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Glen Grant 1985 30 Year Old XOP

£270

latest hammer price

Auction lots

6

Houses

1

Last sold

426 days ago

Glen Grant 1985 30 Year Old XOP is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glen Grant aged 30 years. Based on 6 recorded auction lots across 6 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £295, with the most recent sale at £270. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £250 (low) to £440 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glen Grant 1985 30 Year Old XOP is £245–£295 9% around the latest sale).

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About Glen Grant

Glen Grant is a whisky distillery. Glen Grant 1985 30 Year Old XOP is an age-stated bottling at 30 years old, distilled in 1985.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1985), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 30-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Glen Grant 1985 30 Year Old XOP, 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 Grant
Expression
1985 30 Year Old XOP
Age
30 years
Vintage
1985
Edition
Glen Grant 1985 30 Year Old XOP
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£270

24-month median

£295

24-month high

£440

24-month low

£250

Estimated value · likely range

£245–£295 ±9%

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.

Price history (monthly median)

£243£348£453Sept 16Nov 18Oct 20Jul 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2025£2701
October 2020£2501
April 2019£2901
November 2018£4401
December 2016£3001
September 2016£3401

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glen Grant 1985 30 Year Old XOP at auction?

Glen Grant 1985 30 Year Old XOP 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 Grant 1985 30 Year Old XOP?

The latest hammer price for Glen Grant 1985 30 Year Old XOP at auction is £270. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £295, with a high of £440 and a low of £250. 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 1985 30 Year Old XOP changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Glen Grant 1985 30 Year Old XOP, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £250 to £440 (median £295).

Where can I sell Glen Grant 1985 30 Year Old XOP?

Glen Grant 1985 30 Year Old XOP 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 £295 (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 1985 30 Year Old XOP a good investment?

Glen Grant 1985 30 Year Old XOP has appeared in 6 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £295. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Glen Grant 1985 30 Year Old XOP?

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 £270, 24-month median £295 — 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 1985 30 Year Old XOP that hammers at £270 would cost the buyer approximately £340 all-in including buyer's premium.

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