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Bunnahabhain 1968 the Family Silver

£400
▲ 25%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

27

Houses

1

Last sold

16 days ago

Bunnahabhain 1968 the Family Silver is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bunnahabhain. Based on 27 recorded auction lots across 27 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £340, with the most recent sale at £400. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £120 (low) to £520 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bunnahabhain 1968 the Family Silver is £356–£444 (±11% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Bunnahabhain 1968 the Family Silver is up 25%, with a 6-month trend of +11.1% (up). 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 Bunnahabhain

Bunnahabhain is a whisky distillery. Bunnahabhain 1968 the Family Silver is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1968.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1968), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Bunnahabhain 1968 the Family Silver, 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
Bunnahabhain
Expression
1968 the Family Silver
Vintage
1968
Edition
Bunnahabhain 1968 the Family Silver
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£400

24-month median

£340

24-month high

£520

24-month low

£120

Estimated value · likely range

£356–£444 ±11%

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

16 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▲ 11.1%vs 6 months ago
▲ 25%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£116£326£536Jan 13Nov 16Jan 18Jan 21Nov 23Oct 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2026£4001
March 2025£3201
November 2023£3801
October 2023£3801
May 2022£4401
August 2021£4401
January 2021£3601
November 2020£3601
June 2020£3401
January 2020£4401
September 2019£3801
July 2019£5201

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Bunnahabhain 1968 the Family Silver at auction?

Bunnahabhain 1968 the Family Silver 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 Bunnahabhain 1968 the Family Silver?

The latest hammer price for Bunnahabhain 1968 the Family Silver at auction is £400. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £340, with a high of £520 and a low of £120. 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 Bunnahabhain 1968 the Family Silver changed in value over the past year?

Bunnahabhain 1968 the Family Silver is up 25% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 11.1%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Bunnahabhain 1968 the Family Silver?

Bunnahabhain 1968 the Family Silver 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 £340 (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 Bunnahabhain 1968 the Family Silver a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Bunnahabhain 1968 the Family Silver has moved up 25%, with a current median hammer price of £340. The bottle has been observed at auction across 27 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 Bunnahabhain 1968 the Family Silver?

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 £400, 24-month median £340 — 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 Bunnahabhain 1968 the Family Silver that hammers at £400 would cost the buyer approximately £504 all-in including buyer's premium.

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