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Caol Ila 1980 29 Year Old Bladnoch Forum

£300
150%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Auction lots

15

Houses

1

Last sold

426 days ago

Caol Ila 1980 29 Year Old Bladnoch Forum is a collectable Scotch whisky from Caol Ila aged 29 years. Based on 15 recorded auction lots across 14 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £245, with the most recent sale at £300. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £120 (low) to £400 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Caol Ila 1980 29 Year Old Bladnoch Forum is £226–£374 25% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Caol Ila 1980 29 Year Old Bladnoch Forum is up 150%, with a 6-month trend of +20% (up). 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 1980 29 Year Old Bladnoch Forum is an age-stated bottling at 29 years old, distilled in 1980.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1980), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 29-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Caol Ila 1980 29 Year Old Bladnoch Forum, 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
Expression
1980 29 Year Old Bladnoch Forum
Age
29 years
Vintage
1980
Edition
Caol Ila 1980 29 Year Old Bladnoch Forum
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£300

24-month median

£245

24-month high

£400

24-month low

£120

Estimated value · likely range

£226–£374 ±25%

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

0 lots

Last seen

426 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

20%vs 6 months ago
150%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£116£264£412Jul 14Nov 18Jan 24Jul 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2025£3001
January 2024£4001
August 2020£2401
October 2019£2601
August 2019£3401
June 2019£3502
January 2019£2501
November 2018£2901
June 2016£2101
June 2015£1451
May 2015£1651
April 2015£2101

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Caol Ila 1980 29 Year Old Bladnoch Forum at auction?

Caol Ila 1980 29 Year Old Bladnoch Forum appeared in 0 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market).

What is the current auction price of Caol Ila 1980 29 Year Old Bladnoch Forum?

The latest hammer price for Caol Ila 1980 29 Year Old Bladnoch Forum at auction is £300. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £245, with a high of £400 and a low of £120. 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 1980 29 Year Old Bladnoch Forum changed in value over the past year?

Caol Ila 1980 29 Year Old Bladnoch Forum is up 150% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 20%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Caol Ila 1980 29 Year Old Bladnoch Forum?

Caol Ila 1980 29 Year Old Bladnoch Forum 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 £245 (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 1980 29 Year Old Bladnoch Forum a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Caol Ila 1980 29 Year Old Bladnoch Forum has moved up 150%, with a current median hammer price of £245. The bottle has been observed at auction across 15 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 1980 29 Year Old Bladnoch Forum?

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 £300, 24-month median £245 — 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 1980 29 Year Old Bladnoch Forum that hammers at £300 would cost the buyer approximately £378 all-in including buyer's premium.

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