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Dalwhinnie 1988 Distillers Edition

£65
▼ 7.1%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

48

Houses

1

Last sold

16 days ago

Dalwhinnie 1988 Distillers Edition is a collectable Scotch whisky from Dalwhinnie. Based on 48 recorded auction lots across 41 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £60, with the most recent sale at £65. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £40 (low) to £90 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Dalwhinnie 1988 Distillers Edition is £54–£76 (±17% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Dalwhinnie 1988 Distillers Edition is down 7.1%, with a 6-month trend of -23.5% (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 Dalwhinnie

Dalwhinnie is a whisky distillery. Dalwhinnie 1988 Distillers Edition is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1988.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1988), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Dalwhinnie 1988 Distillers Edition, 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
Dalwhinnie
Expression
1988 Distillers Edition
Vintage
1988
Edition
Dalwhinnie 1988 Distillers Edition
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£65

24-month median

£60

24-month high

£90

24-month low

£40

Estimated value · likely range

£54–£76 ±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

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 92% of tracked bottles

Last seen

16 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▼ 23.5%vs 6 months ago
▼ 7.1%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£39£66£93Mar 13May 14May 17Jul 18Feb 21Apr 23Oct 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2026£651
October 2024£501
June 2024£701
May 2023£701
April 2023£651
December 2022£902
May 2022£851
September 2021£651
August 2021£651
April 2021£601
February 2021£901
September 2020£651

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Dalwhinnie 1988 Distillers Edition at auction?

Dalwhinnie 1988 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 92% 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 Dalwhinnie 1988 Distillers Edition?

The latest hammer price for Dalwhinnie 1988 Distillers Edition at auction is £65. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £60, with a high of £90 and a low of £40. 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 Dalwhinnie 1988 Distillers Edition changed in value over the past year?

Dalwhinnie 1988 Distillers Edition is down 7.1% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 23.5%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Dalwhinnie 1988 Distillers Edition?

Dalwhinnie 1988 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 £60 (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 Dalwhinnie 1988 Distillers Edition a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Dalwhinnie 1988 Distillers Edition has moved down 7.1%, with a current median hammer price of £60. The bottle has been observed at auction across 48 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 Dalwhinnie 1988 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 £65, 24-month median £60 — 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 Dalwhinnie 1988 Distillers Edition that hammers at £65 would cost the buyer approximately £82 all-in including buyer's premium.

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