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Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Cadenhead’s

£200

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

13

Houses

1

Last sold

171 days ago

Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Cadenhead’s is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bruichladdich aged 30 years. Based on 13 recorded auction lots across 12 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £210, with the most recent sale at £200. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £160 (low) to £260 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Cadenhead’s is £180–£220 (±10% around the latest sale).

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About Bruichladdich

Bruichladdich is a whisky distillery. Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Cadenhead’s is an age-stated bottling at 30 years old, distilled in 1988.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1988), 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.

  • Independent bottling

    An independent bottling by cadenhead, typically produced in far smaller numbers than an official distillery release.

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
Bruichladdich
Age
30 years
Vintage
1988
Bottler
Cadenhead's
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£200

24-month median

£210

24-month high

£260

24-month low

£160

Estimated value · likely range

£180–£220 ±10%

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 92% of tracked bottles

Last seen

171 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▲ 0%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£155£212£268Aug 19Jun 20Apr 21Mar 22Jul 25May 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
May 2026£2001
July 2025£1901
March 2023£2201
March 2022£2601
December 2021£2501
April 2021£2301
November 2020£2001
June 2020£2401
January 2020£1601
October 2019£1852
September 2019£2201
August 2019£1901

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Cadenhead’s at auction?

Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Cadenhead’s 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 92% 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 Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Cadenhead’s?

The latest hammer price for Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Cadenhead’s at auction is £200. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £210, with a high of £260 and a low of £160. 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 Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Cadenhead’s changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Cadenhead’s, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £160 to £260 (median £210).

Where can I sell Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Cadenhead’s?

Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Cadenhead’s 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 £210 (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 Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Cadenhead’s a good investment?

Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Cadenhead’s has appeared in 13 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £210. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Cadenhead’s?

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 £200, 24-month median £210 — 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 Bruichladdich 1988 30 Year Old Cadenhead’s that hammers at £200 would cost the buyer approximately £252 all-in including buyer's premium.

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