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Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Excellence

£108
10.4%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 19 lots a year

Auction lots

198

Houses

2

Last sold

25 days ago

Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Excellence is a collectable Scotch whisky from Glenfiddich aged 18 years. Based on 198 recorded auction lots across 69 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £130, with the most recent sale at £108. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £80 (low) to £270 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Excellence is £99–£116 8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Excellence is down 10.4%, with a 6-month trend of -17.3% (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 Excellence 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 excellence, 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
Excellence
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£108

24-month median

£130

24-month high

£270

24-month low

£80

Estimated value · likely range

£99–£116 ±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

19 lots

Cadence

≈ 2 per month

Trend

12% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 4% of tracked bottles

Last seen

25 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£130

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 Auctions110£120£130
Whisky Hammer22£150£140
17.3%vs 6 months ago
10.4%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£78£178£278Jan 13Jul 18Oct 19Sept 21Aug 23Feb 25Jun 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£1082
July 2026£1302
June 2026£1202
May 2026£1101
April 2026£1304
March 2026£1201
February 2026£1301
December 2025£1202
October 2025£1102
September 2025£952
July 2025£952
May 2025£806

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Excellence at auction?

Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Excellence appeared in 19 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 12% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 4% 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 Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Excellence?

The latest hammer price for Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Excellence at auction is £108. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £130, with a high of £270 and a low of £80. 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 Excellence changed in value over the past year?

Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Excellence is down 10.4% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved down 17.3%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Excellence?

Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Excellence 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 £130 (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 Excellence a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Excellence has moved down 10.4%, with a current median hammer price of £130. The bottle has been observed at auction across 198 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 Excellence?

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 £108, 24-month median £130 — 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 Excellence that hammers at £108 would cost the buyer approximately £135 all-in including buyer's premium.

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