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Dalmore 1981 26 Year Old Amoroso Finesse

£1,700

latest hammer price

Auction lots

11

Houses

1

Last sold

390 days ago

Dalmore 1981 26 Year Old Amoroso Finesse is a collectable Scotch whisky from Dalmore aged 26 years. Based on 11 recorded auction lots across 11 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £2,100, with the most recent sale at £1,700. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £840 (low) to £3,600 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Dalmore 1981 26 Year Old Amoroso Finesse is £1,417–£1,983 17% around the latest sale).

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About Dalmore

Dalmore is a whisky distillery. Dalmore 1981 26 Year Old Amoroso Finesse is an age-stated bottling at 26 years old, distilled in 1981.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1981), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 26-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Dalmore 1981 26 Year Old Amoroso Finesse, 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
Dalmore
Expression
1981 26 Year Old Amoroso Finesse
Age
26 years
Vintage
1981
Edition
Dalmore 1981 26 Year Old Amoroso Finesse
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£1,700

24-month median

£2,100

24-month high

£3,600

24-month low

£840

Estimated value · likely range

£1,417–£1,983 ±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

0 lots

Trend

100% vs prior year

Last seen

390 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

32%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£815£2,261£3,708Dec 16May 18Nov 21Feb 24

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2025£1,7001
April 2025£1,9001
September 2024£2,0001
February 2024£2,5001
January 2022£3,2001
November 2021£2,2001
March 2019£2,5001
November 2018£3,6001
May 2018£2,1001
July 2017£1,4501
December 2016£8401

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Dalmore 1981 26 Year Old Amoroso Finesse at auction?

Dalmore 1981 26 Year Old Amoroso Finesse appeared in 0 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That is down 100% on the previous year.

What is the current auction price of Dalmore 1981 26 Year Old Amoroso Finesse?

The latest hammer price for Dalmore 1981 26 Year Old Amoroso Finesse at auction is £1,700. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £2,100, with a high of £3,600 and a low of £840. 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 Dalmore 1981 26 Year Old Amoroso Finesse changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Dalmore 1981 26 Year Old Amoroso Finesse, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £840 to £3,600 (median £2,100).

Where can I sell Dalmore 1981 26 Year Old Amoroso Finesse?

Dalmore 1981 26 Year Old Amoroso Finesse 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 £2,100 (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 Dalmore 1981 26 Year Old Amoroso Finesse a good investment?

Dalmore 1981 26 Year Old Amoroso Finesse has appeared in 11 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £2,100. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Dalmore 1981 26 Year Old Amoroso Finesse?

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 £1,700, 24-month median £2,100 — 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 Dalmore 1981 26 Year Old Amoroso Finesse that hammers at £1,700 would cost the buyer approximately £2,142 all-in including buyer's premium.

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