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Caol Ila 1984 29 Year Old Old Malt Cask

£280

latest hammer price

Auction lots

8

Houses

1

Last sold

506 days ago

Caol Ila 1984 29 Year Old Old Malt Cask is a collectable Scotch whisky from Caol Ila aged 29 years. Based on 8 recorded auction lots across 8 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £275, with the most recent sale at £280. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £190 (low) to £340 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Caol Ila 1984 29 Year Old Old Malt Cask is £258–£302 (±8% around the latest sale).

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About Caol Ila

Caol Ila is a whisky distillery. Caol Ila 1984 29 Year Old Old Malt Cask is an age-stated bottling at 29 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.

  • 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 1984 29 Year Old Old Malt Cask, 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
1984 29 Year Old Old Malt Cask
Age
29 years
Vintage
1984
Edition
Caol Ila 1984 29 Year Old Old Malt Cask
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£280

24-month median

£275

24-month high

£340

24-month low

£190

Estimated value · likely range

£258–£302 ±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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

0 lots

Trend

▼ 100% vs prior year

Last seen

506 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▲ 7.7%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£184£267£350Dec 17Dec 18Jul 24

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2025£2801
April 2025£2701
February 2025£2801
October 2024£2601
September 2024£3401
July 2024£2901
December 2018£2601
December 2017£1901

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Caol Ila 1984 29 Year Old Old Malt Cask at auction?

Caol Ila 1984 29 Year Old Old Malt Cask appeared in 0 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That is down 100% on the previous year.

What is the current auction price of Caol Ila 1984 29 Year Old Old Malt Cask?

The latest hammer price for Caol Ila 1984 29 Year Old Old Malt Cask at auction is £280. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £275, with a high of £340 and a low of £190. 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 1984 29 Year Old Old Malt Cask changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Caol Ila 1984 29 Year Old Old Malt Cask, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £190 to £340 (median £275).

Where can I sell Caol Ila 1984 29 Year Old Old Malt Cask?

Caol Ila 1984 29 Year Old Old Malt 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 £275 (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 1984 29 Year Old Old Malt Cask a good investment?

Caol Ila 1984 29 Year Old Old Malt Cask has appeared in 8 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £275. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Caol Ila 1984 29 Year Old Old Malt 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 £280, 24-month median £275 — 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 1984 29 Year Old Old Malt Cask that hammers at £280 would cost the buyer approximately £353 all-in including buyer's premium.

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