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Glenfarclas - 50 Year Old (Family Collector Series III)

£2,063

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 12 lots a year

Auction lots

14

Houses

2

Last sold

81 days ago

Glenfarclas - 50 Year Old (Family Collector Series III) is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenfarclas aged 50 years. Based on 14 recorded auction lots across 10 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £2,132, with the most recent sale at £2,063. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £1,600 (low) to £2,750 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenfarclas - 50 Year Old (Family Collector Series III) is £1,874–£2,252 9% around the latest sale).

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About Glenfarclas

Glenfarclas is a whisky distillery. Glenfarclas - 50 Year Old (Family Collector Series III) is an age-stated bottling at 50 years old.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Considerable age

    A 50-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as collectorfamilyiiiseries, 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
Glenfarclas
Age
50 years
Edition
Family Collector Series Iii
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£2,063

24-month median

£2,132

24-month high

£2,750

24-month low

£1,600

Estimated value · likely range

£1,874–£2,252 ±9%

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

300% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 7% of tracked bottles

Last seen

81 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£2,400

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 Auctions17£2,400£3,000
Whisky Hammer14£2,063£2,007
6.2%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£1,552£2,192£2,833Aug 21Sept 24Jun 25Nov 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2026£2,0631
May 2026£1,6003
April 2026£2,4502
March 2026£1,7752
January 2026£1,9501
November 2025£1,7751
June 2025£2,2001
September 2024£2,5501
September 2021£2,7501
August 2021£2,2001

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glenfarclas - 50 Year Old (Family Collector Series III) at auction?

Glenfarclas - 50 Year Old (Family Collector Series III) 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 up 300% 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 29,926 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Glenfarclas - 50 Year Old (Family Collector Series III)?

The latest hammer price for Glenfarclas - 50 Year Old (Family Collector Series III) at auction is £2,063. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £2,132, with a high of £2,750 and a low of £1,600. 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 - 50 Year Old (Family Collector Series III) changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Glenfarclas - 50 Year Old (Family Collector Series III), so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £1,600 to £2,750 (median £2,132).

Where can I sell Glenfarclas - 50 Year Old (Family Collector Series III)?

Glenfarclas - 50 Year Old (Family Collector Series III) 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 £2,132 (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 - 50 Year Old (Family Collector Series III) a good investment?

Glenfarclas - 50 Year Old (Family Collector Series III) has appeared in 14 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £2,132. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Glenfarclas - 50 Year Old (Family Collector Series III)?

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 £2,063, 24-month median £2,132 — 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 - 50 Year Old (Family Collector Series III) that hammers at £2,063 would cost the buyer approximately £2,599 all-in including buyer's premium.

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