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Bunnahabhain 1978 30 Year Old Old Malt Cask

£320

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

4

Houses

1

Last sold

53 days ago

Bunnahabhain 1978 30 Year Old Old Malt Cask is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bunnahabhain aged 30 years. Based on 4 recorded auction lots across 4 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £270, with the most recent sale at £320. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £230 (low) to £320 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bunnahabhain 1978 30 Year Old Old Malt Cask is £294–£346 8% around the latest sale).

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About Bunnahabhain

Bunnahabhain is a whisky distillery. Bunnahabhain 1978 30 Year Old Old Malt Cask is an age-stated bottling at 30 years old, distilled in 1978.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1978), 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.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Bunnahabhain 1978 30 Year Old Old Malt Cask, 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
1978 30 Year Old Old Malt Cask
Age
30 years
Vintage
1978
Edition
Bunnahabhain 1978 30 Year Old Old Malt Cask
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£320

24-month median

£270

24-month high

£320

24-month low

£230

Estimated value · likely range

£294–£346 ±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

53 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£223£276£330Jan 17May 18Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£3201
June 2018£2801
May 2018£2601
January 2017£2301

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Bunnahabhain 1978 30 Year Old Old Malt Cask at auction?

Bunnahabhain 1978 30 Year Old Old Malt Cask 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 1978 30 Year Old Old Malt Cask?

The latest hammer price for Bunnahabhain 1978 30 Year Old Old Malt Cask at auction is £320. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £270, with a high of £320 and a low of £230. 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 1978 30 Year Old Old Malt Cask changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Bunnahabhain 1978 30 Year Old Old Malt Cask, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £230 to £320 (median £270).

Where can I sell Bunnahabhain 1978 30 Year Old Old Malt Cask?

Bunnahabhain 1978 30 Year Old Old Malt Cask 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 £270 (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 1978 30 Year Old Old Malt Cask a good investment?

Bunnahabhain 1978 30 Year Old Old Malt Cask has appeared in 4 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £270. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Bunnahabhain 1978 30 Year Old Old Malt Cask?

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 £320, 24-month median £270 — 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 1978 30 Year Old Old Malt Cask that hammers at £320 would cost the buyer approximately £403 all-in including buyer's premium.

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