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Glenfarclas 1988 Vintage Visitor Centre 1973 - 2013 Mini 5cl

£50
11.1%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Rare at auction· 6 lots a year

Auction lots

374

Houses

1

Last sold

25 days ago

Glenfarclas 1988 Vintage Visitor Centre 1973 - 2013 Mini 5cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenfarclas, bottled in 2013. Based on 374 recorded auction lots across 72 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £40, with the most recent sale at £50. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £15 (low) to £65 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenfarclas 1988 Vintage Visitor Centre 1973 - 2013 Mini 5cl is £41–£59 19% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Glenfarclas 1988 Vintage Visitor Centre 1973 - 2013 Mini 5cl is up 11.1%, with a 6-month trend of +25% (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 1988 Vintage Visitor Centre 1973 - 2013 Mini 5cl is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1973, released in 2013.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1973), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as centreminivisitor, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

  • Non-standard format

    Bottled in a 50ml 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
Vintage
1973
Bottled
2013
Edition
Visitor Centre Mini
Bottle size
50ml

Latest sale

£50

24-month median

£40

24-month high

£65

24-month low

£15

Estimated value · likely range

£41–£59 ±19%

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

6 lots

Cadence

≈ every 61 days

Trend

62% vs prior year

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 14% of tracked bottles

Last seen

25 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

25%vs 6 months ago
11.1%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£15£41£67Nov 13Sept 16Mar 18Jan 21Mar 23Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£501
June 2026£351
December 2025£202
October 2025£152
June 2025£384
May 2025£502
February 2025£402
December 2024£376
November 2024£402
October 2023£402
June 2023£402
March 2023£406

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glenfarclas 1988 Vintage Visitor Centre 1973 - 2013 Mini 5cl at auction?

Glenfarclas 1988 Vintage Visitor Centre 1973 - 2013 Mini 5cl appeared in 6 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 62% on the previous year. That puts it in the top 14% 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 1988 Vintage Visitor Centre 1973 - 2013 Mini 5cl?

The latest hammer price for Glenfarclas 1988 Vintage Visitor Centre 1973 - 2013 Mini 5cl at auction is £50. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £40, with a high of £65 and a low of £15. 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 1988 Vintage Visitor Centre 1973 - 2013 Mini 5cl changed in value over the past year?

Glenfarclas 1988 Vintage Visitor Centre 1973 - 2013 Mini 5cl is up 11.1% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 25%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Glenfarclas 1988 Vintage Visitor Centre 1973 - 2013 Mini 5cl?

Glenfarclas 1988 Vintage Visitor Centre 1973 - 2013 Mini 5cl 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 £40 (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 1988 Vintage Visitor Centre 1973 - 2013 Mini 5cl a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Glenfarclas 1988 Vintage Visitor Centre 1973 - 2013 Mini 5cl has moved up 11.1%, with a current median hammer price of £40. The bottle has been observed at auction across 374 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 1988 Vintage Visitor Centre 1973 - 2013 Mini 5cl?

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 £50, 24-month median £40 — 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 1988 Vintage Visitor Centre 1973 - 2013 Mini 5cl that hammers at £50 would cost the buyer approximately £63 all-in including buyer's premium.

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