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Glenfarclas - 50 Year Old (Family Collector Series III)

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Glenfarclas - 50 Year Old (Family Collector Series III) is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenfarclas aged 50 years. Based on 13 recorded auction lots across 9 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £2,200, with the most recent sale at £1,600. 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 £1,444–£1,756 10% 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
collectorfamilyiiiseries
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£1,600

24-month median

£2,200

24-month high

£2,750

24-month low

£1,600

Estimated value · likely range

£1,444–£1,756 ±10%

Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.

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 Auctions18£2,400£3,100
Whisky Hammer13£1,600£1,950
37.3%vs 6 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
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

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 £1,600. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £2,200, 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 £2,200).

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 £2,200 (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 13 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £2,200. 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 £1,600, 24-month median £2,200 — 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 £1,600 would cost the buyer approximately £2,016 all-in including buyer's premium.

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