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Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve

£70
22.2%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 10 lots a year

Auction lots

186

Houses

2

Last sold

40 days ago

Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenfiddich aged 18 years. Based on 186 recorded auction lots across 79 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £70, with the most recent sale at £70. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £38 (low) to £260 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve is £59–£81 16% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve is down 22.2%, with a 6-month trend of -12.5% (down). 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 Glenfiddich

Glenfiddich is a whisky distillery. Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve 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.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as ancientreserve, 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
Glenfiddich
Age
18 years
Edition
Ancient Reserve
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£70

24-month median

£70

24-month high

£260

24-month low

£38

Estimated value · likely range

£59–£81 ±16%

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

10 lots

Cadence

≈ every 37 days

Trend

58% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 8% 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

£70

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 Auctions117£60£65
Whisky Hammer27£70£90
12.5%vs 6 months ago
22.2%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£36£152£268Apr 13May 16Jan 19Jun 21Feb 23Nov 24Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£701
May 2026£702
March 2026£1231
February 2026£751
January 2026£2403
November 2025£681
October 2025£801
August 2025£852
July 2025£1077
May 2025£1102
March 2025£1251
February 2025£652

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve at auction?

Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve appeared in 10 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 58% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 8% 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 Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve?

The latest hammer price for Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve at auction is £70. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £70, with a high of £260 and a low of £38. 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 Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve changed in value over the past year?

Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve is down 22.2% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 12.5%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve?

Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve 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 £70 (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 Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve has moved down 22.2%, with a current median hammer price of £70. The bottle has been observed at auction across 186 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 Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve?

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 £70, 24-month median £70 — 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 Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve that hammers at £70 would cost the buyer approximately £88 all-in including buyer's premium.

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