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Bunnahabhain 1971 35 Year Old 125th Anniversary

£800

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

4

Houses

1

Last sold

180 days ago

Bunnahabhain 1971 35 Year Old 125th Anniversary is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bunnahabhain aged 35 years. Based on 4 recorded auction lots across 4 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £900, with the most recent sale at £800. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £800 (low) to £1,300 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bunnahabhain 1971 35 Year Old 125th Anniversary is £736–£864 8% around the latest sale).

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About Bunnahabhain

Bunnahabhain is a whisky distillery. Bunnahabhain 1971 35 Year Old 125th Anniversary is an age-stated bottling at 35 years old, distilled in 1971.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1971), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 35-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as 125thanniversary, 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
Age
35 years
Vintage
1971
Edition
125th Anniversary
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£800

24-month median

£900

24-month high

£1,300

24-month low

£800

Estimated value · likely range

£736–£864 ±8%

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

180 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£776£1,058£1,339Feb 18Oct 20Jun 22Mar 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
March 2026£8001
June 2022£9001
October 2020£1,3001
February 2018£9001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Bunnahabhain 1971 35 Year Old 125th Anniversary at auction?

Bunnahabhain 1971 35 Year Old 125th Anniversary 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 Bunnahabhain 1971 35 Year Old 125th Anniversary?

The latest hammer price for Bunnahabhain 1971 35 Year Old 125th Anniversary at auction is £800. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £900, with a high of £1,300 and a low of £800. 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 1971 35 Year Old 125th Anniversary changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Bunnahabhain 1971 35 Year Old 125th Anniversary, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £800 to £1,300 (median £900).

Where can I sell Bunnahabhain 1971 35 Year Old 125th Anniversary?

Bunnahabhain 1971 35 Year Old 125th Anniversary 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 £900 (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 1971 35 Year Old 125th Anniversary a good investment?

Bunnahabhain 1971 35 Year Old 125th Anniversary has appeared in 4 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £900. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Bunnahabhain 1971 35 Year Old 125th Anniversary?

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 £800, 24-month median £900 — 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 1971 35 Year Old 125th Anniversary that hammers at £800 would cost the buyer approximately £1,008 all-in including buyer's premium.

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