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Blended Scotch 1984 40 Year Old Thompson Bros

£180
▲ 0%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 13 lots a year

Auction lots

33

Houses

1

Last sold

3 days ago

Blended Scotch 1984 40 Year Old Thompson Bros is a collectable Scotch whisky from Blended aged 40 years. Based on 33 recorded auction lots across 13 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £170, with the most recent sale at £180. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £120 (low) to £190 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Blended Scotch 1984 40 Year Old Thompson Bros is £163–£197 (±9% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Blended Scotch 1984 40 Year Old Thompson Bros is up 0%, with a 6-month trend of -2.7% (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 Blended

Blended is a whisky distillery. Blended Scotch 1984 40 Year Old Thompson Bros is an age-stated bottling at 40 years old, distilled in 1984.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1984), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 40-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

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
Blended
Age
40 years
Vintage
1984
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£180

24-month median

£170

24-month high

£190

24-month low

£120

Estimated value · likely range

£163–£197 ±9%

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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

13 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per month

Trend

▼ 35% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 5% of tracked bottles

Last seen

3 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▼ 2.7%vs 6 months ago
▲ 0%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£116£156£196Dec 24Mar 25May 25Sept 25Feb 26Jul 26Oct 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2026£1802
September 2026£1553
July 2026£1252
April 2026£1302
February 2026£1202
January 2026£1402
September 2025£1854
July 2025£1902
May 2025£1602
April 2025£1702
March 2025£1902
January 2025£1702

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Blended Scotch 1984 40 Year Old Thompson Bros at auction?

Blended Scotch 1984 40 Year Old Thompson Bros appeared in 13 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is down 35% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 5% 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 Blended Scotch 1984 40 Year Old Thompson Bros?

The latest hammer price for Blended Scotch 1984 40 Year Old Thompson Bros at auction is £180. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £170, with a high of £190 and a low of £120. 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 Blended Scotch 1984 40 Year Old Thompson Bros changed in value over the past year?

Blended Scotch 1984 40 Year Old Thompson Bros is up 0% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 2.7%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Blended Scotch 1984 40 Year Old Thompson Bros?

Blended Scotch 1984 40 Year Old Thompson Bros 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 £170 (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 Blended Scotch 1984 40 Year Old Thompson Bros a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Blended Scotch 1984 40 Year Old Thompson Bros has moved up 0%, with a current median hammer price of £170. The bottle has been observed at auction across 33 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 Blended Scotch 1984 40 Year Old Thompson Bros?

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 £180, 24-month median £170 — 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 Blended Scotch 1984 40 Year Old Thompson Bros that hammers at £180 would cost the buyer approximately £227 all-in including buyer's premium.

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