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Glen Garioch 1988 29 Year Old Thompson Bros

£200

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 6 lots a year

Auction lots

20

Houses

1

Last sold

7 days ago

Glen Garioch 1988 29 Year Old Thompson Bros is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glen Garioch aged 29 years. Based on 20 recorded auction lots across 11 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £220, with the most recent sale at £200. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £170 (low) to £380 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glen Garioch 1988 29 Year Old Thompson Bros is £173–£227 14% around the latest sale).

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About Glen Garioch

Glen Garioch is a whisky distillery. Glen Garioch 1988 29 Year Old Thompson Bros is an age-stated bottling at 29 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 29-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as brosthompson, 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
Age
29 years
Vintage
1988
Edition
Thompson Bros
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£200

24-month median

£220

24-month high

£380

24-month low

£170

Estimated value · likely range

£173–£227 ±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

Rare at auctiononly a handful of lots a year

Seen at auction

6 lots

Cadence

≈ every 61 days

Trend

50% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 14% of tracked bottles

Last seen

7 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

9.1%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£165£278£391Dec 22Jul 23Nov 23Aug 24Aug 25May 26Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£2001
May 2026£1801
January 2026£1702
November 2025£2402
August 2025£2002
November 2024£2102
August 2024£2202
November 2023£2502
July 2023£2702
March 2023£2802
December 2022£3802

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glen Garioch 1988 29 Year Old Thompson Bros at auction?

Glen Garioch 1988 29 Year Old Thompson Bros appeared in 6 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That is up 50% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 14% 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 1988 29 Year Old Thompson Bros?

The latest hammer price for Glen Garioch 1988 29 Year Old Thompson Bros at auction is £200. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £220, with a high of £380 and a low of £170. 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 1988 29 Year Old Thompson Bros changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Glen Garioch 1988 29 Year Old Thompson Bros, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £170 to £380 (median £220).

Where can I sell Glen Garioch 1988 29 Year Old Thompson Bros?

Glen Garioch 1988 29 Year Old Thompson Bros 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 Glen Garioch 1988 29 Year Old Thompson Bros a good investment?

Glen Garioch 1988 29 Year Old Thompson Bros has appeared in 20 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £220. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Glen Garioch 1988 29 Year Old Thompson Bros?

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 £200, 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 Glen Garioch 1988 29 Year Old Thompson Bros that hammers at £200 would cost the buyer approximately £252 all-in including buyer's premium.

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