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GlenDronach 1989 28 Year Old Single Cask #5476

£400
33.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

34

Houses

1

Last sold

6 days ago

GlenDronach 1989 28 Year Old Single Cask #5476 is a collectable Scotch whisky from GlenDronach aged 28 years. Based on 34 recorded auction lots across 23 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £400, with the most recent sale at £400. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £280 (low) to £800 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for GlenDronach 1989 28 Year Old Single Cask #5476 is £343–£458 14% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, GlenDronach 1989 28 Year Old Single Cask #5476 is up 33.3%, with a 6-month trend of -28.6% (down). 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 1989 28 Year Old Single Cask #5476 is an age-stated bottling at 28 years old, distilled in 1989.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1989), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 28-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as GlenDronach 1989 28 Year Old Single Cask #5476, 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
1989 28 Year Old Single Cask #5476
Age
28 years
Vintage
1989
Edition
GlenDronach 1989 28 Year Old Single Cask #5476
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£400

24-month median

£400

24-month high

£800

24-month low

£280

Estimated value · likely range

£343–£458 ±14%

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

Trend

50% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 39% of tracked bottles

Last seen

6 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

28.6%vs 6 months ago
33.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£272£548£824Apr 18Apr 19May 21Nov 23Dec 24Sept 25Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£4001
September 2025£4001
August 2025£4001
March 2025£5001
December 2024£4702
August 2024£4802
January 2024£5601
November 2023£8001
October 2022£5801
September 2022£5201
May 2021£3801
July 2020£3001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is GlenDronach 1989 28 Year Old Single Cask #5476 at auction?

GlenDronach 1989 28 Year Old Single Cask #5476 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 is down 50% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 39% 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 1989 28 Year Old Single Cask #5476?

The latest hammer price for GlenDronach 1989 28 Year Old Single Cask #5476 at auction is £400. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £400, with a high of £800 and a low of £280. 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 1989 28 Year Old Single Cask #5476 changed in value over the past year?

GlenDronach 1989 28 Year Old Single Cask #5476 is up 33.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 28.6%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell GlenDronach 1989 28 Year Old Single Cask #5476?

GlenDronach 1989 28 Year Old Single Cask #5476 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 £400 (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 1989 28 Year Old Single Cask #5476 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months GlenDronach 1989 28 Year Old Single Cask #5476 has moved up 33.3%, with a current median hammer price of £400. The bottle has been observed at auction across 34 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 1989 28 Year Old Single Cask #5476?

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 £400, 24-month median £400 — 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 1989 28 Year Old Single Cask #5476 that hammers at £400 would cost the buyer approximately £504 all-in including buyer's premium.

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