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Brora 30 Year Old 2005 Release

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Brora 30 Year Old 2005 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Brora 30 Year Old 2005 Release aged 30 years. Based on 26 recorded auction lots across 24 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £983, with the most recent sale at £1,400. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £350 (low) to £2,000 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Brora 30 Year Old 2005 Release is £840–£1,960 40% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Brora 30 Year Old 2005 Release is up 55.6%, with a 6-month trend of -6.7% (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 Brora 30 Year Old 2005 Release

Brora 30 Year Old 2005 Release is a whisky distillery. Brora 30 Year Old 2005 Release is an age-stated bottling at 30 years old, distilled in 2005.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2005), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 30-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
Brora 30 Year Old 2005 Release
Age
30 years
Vintage
2005
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£1,400

24-month median

£983

24-month high

£2,000

24-month low

£350

Estimated value · likely range

£840–£1,960 ±40%

Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.

6.7%vs 6 months ago
55.6%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
April 2026£1,4001
October 2025£1,5001
November 2023£1,7001
April 2023£1,9001
December 2021£2,0001
December 2020£1,5001
September 2020£1,5001
August 2019£1,3502
July 2019£1,3001
May 2019£1,5001
March 2019£1,4001
May 2018£1,0252

Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Brora 30 Year Old 2005 Release?

The latest hammer price for Brora 30 Year Old 2005 Release at auction is £1,400. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £983, with a high of £2,000 and a low of £350. 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 Brora 30 Year Old 2005 Release changed in value over the past year?

Brora 30 Year Old 2005 Release is up 55.6% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 6.7%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Brora 30 Year Old 2005 Release?

Brora 30 Year Old 2005 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 £983 (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 Brora 30 Year Old 2005 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Brora 30 Year Old 2005 Release has moved up 55.6%, with a current median hammer price of £983. The bottle has been observed at auction across 26 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 Brora 30 Year Old 2005 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 £1,400, 24-month median £983 — 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 Brora 30 Year Old 2005 Release that hammers at £1,400 would cost the buyer approximately £1,764 all-in including buyer's premium.

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