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Caol Ila - 18 Year Old (1984) First Cask

£180

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 4 lots a year

Auction lots

7

Houses

1

Last sold

130 days ago

Caol Ila - 18 Year Old (1984) First Cask is a collectable Scotch whisky from Caol Ila aged 18 years. Based on 7 recorded auction lots across 5 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £200, with the most recent sale at £180. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £180 (low) to £230 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Caol Ila - 18 Year Old (1984) First Cask is £166–£194 8% around the latest sale).

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About Caol Ila

Caol Ila is a whisky distillery. Caol Ila - 18 Year Old (1984) First Cask is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old, distilled in 1984.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1984), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 18-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as caskfirst, 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
Caol Ila
Age
18 years
Vintage
1984
Edition
First Cask
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£180

24-month median

£200

24-month high

£230

24-month low

£180

Estimated value · likely range

£166–£194 ±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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

4 lots

Cadence

≈ every 91 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 22% of tracked bottles

Last seen

130 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£175£206£237Sept 22Jun 24Mar 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
April 2026£1802
March 2026£2002
June 2024£2301
November 2022£2001
September 2022£2001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Caol Ila - 18 Year Old (1984) First Cask at auction?

Caol Ila - 18 Year Old (1984) First Cask appeared in 4 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That puts it in the top 22% 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 Caol Ila - 18 Year Old (1984) First Cask?

The latest hammer price for Caol Ila - 18 Year Old (1984) First Cask at auction is £180. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £200, with a high of £230 and a low of £180. 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 Caol Ila - 18 Year Old (1984) First Cask changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Caol Ila - 18 Year Old (1984) First Cask, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £180 to £230 (median £200).

Where can I sell Caol Ila - 18 Year Old (1984) First Cask?

Caol Ila - 18 Year Old (1984) First 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 £200 (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 Caol Ila - 18 Year Old (1984) First Cask a good investment?

Caol Ila - 18 Year Old (1984) First Cask has appeared in 7 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £200. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Caol Ila - 18 Year Old (1984) First 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 £180, 24-month median £200 — 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 Caol Ila - 18 Year Old (1984) First Cask that hammers at £180 would cost the buyer approximately £227 all-in including buyer's premium.

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