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Glen Garioch 1978 33 Year Old Single Cask #10997

£340

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

11

Houses

1

Last sold

355 days ago

Glen Garioch 1978 33 Year Old Single Cask #10997 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glen Garioch aged 33 years. Based on 11 recorded auction lots across 11 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £420, with the most recent sale at £340. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £270 (low) to £560 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glen Garioch 1978 33 Year Old Single Cask #10997 is £291–£389 14% around the latest sale).

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About Glen Garioch

Glen Garioch is a whisky distillery. Glen Garioch 1978 33 Year Old Single Cask #10997 is an age-stated bottling at 33 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.

  • Considerable age

    A 33-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Glen Garioch 1978 33 Year Old Single Cask #10997, 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
Glen Garioch
Expression
1978 33 Year Old Single Cask #10997
Age
33 years
Vintage
1978
Edition
Glen Garioch 1978 33 Year Old Single Cask #10997
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£340

24-month median

£420

24-month high

£560

24-month low

£270

Estimated value · likely range

£291–£389 ±14%

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

355 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

39.3%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£262£419£577Jan 19Jan 20Apr 21May 22Oct 23Sept 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2025£3401
June 2024£4001
April 2024£4601
March 2024£4801
October 2023£5601
May 2022£4801
June 2021£5601
April 2021£3401
January 2020£2701
May 2019£4201
January 2019£3801

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glen Garioch 1978 33 Year Old Single Cask #10997 at auction?

Glen Garioch 1978 33 Year Old Single Cask #10997 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 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Glen Garioch 1978 33 Year Old Single Cask #10997?

The latest hammer price for Glen Garioch 1978 33 Year Old Single Cask #10997 at auction is £340. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £420, with a high of £560 and a low of £270. 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 33 Year Old Single Cask #10997 changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Glen Garioch 1978 33 Year Old Single Cask #10997, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £270 to £560 (median £420).

Where can I sell Glen Garioch 1978 33 Year Old Single Cask #10997?

Glen Garioch 1978 33 Year Old Single Cask #10997 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 £420 (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 33 Year Old Single Cask #10997 a good investment?

Glen Garioch 1978 33 Year Old Single Cask #10997 has appeared in 11 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £420. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Glen Garioch 1978 33 Year Old Single Cask #10997?

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 £340, 24-month median £420 — 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 33 Year Old Single Cask #10997 that hammers at £340 would cost the buyer approximately £428 all-in including buyer's premium.

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