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Famous Grouse Islay Cask Finish

£20
33.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

26

Houses

1

Last sold

307 days ago

Famous Grouse Islay Cask Finish is a collectable Scotch whisky from Famous Grouse Islay. Based on 26 recorded auction lots across 23 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £30, with the most recent sale at £20. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £20 (low) to £65 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Famous Grouse Islay Cask Finish is £17–£23 17% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Famous Grouse Islay Cask Finish is down 33.3%, with a 6-month trend of -42.9% (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 Famous Grouse Islay

Famous Grouse Islay is a whisky distillery. Famous Grouse Islay Cask Finish is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

Famous Grouse Islay Cask Finish is a standard release without strong scarcity signals such as a single vintage, a long age statement, a single-cask outturn or a limited edition. Its secondary-market value is driven mainly by ongoing auction demand for Famous Grouse Islay rather than by built-in rarity.

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
Famous Grouse Islay
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£20

24-month median

£30

24-month high

£65

24-month low

£20

Estimated value · likely range

£17–£23 ±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 97% of tracked bottles

Last seen

307 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

42.9%vs 6 months ago
33.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£19£43£67Aug 13Jun 15Oct 16Feb 18Aug 20Jul 21Apr 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
November 2025£201
April 2025£301
December 2024£251
February 2023£351
March 2022£251
December 2021£282
November 2021£351
July 2021£301
May 2021£251
September 2020£251
August 2020£451
July 2019£251

Frequently asked questions

How rare is Famous Grouse Islay Cask Finish at auction?

Famous Grouse Islay Cask Finish 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 97% by auction activity among the 30,758 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Famous Grouse Islay Cask Finish?

The latest hammer price for Famous Grouse Islay Cask Finish at auction is £20. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £30, with a high of £65 and a low of £20. 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 Famous Grouse Islay Cask Finish changed in value over the past year?

Famous Grouse Islay Cask Finish is down 33.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 42.9%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Famous Grouse Islay Cask Finish?

Famous Grouse Islay Cask Finish 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 £30 (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 Famous Grouse Islay Cask Finish a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Famous Grouse Islay Cask Finish has moved down 33.3%, with a current median hammer price of £30. The bottle has been observed at auction across 26 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 Famous Grouse Islay Cask Finish?

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 £20, 24-month median £30 — 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 Famous Grouse Islay Cask Finish that hammers at £20 would cost the buyer approximately £25 all-in including buyer's premium.

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