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Caol Ila 18 Year Old Unpeated 2017 Release

£85
0%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 9 lots a year

Auction lots

95

Houses

1

Last sold

25 days ago

Caol Ila 18 Year Old Unpeated 2017 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Caol Ila aged 18 years. Based on 95 recorded auction lots across 34 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £84, with the most recent sale at £85. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £70 (low) to £160 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Caol Ila 18 Year Old Unpeated 2017 Release is £78–£92 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Caol Ila 18 Year Old Unpeated 2017 Release is up 0%, with a 6-month trend of -15% (down). 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 Caol Ila

Caol Ila is a whisky distillery. Caol Ila 18 Year Old Unpeated 2017 Release is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old, distilled in 2017.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2017), 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 unpeated, 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
2017
Edition
Unpeated
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£85

24-month median

£84

24-month high

£160

24-month low

£70

Estimated value · likely range

£78–£92 ±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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

9 lots

Cadence

≈ every 41 days

Trend

10% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 9% of tracked bottles

Last seen

25 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

15%vs 6 months ago
0%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£68£116£165Dec 17Nov 19Mar 21Feb 22Jan 23Oct 23Feb 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£851
July 2026£832
March 2026£1002
February 2026£954
June 2025£1604
November 2024£954
October 2024£1002
December 2023£802
October 2023£802
August 2023£8010
July 2023£806
May 2023£1354

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Caol Ila 18 Year Old Unpeated 2017 Release at auction?

Caol Ila 18 Year Old Unpeated 2017 Release appeared in 9 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is down 10% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 9% 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 Unpeated 2017 Release?

The latest hammer price for Caol Ila 18 Year Old Unpeated 2017 Release at auction is £85. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £84, with a high of £160 and a low of £70. 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 Unpeated 2017 Release changed in value over the past year?

Caol Ila 18 Year Old Unpeated 2017 Release is up 0% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 15%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Caol Ila 18 Year Old Unpeated 2017 Release?

Caol Ila 18 Year Old Unpeated 2017 Release 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 £84 (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 Unpeated 2017 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Caol Ila 18 Year Old Unpeated 2017 Release has moved up 0%, with a current median hammer price of £84. The bottle has been observed at auction across 95 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 Caol Ila 18 Year Old Unpeated 2017 Release?

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 £85, 24-month median £84 — 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 Unpeated 2017 Release that hammers at £85 would cost the buyer approximately £107 all-in including buyer's premium.

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