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Glenfarclas 18 Year Old 1L

£98
14.7%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 12 lots a year

Auction lots

260

Houses

2

Last sold

40 days ago

Glenfarclas 18 Year Old 1L is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenfarclas aged 18 years. Based on 260 recorded auction lots across 68 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £62, with the most recent sale at £98. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £45 (low) to £110 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenfarclas 18 Year Old 1L is £90–£105 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Glenfarclas 18 Year Old 1L is up 14.7%, with a 6-month trend of +21.9% (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 Glenfarclas

Glenfarclas is a whisky distillery. Glenfarclas 18 Year Old 1L 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.

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 1000ml format rather than the standard 700ml, which sets it apart from the regular run.

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
Glenfarclas
Age
18 years
Bottle size
1000ml

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Latest sale

£98

24-month median

£62

24-month high

£110

24-month low

£45

Estimated value · likely range

£90–£105 ±8%

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

12 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per month

Trend

14% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 7% of tracked bottles

Last seen

40 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£62

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions129£85£62
Whisky Hammer5£100£90
21.9%vs 6 months ago
14.7%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£44£78£113Aug 15Dec 16Dec 18Jan 20Mar 21Sept 24May 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£982
May 2026£952
January 2026£802
December 2025£901
November 2025£953
October 2025£852
July 2025£802
April 2025£902
February 2025£952
January 2025£952
November 2024£1102
October 2024£802

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glenfarclas 18 Year Old 1L at auction?

Glenfarclas 18 Year Old 1L appeared in 12 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is down 14% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 7% 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 Glenfarclas 18 Year Old 1L?

The latest hammer price for Glenfarclas 18 Year Old 1L at auction is £98. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £62, with a high of £110 and a low of £45. 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 Glenfarclas 18 Year Old 1L changed in value over the past year?

Glenfarclas 18 Year Old 1L is up 14.7% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 21.9%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Glenfarclas 18 Year Old 1L?

Glenfarclas 18 Year Old 1L 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 £62 (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 Glenfarclas 18 Year Old 1L a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Glenfarclas 18 Year Old 1L has moved up 14.7%, with a current median hammer price of £62. The bottle has been observed at auction across 260 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 Glenfarclas 18 Year Old 1L?

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 £98, 24-month median £62 — 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 Glenfarclas 18 Year Old 1L that hammers at £98 would cost the buyer approximately £123 all-in including buyer's premium.

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