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Glendronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2023 Release

£160
6.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 3 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 14 lots a year

Auction lots

30

Houses

3

Last sold

53 days ago

Glendronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2023 Release is a collectable Scotch whisky from GlenDronach aged 18 years. Based on 30 recorded auction lots across 19 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £130, with the most recent sale at £160. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £93 (low) to £180 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glendronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2023 Release is £136–£184 15% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Glendronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2023 Release is up 6.7%, with a 6-month trend of +72% (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 2023 Release is an age-stated bottling at 18 years old, distilled in 2023.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2023), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

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

  • Named / limited release

    Released as 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
Age
18 years
Vintage
2023
Edition
Allardice
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£160

24-month median

£130

24-month high

£180

24-month low

£93

Estimated value · likely range

£136–£184 ±15%

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

14 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per month

Trend

75% vs prior year

Houses

3

Activity rank

top 5% of tracked bottles

Last seen

53 days ago

Rarity signal: few lots but spread across 3 houses — sellers seek this bottle out.

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Whisky Hammer · Scotch Whisky Auctions · whisky.auction

Cross-house median

£140

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 3 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Whisky Hammer15£130£130
Scotch Whisky Auctions9£160£140
whisky.auction1£130£130
72%vs 6 months ago
6.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£90£138£185Sept 23Apr 24Jan 25Jul 25Dec 25Mar 26Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£1601
June 2026£1301
May 2026£1804
March 2026£1202
February 2026£1201
January 2026£1101
December 2025£931
November 2025£1101
October 2025£1502
July 2025£1501
April 2025£1173
March 2025£1401

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glendronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2023 Release at auction?

Glendronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2023 Release appeared in 14 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is up 75% on the previous year. It has traded at 3 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 5% 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 Allardice 2023 Release?

The latest hammer price for Glendronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2023 Release at auction is £160. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £130, with a high of £180 and a low of £93. 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 2023 Release changed in value over the past year?

Glendronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2023 Release is up 6.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 72%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Glendronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2023 Release?

Glendronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2023 Release 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 £130 (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 2023 Release a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Glendronach 18 Year Old Allardice 2023 Release has moved up 6.7%, with a current median hammer price of £130. 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 Allardice 2023 Release?

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 £130 — 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 2023 Release that hammers at £160 would cost the buyer approximately £202 all-in including buyer's premium.

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