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Glen Garioch 1978 18 Year Old

£260
205.9%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

13

Houses

1

Last sold

180 days ago

Glen Garioch 1978 18 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glen Garioch aged 18 years. Based on 13 recorded auction lots across 13 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £240, with the most recent sale at £260. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £85 (low) to £280 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glen Garioch 1978 18 Year Old is £206–£314 21% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Glen Garioch 1978 18 Year Old is up 205.9%, with a 6-month trend of -7.1% (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 Garioch

Glen Garioch is a whisky distillery. Glen Garioch 1978 18 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old, distilled in 1978.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1978), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • 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 Garioch
Age
18 years
Vintage
1978
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£260

24-month median

£240

24-month high

£280

24-month low

£85

Estimated value · likely range

£206–£314 ±21%

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 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

180 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

7.1%vs 6 months ago
205.9%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£82£185£288Aug 13Oct 16Sept 17Jul 19Jan 22Mar 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
March 2026£2601
January 2024£2401
January 2022£2801
November 2021£2501
July 2019£2401
January 2019£2501
September 2017£2801
August 2017£1751
October 2016£2001
August 2016£1501
April 2014£901
March 2014£901

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glen Garioch 1978 18 Year Old at auction?

Glen Garioch 1978 18 Year Old 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 98% 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 Garioch 1978 18 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for Glen Garioch 1978 18 Year Old at auction is £260. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £240, with a high of £280 and a low of £85. 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 Garioch 1978 18 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

Glen Garioch 1978 18 Year Old is up 205.9% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 7.1%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Glen Garioch 1978 18 Year Old?

Glen Garioch 1978 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 £240 (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 Garioch 1978 18 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Glen Garioch 1978 18 Year Old has moved up 205.9%, with a current median hammer price of £240. The bottle has been observed at auction across 13 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 Garioch 1978 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 £260, 24-month median £240 — 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 Garioch 1978 18 Year Old that hammers at £260 would cost the buyer approximately £328 all-in including buyer's premium.

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