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Dallas Dhu 1971 Connoisseurs Choice

£250
▼ 7.4%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 3 lots a year

Auction lots

18

Houses

1

Last sold

16 days ago

Dallas Dhu 1971 Connoisseurs Choice is a collectable Scotch whisky from Dallas Dhu. Based on 18 recorded auction lots across 17 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £290, with the most recent sale at £250. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £170 (low) to £440 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Dallas Dhu 1971 Connoisseurs Choice is £207–£293 (±17% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Dallas Dhu 1971 Connoisseurs Choice is down 7.4%, with a 6-month trend of -21.9% (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 Dallas Dhu

Dallas Dhu is a whisky distillery. Dallas Dhu 1971 Connoisseurs Choice is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1971.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1971), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Dallas Dhu 1971 Connoisseurs Choice, 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
Dallas Dhu
Expression
1971 Connoisseurs Choice
Vintage
1971
Edition
Dallas Dhu 1971 Connoisseurs Choice
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£250

24-month median

£290

24-month high

£440

24-month low

£170

Estimated value · likely range

£207–£293 ±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

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

16 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▼ 21.9%vs 6 months ago
▼ 7.4%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£165£309£453Oct 16Nov 17Jun 20Apr 22Dec 23May 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2026£2501
June 2026£2101
May 2026£2401
November 2024£3201
June 2024£2901
May 2024£3401
December 2023£3201
October 2022£3801
April 2022£3401
June 2021£4401
August 2020£2901
July 2020£4001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Dallas Dhu 1971 Connoisseurs Choice at auction?

Dallas Dhu 1971 Connoisseurs Choice 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 Dallas Dhu 1971 Connoisseurs Choice?

The latest hammer price for Dallas Dhu 1971 Connoisseurs Choice at auction is £250. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £290, with a high of £440 and a low of £170. 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 Dallas Dhu 1971 Connoisseurs Choice changed in value over the past year?

Dallas Dhu 1971 Connoisseurs Choice is down 7.4% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 21.9%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Dallas Dhu 1971 Connoisseurs Choice?

Dallas Dhu 1971 Connoisseurs Choice 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 £290 (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 Dallas Dhu 1971 Connoisseurs Choice a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Dallas Dhu 1971 Connoisseurs Choice has moved down 7.4%, with a current median hammer price of £290. The bottle has been observed at auction across 18 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 Dallas Dhu 1971 Connoisseurs Choice?

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 £250, 24-month median £290 — 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 Dallas Dhu 1971 Connoisseurs Choice that hammers at £250 would cost the buyer approximately £315 all-in including buyer's premium.

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