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Auchroisk 1979 26 Year Old First Cask

£140
27.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 5 lots a year

Auction lots

31

Houses

1

Last sold

10 days ago

Auchroisk 1979 26 Year Old First Cask is a collectable Scotch whisky from Auchroisk aged 26 years. Based on 31 recorded auction lots across 16 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £135, with the most recent sale at £140. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £60 (low) to £230 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Auchroisk 1979 26 Year Old First Cask is £115–£165 18% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Auchroisk 1979 26 Year Old First Cask is up 27.3%, with a 6-month trend of -12.5% (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 Auchroisk

Auchroisk is a whisky distillery. Auchroisk 1979 26 Year Old First Cask is an age-stated bottling at 26 years old, distilled in 1979.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1979), 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 caskfirst, 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
Auchroisk
Age
26 years
Vintage
1979
Edition
First Cask
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£140

24-month median

£135

24-month high

£230

24-month low

£60

Estimated value · likely range

£115–£165 ±18%

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

Trend

25% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 17% of tracked bottles

Last seen

10 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

12.5%vs 6 months ago
27.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£58£148£237Apr 15Aug 17Mar 24Aug 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£1401
February 2026£1702
October 2025£1302
August 2025£1402
December 2024£1502
March 2024£2302
January 2022£1602
December 2018£1002
September 2018£952
April 2018£1001
March 2018£1303
January 2018£1102

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Auchroisk 1979 26 Year Old First Cask at auction?

Auchroisk 1979 26 Year Old First Cask 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 is up 25% on the previous 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 Auchroisk 1979 26 Year Old First Cask?

The latest hammer price for Auchroisk 1979 26 Year Old First Cask at auction is £140. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £135, with a high of £230 and a low of £60. 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 Auchroisk 1979 26 Year Old First Cask changed in value over the past year?

Auchroisk 1979 26 Year Old First Cask is up 27.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 12.5%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Auchroisk 1979 26 Year Old First Cask?

Auchroisk 1979 26 Year Old First Cask 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 £135 (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 Auchroisk 1979 26 Year Old First Cask a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Auchroisk 1979 26 Year Old First Cask has moved up 27.3%, with a current median hammer price of £135. The bottle has been observed at auction across 31 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 Auchroisk 1979 26 Year Old First Cask?

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 £140, 24-month median £135 — 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 Auchroisk 1979 26 Year Old First Cask that hammers at £140 would cost the buyer approximately £176 all-in including buyer's premium.

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