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Caol Ila Friends Of The Classic Malts

£45
40%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

23

Houses

1

Last sold

180 days ago

Caol Ila Friends Of The Classic Malts is a collectable Scotch whisky from Caol Ila. Based on 23 recorded auction lots across 19 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £65, with the most recent sale at £45. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £45 (low) to £100 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Caol Ila Friends Of The Classic Malts is £37–£53 17% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Caol Ila Friends Of The Classic Malts is down 40%, with a 6-month trend of -30.8% (down). 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 Friends Of The Classic Malts is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as classicfriends, 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
Edition
Friends Classic
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£45

24-month median

£65

24-month high

£100

24-month low

£45

Estimated value · likely range

£37–£53 ±17%

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

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

180 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

30.8%vs 6 months ago
40%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£44£73£103May 12Oct 15Aug 17Mar 19Oct 20Dec 22Mar 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
March 2026£451
February 2024£751
January 2023£851
December 2022£882
November 2021£751
December 2020£653
October 2020£651
November 2019£701
June 2019£651
March 2019£451
June 2018£551
November 2017£1001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Caol Ila Friends Of The Classic Malts at auction?

Caol Ila Friends Of The Classic Malts 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 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 Friends Of The Classic Malts?

The latest hammer price for Caol Ila Friends Of The Classic Malts at auction is £45. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £65, with a high of £100 and a low of £45. 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 Friends Of The Classic Malts changed in value over the past year?

Caol Ila Friends Of The Classic Malts is down 40% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 30.8%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Caol Ila Friends Of The Classic Malts?

Caol Ila Friends Of The Classic Malts 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 £65 (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 Friends Of The Classic Malts a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Caol Ila Friends Of The Classic Malts has moved down 40%, with a current median hammer price of £65. The bottle has been observed at auction across 23 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 Friends Of The Classic Malts?

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 £45, 24-month median £65 — 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 Friends Of The Classic Malts that hammers at £45 would cost the buyer approximately £57 all-in including buyer's premium.

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