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Dumbarton 1986 32 Year Old XOP

£170
5.6%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Auction lots

14

Houses

1

Last sold

399 days ago

Dumbarton 1986 32 Year Old XOP is a collectable Scotch whisky from Dumbarton aged 32 years. Based on 14 recorded auction lots across 14 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £165, with the most recent sale at £170. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £140 (low) to £210 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Dumbarton 1986 32 Year Old XOP is £156–£184 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Dumbarton 1986 32 Year Old XOP is down 5.6%, with a 6-month trend of +0% (up). 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 Dumbarton

Dumbarton is a whisky distillery. Dumbarton 1986 32 Year Old XOP is an age-stated bottling at 32 years old, distilled in 1986.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1986), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 32-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Dumbarton 1986 32 Year Old XOP, 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
Dumbarton
Expression
1986 32 Year Old XOP
Age
32 years
Vintage
1986
Edition
Dumbarton 1986 32 Year Old XOP
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£170

24-month median

£165

24-month high

£210

24-month low

£140

Estimated value · likely range

£156–£184 ±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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

0 lots

Last seen

399 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

0%vs 6 months ago
5.6%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£136£176£216Dec 18Aug 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2025£1701
January 2020£1601
December 2019£1601
November 2019£1701
October 2019£1501
September 2019£1601
August 2019£1701
July 2019£1401
June 2019£2101
May 2019£1601
April 2019£1801
March 2019£1601

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Dumbarton 1986 32 Year Old XOP at auction?

Dumbarton 1986 32 Year Old XOP appeared in 0 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market).

What is the current auction price of Dumbarton 1986 32 Year Old XOP?

The latest hammer price for Dumbarton 1986 32 Year Old XOP at auction is £170. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £165, with a high of £210 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 Dumbarton 1986 32 Year Old XOP changed in value over the past year?

Dumbarton 1986 32 Year Old XOP is down 5.6% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 0%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Dumbarton 1986 32 Year Old XOP?

Dumbarton 1986 32 Year Old XOP 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 £165 (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 Dumbarton 1986 32 Year Old XOP a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Dumbarton 1986 32 Year Old XOP has moved down 5.6%, with a current median hammer price of £165. The bottle has been observed at auction across 14 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 Dumbarton 1986 32 Year Old XOP?

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 £170, 24-month median £165 — 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 Dumbarton 1986 32 Year Old XOP that hammers at £170 would cost the buyer approximately £214 all-in including buyer's premium.

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