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Clynelish1997 release70cl

Clynelish 1997 Distillers Edition

£70
▲ 27.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 3 lots a year

Auction lots

25

Houses

1

Last sold

44 days ago

Clynelish 1997 Distillers Edition is a collectable Scotch whisky from Clynelish, bottled in 1997. Based on 25 recorded auction lots across 14 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £73, with the most recent sale at £70. 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 £57–£83 (±19% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Clynelish 1997 Distillers Edition is up 27.3%, with a 6-month trend of -36.4% (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 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

£70

24-month median

£73

24-month high

£110

24-month low

£50

Estimated value · likely range

£57–£83 ±19%

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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

3 lots

Cadence

≈ every 122 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 25% of tracked bottles

Last seen

44 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▼ 36.4%vs 6 months ago
▲ 27.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£49£81£113Jul 15May 16Aug 19Dec 20Mar 23Nov 25Sept 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2026£701
November 2025£852
October 2024£952
March 2023£752
February 2022£852
February 2021£902
January 2021£1102
December 2020£752
February 2020£652
August 2019£652
July 2017£502
May 2016£551

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Clynelish 1997 Distillers Edition at auction?

Clynelish 1997 Distillers Edition appeared in 3 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That puts it in the top 25% by auction activity among the 35,289 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 £70. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £73, 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?

Clynelish 1997 Distillers Edition is up 27.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 36.4%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

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 £73 (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?

Over the past 12 months Clynelish 1997 Distillers Edition has moved up 27.3%, with a current median hammer price of £73. The bottle has been observed at auction across 25 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 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 £70, 24-month median £73 — 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 £70 would cost the buyer approximately £88 all-in including buyer's premium.

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