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Caol Ila 1982 27 Year Old Duncan Taylor

£270

latest hammer price

Auction lots

2

Houses

1

Last sold

506 days ago

Caol Ila 1982 27 Year Old Duncan Taylor is a collectable Scotch whisky from Caol Ila aged 27 years. Based on 2 recorded auction lots across 2 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £203, with the most recent sale at £270. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £135 (low) to £270 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Caol Ila 1982 27 Year Old Duncan Taylor is £180–£360 (±33% around the latest sale).

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About Caol Ila

Caol Ila is a whisky distillery. Caol Ila 1982 27 Year Old Duncan Taylor is an age-stated bottling at 27 years old, distilled in 1982.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1982), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 27-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Caol Ila 1982 27 Year Old Duncan Taylor, 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
1982 27 Year Old Duncan Taylor
Age
27 years
Vintage
1982
Edition
Caol Ila 1982 27 Year Old Duncan Taylor
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£270

24-month median

£203

24-month high

£270

24-month low

£135

Estimated value · likely range

£180–£360 ±33%

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

506 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£131£205£278Aug 15Jun 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2025£2701
August 2015£1351

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Caol Ila 1982 27 Year Old Duncan Taylor at auction?

Caol Ila 1982 27 Year Old Duncan Taylor 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 1982 27 Year Old Duncan Taylor?

The latest hammer price for Caol Ila 1982 27 Year Old Duncan Taylor at auction is £270. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £203, with a high of £270 and a low of £135. 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 1982 27 Year Old Duncan Taylor changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Caol Ila 1982 27 Year Old Duncan Taylor, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £135 to £270 (median £203).

Where can I sell Caol Ila 1982 27 Year Old Duncan Taylor?

Caol Ila 1982 27 Year Old Duncan Taylor 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 £203 (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 1982 27 Year Old Duncan Taylor a good investment?

Caol Ila 1982 27 Year Old Duncan Taylor has appeared in 2 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £203. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Caol Ila 1982 27 Year Old Duncan Taylor?

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 £270, 24-month median £203 — 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 1982 27 Year Old Duncan Taylor that hammers at £270 would cost the buyer approximately £340 all-in including buyer's premium.

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