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Brora 40 Year Old 20th Anniversary , 1978

£2,400

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

1

Houses

1

Last sold

86 days ago

Brora 40 Year Old 20th Anniversary , 1978 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Brora aged 40 years. Based on 1 recorded auction lots across 1 month of trading data, the current median hammer price is £2,400, with the most recent sale at £2,400. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £2,400 (low) to £2,400 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Brora 40 Year Old 20th Anniversary , 1978 is £2,040–£2,760 15% around the latest sale).

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About Brora

Brora is a whisky distillery. Brora 40 Year Old 20th Anniversary , 1978 is an age-stated bottling at 40 years old, distilled in 1978.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Closed / ghost distillery

    Brora was silent from 1983 until its 2021 revival, so whisky from the original distillery is finite and keenly collected.

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1978), 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.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as 20thanniversary, 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
Brora
Age
40 years
Vintage
1978
Edition
20th Anniversary
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£2,400

24-month median

£2,400

24-month high

£2,400

24-month low

£2,400

Estimated value · likely range

£2,040–£2,760 ±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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

86 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

Only one auction sale on record so far — £2,400 in June 2026. We need at least two monthly data points to chart a trend, so check back after more sales.

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£2,4001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Brora 40 Year Old 20th Anniversary , 1978 at auction?

Brora 40 Year Old 20th Anniversary , 1978 appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That puts it in the top 98% 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 Brora 40 Year Old 20th Anniversary , 1978?

The latest hammer price for Brora 40 Year Old 20th Anniversary , 1978 at auction is £2,400. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £2,400, with a high of £2,400 and a low of £2,400. 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 40 Year Old 20th Anniversary , 1978 changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Brora 40 Year Old 20th Anniversary , 1978, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £2,400 to £2,400 (median £2,400).

Where can I sell Brora 40 Year Old 20th Anniversary , 1978?

Brora 40 Year Old 20th Anniversary , 1978 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 £2,400 (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 40 Year Old 20th Anniversary , 1978 a good investment?

Brora 40 Year Old 20th Anniversary , 1978 has appeared in 1 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £2,400. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Brora 40 Year Old 20th Anniversary , 1978?

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 £2,400, 24-month median £2,400 — 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 40 Year Old 20th Anniversary , 1978 that hammers at £2,400 would cost the buyer approximately £3,024 all-in including buyer's premium.

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