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Glen Grant 1953 Gordon & MacPhail

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Glen Grant 1953 Gordon & MacPhail is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glen Grant. Based on 14 recorded auction lots across 13 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £1,200, with the most recent sale at £1,050. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £800 (low) to £1,600 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glen Grant 1953 Gordon & MacPhail is £966–£1,134 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Glen Grant 1953 Gordon & MacPhail is down 12.5%, with a 6-month trend of -12.5% (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 Grant

Glen Grant is a whisky distillery. Glen Grant 1953 Gordon & MacPhail is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1953.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1953), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Independent bottling

    An independent bottling by gordonmacphail, typically produced in far smaller numbers than an official distillery release.

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 Grant
Vintage
1953
Bottler
gordonmacphail
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£1,050

24-month median

£1,200

24-month high

£1,600

24-month low

£800

Estimated value · likely range

£966–£1,134 ±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.

12.5%vs 6 months ago
12.5%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2025£1,0501
August 2023£1,3001
March 2023£1,6001
December 2022£1,6001
October 2020£1,2001
November 2019£1,0501
October 2019£1,2001
April 2019£1,0501
March 2019£8001
November 2018£9501
June 2018£1,0502
February 2018£1,2001

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current auction price of Glen Grant 1953 Gordon & MacPhail?

The latest hammer price for Glen Grant 1953 Gordon & MacPhail at auction is £1,050. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £1,200, with a high of £1,600 and a low of £800. 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 Grant 1953 Gordon & MacPhail changed in value over the past year?

Glen Grant 1953 Gordon & MacPhail is down 12.5% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 12.5%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Glen Grant 1953 Gordon & MacPhail?

Glen Grant 1953 Gordon & MacPhail 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 £1,200 (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 Grant 1953 Gordon & MacPhail a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Glen Grant 1953 Gordon & MacPhail has moved down 12.5%, with a current median hammer price of £1,200. The bottle has been observed at auction across 14 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 Grant 1953 Gordon & MacPhail?

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 £1,050, 24-month median £1,200 — 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 Grant 1953 Gordon & MacPhail that hammers at £1,050 would cost the buyer approximately £1,323 all-in including buyer's premium.

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