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Clynelish1997 release70cl

Clynelish 1997 Distillers Edition

£85

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

12

Houses

1

Last sold

299 days ago

Clynelish 1997 Distillers Edition is a collectable Scotch whisky from Clynelish, bottled in 1997. Based on 12 recorded auction lots across 12 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £75, with the most recent sale at £85. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £50 (low) to £110 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Clynelish 1997 Distillers Edition is £72–£98 16% around the latest sale).

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About Clynelish

Clynelish is a whisky distillery. Clynelish 1997 Distillers Edition is a no-age-statement bottling, released in 1997.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as distillers, 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
Clynelish
Bottled
1997
Edition
Distillers
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£85

24-month median

£75

24-month high

£110

24-month low

£50

Estimated value · likely range

£72–£98 ±16%

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

299 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

13.3%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£49£81£113Jul 15Jul 17Feb 20Jan 21Feb 22Oct 24Nov 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
November 2025£851
October 2024£951
March 2023£751
February 2022£851
February 2021£901
January 2021£1101
December 2020£751
February 2020£651
August 2019£651
July 2017£501
April 2016£551
July 2015£551

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Clynelish 1997 Distillers Edition at auction?

Clynelish 1997 Distillers Edition 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 29,926 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Clynelish 1997 Distillers Edition?

The latest hammer price for Clynelish 1997 Distillers Edition at auction is £85. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £75, with a high of £110 and a low of £50. 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 Clynelish 1997 Distillers Edition changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Clynelish 1997 Distillers Edition, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £50 to £110 (median £75).

Where can I sell Clynelish 1997 Distillers Edition?

Clynelish 1997 Distillers Edition 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 £75 (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 Clynelish 1997 Distillers Edition a good investment?

Clynelish 1997 Distillers Edition has appeared in 12 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £75. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Clynelish 1997 Distillers Edition?

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 £85, 24-month median £75 — 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 Clynelish 1997 Distillers Edition that hammers at £85 would cost the buyer approximately £107 all-in including buyer's premium.

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