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Auchentoshan 1997 Distillery Cask #10488

£190

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

5

Houses

1

Last sold

16 days ago

Auchentoshan 1997 Distillery Cask #10488 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Auchentoshan. Based on 5 recorded auction lots across 5 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £200, with the most recent sale at £190. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £180 (low) to £230 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Auchentoshan 1997 Distillery Cask #10488 is £175–£205 (±8% around the latest sale).

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About Auchentoshan

Auchentoshan is a whisky distillery. Auchentoshan 1997 Distillery Cask #10488 is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1997.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

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

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Auchentoshan 1997 Distillery Cask #10488, 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
Auchentoshan
Expression
1997 Distillery Cask #10488
Vintage
1997
Edition
Auchentoshan 1997 Distillery Cask #10488
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£190

24-month median

£200

24-month high

£230

24-month low

£180

Estimated value · likely range

£175–£205 ±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

2 lots

Cadence

≈ every 183 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 36% of tracked bottles

Last seen

16 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£175£206£237Jun 20Jun 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2026£1901
June 2026£2301
February 2021£2001
September 2020£2001
June 2020£1801

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Auchentoshan 1997 Distillery Cask #10488 at auction?

Auchentoshan 1997 Distillery Cask #10488 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 puts it in the top 36% by auction activity among the 35,289 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Auchentoshan 1997 Distillery Cask #10488?

The latest hammer price for Auchentoshan 1997 Distillery Cask #10488 at auction is £190. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £200, with a high of £230 and a low of £180. 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 1997 Distillery Cask #10488 changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Auchentoshan 1997 Distillery Cask #10488, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £180 to £230 (median £200).

Where can I sell Auchentoshan 1997 Distillery Cask #10488?

Auchentoshan 1997 Distillery Cask #10488 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 £200 (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 1997 Distillery Cask #10488 a good investment?

Auchentoshan 1997 Distillery Cask #10488 has appeared in 5 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £200. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Auchentoshan 1997 Distillery Cask #10488?

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 £190, 24-month median £200 — 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 1997 Distillery Cask #10488 that hammers at £190 would cost the buyer approximately £239 all-in including buyer's premium.

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