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Glen Garioch 1986 25 Year Old

£190
35.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Auction lots

23

Houses

1

Last sold

426 days ago

Glen Garioch 1986 25 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glen Garioch aged 25 years. Based on 23 recorded auction lots across 20 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £183, with the most recent sale at £190. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £130 (low) to £280 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glen Garioch 1986 25 Year Old is £148–£232 22% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Glen Garioch 1986 25 Year Old is up 35.7%, with a 6-month trend of +0% (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 Glen Garioch

Glen Garioch is a whisky distillery. Glen Garioch 1986 25 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 25 years old, distilled in 1986.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1986), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 25-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Glen Garioch 1986 25 Year Old, 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
1986 25 Year Old
Age
25 years
Vintage
1986
Edition
Glen Garioch 1986 25 Year Old
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£190

24-month median

£183

24-month high

£280

24-month low

£130

Estimated value · likely range

£148–£232 ±22%

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

0 lots

Last seen

426 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

0%vs 6 months ago
35.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£126£207£288Aug 17May 19Sept 20Aug 22Oct 23Nov 24Jul 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2025£1901
November 2024£2201
May 2024£2501
April 2024£2301
October 2023£2701
September 2023£2601
April 2023£1901
August 2022£2301
June 2022£2801
June 2021£1601
September 2020£1501
November 2019£1452

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glen Garioch 1986 25 Year Old at auction?

Glen Garioch 1986 25 Year Old appeared in 0 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market).

What is the current auction price of Glen Garioch 1986 25 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for Glen Garioch 1986 25 Year Old at auction is £190. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £183, with a high of £280 and a low of £130. 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 1986 25 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

Glen Garioch 1986 25 Year Old is up 35.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 0%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Glen Garioch 1986 25 Year Old?

Glen Garioch 1986 25 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 £183 (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 1986 25 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Glen Garioch 1986 25 Year Old has moved up 35.7%, with a current median hammer price of £183. The bottle has been observed at auction across 23 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 1986 25 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 £190, 24-month median £183 — 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 1986 25 Year Old that hammers at £190 would cost the buyer approximately £239 all-in including buyer's premium.

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