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Ben Nevis 1998 26 Year Old Lady Of The Glen

£155

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

2

Houses

1

Last sold

145 days ago

Ben Nevis 1998 26 Year Old Lady Of The Glen is a collectable Scotch whisky from Ben Nevis aged 26 years. Based on 2 recorded auction lots across 1 month of trading data, the current median hammer price is £155, with the most recent sale at £155. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £155 (low) to £155 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Ben Nevis 1998 26 Year Old Lady Of The Glen is £132–£178 15% around the latest sale).

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About Ben Nevis

Ben Nevis is a whisky distillery. Ben Nevis 1998 26 Year Old Lady Of The Glen is an age-stated bottling at 26 years old, distilled in 1998.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1998), 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 glenlady, 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
Ben Nevis
Age
26 years
Vintage
1998
Edition
Lady
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£155

24-month median

£155

24-month high

£155

24-month low

£155

Estimated value · likely range

£132–£178 ±15%

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 39% of tracked bottles

Last seen

145 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

Only one auction sale on record so far — £155 in April 2026. We need at least two monthly data points to chart a trend, so check back after more sales.

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
April 2026£1552

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Ben Nevis 1998 26 Year Old Lady Of The Glen at auction?

Ben Nevis 1998 26 Year Old Lady Of The Glen 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 39% 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 Ben Nevis 1998 26 Year Old Lady Of The Glen?

The latest hammer price for Ben Nevis 1998 26 Year Old Lady Of The Glen at auction is £155. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £155, with a high of £155 and a low of £155. 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 Ben Nevis 1998 26 Year Old Lady Of The Glen changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Ben Nevis 1998 26 Year Old Lady Of The Glen, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £155 to £155 (median £155).

Where can I sell Ben Nevis 1998 26 Year Old Lady Of The Glen?

Ben Nevis 1998 26 Year Old Lady Of The Glen 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 £155 (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 Ben Nevis 1998 26 Year Old Lady Of The Glen a good investment?

Ben Nevis 1998 26 Year Old Lady Of The Glen has appeared in 2 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £155. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Ben Nevis 1998 26 Year Old Lady Of The Glen?

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 £155, 24-month median £155 — 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 Ben Nevis 1998 26 Year Old Lady Of The Glen that hammers at £155 would cost the buyer approximately £195 all-in including buyer's premium.

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