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Bruichladdich 1989 16 Year Old Full Strength

£130
8.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 5 lots a year

Auction lots

49

Houses

1

Last sold

8 days ago

Bruichladdich 1989 16 Year Old Full Strength is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bruichladdich aged 16 years. Based on 49 recorded auction lots across 24 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £145, with the most recent sale at £130. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £78 (low) to £250 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bruichladdich 1989 16 Year Old Full Strength is £106–£154 19% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Bruichladdich 1989 16 Year Old Full Strength is up 8.3%, with a 6-month trend of -45.8% (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 Bruichladdich

Bruichladdich is a whisky distillery. Bruichladdich 1989 16 Year Old Full Strength is an age-stated bottling at 16 years old, distilled in 1989.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1989), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as strength, 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
Bruichladdich
Age
16 years
Vintage
1989
Edition
Strength
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£130

24-month median

£145

24-month high

£250

24-month low

£78

Estimated value · likely range

£106–£154 ±19%

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

5 lots

Cadence

≈ every 73 days

Trend

17% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 17% of tracked bottles

Last seen

8 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

45.8%vs 6 months ago
8.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£75£166£258Aug 13Dec 16May 19Jun 21Aug 25Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£1301
December 2025£1402
September 2025£2002
August 2025£1304
July 2025£1502
February 2023£1454
October 2022£2402
March 2022£1802
November 2021£2502
August 2021£1901
July 2021£1901
June 2021£1702

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Bruichladdich 1989 16 Year Old Full Strength at auction?

Bruichladdich 1989 16 Year Old Full Strength appeared in 5 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That is down 17% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 17% 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 Bruichladdich 1989 16 Year Old Full Strength?

The latest hammer price for Bruichladdich 1989 16 Year Old Full Strength at auction is £130. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £145, with a high of £250 and a low of £78. 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 1989 16 Year Old Full Strength changed in value over the past year?

Bruichladdich 1989 16 Year Old Full Strength is up 8.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 45.8%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Bruichladdich 1989 16 Year Old Full Strength?

Bruichladdich 1989 16 Year Old Full Strength 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 £145 (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 1989 16 Year Old Full Strength a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Bruichladdich 1989 16 Year Old Full Strength has moved up 8.3%, with a current median hammer price of £145. The bottle has been observed at auction across 49 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 Bruichladdich 1989 16 Year Old Full Strength?

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 £145 — 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 1989 16 Year Old Full Strength that hammers at £130 would cost the buyer approximately £164 all-in including buyer's premium.

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