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Caol Ila 30 Year Old 2014 Release

£650
12.1%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

63

Houses

1

Last sold

299 days ago

Caol Ila 30 Year Old 2014 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from Caol Ila aged 30 years. Based on 63 recorded auction lots across 44 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £423, with the most recent sale at £650. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £315 (low) to £750 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Caol Ila 30 Year Old 2014 Release is £598–£702 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Caol Ila 30 Year Old 2014 Release is up 12.1%, with a 6-month trend of +8.3% (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 30 Year Old 2014 Release is an age-stated bottling at 30 years old, distilled in 2014.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2014), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 30-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

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
30 years
Vintage
2014
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£650

24-month median

£423

24-month high

£750

24-month low

£315

Estimated value · likely range

£598–£702 ±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

1 lot

Trend

87% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

299 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

8.3%vs 6 months ago
12.1%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£306£539£773Jan 15Aug 16Mar 18Jul 19Jul 21Apr 23Jul 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
November 2025£6501
July 2025£5201
May 2025£6001
March 2025£5133
January 2025£6001
November 2024£5002
March 2024£6001
June 2023£6501
April 2023£7501
March 2023£6501
August 2022£6002
July 2022£7001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Caol Ila 30 Year Old 2014 Release at auction?

Caol Ila 30 Year Old 2014 Release appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That is down 87% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 98% 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 30 Year Old 2014 Release?

The latest hammer price for Caol Ila 30 Year Old 2014 Release at auction is £650. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £423, with a high of £750 and a low of £315. 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 30 Year Old 2014 Release changed in value over the past year?

Caol Ila 30 Year Old 2014 Release is up 12.1% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 8.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Caol Ila 30 Year Old 2014 Release?

Caol Ila 30 Year Old 2014 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 £423 (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 30 Year Old 2014 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Caol Ila 30 Year Old 2014 Release has moved up 12.1%, with a current median hammer price of £423. The bottle has been observed at auction across 63 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 30 Year Old 2014 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 £650, 24-month median £423 — 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 30 Year Old 2014 Release that hammers at £650 would cost the buyer approximately £819 all-in including buyer's premium.

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