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GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice

£170
▲ 21.4%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

609

Houses

1

Last sold

16 days ago

GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice is a collectable Scotch whisky from GlenDronach aged 18 years. Based on 609 recorded auction lots across 100 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £94, with the most recent sale at £170. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £50 (low) to £220 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice is £120–£220 (±29% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice is up 21.4%, with a 6-month trend of +6.3% (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 Allardice 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.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice, 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
GlenDronach
Expression
18 Year Old Allardice
Age
18 years
Edition
GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£170

24-month median

£94

24-month high

£220

24-month low

£50

Estimated value · likely range

£120–£220 ±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

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

1 lot

Trend

▼ 80% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 92% of tracked bottles

Last seen

16 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▲ 6.3%vs 6 months ago
▲ 21.4%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£49£138£227Jul 13Sept 17Jan 19Aug 20Dec 21Apr 23Dec 24Oct 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
October 2026£1701
March 2025£1701
January 2025£1701
December 2024£1533
October 2024£1501
September 2024£1703
July 2024£1601
June 2024£1403
April 2024£1501
March 2024£1601
February 2024£1401
December 2023£1201

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice at auction?

GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That is down 80% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 92% by auction activity among the 35,289 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 Allardice?

The latest hammer price for GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice at auction is £170. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £94, with a high of £220 and a low of £50. 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 Allardice changed in value over the past year?

GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice is up 21.4% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 6.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice?

GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice 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 £94 (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 Allardice a good investment?

Over the past 12 months GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice has moved up 21.4%, with a current median hammer price of £94. The bottle has been observed at auction across 609 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 Allardice?

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 £170, 24-month median £94 — 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 Allardice that hammers at £170 would cost the buyer approximately £214 all-in including buyer's premium.

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