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Blair Athol2017 release70cl

Blair Athol Distillery Only 2017 Release

£37
43.1%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Rare at auction· 3 lots a year

Auction lots

14

Houses

2

Last sold

81 days ago

Blair Athol Distillery Only 2017 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Blair Athol, bottled in 2017. Based on 14 recorded auction lots across 14 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £75, with the most recent sale at £37. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £37 (low) to £160 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Blair Athol Distillery Only 2017 Release is £31–£43 18% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Blair Athol Distillery Only 2017 Release is down 43.1%, with a 6-month trend of -76.9% (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 Blair Athol

Blair Athol is a whisky distillery. Blair Athol Distillery Only 2017 Release is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 2017.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as only, 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
Blair Athol
Bottled
2017
Edition
Only
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£37

24-month median

£75

24-month high

£160

24-month low

£37

Estimated value · likely range

£31–£43 ±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

3 lots

Cadence

≈ every 122 days

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 28% of tracked bottles

Last seen

81 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£75

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions10£60£75
Whisky Hammer4£37£44
76.9%vs 6 months ago
43.1%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£36£100£165Jun 19Jul 20Apr 21Apr 22Mar 25Apr 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£371
April 2026£451
December 2025£601
March 2025£751
December 2024£421
April 2022£751
March 2022£1601
September 2021£551
June 2021£1101
April 2021£851
October 2020£1101
July 2020£751

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Blair Athol Distillery Only 2017 Release at auction?

Blair Athol Distillery Only 2017 Release appeared in 3 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 28% by auction activity among the 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Blair Athol Distillery Only 2017 Release?

The latest hammer price for Blair Athol Distillery Only 2017 Release at auction is £37. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £75, with a high of £160 and a low of £37. 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 Blair Athol Distillery Only 2017 Release changed in value over the past year?

Blair Athol Distillery Only 2017 Release is down 43.1% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 76.9%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Blair Athol Distillery Only 2017 Release?

Blair Athol Distillery Only 2017 Release 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 £75 (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 Blair Athol Distillery Only 2017 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Blair Athol Distillery Only 2017 Release has moved down 43.1%, with a current median hammer price of £75. The bottle has been observed at auction across 14 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 Blair Athol Distillery Only 2017 Release?

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 £37, 24-month median £75 — 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 Blair Athol Distillery Only 2017 Release that hammers at £37 would cost the buyer approximately £47 all-in including buyer's premium.

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