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Craigellachie 23 Year Old

£215
2.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 23 lots a year

Auction lots

308

Houses

2

Last sold

26 days ago

Craigellachie 23 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Craigellachie aged 23 years. Based on 308 recorded auction lots across 69 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £200, with the most recent sale at £215. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £140 (low) to £320 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Craigellachie 23 Year Old is £198–£232 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Craigellachie 23 Year Old is down 2.3%, with a 6-month trend of -3.7% (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 Craigellachie

Craigellachie is a whisky distillery. Craigellachie 23 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 23 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Age statement

    A 23-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

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
Craigellachie
Age
23 years
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£215

24-month median

£200

24-month high

£320

24-month low

£140

Estimated value · likely range

£198–£232 ±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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

23 lots

Cadence

≈ 2 per month

Trend

188% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 3% of tracked bottles

Last seen

26 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · whisky.auction

Cross-house median

£200

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions136£180£200
whisky.auction1£170£170
3.7%vs 6 months ago
2.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£136£233£330Dec 14Oct 17Oct 18Nov 19Jun 21Jan 24Jun 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£2153
July 2026£2102
June 2026£2202
May 2026£2001
February 2026£1902
January 2026£2102
December 2025£2236
October 2025£2002
September 2025£2502
April 2025£2102
March 2025£1702
October 2024£2502

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Craigellachie 23 Year Old at auction?

Craigellachie 23 Year Old appeared in 23 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is up 188% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 3% 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 Craigellachie 23 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for Craigellachie 23 Year Old at auction is £215. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £200, with a high of £320 and a low of £140. 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 Craigellachie 23 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

Craigellachie 23 Year Old is down 2.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 3.7%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Craigellachie 23 Year Old?

Craigellachie 23 Year Old 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 £200 (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 Craigellachie 23 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Craigellachie 23 Year Old has moved down 2.3%, with a current median hammer price of £200. The bottle has been observed at auction across 308 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 Craigellachie 23 Year Old?

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 £215, 24-month median £200 — 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 Craigellachie 23 Year Old that hammers at £215 would cost the buyer approximately £271 all-in including buyer's premium.

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