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Caol Ila - 24 Year Old (175th Anniversary)

£265
15.2%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 3 auction houses

Regularly traded· 36 lots a year

Auction lots

434

Houses

3

Last sold

25 days ago

Caol Ila - 24 Year Old (175th Anniversary) is a collectable Scotch whisky from Caol Ila aged 24 years. Based on 434 recorded auction lots across 48 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £273, with the most recent sale at £265. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £200 (low) to £540 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Caol Ila - 24 Year Old (175th Anniversary) is £244–£286 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Caol Ila - 24 Year Old (175th Anniversary) is up 15.2%, with a 6-month trend of +20.5% (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 - 24 Year Old (175th Anniversary) is an age-stated bottling at 24 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Age statement

    A 24-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as 175thanniversary, 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
24 years
Edition
175th Anniversary
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£265

24-month median

£273

24-month high

£540

24-month low

£200

Estimated value · likely range

£244–£286 ±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

Regularly tradedseveral lots most weeks

Seen at auction

36 lots

Cadence

≈ 3 per month

Trend

12% vs prior year

Houses

3

Activity rank

top 1% of tracked bottles

Last seen

25 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer · Bonhams

Cross-house median

£280

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 3 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions93£280£271
Whisky Hammer23£200£330
Bonhams1£180£180
20.5%vs 6 months ago
15.2%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£194£375£556Feb 22Oct 22Jun 23Feb 24Jan 25Oct 25Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£2652
July 2026£2452
June 2026£2004
March 2026£29112
February 2026£2486
December 2025£2302
November 2025£2203
October 2025£2702
September 2025£2503
July 2025£2176
June 2025£2754
May 2025£3202

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Caol Ila - 24 Year Old (175th Anniversary) at auction?

Caol Ila - 24 Year Old (175th Anniversary) appeared in 36 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — regularly traded (several lots most weeks). That is down 12% on the previous year. It has traded at 3 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 1% 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 - 24 Year Old (175th Anniversary)?

The latest hammer price for Caol Ila - 24 Year Old (175th Anniversary) at auction is £265. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £273, with a high of £540 and a low of £200. 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 - 24 Year Old (175th Anniversary) changed in value over the past year?

Caol Ila - 24 Year Old (175th Anniversary) is up 15.2% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 20.5%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Caol Ila - 24 Year Old (175th Anniversary)?

Caol Ila - 24 Year Old (175th Anniversary) 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 £273 (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 - 24 Year Old (175th Anniversary) a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Caol Ila - 24 Year Old (175th Anniversary) has moved up 15.2%, with a current median hammer price of £273. The bottle has been observed at auction across 434 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 - 24 Year Old (175th Anniversary)?

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 £265, 24-month median £273 — 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 - 24 Year Old (175th Anniversary) that hammers at £265 would cost the buyer approximately £334 all-in including buyer's premium.

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