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GlenDronach Octaves 20 Year Old

£750
50%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 4 lots a year

Auction lots

54

Houses

1

Last sold

236 days ago

GlenDronach Octaves 20 Year Old is a collectable Scotch whisky from GlenDronach aged 20 years. Based on 54 recorded auction lots across 26 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £440, with the most recent sale at £750. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £265 (low) to £800 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for GlenDronach Octaves 20 Year Old is £558–£942 26% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, GlenDronach Octaves 20 Year Old is up 50%, with a 6-month trend of +56.3% (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 Octaves 20 Year Old is an age-stated bottling at 20 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Age statement

    A 20-year age statement signals extended maturation, which limits how much was ever bottled.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as octaves, 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
20 years
Edition
Octaves
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£750

24-month median

£440

24-month high

£800

24-month low

£265

Estimated value · likely range

£558–£942 ±26%

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

4 lots

Cadence

≈ every 91 days

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 22% of tracked bottles

Last seen

236 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

56.3%vs 6 months ago
50%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£257£541£824Dec 15Sept 16Nov 17Jun 19Sept 20Dec 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
January 2026£7502
December 2025£6502
August 2024£8002
August 2023£6502
October 2021£7002
September 2020£6002
August 2020£4802
September 2019£4401
August 2019£4401
June 2019£4802
January 2019£7002
November 2018£4402

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is GlenDronach Octaves 20 Year Old at auction?

GlenDronach Octaves 20 Year Old appeared in 4 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 22% by auction activity among the 29,926 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of GlenDronach Octaves 20 Year Old?

The latest hammer price for GlenDronach Octaves 20 Year Old at auction is £750. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £440, with a high of £800 and a low of £265. 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 Octaves 20 Year Old changed in value over the past year?

GlenDronach Octaves 20 Year Old is up 50% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 56.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell GlenDronach Octaves 20 Year Old?

GlenDronach Octaves 20 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 £440 (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 Octaves 20 Year Old a good investment?

Over the past 12 months GlenDronach Octaves 20 Year Old has moved up 50%, with a current median hammer price of £440. The bottle has been observed at auction across 54 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 Octaves 20 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 £750, 24-month median £440 — 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 Octaves 20 Year Old that hammers at £750 would cost the buyer approximately £945 all-in including buyer's premium.

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