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Glen Elgin 18 Year Old

£120
36.8%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

15

Houses

1

Last sold

54 days ago

Glen Elgin 18 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glen Elgin aged 18 years. Based on 15 recorded auction lots across 14 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £130, with the most recent sale at £120. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £110 (low) to £190 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glen Elgin 18 Year Old is £110–£130 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Glen Elgin 18 Year Old is down 36.8%, with a 6-month trend of -7.7% (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 Glen Elgin

Glen Elgin is a whisky distillery. Glen Elgin 18 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Age statement

    A 18-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

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
Glen Elgin
Age
18 years
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£120

24-month median

£130

24-month high

£190

24-month low

£110

Estimated value · likely range

£110–£130 ±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

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

54 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

7.7%vs 6 months ago
36.8%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£107£151£196Dec 17Jan 20Oct 20Jun 22Jun 23Nov 25Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£1201
November 2025£1101
November 2024£1101
June 2023£1201
February 2023£1301
August 2022£1301
July 2022£1301
June 2022£1101
March 2022£1201
October 2020£1301
June 2020£1501
January 2020£1602

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glen Elgin 18 Year Old at auction?

Glen Elgin 18 Year Old 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 Glen Elgin 18 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for Glen Elgin 18 Year Old at auction is £120. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £130, with a high of £190 and a low of £110. 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 Glen Elgin 18 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

Glen Elgin 18 Year Old is down 36.8% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 7.7%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Glen Elgin 18 Year Old?

Glen Elgin 18 Year Old 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 £130 (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 Glen Elgin 18 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Glen Elgin 18 Year Old has moved down 36.8%, with a current median hammer price of £130. The bottle has been observed at auction across 15 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 Glen Elgin 18 Year Old?

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 £120, 24-month median £130 — 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 Glen Elgin 18 Year Old that hammers at £120 would cost the buyer approximately £151 all-in including buyer's premium.

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