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Dornoch 2017 Cask #1 Thompson Bros 50cl

£340
60%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

23

Houses

1

Last sold

145 days ago

Dornoch 2017 Cask #1 Thompson Bros 50cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Dornoch. Based on 23 recorded auction lots across 15 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £650, with the most recent sale at £340. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £340 (low) to £1,600 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Dornoch 2017 Cask #1 Thompson Bros 50cl is £258–£422 24% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Dornoch 2017 Cask #1 Thompson Bros 50cl is down 60%, with a 6-month trend of -43.3% (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 Dornoch

Dornoch is a whisky distillery. Dornoch 2017 Cask #1 Thompson Bros 50cl is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 2017.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2017), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 500ml format rather than the standard 700ml, which sets it apart from the regular run.

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
Dornoch
Vintage
2017
Bottle size
500ml

Latest sale

£340

24-month median

£650

24-month high

£1,600

24-month low

£340

Estimated value · likely range

£258–£422 ±24%

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

2 lots

Cadence

≈ every 183 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 39% of tracked bottles

Last seen

145 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

43.3%vs 6 months ago
60%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£330£989£1,648Mar 21Apr 22Sept 22Jun 23Apr 25Apr 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
April 2026£3401
February 2026£3801
April 2025£4201
October 2023£6001
June 2023£5601
March 2023£4801
September 2022£6001
May 2022£6501
April 2022£8501
December 2021£8001
September 2021£7002
June 2021£8173

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Dornoch 2017 Cask #1 Thompson Bros 50cl at auction?

Dornoch 2017 Cask #1 Thompson Bros 50cl appeared in 2 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 39% 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 Dornoch 2017 Cask #1 Thompson Bros 50cl?

The latest hammer price for Dornoch 2017 Cask #1 Thompson Bros 50cl at auction is £340. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £650, with a high of £1,600 and a low of £340. 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 Dornoch 2017 Cask #1 Thompson Bros 50cl changed in value over the past year?

Dornoch 2017 Cask #1 Thompson Bros 50cl is down 60% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 43.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Dornoch 2017 Cask #1 Thompson Bros 50cl?

Dornoch 2017 Cask #1 Thompson Bros 50cl 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 £650 (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 Dornoch 2017 Cask #1 Thompson Bros 50cl a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Dornoch 2017 Cask #1 Thompson Bros 50cl has moved down 60%, with a current median hammer price of £650. The bottle has been observed at auction across 23 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 Dornoch 2017 Cask #1 Thompson Bros 50cl?

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 £340, 24-month median £650 — 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 Dornoch 2017 Cask #1 Thompson Bros 50cl that hammers at £340 would cost the buyer approximately £428 all-in including buyer's premium.

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