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GlenDronach 1990 23 Year Old Single Cask #1243

£260
79.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 2 lots a year

Auction lots

16

Houses

1

Last sold

179 days ago

GlenDronach 1990 23 Year Old Single Cask #1243 is a collectable Scotch whisky from GlenDronach aged 23 years. Based on 16 recorded auction lots across 14 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £235, with the most recent sale at £260. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £120 (low) to £420 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for GlenDronach 1990 23 Year Old Single Cask #1243 is £187–£333 28% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, GlenDronach 1990 23 Year Old Single Cask #1243 is up 79.3%, with a 6-month trend of -7.1% (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 1990 23 Year Old Single Cask #1243 is an age-stated bottling at 23 years old, distilled in 1990.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1990), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Age statement

    A 23-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as GlenDronach 1990 23 Year Old Single Cask #1243, 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
1990 23 Year Old Single Cask #1243
Age
23 years
Vintage
1990
Edition
GlenDronach 1990 23 Year Old Single Cask #1243
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£260

24-month median

£235

24-month high

£420

24-month low

£120

Estimated value · likely range

£187–£333 ±28%

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

179 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

7.1%vs 6 months ago
79.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£116£275£433Mar 14Dec 15Aug 18Jun 22Sept 23Nov 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
March 2026£2601
November 2025£2601
October 2024£2801
September 2023£3001
December 2022£3001
June 2022£4201
June 2019£2801
August 2018£1801
February 2018£2101
December 2015£1301
October 2015£1432
October 2014£1201

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is GlenDronach 1990 23 Year Old Single Cask #1243 at auction?

GlenDronach 1990 23 Year Old Single Cask #1243 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 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of GlenDronach 1990 23 Year Old Single Cask #1243?

The latest hammer price for GlenDronach 1990 23 Year Old Single Cask #1243 at auction is £260. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £235, with a high of £420 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 1990 23 Year Old Single Cask #1243 changed in value over the past year?

GlenDronach 1990 23 Year Old Single Cask #1243 is up 79.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 7.1%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell GlenDronach 1990 23 Year Old Single Cask #1243?

GlenDronach 1990 23 Year Old Single Cask #1243 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 £235 (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 1990 23 Year Old Single Cask #1243 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months GlenDronach 1990 23 Year Old Single Cask #1243 has moved up 79.3%, with a current median hammer price of £235. The bottle has been observed at auction across 16 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 1990 23 Year Old Single Cask #1243?

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 £260, 24-month median £235 — 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 1990 23 Year Old Single Cask #1243 that hammers at £260 would cost the buyer approximately £328 all-in including buyer's premium.

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