 19Oct 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£1701
March 2026£1802
October 2025£1502
June 2025£2102
September 2019£2101
August 2019£2101
August 2018£1402
October 2016£1552
December 2014£902
October 2014£852
August 2014£1502
June 2014£901

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Auchentoshan 1978 18 Year Old at auction?

Auchentoshan 1978 18 Year Old appeared in 5 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That puts it in the top 17% 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 Auchentoshan 1978 18 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for Auchentoshan 1978 18 Year Old at auction is £170. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £150, with a high of £210 and a low of £85. 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 Auchentoshan 1978 18 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

Auchentoshan 1978 18 Year Old is up 88.9% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 21.4%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Auchentoshan 1978 18 Year Old?

Auchentoshan 1978 18 Year Old 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 £150 (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 Auchentoshan 1978 18 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Auchentoshan 1978 18 Year Old has moved up 88.9%, with a current median hammer price of £150. The bottle has been observed at auction across 21 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 Auchentoshan 1978 18 Year Old?

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 £150 — 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 Auchentoshan 1978 18 Year Old that hammers at £170 would cost the buyer approximately £214 all-in including buyer's premium.

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