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Glenallachie - 43 Year Old (The Single Malts of Scotland Director's Special)

£1,500

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

5

Houses

1

Last sold

193 days ago

Glenallachie - 43 Year Old (The Single Malts of Scotland Director's Special) is a collectable Scotch whisky from GlenAllachie aged 43 years. Based on 5 recorded auction lots across 4 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £1,725, with the most recent sale at £1,500. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £1,300 (low) to £4,000 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenallachie - 43 Year Old (The Single Malts of Scotland Director's Special) is £1,060–£1,940 29% around the latest sale).

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About GlenAllachie

GlenAllachie is a whisky distillery. Glenallachie - 43 Year Old (The Single Malts of Scotland Director's Special) is an age-stated bottling at 43 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Considerable age

    A 43-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as directorspecial, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • Independent bottling

    An independent bottling by elixir, 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
GlenAllachie
Age
43 years
Bottler
Single Malts of Scotland
Edition
Director Special
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£1,500

24-month median

£1,725

24-month high

£4,000

24-month low

£1,300

Estimated value · likely range

£1,060–£1,940 ±29%

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

2 lots

Cadence

≈ every 183 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 39% of tracked bottles

Last seen

193 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

£1,261£2,691£4,120Sept 21Nov 22Sept 23Feb 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
February 2026£1,5002
September 2023£1,9501
November 2022£4,0001
September 2021£1,3001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glenallachie - 43 Year Old (The Single Malts of Scotland Director's Special) at auction?

Glenallachie - 43 Year Old (The Single Malts of Scotland Director's Special) appeared in 2 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — rare at auction (only a handful of lots a year). That puts it in the top 39% 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 Glenallachie - 43 Year Old (The Single Malts of Scotland Director's Special)?

The latest hammer price for Glenallachie - 43 Year Old (The Single Malts of Scotland Director's Special) at auction is £1,500. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £1,725, with a high of £4,000 and a low of £1,300. 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 Glenallachie - 43 Year Old (The Single Malts of Scotland Director's Special) changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Glenallachie - 43 Year Old (The Single Malts of Scotland Director's Special), so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £1,300 to £4,000 (median £1,725).

Where can I sell Glenallachie - 43 Year Old (The Single Malts of Scotland Director's Special)?

Glenallachie - 43 Year Old (The Single Malts of Scotland Director's Special) 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 £1,725 (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 Glenallachie - 43 Year Old (The Single Malts of Scotland Director's Special) a good investment?

Glenallachie - 43 Year Old (The Single Malts of Scotland Director's Special) has appeared in 5 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £1,725. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Glenallachie - 43 Year Old (The Single Malts of Scotland Director's Special)?

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 £1,500, 24-month median £1,725 — 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 Glenallachie - 43 Year Old (The Single Malts of Scotland Director's Special) that hammers at £1,500 would cost the buyer approximately £1,890 all-in including buyer's premium.

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