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Bunnahabhain 1989 25 Year Old For the 25th Anniversary Of Boisdale

£120

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Rare at auction· 5 lots a year

Auction lots

25

Houses

2

Last sold

81 days ago

Bunnahabhain 1989 25 Year Old For the 25th Anniversary Of Boisdale is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bunnahabhain aged 25 years. Based on 25 recorded auction lots across 10 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £103, with the most recent sale at £120. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £95 (low) to £150 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bunnahabhain 1989 25 Year Old For the 25th Anniversary Of Boisdale is £108–£132 10% around the latest sale).

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About Bunnahabhain

Bunnahabhain is a whisky distillery. Bunnahabhain 1989 25 Year Old For the 25th Anniversary Of Boisdale is an age-stated bottling at 25 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.

  • Considerable age

    A 25-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as 25thanniversaryboisdale, 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
25 years
Vintage
1989
Edition
25th Anniversary Boisdale
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£120

24-month median

£103

24-month high

£150

24-month low

£95

Estimated value · likely range

£108–£132 ±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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

5 lots

Cadence

≈ every 73 days

Trend

58% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 17% of tracked bottles

Last seen

81 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£100

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions16£120£100
Whisky Hammer3£130£135
26.3%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£92£123£155Jul 24Dec 24Mar 25Jul 25Nov 25May 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£1201
May 2026£1202
November 2025£1002
July 2025£1351
March 2025£1055
December 2024£1002
October 2024£952
September 2024£952
August 2024£1004
July 2024£1504

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Bunnahabhain 1989 25 Year Old For the 25th Anniversary Of Boisdale at auction?

Bunnahabhain 1989 25 Year Old For the 25th Anniversary Of Boisdale 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 58% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. 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 Bunnahabhain 1989 25 Year Old For the 25th Anniversary Of Boisdale?

The latest hammer price for Bunnahabhain 1989 25 Year Old For the 25th Anniversary Of Boisdale at auction is £120. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £103, with a high of £150 and a low of £95. 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 1989 25 Year Old For the 25th Anniversary Of Boisdale changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Bunnahabhain 1989 25 Year Old For the 25th Anniversary Of Boisdale, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £95 to £150 (median £103).

Where can I sell Bunnahabhain 1989 25 Year Old For the 25th Anniversary Of Boisdale?

Bunnahabhain 1989 25 Year Old For the 25th Anniversary Of Boisdale 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 £103 (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 1989 25 Year Old For the 25th Anniversary Of Boisdale a good investment?

Bunnahabhain 1989 25 Year Old For the 25th Anniversary Of Boisdale has appeared in 25 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £103. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Bunnahabhain 1989 25 Year Old For the 25th Anniversary Of Boisdale?

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 £120, 24-month median £103 — 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 1989 25 Year Old For the 25th Anniversary Of Boisdale that hammers at £120 would cost the buyer approximately £151 all-in including buyer's premium.

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