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Fettercairn 1988 31 Year Old Cadenhead's

£220
21.4%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 3 lots a year

Auction lots

17

Houses

1

Last sold

117 days ago

Fettercairn 1988 31 Year Old Cadenhead's is a collectable Scotch whisky from Fettercairn aged 31 years. Based on 17 recorded auction lots across 15 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £220, with the most recent sale at £220. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £180 (low) to £280 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Fettercairn 1988 31 Year Old Cadenhead's is £200–£240 9% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Fettercairn 1988 31 Year Old Cadenhead's is down 21.4%, with a 6-month trend of +2.3% (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 Fettercairn

Fettercairn is a whisky distillery. Fettercairn 1988 31 Year Old Cadenhead's is an age-stated bottling at 31 years old, distilled in 1988.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

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

  • Considerable age

    A 31-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Independent bottling

    An independent bottling by cadenhead, typically produced in far smaller numbers than an official distillery release.

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
Fettercairn
Age
31 years
Vintage
1988
Bottler
Cadenhead's
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£220

24-month median

£220

24-month high

£280

24-month low

£180

Estimated value · likely range

£200–£240 ±9%

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

3 lots

Cadence

≈ every 122 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 28% of tracked bottles

Last seen

117 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

2.3%vs 6 months ago
21.4%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£175£232£288Feb 21Jan 22Mar 23Oct 25May 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
May 2026£2201
December 2025£1801
October 2025£2201
August 2024£2401
July 2023£2301
June 2023£2001
March 2023£2152
February 2023£2501
September 2022£2501
June 2022£2201
May 2022£1952
April 2022£2101

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Fettercairn 1988 31 Year Old Cadenhead's at auction?

Fettercairn 1988 31 Year Old Cadenhead's appeared in 3 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 28% 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 Fettercairn 1988 31 Year Old Cadenhead's?

The latest hammer price for Fettercairn 1988 31 Year Old Cadenhead's at auction is £220. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £220, with a high of £280 and a low of £180. 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 Fettercairn 1988 31 Year Old Cadenhead's changed in value over the past year?

Fettercairn 1988 31 Year Old Cadenhead's is down 21.4% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 2.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Fettercairn 1988 31 Year Old Cadenhead's?

Fettercairn 1988 31 Year Old Cadenhead's 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 £220 (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 Fettercairn 1988 31 Year Old Cadenhead's a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Fettercairn 1988 31 Year Old Cadenhead's has moved down 21.4%, with a current median hammer price of £220. The bottle has been observed at auction across 17 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 Fettercairn 1988 31 Year Old Cadenhead's?

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 £220, 24-month median £220 — 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 Fettercairn 1988 31 Year Old Cadenhead's that hammers at £220 would cost the buyer approximately £277 all-in including buyer's premium.

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