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Braeval 1997 24 Year Old Thompson Bros

£130

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 3 lots a year

Auction lots

19

Houses

1

Last sold

54 days ago

Braeval 1997 24 Year Old Thompson Bros is a collectable Scotch whisky from Braeval aged 24 years. Based on 19 recorded auction lots across 9 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £120, with the most recent sale at £130. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £90 (low) to £145 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Braeval 1997 24 Year Old Thompson Bros is £120–£140 8% around the latest sale).

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About Braeval

Braeval is a whisky distillery. Braeval 1997 24 Year Old Thompson Bros is an age-stated bottling at 24 years old, distilled in 1997.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

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

  • Age statement

    A 24-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as brosthompson, 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
Braeval
Age
24 years
Vintage
1997
Edition
Thompson Bros
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£130

24-month median

£120

24-month high

£145

24-month low

£90

Estimated value · likely range

£120–£140 ±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

3 lots

Cadence

≈ every 122 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 28% of tracked bottles

Last seen

54 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

0%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£87£118£149Dec 21Jan 23May 23Jan 24Jul 25Feb 26Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£1301
February 2026£1202
July 2025£902
February 2024£1202
January 2024£1102
May 2023£1454
January 2023£1302
February 2022£1202
December 2021£1202

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Braeval 1997 24 Year Old Thompson Bros at auction?

Braeval 1997 24 Year Old Thompson Bros 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). 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 Braeval 1997 24 Year Old Thompson Bros?

The latest hammer price for Braeval 1997 24 Year Old Thompson Bros at auction is £130. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £120, with a high of £145 and a low of £90. 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 Braeval 1997 24 Year Old Thompson Bros changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Braeval 1997 24 Year Old Thompson Bros, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £90 to £145 (median £120).

Where can I sell Braeval 1997 24 Year Old Thompson Bros?

Braeval 1997 24 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 £120 (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 Braeval 1997 24 Year Old Thompson Bros a good investment?

Braeval 1997 24 Year Old Thompson Bros has appeared in 19 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £120. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Braeval 1997 24 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 £130, 24-month median £120 — 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 Braeval 1997 24 Year Old Thompson Bros that hammers at £130 would cost the buyer approximately £164 all-in including buyer's premium.

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