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Glendronach 18 Year Old

£160
27.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Scarce at auction· 10 lots a year

Auction lots

30

Houses

1

Last sold

28 days ago

Glendronach 18 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from GlenDronach aged 18 years. Based on 30 recorded auction lots across 14 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £140, with the most recent sale at £160. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £120 (low) to £220 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glendronach 18 Year Old is £132–£188 17% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Glendronach 18 Year Old is down 27.3%, with a 6-month trend of +23.1% (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 GlenDronach

GlenDronach is a whisky distillery. Glendronach 18 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Age statement

    A 18-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

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
GlenDronach
Age
18 years
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£160

24-month median

£140

24-month high

£220

24-month low

£120

Estimated value · likely range

£132–£188 ±17%

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

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

10 lots

Cadence

≈ every 37 days

Trend

17% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 8% of tracked bottles

Last seen

28 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

23.1%vs 6 months ago
27.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£116£172£227Aug 12Oct 24

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£1601
May 2026£1201
April 2026£1204
January 2026£1302
September 2025£1602
July 2025£1202
April 2025£1302
January 2025£1302
December 2024£1404
October 2024£1402
July 2014£1852
July 2013£2202

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glendronach 18 Year Old at auction?

Glendronach 18 Year Old appeared in 10 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is down 17% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 8% by auction activity among the 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Glendronach 18 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for Glendronach 18 Year Old at auction is £160. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £140, with a high of £220 and a low of £120. 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 Glendronach 18 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

Glendronach 18 Year Old is down 27.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 23.1%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Glendronach 18 Year Old?

Glendronach 18 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 £140 (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 Glendronach 18 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Glendronach 18 Year Old has moved down 27.3%, with a current median hammer price of £140. The bottle has been observed at auction across 30 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 Glendronach 18 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 £160, 24-month median £140 — 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 Glendronach 18 Year Old that hammers at £160 would cost the buyer approximately £202 all-in including buyer's premium.

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